Cry out for change

LIFE ON THEaPaul Thomas Anderson is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers working today, accruing 11 Oscar nominations for his direction and screenwriting for pictures like Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Licorice Pizza. RUN Teyana Taylor and Leonardo DiCaprio star as troubled parents

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But he is yet to claim a coveted golden statuette for his impeccable work behind the camera.

That losing streak is likely to change with One Battle After Another, a consummately choreographed action thriller loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland about a ragtag group of activists fighting oppression.

Former revolutionary Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives off the grid with his teenage daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti), estranged from the girl's mother, Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor).