ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s incendiary firecracker of a 10th feature film, is a revolution that should not be televised. This is one to see in a movie theater.
“ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER” (2025, 162 min., directed by Paul Thomas Anderson)
Setting up the revolution
“One Battle After Another,” loosely adapted from Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel “Vineland,” is written and directed by Anderson and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall and Sean Penn, as well as a fantastic collection of supporting players, nearly all of whom were plucked from obscurity by casting director Cassandra Kulukundis.
The story is told in a two-part structure, opening with an extended prologue set in the recent past before leaping forward to “now.”…