One Battle After Another, 2025. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. SYNOPSIS: Paul Thomas Anderson’s instant classic One Battle After Another arrives on 4K Ultra HD. The film is a blast and it, of course, looks great, but the lack of […]
2025 in Film: What Did We Learn?
It’s time to take a look back at 2025 in film and ponder what we’ve learned… 2025 is drawing to a close, and we can get a sense of how things have gone and what we’ve learned from cinema this year. It’s fair to say there have been surprises and some trends continuing, with others […]
One Battle After Another Wins One Award After Another From CFCA
As each award was presented individually by various members of the Chicago Film Critics Association, a thought kept entering my head: this has to be making a run for the most awards a single film has ever won from this organization. Sure enough, it was soon confirmed that writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged yet […]
8 Great Films with Incompetent Heroes
It’s no easy ride for these incompetent and bumbling movie heroes… The protagonist of a film usually has some goal they need to achieve, and for the most part, even if they begin way over their head, by the time the film ends, they’ve solved everything and wrapped up the case using their wits and […]
Is Paul Thomas Anderson the Best Hollywood Director of the 21st Century?
With a critically acclaimed new film to add to a resume full of them, is Paul Thomas Anderson the best Hollywood director of this century? Some great directors consistently deliver work that’s never less than compelling. They might also craft a film that is widely acclaimed or wins numerous awards during the statuette season. There’s […]
Movie Review – One Battle After Another (2025)
One Battle After Another, 2025. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Alana Haim, Shayna McHayle, Wood Harris, Tony Goldwyn, John Hoogenakker, D.W. Moffett, and Starletta DuPois. SYNOPSIS: When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite […]
Video Review – One Battle After Another is PTA Making our Political Nightmares Come True
EJ Moreno reviews One Battle After Another… Is it possible that Paul Thomas Anderson is better than ever? With One Battle After Another, we see the filmmaker being aggressive, over-the-top, and so modern. In other words, this is the film we need right now. In this near-flawless masterwork, PTA conjures up an absolute political nightmare, […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another unveils new trailer
Warner Bros. has released another trailer for writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest offering, the political dark comedy action feature One Battle After Another. Inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, the film stars includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Wood Harris and Alana Haim. Check out the new […]
The Rise of Paul Thomas Anderson: A Living Legend
Ahead of One Battle After Another, Simon Thompson takes a deep dive into the rise of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson… Paul Thomas Anderson is a filmmaker with a career that feels like a study in irony. He’s an arthouse filmmaker, but possesses Hollywood insider status, seemingly able to tell his stories even in the most […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another unveils new teaser trailer
Warner Bros. has released a new teaser trailer for One Battle After Another, the political dark comedy action feature from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson and inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland. The film features a cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Wood Harris and […]
