When early screenings for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another were released earlier this month, early words helped paint a glowing picture for the latest feature from the filmmaker behind Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood. According to critics, One Battle After Another is a cinematic masterpiece, the highlight of PTA’s illustrious career for some. While people caught up in the hype can talk a big game in the moment, enthusiasm for One Battle After Another has not waned. The first reviews for Anderson’s latest epic are circulating, and the scores are near-perfect, possibly pointing toward a Best Picture winner at the next Oscars celebration.
Michael Calabro of IGN gave Anderson’s new film a 10/10, saying the filmmaker’s collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio is a masterpiece. In his review, Calabro writes, “it’s PTA in perfect control of his characters and the tone. There are so many little details, seemingly inconsequential touches, that all add up bit by bit to turn this amazing movie into a masterpiece.”
Ross Bonaime describes One Battle After Another as Anderson’s “grandest project yet, and it’s the type of movie that, while watching, feels like a new masterpiece unfolding.” Bonaime also says the movie sees “PTA doing something new for him, while still managing to be a film that highlights everything that has made him so great since the mid-90s. It’s an incredible work that will likely go down as one of the important pieces of art for our troubling times.”
Meanwhile, Kenzie xcx, founder and editor-in-chief at Offscreen Central, says One Battle After Another is easily one of the decade’s best films! She calls it “timely” and “timeless,” and urges everyone to check out her full review soon.
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One Battle After Another hails from Paul Thomas Anderson, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Regina Hall, and Alana Haim leading the cast. You can expect to see a review for PTA’s latest on JoBlo soon!
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One Battle After Another arrives in theaters on September 26.