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Is Paul Thomas Anderson the Best Hollywood Director of the 21st Century?

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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 […]

Great 90s Thrillers From First-Time Directors

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Casey Chong presents a selection of thrilling directorial debuts from the 1990s… Like every decade, the 1990s saw a numbers of filmmakers emerging with critically acclaimed directorial debuts, some of whom would go on to enjoy long and successful careers, while others would find themselves struggling to live up to their debut. Here, we zero […]

Movie Review – One Battle After Another (2025)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Leonardo DiCaprio is braced for action in the poster for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another

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Following the release of the trailer, Warner Bros. are ratcheting up the marketing for their Paul Thomas Anderson directed political drama One Battle After Another by dropping two brand new posters for the big budget fall film. Written and directed by the Liquorice Pizza and There Will Be Blood auteur, One Battle After Another stars […]

Leonardo DiCaprio is a schlubby activist in the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another

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Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s big-budget film One Battle After Another, his tenth feature and the first to feature Leonardo DiCaprio. The Revenant star plays a schlubby activist who joins an anti-government group in order to take on a white supremacist organisation.  Written and directed by the Academy Award-nominated auteur, […]

King of the Gypsies: 40 Years of Eric Roberts

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Eric Roberts after 40 years on the silver screen… I’ve long championed a certain cinematic underdog. An actor who burst onto the scene full of promise. A character actor with an edge and the ability to play tightly wound and/or complexly simple-minded characters with aplomb. The other day […]