The end of the year is approaching and with it the season of lists, in which the best films of the year cannot be missing. There won’t be a few titles coming out, but we bet that one will surely be included in all or almost all of them: One battle after another. The film by Paul Thomas Anderson with Leonardo DiCaprio As a protagonist, she was one of the revelations of the season, although it can’t be said that great things weren’t expected of her. With DiCaprio at the helm and a director as a writer behind him Sources full of ambitionThe invisible thread either Licorice pizzaexpectations were sky high. And they more than fulfilled it.
Loosely based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon VinelandThis movie hit theaters a few months ago and it didn’t take long for it to become the movie everyone wanted to see and recommend. The support of Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio might be enough, but with that we also discovered something Teyana TaylorTo Regina Hall in a much more serious role than Scary movie and especially the young woman Chase Infinitiwithout a doubt one of the great discoveries of 2025.
The film tells the story of a group of revolutionary guerrillas dedicated to the system, led by Ghetto Pat Calhoun (DiCaprio) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor). After one of their hits doesn’t go well, they attract the enmity of Colonel Steve Lockjaw (Sean Penn), who will use Perfidia to tirelessly search for the group’s members, especially Patt and his daughter. However, Patt is now Bob Ferguson, a peaceful man who lives with his daughter in the middle of nowhere, although he is somewhat paranoid and aware that they could be discovered at any moment.
In this way, a great chase begins in which nothing is as it seems, with the appearance of major supporting characters such as Benicio del Toro. Between comedy and drama, revolutionary thriller and family film, One battle after another It’s one of those films that you don’t forget, and perhaps it will continue to be that way now that it’s available to stream. The film lands the same way Friday, December 19th In HBO Maxwhich may be one of the platform’s last major releases before its merger with Netflix, a company that acquired Warner and with it the rights to HBO.
Be that as it may, and while waiting for this change, HBO users will have the opportunity to enjoy one of the greatest films of the year and also one of the protagonists of the next awards season. Currently, the film has won awards everywhere and been nominated for the Golden Globes, where it has up to nine nominations and is awaiting the announcement of the Oscars. In short, a film not to be missed.
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