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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The revolution will be in VistaVision: what are the politics of One Battle After Another?

About two dozen movies have topped the box office in 2025, and it's safe to say that Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is the only one that depicts its protagonists freeing arrested immigrants from detention centers. The movie doesn't face much competition for the title of most political weekend-topper of the year; superhero pictures such as Captain America: Brave New World perpetually tell the most anodyne stories possible, even when they're supposedly about Washington-based conspiracies;
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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

"One Battle After Another" Is a Powerhouse of Tenderness and Fury

An electrifying, propulsive thriller follows ex-militant Pat and Perfidia through violent raids, a feverish romance, radical action, and an encounter with a U.S. Army officer.
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