One test screening after another
worldofreel.com/blog/2025/6/13/pta

Movie of the year so soon

Damn they're giving the whole plot away lmao

One thing is clear though, this movie seems very, very relevant politically

If you want to avoid any of the plot specifics here's a spoiler-free version of that article I've edited:

Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly anticipated action-comedy “One Battle After Another” has screened in the Midwest this past week, and sources confirm two different versions were shown—one running just over 150 minutes, the other a tad lengthier. Despite the slight disparity in runtime, one thing’s clear: this is PTA’s most accessible, fastest-paced, and, frankly, most absurd film to date.

The film is a wild concoction—part road movie, part satirical farce, part explosive actioner—with unmistakable echoes of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” that’s the one film it was compared to.

It’s a Paul Thomas Anderson film, sure, but this isn’t “There Will Be Blood,” or “The Master.” It’s comedic absurdity with a dash of action, and doused in Fear and Loathing-style anarchy. Shot in VistaVision and select sequences on IMAX, the cinematography is said to be breathtaking—bathed in golden-hour natural light and kinetic handheld movement. Anderson’s work behind the camera has never been more confident, even as he wades into absolute lunacy.

Johnny Greenwood’s score oscillates between high tension and playful mischief, grounding the more chaotic moments with sonic weight.

Sean Penn, unrecognizable and freakishly ripped, is getting the early Oscar talk. He weirdly slurs through a performance that’s both terrifying and strangely tragic—like a roided-up Colonel Kurtz with a limp and a twisted libido. His character’s descent into madness is the film’s spine, and he very nearly walks away with the whole movie.

Clocking in at either 2.5 hours depending on the cut, the film still moves like a rocket.

This is PTA’s most modern-feeling film —TikTok, Instagram, and iPhones are name-dropped more than once. Yes, it’s silly. Yes, it’s messy. But there’s a warm, even wholesome father/daughter story embedded in the chaos, and a satirical jab at military-industrial idiocy that feels timely without being didactic.

Is it his best film? No. Is it his worst? Not even close. It’s the kind of film that dares to be dumb and brilliant in the same breath. Part screwball epic, part socio-political statement, “One Battle After Another” has PTA swinging for the weird fences, and he still mostly connects in fascinating, if not always flawless, ways. Expect this one to divide the base—and possibly unite a few new converts along the way.

Damn they spilled the entire film.

Update: removed

Put some spoiler tags on that s*** man lmao

But no

Why would you complain about it and then just repeat it the majority of us will not be clicking that article because it spoils stuff

Yeah they is

Reported and blocked

Do not quote that post do not scroll up if you don’t want spoilers lmfao

@Smitzerr u a b****, leave my thread now.

Buddy getting a hit put out on him all for spoilers that aren't even true

Man I thought it was a tagged spoiler

Wait he lied? I didn’t read the full article

Yeah the article doesn't say that at all. Idk if he's trying to read between the lines or something.

But I've also seen the film and can confirm that it's not true

you having to clarify is in turn creating new frontiers of potential spoilers that i dont wanna open. that user threw a grenade itt and left

Facts!

Lmao I know that's why I'm spoiler tagging anything I say about it Is refuting a spoiler in itself a spoiler? Idk and I'm not trying to find out

Word I mean niggas have made speculations but ight buddy was tryna get a rise out of us

Dude gtf. All I did was ask a question since she’s barely mentioned. It’s not that serious especially when you post a link to full spoilers in this thread..

Well that wasn’t my intention. I ask Bcus it seems she’s not mentioned in the latter of the film

delete it anyway dont wantcha to get banned over some unimportant silliness!! to people who havent read the article it looks like you're just repeating whats in there. i get what you mean now but it still defo looks like that.

Lmao he ain’t word that as a question at all