The PTA Movie We’ve Been Waiting For Since Boogie Nights . . Fifteen minutes into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another I jotted the note — “The movie we’ve been waiting for since Boogie Nights!” Sumpthin else I wrote down a couple of times (and thought many more) – “Great cinematic storytelling!” Words like […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” film review — Do Yourself A Favor
September 30th, 2025 · 12 Comments · Movies
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Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino — Friends and Cinematic Soulmates
June 30th, 2025 · 7 Comments · Movies
I recently stumbled on a Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) interview about Boogie Nights from 1997 and began revisiting of his work. I’ve now seen all of his nine written-&-directed films, most more than once, and he’s certainly up there with the greatest of the active mid-career contemporary filmmakers. Since Boogie Nights he’s been compared […]
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