This week's episode couldn't be simpler - it's an hour of Paul Thomas Anderson adulation. More specifically, it is sixty minutes dedicated to his new film, One Battle After Another. A propulsive story of revolution and retreat, of obsession and resignation, of manipulation and resistance. With stellar performances throughout a typically brilliant Anderson cast, it offers new and vivid highs for Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn. They are more than matched by Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti as the women who are the catalytic converters of the story.

For a film that features government fascism, white supremacy, forced detention, betrayal and murder, it is infused with heart and humanity. Perhaps this is Anderson's offer to a chaotic and unjust world? Whether it is or not, Dara loved what was served up.

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