Our first director ranked episode since episode 175: Wes Anderson Ranked we look at the films by Paul Thomas Anderson in celebration of his 10th film being released and him winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. Dakota and Jeff rank all 10 films and give out awards.
Here are our PTA Rankings:
10. Hard Eight
9. Punch-Drunk Love
8. Licorice Pizza
7. Inherent Vice
6. Magnolia
5. The Master
4. Phantom Thread
3. Boogie Nights
2. One Battle After Another
1. There Will Be Blood
We also gave out our own awards
Best Picture: Boogie Nights (D), There Will Be Blood (J)
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – OBAA (D), Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master (J)
Best Actress: Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza (D), Chase Infiniti – OBAA (J)
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Dano – TWBB (D), Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice (J)
Best Supporting Actress: Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread (D), Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights (J)
Check out past Classic Movie Live episodes where they discuss There Will Be Blood, One Battle After Another and Licorice Pizza.
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