Paul Thomas Anderson

Filmmaker.

The Cinematic Ingredients of ‘Licorice Pizza’

More like West San Fernando Valley Graffiti. Read More

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

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

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Films, Ranked

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

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

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

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

Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece is both romantic and rageful. Read More

The Sacred Frog Storm in ‘Magnolia’

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

The 50 Best Movie Trailers of the Decade

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

14 Bold Predictions for Pop Culture in the 2020s

What will happen in our pop culture in the decade to come? Our team peers into a crystal ball to… Read More

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

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