Paul Thomas Anderson

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The Boston Phoenix–Alumni Film Critics’ Poll

Our first-ever round-up of the past year’s best movies, with a little help from our friends
It’s true, the Boston Phoenix has never won an Oscar.
By PHOENIX STAFF | February 13, 2008

Are we grading on a curve?

Peter Keough’s Oscar Scorecard
It’s a solid B, which isn’t bad considering the vagaries of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.
By PHOENIX STAFF | January 23, 2008

The Oscars go to Hell

The Devil knows what the nominations will be for this year’s Oscars
Maybe it’s just as well if the writers’ strike forces a cancellation of the Oscars show.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 18, 2008

Blood simple

Daniel Day-Lewis gushes in Paul Thomas Anderson’s punch-drunk epic
To love Paul Thomas Anderson is to love his endings.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 04, 2008

Bodysong

The perfect fusion of sound and vision
From more than 400 sources, he’s created an operatic narrative of a single human life.
By BRETT MICHEL | December 31, 2007

2008 releases offer campaign reform
The last thing people are looking for when they go to the movies is a reminder of the political crapola they are trying to escape.
By PETER KEOUGH | December 28, 2007