This week, we're having a few small beers with "One Battle After Another." We talk about Paul Thomas Anderson, Leo, Benicio, Sean Penn's serious toddler walk, the movie's mix of action and comedy and how it stands among PTA's other films. Listen now.

EP 316: One Battle After Another

Ryan McQuade returns to discuss his film festival journeys, his love for One Battle After Another, and the state of the Oscars Race, especially as it pertains to OBAA, The Smashing Machine and other October films. 

Ryan McQuade’s favorite foods at Cannes, Telluride & AFI - 2:54 

ON THE CLOCK: PTI STYLE PRESENTATIONS BY RYAN: 7:55 
His 3 Minute Review of One Battle After Another - 8:28 
A discussion of Modelos and white Michaels - 11:35 
Review of The Smashing Machine: 3 Mins - 14:36 
Smashing Machine’s box office flop & likely huge door budget - 17:32 
How OBAA could lose Best Picture - 18:48 

What other films could win Best Picture. Ryan talks the full field - 24:36
Hamnet Acting Campaign Strategies + Buckley as the Actress Favorite - 29:40 


PERCENTAGE CHANCE: RYAN PREDICTS CHANCE OF NOM/WIN:
OBAA to win Best Picture - 30:14 
Leo to win Best Actor - 32:43 
Emily Blunt & Teyana Taylor (+Chase Infiniti Talk) in Supporting Actress - 36:28 
A quick Supporting Actor discussion re: Del Toro & Penn - 39:52
An official prediction on Chase Infiniti Nomination chances - 41:02 
Benny Safdie for Nomination & PTA to Win Best Director - 42:58 
A One Battle After Another Box Office Discussion - 46:01 
The Rock for Lead Actor - 50:57 
The Smashing Machine for MUAH - 55:27 

Ryan talks other October movies: Anemone, Roofman, Springsteen & Blue Moon - 57:23 

Ryan’s darkhorse Oscar Nom Predictions & Surefire Locks - 1:00:36 

OUTRO: Make sure to follow all of Ryan McQuade’s work including his film festival movie reviews and the AwardsWatch Podcast (including Director Watch for his PTA series and series on many more great filmmakers) https://awardswatch.com/author/ryan-mcquade/ 

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And you can also listen to him as a frequent guest on Pop Culture Confidential, where friend of the show - Christina Jeurling Birro is doing wonderful work. https://www.popcultureconfidential.com/

State of the Race with Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch - OBAA vs the Field - ORC 10/8/25

The guys are talking about Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th feature film, One Battle After Another. They dive into the film’s incredible performances, from Teyana Taylor’s show-stopping turn to Sean Penn’s terrifyingly hilarious portrayal of Col. Lockjaw, Leonardo DiCaprio’s hilarious performance as a stoner dad, and breakout star Chase Infiniti’s standout debut. They discuss why this movie feels like an instant classic, debate which Academy Awards it could take home, and explore where One Battle After Another ranks within PTA’s legendary filmography.

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Episode 89: One Battle After Another and Modelo

We're joined by our resident Paul Thomas Anderson expert (and Mike's brother), Stephen Glass, to whom we've previously spoken about Phantom Thread and Licorice Pizza, for another discussion of One Battle After Another. Stephen's seen it in both VistaVision and IMAX 70mm, and can offer a sense of the experience Mike and José missed seeing it in IMAX Digital, and so begins a wide-ranging conversation about the film's aesthetics, tone, politics, influences and more.

Recorded on 5th October 2025.

461 - One Battle After Another - Second Screening

Steffan and Gavia review One Battle After Another, widely hailed as the best film of 2025. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, this comedic thriller displays startlingly bold politics for a Hollywood studio release, telling a gripping story about leftist revolutionaries, racism, and the violence of American border control. Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti star as the central father/daughter duo, opposite Sean Penn as the villain. 

Ep. 326: One Battle After Another

Gotham Nominations show particular strength for One Battle After Another. Plus, we discuss potential winners in each category and review a few of the nominees like Blue Moon & Familiar Touch.

Film by Film Nomination Tallies: One Battle After Another stays super strong - 1:10 
Blue Moon Review Part 1, underperformers + The Tribute Effect - 4:47 
The Gotham Best Feature 10 and the categories Oscars Crossover History - 7:19 
Review of Familiar Touch - 12:06 
Best Director and more Obaa BOBO talk - 13:35 
Breakthrough Director - 17:24 
Original and Adapted Screenplay - 19:04 
International Feature and an odd omission of Sentimental Value - 22:27 
The Lead Performance winner could be chalk - 24:30 
Blue Moon Review Part 2 - 27:41 
The Supporting Performance Category is loaded with contenders - 28:42 
Best Breakthrough Performer - 32:01 
(Snubs? or) Contenders NOT Nominated / Submitted at the Gothams - 34:14 

DOC NYC Shortlist & Gotham’s Best Doc Feature Category - 36:00 

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Gotham Noms '25: Does One Battle Start Sweeping Already? - ORC 10/30/25

We love an excuse to be relevant, and we also love an excuse to fill in gaps to our media consumption. This is both! Pete and Martha dig into the oeuvre of Paul Thomas Anderson, including a spoiler-filled discussion of his brand new film, One Battle After Another.

Homework for the episode: Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Master (2012), One Battle After Another (2025)

Next episode: our annual crossover episode with the folks at Catching Up David! We're talking FRANKENSTEIN, baby!

Episode 164: PTAwesome

Paul Thomas Anderson may be the best director working today. His career as a writer/director transcends genre and convention with unique stories and characters every time he steps behind the lens. But how does One Battle After Another stand up to his previous work?

Anderson’s latest depicts a fight against fascism set in a world where white supremacists have taken over the levers of power. Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young revolutionary against the oppressors joined by his girlfriend Perfidia (Teyana Taylor). But unbeknownst to him, Perfidia is cheating on him with a leader of the fascists, Colonel Steven Lockjaw (Sean Penn). In the midst of both relationships, a baby is born. That baby grows up to become the central conflict of the story as Bob and Col. Lockjaw battle each other for the daughter they both believe belongs to them.

Join Jon and Tim as they discuss the joys of glamping, Jon’s birthday extravaganza, the Death Star Dodgers, Evan Peters as Dahmer, Tim’s fear of Daniel Day-Lewis, Sharon Stone in Casino, Halloween horror recommendations, Paul Thomas Anderson’s filmography, HBO’s Task, why younger generations don’t connect with Leo, great performances by unknown actresses, the Dexter reboot, Sean Penn’s life and career, the explosion of Dadcore, how to battle fascism, whether violence is necessary for revolution, and why the most important work against injustice often happens behind the scenes. 

One Battle After Another

Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, John Bower and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Putting the burden of saving the planet on the little guy, color revolutions ain’t what they used to be: weird attempts at fomenting change in Mexico and Venezuela, public outrage forces Thailand to undo Israeli colonization of the popular tourist destination Ko Phangan, panic and don't stay calm: why the encouragement of fear and panic during the pandemic and the climate emergencies? Contrast and compare: Paul Thomas Anderson’s films Inherent Vice vs. One Battle After Another. See Aesthetic Resistance on Substack for the links related to this episode. Music track: “Just a Mood” by Red Norvo Sextet (public domain).

PODCAST 187

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

The guys discuss the film adaptation, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, based on the 1990 novel, VINELAND, by Thomas Pynchon.
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Vineland is set in 1984, the year of Ronald Reagan’s reelection, but primarily told in flashback. The story follows several characters who provide remembrances of their revolutionary life in the late 60s during a time of “fascistic Nixonian repression” and how that had evolved to the 80s and the war on drugs. The main through-line, however, concerns four primary players: three revolutionaries–Zoyd Wheeler, Frenesi Gates, her daughter Prairie, and the federal agent Brock Vond, and the book’s main narrative concerns Zoyd, Prairie and Brock’s attempts to find Frenesi, who is in witness protection. Themes of American rot, the corruptive power of television and the goodness of weed feature prominently. 
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The film adaptation was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Texans Taylor, Sean Penn, Chase Inifiniti, Benicia del Toro and Regina Hall.
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Topics of discussion include the reimagining of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, the postmodernist literary movement, the challenging aspects of reading Thomas Pynchon, the film’s Academy Awards chances come Oscar season, and whether or not Erik is a member of The Christmas Adventurer’s Club.
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(0:41) Intro, fast facts, trivia
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(15:27) A reading from the novel
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(16:28) Studio pitch & novel breakdown
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(35:47) A word from our sponsor 
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(36:16) Learn you something, differences from the book
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(1:52:32) Coming up next, and outro
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Coming up next: HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell which was adapted into the new film by Chloe Zhao. So keep an eye out for that!
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94. VINELAND / ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

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