Anderson, Paul Thoms: Films Ranked–7. Inherent Vice (2014)

Paul Thoms Anderson is arguably the only director of his generation who has not made a bad movie–yet. To be sure, not all of his nine features are equally impressive from an artistic standpoint–some are naturally better, more coherent, more fully realized than others. Please find below our evaluation of his nine features, rank ordered. […]

Anderson, Paul Thomas: Nine Films Ranked–Punch Drunk Love (8th Weakest)

Paul Thomas Anderson is arguably the only director of his generation who has not made a bad movie–yet. To be sure, not all of his nine features are equally impressive from an artistic standpoint–some are naturally better than others. Please find below our evaluation of his nine features, rank ordered. Nine Films Ranked (Weakest to […]

Oscar Directors: Anderson, Paul Thomas–Auteur, Vision, Films Ranked–The Hard Eight (Weakest)

The film relates an intensely intimate story of a gambler who befriends a young drifter, and in the process, he becomes his mentor and surrogate father,

Movie Stars: Grant, Cary–Betsy Drake, Third Wife (Longest Marriage)

Betsy Drake and Cary Grant made two films together: Every Girl Should Be Married, in 1948, and Room for One More in 1952, both undistinguished artistically, though the former was a commercial hit.

Anderson, Paul Thomas: Auteur, Vision, Nine Films Ranked

Paul Thomas Anderson: Auteur of Independent Cinema He has shown a distinctive vision, and surprising maturity considering his age at the time. He makes vast, sprawling epics that deal with various issues of the family as a social institution.  Indeed, themes of families– biological, surrogate, professional–permeate his work His pictures are populated with mostly lonely […]