Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2021 film LICORICE PIZZA is part of a wave of nostalgia-laden films from directors set during their own personal formative years — a wave that includes ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD, THE FABELMANS, and ROMA. However, Anderson sets out to do something very different with his 70’s period piece, digging deep beyond surface aesthetics to uncover the universal truths that shaped the era… and that continue to inform ours.
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