The Master
Overview
Paul Thomas Anderson's most hypnotic and least explainable film. A broken WWII vet falls under the spell of a charismatic cult leader, and their relationship becomes a strange, volatile dance of need and control. Phoenix and Hoffman give titanic performances — the interrogation scenes feel dangerous. You won't 'get' it on first watch, and that's fine. Let it wash over you like a fever dream.
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Laura Dern
