Paul Thomas Anderson is a very rare figure in Hollywood — he’s widely considered to be one of the very best directors of his generation, but he has never really had a hit when it comes to making money. “One Battle After Another” might change that. It’s a big-budget action movie with a bankable star in Leonardo DiCaprio. And to Wesley’s relief, that didn’t come with any compromises.

Wesley invites The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey to celebrate the merits of Anderson’s films and to determine if this is his best. Catch their conversation here, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Credits

Cannonball is hosted by Wesley Morris and produced by Elyssa Dudley, Janelle Anderson, John White and Austin Mitchell. The show is edited by Lisa Tobin. The show is engineered by Daniel Ramirez and recorded by Maddy Masiello, Kyle Grandillo and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Dan Powell and Diane Wong. Our theme music is by Justin Ellington.

Our video team is Brooke Minters and Felice Leon. This episode was edited by Amy Marino and Jamie Hefetz. It was filmed by Alfredo Chiarappa. Special thanks to Paula Szuchman and Sam Dolnick.