One battle after another

The great favourite to win the main Oscar is also one of the greatest masterpieces of recent years. Paul Thomas Anderson has been one of the most important directors in world cinema for many years now, but here he has even surpassed himself with a capital work that is profoundly political, extremely ironic and capable of proposing symbolism of shocking power. Inspired by Thomas Pynchon's 'Vineland', it has an endless series of memorable sequences (the car chase, first and foremost) and is enhanced by an extraordinary cast. Quite simply, the film we have been waiting for for so long. A milestone in the history of the art we love most and deserving of the most important recognition.