Seeing and Believing 306 | Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia
Wade and Kevin probe the depths of Paul Thomas Anderson’ Magnolia’s spiritual undertones and discuss the film’s controversial ending.

Wade and Kevin probe the depths of Paul Thomas Anderson’ Magnolia’s spiritual undertones and discuss the film’s controversial ending.

While Phantom Thread works as a metaphor for the difficulty of relationships (and the conclusion is not to be taken literally), it also provides a picture of spiritual pursuit.

It’s dressmakers and figure skaters on the show this week, but the movies being reviewed are anything but prim and proper: “Phantom Thread” and “I, Tonya”

Unlike Shasta’s seedy companions, God will never cast us ashore due to our inherent vice.
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