‘One Battle After Another’ Is Great. It's Also Hot. | Cannonball

Описание: Paul Thomas Anderson is a very rare figure in Hollywood — he’s widely considered to be one of the very best directors of his generation, but he has never really had a hit when it comes to making money. “One Battle After Another” might change that. It’s a big-budget action movie with a bankable star in Leonardo DiCaprio. And to Wesley’s relief, that didn’t come with any compromises.

Wesley invites The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey to celebrate the merits of Anderson’s films and to determine if this is his best.

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