The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (2): Magnolia & Punch Drunk Love

Our four-part series on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson continues this week on Film Club , as A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife look back on what can be succinctly described as the second half of the first half of Anderson’s career. After the success of Boogie Nights , Anderson got a blank check for his next feature, the sprawling three-hour emotional rollercoaster Magnolia (1999). By comparison, the 94-minute Punch-Drunk Love (2002) is positively slight. Join our critics as we sail this relatively choppy period in Anderson’s career, looking back on the early ‘00s wave of what we dub “we’re all connected” movies, the deep well of rage inside Adam Sandler characters , and whether Magnolia really deserves its reputation as a masterpiece. Visit: Like: Follow: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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