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Video Review – Licorice Pizza is good, bad, and problematic

December 25, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a video review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza…

Paul Thomas Anderson is a prolific filmmaker with years of some of the most amazing cinematic work. Unfortunately, his latest outing, Licorice Pizza, couldn’t reach the heights of his other masterworks. While the film has some positives, critic EJ Moreno feels the weak script and troublesome romantic plot weighs it all down.

Watch his review below, and be sure to follow us on YouTube for more reviews, exclusive interviews, and other video content…

SEE ALSO: Read our written review of Licorice Pizza here

LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

Licorice Pizza is written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and stars Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie.

Licorice Pizza arrives in cinemas on November 26th.

 

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alana Haim, Benny Safdie, Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sean Penn, Tom Waits

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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