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A woman in a cream-coloured top and a man in a striped shirt stand in front of a blue car.
Review

Licorice Pizza

by David Jenkins

New­com­ers Alana Haim and Coop­er Hoff­man shine in Paul Thomas Anderson’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able film to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing near a window overlooking a landscape. The woman is wearing a burgundy dress and the man is wearing a green coat.
Review

Phantom Thread

by David Jenkins

Paul Thomas Anderson’s lat­est is a swoon­ing, masochis­tic love sto­ry set in mid-cen­tu­ry Lon­don. It might just be his best film…

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a bearded man in mid-air, stretched out with raised arms, surrounded by ropes and winged contraption-like structures.
Review

Altman

by Adam Woodward

A rois­ter­ing – if func­tion­al – tour through the life and work of the New Hol­ly­wood godhead.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men seated at a table, one in a denim jacket and the other in a suit, engaged in conversation.
Review

Inherent Vice

by David Jenkins

Paul Thomas Ander­son charts the end of the hip­py dream in this bliss­ful gumshoe chimera.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Man riding classic motorcycle on desert terrain.
Review

The Master

by Adam Woodward

Paul Thomas Anderson’s spir­i­tu­al post-war love sto­ry will restore your faith in cinema.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect