Phantom Thread

Wow. Just, wow. Let's start with the obvious: the costume design. I know close to nothing about this part of filmmaking but it was on point and beautiful for the whole fucking movie long. The cinematography was beautiful and only worked better in conjunction with the masterful production design. And the acting, oh the acting. It was so well acted that I frequently forgot that I was watching actors rather than the characters themselves. It was so incredibly engrossing and fantastic to watch. Holy shit it's good. Go in blind to see it first time, and you won't be disappointed. Paul Thomas Anderson is, as usual, amazing at making emotional, subtle, complex, rich, and evocative movies and I can't wait to see what he does next.