Search: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

As a director, he captures the seedy glamour of the gambling world perfectly and as a writer he propels a taut, no-frills story along with a screenplay that’s literate and believable.

This is the tail end of the good times, Doc and his cohort seem as though they are fading out.

Sentimentality is already dead. Irony lives! And coincidence is king.

Surrounding, supporting, and undermining the central love story, Paul Thomas Anderson paints unforgettable scenes that should be enjoyed in a rare 70mm projection.

One detail after another rewards.

Phantom Thread is a film about fabric, craft, beauty, but at heart asks all the crucial, complicated questions about love.

There are similarities to the work of David Lynch and Jocelyn Moorhouse, but this is something entirely fresh.

Anderson deals in originality. That is his currency. Don’t expect anything to resemble something you might have seen before.