With One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson masterfully threads the needle on a hyper-political film in this highly contentious era of American politics that manages to furiously punch in all directions, refrain from devolving into soapboxing, and above all, remain eminently entertaining.
Brazil is a love letter to the unpredictability of the human spirit, an excoriation of the feckless systems that try to bridle it, and an encouragement to fight for the freedom to live, dream, and dissent as you please.
RoboCop is of a rare breed, offering something to chew on for the popcorn crowd, the social philosophers, and the cyberpunks alike.
It doesn’t disguise the fact that these situations that give rise to laughter are often, at their core, very sad.