One Battle After Another

holy effing wowza. from the first bloody scene i had goosebumps all over. i was sooooo sceptical of all the hype around this, as i always thought leo and PTA have only ever been good, not great. but this movie effing rocks. teyana taylor and chase infiniti are my absolute highlights, you could see their every thought in their faces. especially their resolve. the soundtrack also deserves a special shoutout! my gods, those moving strings really took this to the next level. and costume designer, the one behind that perfectly goofy dad robe leonardo wears - best know it’s colleen freaking atwood. legend. wasn’t a huge fan of PTA before this, but this has truly convinced me of his grandiose. he really ensures that this emulates the title and it is non-effing-stop from the get-go. i still don’t like leo dicaprio tho. side note: didn’t have a great audience, it was five old white people laughing at all the wrong parts - particularly sean penn’s lines that were just… wrong. i swear, australia never turns up for anything morally correct ever. and unfortunately didn’t see in 70mm, as i was busy all last week and my city’s last showing for it was sunday. very sad about that. 2025 ranked