Part 3 of Boogie Mikes tackles Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, his 3 hour epic drama starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Philip Baker Hall, and Jeremy Blackman.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA:

Production Stories, Reception, Awards & The Tom Cruise Career Checkpoint - 2:01

Roger Ebert’s Take + Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 11:07

Review of the Performances - 15:45

Review of the Production Values - 20:51

Final Non-Spoiler Sales Pitch - 26:26

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF MAGNOLIA: 28:52

Why this movie is so PTA: and yet, why does he use so many narrative devices? - 30:36

Asking some major questions - 36:39

The Big Themes - 40:10

That Ending: and what a mess we are trying to reckon with it - 44:31

More Bests & Worsts - 1:03:20

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