US Edition‘One Battle After Another’ Far From Masterpiece Status
The film traces a multi-generational saga of radical politics and family strife, highlighting a legacy of resistance and vengeance amid evolving American political landscapes.
- Paul Thomas Anderson's nearly three-hour film adapts Thomas Pynchon's Vineland into a loose drama that opens on 1960s political chaos and follows Pat Calhoun and Perfidia Beverly Hills.
- Rooted in 1960s radicalism, the French 75 mounts sabotage, linking 1960s America insurgency to 1980s Reagan-era America through a father-daughter pair.
- Sixteen years later, Lockjaw becomes obsessed after being sexually humiliated by Perfidia Beverly Hills and hunts Willa Ferguson, who lives under Bob's care.
- Critics praise Paul Thomas Anderson's direction but question the self-indulgent script and 162-minute runtime, while awards observers note the film's buzz in acting and craft categories.
- Critics connect the movie to Trump-era America, compressing racism, corruption and authoritarian theatrics into what one called 'three hours of cinematic napalm,' reflecting the American political landscape.
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How One Battle After Another Imagines an Armed Left
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s tenth film, seizes our attention in the first of its 162 minutes and doesn’t let go until the final needle drop. As soon as the Warner Bros. logo fades, we are ringside for a radical cell’s audacious raid on an immigrant detention center on the U.S.-Mexico border, culminating in the release of the migrants from their cages, the zip-tying of their captors, and the over-the-top sexual humiliation of…
There Will Be Buffoonery: Review of 'One Battle After Another'
“How does Leonardo DiCaprio get away with it?” ask the clickbait warriors at Slate. The question concerns the actor’s well-chronicled love of superyachts and 20-year-olds, but it might just as easily be posed of the Oscar winner’s choice of projects. In the 21st century thus far, DiCaprio has made exactly two movies that weren’t directed by a household name — Edward Zwick’s Blood Diamond (2006) and R. D. Robb’s Don’s Plum (2001). His other 18 co…
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‘One Battle After Another’ far from masterpiece status
Few films have received as much hype and garnered as many glowing reviews as “One Battle After Another,” with some calling it a modern masterpiece. The film is led by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, both big…
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