Nearly 20 years later and these elements are still staples of the genre in some form or another. (joystikrevolution.com)
Writer - director Shane Black knows detective movies and pulp fiction inside out, and in this film he takes elements and scenes that have become staples of those genres and changes them slightly, often to hilarious effect. (sfgate.com)
The unfortunate fact is that cross-dressing and trans killers are tried and true staples of the genre. (bloody-disgusting.com)