Oscar Watch: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER at Location TBD!

Director Paul Thomas Anderson returns for his first film since 2021’s Licorice Pizza with this dark comedy-action-thriller about a group of ex-revolutionaries who reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Here are details, a trailer and our plan for this event:

DESCRIPTION: When an evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter. The film is written/directed/produced by Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, Licorice Pizza). The ensemble cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro and Wood Harris.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQFKv2Lw4

BUZZ: The reviews are in and ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is a certified hit! The film is earning a stellar 97% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which says: “An epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich.” Others say, “Behold a new American classic!” This “spellbinding, taut, engrossing and timely crime thriller” finds “Paul Thomas Anderson at his biggest and most entertaining!” It’s “a thrilling adventure,” that’s “consistently funny” and “an emotional, visceral triumph!” At nearly 3-hours, it’s both a marathon and a sprint. It’s also a “serious film of the year contender and one of the best studio movies in years!”

BONUS ARTICLE: One Battle Enters the Oscars Race! Note: This article makes its own prediction for the top 10 most likely Best Picture nominees and you know ALL of them on our Watch List! Link: https://www.goldderby.com/film/2025/one-battle-after-another-oscar-odds-anderson-dicaprio-penn/

PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet inside the lobby area about 20 minutes before showtime. A longer movie, so we’ll plan to make this a movie-only event with a possible quick pre-show bite.

LOCATION UPDATE: As a head’s up, we may change theaters for this event. The Drexel is giving their big theater to the Taylor Swift Album Release so our movie will be relegated to one of their tiny side theaters. Those work fine for the smaller indie/art house films, but ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (filmed on Vista Vision cameras) is a true epic, one of the best films of the year, and definitely should be seen on the biggest screen possible.
Most theaters announce their upcoming showtimes on Tuesday so we’ll have complete details (showtime, theater, plan) by Tuesday evening. (Tentatively leaning toward Lennox Phoenix.) Stay tuned for details! Also, apologies for the switcheroo but it should be a much, MUCH better viewing / cinematic experience!

Look forward to seeing you there, Dan