I had a bit of an issue with the writer about Forrest Gump. 1994 had a lot of good movies for some reason and even thought the other two cited were great, only one could win. I would guess if Pulp won, the writer would belly ache that Gump didn’t win.
One of the markers I have for a good movie is whether or not it's entertaining, i.e. will I watch it more than once.
I'm not going to claim that Forrest Gump is a cinematic masterpiece, but it's one of the few movies that's broadcast incessantly that I can sit through after x number of viewings.