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As the years have gone by, irresistible boy-wonder Paul Thomas Anderson has gone from being the cool guy who directed an ode to the porn industry to being the boring old man behind a period dramedy where Daniel Day Lewis put us all to sleep. Somewhere in between Boogie Nights and Phantom Thread lies THE MASTER, a pretentious, bloated, so-called “exposé” on Scientology that fooled critics into thinking it was great - even though nobody could really agree on what the movie was saying. Listen to Alex & Julio break down the mutually parasitic relationship between Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in PTA’s most overrated film!

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:15 Intro

00:01:16 - 00:21:21 The Master

00:21:22 - 01:08:24 Contrarians Corner

01:08:25 - 01:09:34 The Secret

01:09:35 - 01:18:52 Now on Patreon

01:18:53 - 02:05:47 Real Talk

02:05:48 - 02:08:57 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, we hit October at full speed, as we tackle Edgar Wright’s BABY DRIVER! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of THE MASTER! Do you need a PHD on Film Snobbery to truly get it? Did PTA fail his characters by not allowing their love to be expressed sexually? How slow is this boat going to China anyway? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!