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Missy Molloy, Senior Lecturer in Film, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

The true political fights of One Battle After Another unfortunately happen on the edges of the frame

Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

One Battle After Another, written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, is among the most exciting Hollywood films to hit cinemas this year. It is technically brilliant, with stellar performances, a heavy-hitting score by Radiohead great Jonny Greenwood, and impeccable cinematography.

On NPR, Justin Chang called it “prescient and political”. Michelle Goldberg in the New York Times crowned it the artistic antidote to fascism.

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