"Some movies arrive too late-please god let me never sit through another whose gimmicky hook is COVID shutdown-while others can end up more timely than its makers could have possibly imagined. You have to wonder just what emotions between excitement and panic are currently being experienced by the people behind One Battle After Another, which boasts considerable star power and is getting an aggressive push for a non-franchise release from Warner Brothers."
"Under normal circumstances, Battle would seem pretty securely destined for success. But: This is a movie that could hardly be better designed to boost conservatives' current talking points about "radical leftist terrorists," however mythological those may be in real life. It also imagines a cabal of rich white supremacist puppetmasters, depicts US military invading US towns on bogus pretenses, and... well. Shot last year, this film might largely have been intended as a mix of satire and cautionary tale."
One Battle After Another is the most action-oriented and most expensive film to date from Paul Thomas Anderson, featuring major star power and a significant Warner Brothers push. The film centers on the fictional "French 75" guerrilla network that stages armed raids on immigrant detention centers and bombs corporate strongholds. The narrative imagines a cabal of wealthy white supremacist puppetmasters and portrays US military incursions into American towns under false pretenses. The film blends satire and cautionary thriller elements but now feels incendiary because its themes resonate strongly with current political headlines and cultural anxieties.
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