“Phantom Thread” Articles

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.

This year’s Academy Awards best picture nominees each possess a particular way of understanding what it means to be human. They answer inquiries of vast religious significance. “Where are we going?” “How might human joy be obtained?” and “What does the nature of sacrifice entail for the world around us?”

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”