The Master

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Julian M. Another gem for PTA. It warrants a second veiwing though; the rating could go up even more after. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/09/25 Full Review Griffith J Some of the most mesmerizing & engrossing acting of this century. The strange & unsettling style of Anderson is in full swing yet it works so well. Deep layers of themes about power & authority are emotionally provoking & sweep me up into the drama. Every aspect feels very intentional, even if it’s not terribly clear. Definitely not the type of film for everyone but diving into the uncomfortable is hugely rewarding. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/04/25 Full Review James B I wanted to stop watching this movie with only ten minutes left — and that says a lot. I forced myself to sit through it, waiting for it to get better because of all the rave reviews. It never did. Is it about cults? PTSD? Or just two actors showing off their skills with ultra-mundane subject matter? It never seems to decide. Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman are both outstanding actors, and their performances are the only thing holding this together. To be honest, I didn’t think much of There Will Be Blood either, and I still don’t understand what all the fuss was about — that one also had Daniel Day-Lewis putting on an acting clinic, just as Hoffman and Phoenix do here. Unfortunately, great acting can’t save a film that’s ultimately unfocused and emotionally inert. The Master is a beautifully performed slog. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/25 Full Review will t when you watch the master, it feels like watching high art. every frame and scene feels like something you would find in a royal palace, every emotion and act. it makes you believe in scientology, then brings you back to reality, then shows you the true absurdness and horror of it. how paul thomas anderson arranges every little detail and gets every actor in the movie, no matter how big or important the role, to feel so insanely realistic is beyond me. obviously, there's the famous scenes that everybody knows, and while their famous for a reason it's the little bits of emotion in everything that drive the master for me. it makes me feel so many things. truly high art, and one of philip seymour hoffman's last and greatest performances. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review Patrick G. 7.8/10 So slow but Hoffman and phoenix are incredible actors, it’s like a battle of geniuses Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review john h The Master is a spectacular look into the formation of cults and the relationship between men who are dependent on each other, but use different ways, sometimes crueler, to fulfill their dependency on others. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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