QT loves B-movies, and his own filmography showcases many B-movie premises delivered with A-grade Hollywood showmanship.
[a sci-fi](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059199/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2) directed by Robert Gaffney. [a sci-fi](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) based on the novel of the same name by Scientology founder L. [ is a horror](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080431/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2) about a young couple who inherit a mansion in the middle of nowhere. In interviews, Travolta [described](https://web.archive.org/web/20080610000735/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw5672.html) the book as "like [Pulp Fiction ](https://collider.com/tag/pulp-fiction/)for the year 3000" [and](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/may/28/1) "like Star Wars, only better." [played](https://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/The_QT_Film_Fest) at a QT film fest. [the lower-budget sequel](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075137/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) to the already low-budget The Swinging Cheerleaders, directed by Jack Hill. [recommended literally hundreds](https://collider.com/great-b-movies-recommended-by-tarantino/) of them. [a Mexican horror](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082257/) about a group of archeologists who accidentally awaken an ancient demon while on a dig. In a famously funny scene from [Inglourious Basterds](https://collider.com/tag/inglourious-basterds/), Donnie (Eli Roth) adopts Margheriti's name as his alias when meeting Lt. He [screened](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075137/trivia/) it at his first Tarantino film fest in Austin 1996. [a crime drama](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078980/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1) about a team of drug smugglers who become wealthy and powerful while transporting cocaine from Colombia to Miami during the 1970s. The spirit takes the form of a severed hand, like Thing from [The Addams Family](https://collider.com/tag/the-addams-family/), and wreaks havoc on the team.
Food is a recurring motif in Quentin Tarantino's movies, and he uses it to build characterization and establish power dynamics on screen.
Quentin Tarantino's movies use food and drinks to exert power and control in ways that dialogue alone cannot. Tarantino uses food in his movies for characterization, but the power of this food motif goes well beyond. Food and beverages are a crucial visual motif in Tarantino's movies and they carry a metaphorical value. [Reservoir Dogs](https://screenrant.com/tag/reservoir-dogs/) and went on to direct movies namely [Pulp Fiction](https://screenrant.com/tag/pulp-fiction/), Jackie Brown, [Kill Bill: Vol. [Pulp Fiction's diner robbers](https://screenrant.com/pulp-fiction-original-script-samuel-jackson-kills-robbers/) Honey bunny and Pumpkin casually planning a low-level heist over coffee. Food scenes are aplenty in Quentin Tarantino's movies and they communicate more than meets the eye.