About this episode

The episode discusses the range of Paul Thomas Anderson's films from his early works to his more recent controversial films.

In light of One Battle After Another , Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al walk through the range of his films from his 1996 crime film Hard Eight through his much lauded Magnolia , Boogie Nights , Punch-Drunk Love , and There Will Be Blood and his more controversial recent ones like Licorice Pizza , The Master , The Phantom Thread , and Inherent Vice . Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop for only the tiniest per-month financial pledge, or you can sign up directly with Apple Podcasts for a subscription for ad-free and bonus material for three of Mark's podcasts together on the Mark Lintertainment Podcasts Channel . Sponsors: Go to surfshark.com/pmp or use code pmp at checkout to get 4 extra monthsof Surfshark VPN. If you like our show, check out the Moviestruck podcast.

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