One Battle After Another (2025)

A white male (Leonardo DiCaprio) and black female (Teyana Taylor) are part of a revolutionary group called French 75 that frees immigrants from detention centers, attack politician's offices, rob banks and disable power grids. They become lovers but when she gives birth to a baby girl, she abandons both of them to continue the fight. 16 years later, the past returns with a vengeance when their teenage daughter (Chase Infiniti) is kidnapped. "Inspired" by the novel VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon and written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (MAGNOLIA). This is Anderson's most mainstream film to date but he hasn't compromised his audacious style and layered conceptual designs. Rich in humor, the film stands as a paean to fighting inequity, racism and repressive powerful institutions (including those behind the scenes) as well as the bond between a father and daughter. Its timeliness is startling! It's also one hell of a cinematic rollercoaster ride. The acting is excellent, not only from DiCaprio which you expect or Sean Penn's hilarious performance as a reptilian military officer but all the way down to the smallest roles. A triumph and yet another reason to declare Anderson the greatest living American director (sorry Mr. Scorsese!). With Regina Hall, Tony Goldwyn, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Grimstad and April Grace.