About this episode
Scott Ferguson and Jonathan Haynes discuss the political implications of Paul Thomas Anderson's film 'One Battle After Another'.
In this episode of the Superstructure podcast, Scott Ferguson is joined by independent film scholar Jonathan Haynes to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed new film, One Battle After Another. The conversation centers on the film’s contribution to popular political cinema under the authoritarian violence of the second Trump administration. Scott and Jonathan affirm One Battle’s unapologetically leftist perspective as a breath of fresh air within a current political climate of despair–a fee...
People in this episode
Host: Scott Ferguson
Guest: Jonathan Haynes
Topics covered
- political cinema
- leftist perspective
- authoritarianism
- film analysis
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- political cinema
- leftist
- Trump administration
- film analysis
- cultural commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Superstructure, Paul Thomas Anderson, Trump administration
Books & works: One Battle After Another
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