5 Things to Love about ‘One Battle After Another

Viva la revolución! What is sure to be one of the most talked-about films of the year, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another finds the director at his most thrilling and suspenseful. Packed to the brim with intense action sequences, wild twists, and flawed but fascinating characters, this is a must-see masterpiece from one of America’s greatest filmmakers.

Based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Pat (also known as Bob Ferguson), a revolutionary and vigilante who once played a major role in anti-government bombings and attacks. Alongside his lover, Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor), Pat is a member of the revolutionary group known as the French 75. When a job goes wrong, the group separates and hides from Col. Steven Lockjaw (Sean Penn), a brutal military man determined to eliminate the French 75. Sixteen years later, Lockjaw resurfaces, forcing Pat and his now-grown daughter Charlene to go on the run.

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