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Books
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

New books this week: Thomas Pynchon's first novel in 12 years, and much more

Thomas Pynchon published Shadow Ticket, a Depression-era madcap conspiracy mystery starring private eye Hicks McTaggart.
Film
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

Paul Thomas Anderson's Wild American Epic

Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another adapts Pynchon's Vineland into a contemporary film about radical activists, betrayal, and underground survival.
Film
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

The Movie of the Year Is Here

Long-developing film projects sometimes fail from being overworked, but after a filmmaker gains experience, resources, and collaborators, they can realize ambitious visions successfully.
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

One Battle After Another Review: A Stoned Leonardo DiCaprio Leads the Revolution

There are few filmmakers who make us sit up and pay attention like Paul Thomas Anderson, largely because his filmography is such a varied one, with each movie representing a unique inspiration point. With One Battle After Another, he draws together a remarkable ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio for a movie that is oddly enough best described as an action comedy on an epic scale.
Film
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