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November 30, 2021

5 movies to get you through waiting to see Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest won’t be available in wide release until the end of December, so in the meantime here are a handful of movies that also capture that unique lurid sunniness of 70s & 80s Southern California to tide you over.
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November 26, 2021

Licorice Pizza suffers in shying away from an uncomfortable subject

Lighthearted & boasting two excellent newcomer performances, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest nevertheless avoids addressing a very large elephant in the room.
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November 8, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “The Master” is the definitive role of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s career

We close out our year-long exploration of one of cinema's greatest artists with his mesmerizing turn as Lancaster Dodd.
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September 13, 2021

PSH I Love You: The pitch-perfect scumbag from Punch-Drunk Love

PTA's Adam Sandler romance sees the great Philip Seymour Hoffman play a loathsome sleazebag.
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August 16, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: repairing the world in Magnolia

One of Philip Seymour Hoffman's finest moments has him playing a beacon of comfort and compassion.
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July 16, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: On Hoffman’s first great turn in PTA’s Boogie Nights

PSH makes the most out of sparse screentime in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 classic.
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June 29, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: Hard Eight – it’s always good to meet a new friend

The 1996 crime drama marked the beginning of a beautiful partnership.
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December 17, 2019

From the Ranks of the Freaks: “Magnolia” at 20

Paul Thomas Anderson's character study baffled, aggravated & emotionally moved a divisive audience.