Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix's acquisition deal.
In nominations announced from Beverly Hills, California, “One Battle After Another” landed nods for its cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti — and for Anderson’s screenplay and direction. It’s competing in the Globes’ category for comedy and musicals.
Close on its heels was Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” a Norwegian family drama about a filmmaking family. The Neon release’s eight nominations included nods for four of its actors: Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
The Globe nominations, a tattered but persistent rite in Hollywood, are coming on the heels of the a potentially seismic shift in entertainment. On Friday, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion. If approved, the deal would reshape Hollywood and put one of its most storied movie studios in the hands of the streaming giant.
Leonardo DiCaprio in "One Battle After Another"
Warner Bros., Netflix and the Golden Globes
Both companies are prominent in this year's awards season. Along with “One Battle After Another,” Warner Bros. has “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler's acclaimed vampire hit. It was nominated for seven awards by the Globes, including box office achievement, best actor for Michael B. Jordan and Coogler for best director.
Netflix's contenders include Noah Baumbach's “Jay Kelly” (which landed nods for George Clooney and Adam Sandler), Guillermo del Toro's “Frankenstein” (five nominations) and the streaming smash hit, “KPop Demon Hunters.” Arguably the most-watched movie of the year, the three nominations for “KPop Demon Hunters” included one for cinematic and box office achievement — an oddity for Netflix, which typically gives its films only small, limited theatrical runs but found a No. 1 box office weekend in singalong screenings for the animated film.
The two studios led all others in nominations across film and television on Monday. Netflix landed 35 nominations, boosted by its expansive film slate and television nominees like the British limited series “Adolescence” (five nominations). Warner Bros. had 31 nominations, including 15 from HBO Max for series such as “The White Lotus,” the lead TV nominee with six.
The proposed deal for Warner Bros. has stoked concern throughout the industry that Netflix might devote one of the most theatrical-focused studios to streaming. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has pledged a theatrical commitment to many Warner releases, but the leading trade group for exhibitors has called the deal “an unprecedented threat.” On Sunday, President Donald Trump said the market share created by the merger “could be a problem,” and Paramount said Monday it was mounting a hostile bid for Warner Bros.
Neon shines on a bad day for ‘Wicked: For Good’
Yet the studio that triumphed on the movie side of the Globe nominations was Neon. The indie specialty film company has emerged as a dominant force in international releases, winning a string of Palme d'Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival. It earned 21 nominations Monday, including five of the six international film nominees.
Some of those nominations came at the expense of some high-profile studio films. “Wicked: For Good” was nominated for five awards, including two nods for its songs and acting nominations for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. But it was overlooked for an award it was presumed to be in contention for: best comedy or musical.
The nominees instead were “One Battle After Another,” Yorgos Lanthimos' “Bugonia,” Josh Safdie's “Marty Supreme,” Park Chan-wook's “No Other Choice” (a Neon release) and a pair of Richard Linklater movies in “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague.”
In the drama category, Chloé Zhao's “Hamnet” scored six nominations, including nods for its stars, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. It was nominated for best film, drama, along with “Frankenstein” and three Neon titles: “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value” and “It Was Just an Accident.”
Jafar Panahi's “It Was Just an Accident,” the acclaimed Iranian revenge drama, was nominated for a total of four awards. At different times, Panahi has often been imprisoned, put under house arrest and prohibited from leaving Iran by the Islamic Republic while making films over the past two decades. Earlier this month, while traveling outside of Iran with the film, he was sentenced to a year in prison and a new two-year travel ban.
Here's the full list of who's nominated for this year's awards:
From left, Michael B. Jordan, Michael B. Jordan and Omar Benson Miller in "Sinners"
Movies
Best motion picture, drama
“Frankenstein”; “Hamnet”; “It Was Just An Accident”; “The Secret Agent”; “Sentimental Value”; “Sinners.”
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
“Blue Moon”; “Bugonia”; “Marty Supreme”; “No Other Choice”; “Nouvelle Vague ”; “One Battle After Another.”
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, drama
Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”; Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love”; Renate Reinsve, “Sentimental Value”; Julia Roberts, “After the Hunt”; Tessa Thompson, “Hedda”; Eva Victor, “Sorry Baby.”
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, drama
Joel Edgerton, “Train Dreams”; Oscar Isaac, “Frankenstein”; Dwayne Johnson, “The Smashing Machine”; Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”; Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”; Jeremy Allen White, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.”
Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”; Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”; Kate Hudson, “Song Sung Blue”; Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another”; Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee”; Emma Stone, “Bugonia.”
Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme”; George Clooney, “Jay Kelly”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “One Battle After Another”; Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon”; Lee Byung-hun, “No Other Choice”; Jesse Plemons, “Bugonia.”
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Emily Blunt, “The Smashing Machine”; Elle Fanning, “Sentimental Value”; Ariana Grande, “Wicked: For Good”; Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value”; Amy Madigan, “Weapons”; Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another.”
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role
Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”; Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”; Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”; Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”; Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly”; Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value.”
Cinematic and box office achievement
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”; “F1”; “KPop Demon Hunters”; “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”; “Sinners”; “Weapons”; “Wicked: For Good”; “Zootopia 2.”
Best motion picture, non-English
“It Was Just an Accident,” France; “No Other Choice,” South Korea; “The Secret Agent,” Brazil; “Sentimental Value,” Norway; “Sirāt,” Spain; “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Tunisia.
Best motion picture, animated
“Arco”; “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”; “Elio”; “KPop Demon Hunters”; Little Amélie or the Character of Rain”; “Zootopia 2.”
Best director
Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”; Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”; Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein”; Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident”; Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value”; Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet.”
Best screenplay
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson; “Marty Supreme,” Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie; “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler; “It Was Just an Accident,” Jafar Panahi; “Sentimental Value,” Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier; “Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell.
Best original score
“Frankenstein,” Alexandre Desplat; “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson; “One Battle After Another,” Jonny Greenwood; “Sirāt,” Kangding Ray; “Hamnet,” Max Richter; “F1,” Hans Zimmer.
Best original song
“Dream as One,” from “Avatar: Fire and Ash”; “Golden,” from “KPop Demon Hunters”; “I Lied to You,” from “Sinners”; “No Place Like Home,” from “Wicked: For Good”; “The Girl in the Bubble,” from “Wicked: For Good”; “Train Dreams,” from “Train Dreams.”
Television
Best television series, drama
“The Diplomat”; “The Pitt”; “Pluribus”; “Severance”; “Slow Horses”; “The White Lotus.”
Best television series, comedy or musical
“Abbott Elementary”; “The Bear”; “Hacks”; “Nobody Wants This”; “Only Murders in the Building”; “The Studio.”
Best performance by a female actor, drama
Kathy Bates, “Matlock”; Britt Lower, “Severance”; Helen Mirren, “Mobland”; Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”; Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”; Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus.”
Best performance by a male actor, drama
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”; Diego Luna, “Andor”; Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”; Mark Ruffalo, “Task”; Adam Scott, “Severance”; Noah Wyle, “The Pitt.”
Best performance by a female actor TV series, musical or comedy
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; “Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”; Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”; Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”; Jean Smart, “Hacks.”
Best performance by a male actor, TV series, musical or comedy
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”; Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”; Glen Powell, “Chad Powers”; Seth Rogen, “The Studio”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear.”
Best limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
“Adolescence”; “All Her Fault”; “The Beast in Me”; “Black Mirror”; “The Girlfriend”; “Dying for Sex.”
Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
Jacob Elordi, “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”; Paul Giamatti, “Black Mirror”; Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”; Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”; Jude Law, “Black Rabbit”; Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me.”
Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series or movie made for television
Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”; Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”; Amanda Seyfried, “Long Bright River”; Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”; Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”; Robin Wright, “The Girlfriend.”
Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”; Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”; Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”; Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”; Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”; Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus.”
Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role
Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”; Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”; Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”; Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”; Tramell Tillman, “Severance”; Ashley Walters, “Adolescence.”
Best performance in stand-up comedy on TV
Bill Maher, “Is Anyone Else Seeing This?”; Brett Goldstein, “The Second Best Night of Your Life”; Kevin Hart, “Acting My Age”; Kumail Nanjiani, “Night Thoughts”; Ricky Gervais, “Mortality”; Sarah Silverman, “PostMortem.”
Best podcast
“Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”; “Call Her Daddy”; “Good Hang with Amy Poehler”; “The Mel Robbins Podcast”; " SmartLess”; “Up First from NPR.”
The best movies of 2025 so far
The best movies of 2025 so far
As is often the case, movie releases in 2025 have included some serious highs and lows. There were major box-office hits, like "A Minecraft Movie," which brought in more than $423 million at the box office and set the record as the most successful game-to-film adaptation of all time, along with some colossal disappointments, like Disney's universally panned live-action "Snow White," which is expected to lose the studio $115 million. And for every critically adored film like "Sinners," there was an unmitigated disaster like "Bride Hard."
As we move toward awards season, plenty of buzz-worthy films are getting ready to hit screens in the last quarter of the year. "Hamnet" (Nov. 27), "Marty Supreme" (Dec. 25), and "Wicked: For Good" (Nov. 21) are all being tossed around as possible Oscar contenders, while deeper cuts like "Train Dreams" (Nov. 7) and "The Secret Agent" (Nov. 26) have garnered some serious buzz.
Several family-friendly movies are also on the way, including "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" on Dec. 19 and "Zootopia 2" on Nov. 26. And who could forget hotly anticipated sequels like "Avatar: Fire and Ash" on Dec. 19?
While there's much to look forward to, we shouldn't overlook the gems that have already hit theaters. Stacker rounded up the best movies of 2025, ranked by Metacritic scores.
To qualify for the list, these movies must have been released and distributed in the United States by Oct. 17, 2025, and have at least seven reviews by critics. Metacritic's internal weighting system broke any ties. IMDb user ratings are provided for a popular reception context.
From timely documentaries to indie comedies to gripping foreign films, these are the films from 2025 (so far) most deserving of your attention.
#20. Eephus
- Director: Carson Lund
- Metascore: 83
- IMDB user rating: 6.7
- Run time: 1 hour, 38 minutes
Set in the '90s, "Eephus" centers on two amateur baseball teams playing their final game in their home stadium before it is demolished. Subtle, slow-moving, and without the overtly emotional arc central to most sports films, the movie still manages to be a touching and funny tribute to America's national pastime.
Writing for WBUR, Sean Burns called it "the best baseball movie since 'Bull Durham'—or maybe 'Bad Lieutenant'—because it explores this sport's peculiar ability to bend and distort time."
#19. Predators
- Director: David Osit
- Metascore: 83
- IMDB user rating: 7.5
- Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes
In the early 2000s, "To Catch a Predator" was among NBC's more popular offerings. The show used actors to lure adults seeking to have sexual encounters with children into the hands of police, who then arrested them. This David Osit documentary examines the rise and fall of the series, as well as the impact it had on those involved in its creation. The New York Times' critic Ben Kenigsberg called it a "probing, troubling [look] at the sociological implications" of the hugely successful show.
#18. Universal Language
- Director: Matthew Rankin
- Metascore: 84
- IMDB user rating: 6.9
- Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes
"Universal Language" is an absurdist comedy set in a reimagined Canada where Persian and French are the official languages. The film contains three separate and seemingly unconnected narratives. Reminiscent of the Iranian New Wave cinematic movement, the movie may be too bizarre for some (the action is interspersed with asides, like a faux '80s-style commercial selling turkeys). But for those willing to get on its wavelength, the film delivers a story that is "familiar and strange to us, welcoming but odd, funny, and tender," per RogerEbert.com critic Monica Castillo.
#17. To a Land Unknown
- Director: Mahdi Fleifel
- Metascore: 84
- IMDB user rating: 7.3
- Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
"To a Land Unknown" follows two Palestinian refugees as they attempt to make their way from Greece to Germany, acquiring money in any way they can. Gritty and tense, the movie doesn't shy away "from the lasting damages that exile can cause, whether one makes it out or not," Hollywood Reporter contributing film critic Jordan Mintzer writes.
Alci Rengifo, CounterPunch film critic and filmmaker, said the movie "is one of those enveloping cinematic experiences that feel so real as to transcend the idea that it is fiction," an assessment that makes perfect sense when you consider that this is documentary director Mahdi Fleifel's first narrative feature.
#16. Sinners
- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Metascore: 84
- IMDB user rating: 7.6
- Run time: 2 hours 17 minutes
Michael B. Jordan plays twins in this horror movie in the Mississippi Delta in 1932. "Sinners" follows the two brothers, Smoke and Stack, as they return to their hometown hoping for a fresh start, only to find that a supernatural evil lurks in the shadows.
Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman said the movie was "vibrant and richly acted," calling it a "rare mainstream horror film about something weighty and soulful. " Its thematic depth and stunning aesthetic are two reasons it's made over $365 million worldwide, making it the biggest original horror movie since 2018's "A Quiet Place."
#15. I'm Still Here
- Director: Walter Salles
- Metascore: 85
- IMDB user rating: 8.2
- Run time: 2 hours 17 minutes
Based on journalist Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir of the same name, "I'm Still Here" tells the story of a mother and activist trying to cope with the forced disappearance of her husband amid Brazil's military dictatorship. Starring Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres, the movie was nominated for Best Picture and won the Academy Award for Best International Film. The urgency of the story, as well as the quietly emotional performances, are among the driving factors behind the film's acclaim.
#14. Black Bag
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Metascore: 85
- IMDB user rating: 6.7
- Run time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Pierce Brosnan lead the cast of this spy thriller, which follows a British intelligence officer tasked with investigating a list of possible traitors. One of the names on that list? The wife he's deeply devoted to. "Black Bag" shares tonal similarities with a James Bond movie, but with a subtler, more darkly comedic approach.
RogerEbert.com's Monica Castillo called the Steven Soderbergh effort "absolutely delicious, a svelte piece of entertainment that feels like a vintage yarn yet very much represents our own anxieties, questions of sustaining trust in relationships and high-stake careers."
#13. The Perfect Neighbor
- Director: Geeta Gandbhir
- Metascore: 85
- IMDB user rating: 8
- Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes
This Netflix documentary relies entirely on police body cam footage to follow the frequent disputes between two Florida neighbors, which eventually reach a shocking and violent conclusion.
The film has been described as "unflinching and urgent," with critics praising the way director Geeta Gandbhir examines "race, power, and the legal systems that shape our lives." Gandbhir won the Directing Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where the film originally premiered.
#12. A Nice Indian Boy
- Director: Roshan Sethi
- Metascore: 85
- IMDB user rating: 7.4
- Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes
In this rom-com, an Indian American doctor brings his fiancée, a white man adopted by Indian parents, to meet his ultra-traditional family. Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff star in roles played with "exceptional heart and sensitivity," as RogerEbert.com contributing editor Nell Minow described. The movie is heartwarming as it engages with classic genre tropes, but it has also earned praise for its gentle wisdom and the tender way it treats family and community.
#11. Afternoons of Solitude
- Director: Albert Serra
- Metascore: 85
- IMDB user rating: 7.2
- Run time: 2 hours 5 minutes
RogerEbert.com's Glenn Kenny called "Afternoons of Solitude" "visually beautiful, emotionally unnerving, and—arguably—intellectually confounding." Director Albert Serra's first feature-length documentary follows Spanish bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey. There is no commentary, narration, or interviews with those involved. Instead, the film offers a two-hour observation of the sport in all its gore and glory.
#10. April
- Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
- Metascore: 86
- IMDB user rating: 6.5
- Run time: 2 hours 14 minutes
In this timely drama, a Georgian obstetrician who provides abortions to her patients despite the country's prohibitions must defend herself after being accused of negligence. Gripping and, at times, unbearably tense, the movie is a must-watch in the current political climate. Be aware that it may leave you unsettled, as IndieWire Reviews Editor David Ehrlich calls it a "remarkable and shudderingly unresolved film."
#9. A Little Prayer
- Director: Angus MacLachlan
- Metascore: 86
- IMDB user rating: 7.3
- Run time: 1 hour 31 minutes
"A Little Prayer" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, but didn't get a wider release until 2025. For RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz called the family drama about the crises of adult children "a beautiful hand-wrought sculpture" that's "perfect just as it is."
Per the glowing critical response, the movie shines in the way it focuses on the humanity of its characters, not forcing viewers to determine who's right and wrong in complicated situations, but instead allowing them to see just how nuanced life and love can be.
#8. Caught by the Tides
- Director: Zhangke Jia
- Metascore: 87
- IMDB user rating: 6.7
- Run time: 1 hour 51 minutes
During the pandemic, Chinese director Jia Zhangke began sorting through the decades of archival documentary footage he had captured. The result of that project was "Caught by the Tides," a fictional drama about a driven woman who lives for herself. It is composed almost entirely of the director's existing footage, interspersed with silent scenes featuring Zhangke's frequent collaborator (and real-life wife) Zhao Tao.
An actual arthouse project, NPR film critic Justin Chang praised the movie's portrayal of a country and its film industry in flux.
#7. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
- Director: Rungano Nyoni
- Metascore: 87
- IMDB user rating: 7
- Run time: 1 hour 39 minutes
"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" opens with the main character stumbling across the body of her dead uncle, lying on the road in the middle of the night. As her extended Zambian family prepares for Uncle Fred's funeral, long-held family secrets come to light, forcing a reckoning. A mix of dark comedy and serious drama, the movie has plenty to say about the challenges of processing complex emotions and the temptation to live in denial.
#6. Familiar Touch
- Director: Sarah Friedland
- Metascore: 87
- IMDB user rating: 7.2
- Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
In "Familiar Touch," we follow an octogenarian as she enters an assisted living facility, contending with the loss of her independence and the arrival of cognitive decline. The Santa Barbara Independent's Josef Woodard called it "a sensitive, moving, humor-speckled, and ultimately humane portrayal of the transitional process." Because aging is so infrequently addressed in cinema—at least not with this level of frankness and optimism—"Familiar Touch" is a must-watch.
#5. 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Director: Mstyslav Chernov
- Metascore: 88
- IMDB user rating: 8.9
- Run time: 1 hour 47 minutes
Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov and journalist Alex Babenko follow a Ukrainian platoon as they set out to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka in this documentary. Called "bruisingly intimate" by New York Times writer Alissa Wilkinson, the film features real helmet-cam footage from the soldiers involved in the mission, alongside talking head reflections. The must-watch documentary is equal parts a treatise on the futility of war and a conversation about how we depict war for pure entertainment in video games and on TV.
#4. Sorry, Baby
- Director: Eva Victor
- Metascore: 89
- IMDB user rating: 7.1
- Run time: 1 hour 51 minutes
A dark comedy-drama, "Sorry, Baby" follows a college professor as she wrestles with the aftermath of a sexual assault. Told out of chronological order, the movie works to dismantle many of the assumptions around how victims of sexual violence should react to the trauma they've endured.
NPR film critic Justin Chang wrote that the movie's thesis—"that pain and healing come in many different forms [so] our stories should, also"—is made all the more poignant by Victor's thoughtful performance and sharp writing.
#3. It Was Just an Accident
- Director: Jafar Panahi
- Metascore: 90
- IMDB user rating: 7.7
- Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
In this Persian-language thriller, a group of former Iranian political prisoners decides whether or not to enact revenge on their past tormentor. The film, which was secretly shot in Iran, won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. For RogerEbert.com, critic Robert Daniels raved about how controlled the film is despite its difficult subject matter, with nary a wasted shot or moment.
#2. My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow
- Director: Julia Loktev
- Metascore: 93
- IMDB user rating: 7.9
- Run time: 5 hours 24 minutes
Emerging at the top of the list is this grim but urgent documentary, which follows a group of independent journalists in the lead-up to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Rolling Stone critic David Fear calls the "marathon-length" film—"My Undesirable Friends," which clocks in at 5.5 hours—a warning about totalitarianism and the suppression of free speech, demonstrating how stealthily these forces can operate.
Director Julia Loktev is currently working on a follow-up that will track the journalists as they deal with the aftermath of their work and the repercussions of challenging a regime as powerful as Putin's.
#1. One Battle After Another
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Metascore: 95
- IMDB user rating: 8.3
- Run time: 2 hours 41 minutes
Inspired by "Vineland," a 1990 novel by Thomas Pynchon, "One Battle After Another" follows an ex-revolutionary who returns to his old ways after a corrupt military officer begins pursuing his teenage daughter. Chicago Tribune critic Katie Walsh called the movie "a searing indictment of this American moment" for its portrayal of authoritarianism. The Hollywood Reporter critic Richard Lawson echoed that sentiment, noting that the film is "richly engaging" and "bracingly timely."
The all-star cast of "One Battle After Another," which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and newcomer Chase Infiniti, makes the movie an easy watch, along with Paul Thomas Anderson's stunning direction.
Story editing by Louis Peitzman.
- Director: Sally Aitken
- Metascore: 74
- IMDB user rating: 7.1
- Run time: 1 hour 33 minutes
A nature documentary at its core, "Every Little Thing" follows Terry Masear, a hummingbird rehabilitation specialist, as she goes about the day-to-day business of saving these delicate birds. Though it may sound light-hearted and fluffy (and it certainly does have those moments), the film is as much about overcoming trauma—whether inflicted by nature or by other humans—as it is about the birds.
While some critics called the film stretched thin and monotonous, most found it dazzling, with The Hollywood Reporter's review gushing over how deftly the film manages to say something about humanity. After all, as Masear puts it, showing love and compassion when we aren't required to is a marker of one's greatness.
