US EditionOne Battle After Another Movie Review | Paul Thomas Anderson’s Political Thriller
Paul Thomas Anderson’s $170 million film explores political extremism and family conflict, earning $68 million worldwide amid debates over its portrayal of contemporary American issues.
- By Friday, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another has reached $66.4 million, becoming the director's highest opening amid growing word-of-mouth.
- Inspired by Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, the film channels its source material by situating America in perpetual revolution, exploring the fallout of 1960s radical politics.
- Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a pot-smoking, bumbling father at the story's center, while Sean Penn's Col. Steven Lockjaw pursues Chase Infiniti's Willa and seeks entry to the Christmas Adventurers Club.
- Richard Lawson hailed the film as a `bracingly timely wonder`, while Leonardo DiCaprio supported a targeted press push, boosting marketing momentum recently.
- Balancing satire and action, the film offers obvious commentary on militaristic times with U.S. armed forces and ICE agents, yet remains terrifically fun thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's slapstick moments.
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How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline
Warning: This piece contains some spoilers for the movies One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind. About a third of the way into One Battle After Another, the hilarious Thomas Pynchon-inspired film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, comes a moment whose absurdity and shrewdness reveals the idiocy of its white male protagonist, Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio). It occurs after Bob receives a call from the revolutionary gro…
One Battle After Another Movie Review | Paul Thomas Anderson’s Political Thriller
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another blends counterculture myth, political satire, and a father-daughter chase. Teyana Taylor blazes; Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn spar with a wobbly tone. The set-pieces stun, but the story never fully locks in. The post One Battle After Another appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
How Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Brought Leonardo DiCaprio to TikTok
The A-lister has shown his faith in the Warner Bros. campaign for PTA’s latest by appearing in viral clips featuring trending audio and co-stars Chase Infiniti, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and Regina Hall.
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