About this episode

Rivka and Frank discuss the political themes and implications of Paul Thomas Anderson’s film One Battle After Another.

Rivka and Frank are back with another premium duet, throwing their hats into the discourse around Paul Thomas Anderson’s newly Oscar-nominated One Battle After Another. The duo dig into the film’s so-called revolutionary politics, unpacking its anti-revolutionary core, hollow portrayal of the left, and the real impact of that framing.

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Hosts: Rivka, Frank

Topics covered

• film analysis
• political discourse
• Oscar-nominated films
• revolutionary politics
• leftist portrayal

Keywords

• Paul Thomas Anderson
• One Battle After Another
• revolutionary politics
• film critique
• leftist portrayal

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Books & works: One Battle After Another

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