Paul Thomas Anderson

Filmmaker.

Alana Haim Cooper Hoffman Licorice Pizza

The Cinematic Ingredients of ‘Licorice Pizza’

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More like West San Fernando Valley Graffiti.

Hoffman and Haim in Licorice Pizza

‘Licorice Pizza’ is a Rambling, Engaging, and Inconsistent Hang-Out in ’70s LA

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1970s Los Angeles gets a rose-tinted hang-out film.

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Films, Ranked

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How do you rank a filmography full of bangers? Very carefully, it turns out.

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Paul Thomas Anderson and the Uncanny Influence of ‘The Long Goodbye’

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Here’s an homage to one of cinema’s greatest homages: Paul Thomas Anderson’s love for ‘The Long Goodbye.’

Punch Drunk Love

The Perfection of the Date Scene in ‘Punch-Drunk Love’

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpiece is both romantic and rageful.

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The Sacred Frog Storm in ‘Magnolia’

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Two hours and forty-five minutes into ‘Magnolia,’ frogs start falling from the sky. Here’s why that’s the perfect ending.

Decade Trailers

The 50 Best Movie Trailers of the Decade

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Sometimes trailers are the best part of a movie. These 50 particular trailers were some of the best parts of the decade.

Decade Predictions

14 Bold Predictions for Pop Culture in the 2020s

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What will happen in our pop culture in the decade to come? Our team peers into a crystal ball to make some predictions.

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Paul Thomas Anderson, Jonny Greenwood and the Creative Partnership of the Decade

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How two of today’s most important artists found each other and created three defining works of the 2010s.