This week on The Reel Debaters, we put the spotlight on one of modern cinema’s most fearless filmmakers: Paul Thomas Anderson. From the wild nights of Boogie Nights to the quiet tension of Phantom Thread, PTA has built a career on characters who burn, ache, and sometimes explode.
Is he one of the last true auteurs working today?
How does he slip so seamlessly between genres without losing his voice?
Would he ever embrace streaming, or is the theater his only home?
And with his upcoming film One Battle After Another, what past PTA films feel like battles in their own right?
Also in This Episode:
🍸 The rise, fall, and rise again of Boogie Nights
🛢️ Milkshakes, madness, and mastery in There Will Be Blood
🎤 Ensemble casts that feel like the Avengers of acting (minus the spandex)
Reviews:
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The Paper
Host(s): Micheal Petrow Tony Buccini
Executive Producer: Michael Petrow
Editing & Mixing: Micheal Petrow
Recorded at: Sick Bad Panda Podcast Studios, Winnipeg
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