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Adam Sandler , who is currently starring in the George Clooney mess Jay Kelly , is one of those guys that everybody  has an opinion about. For most people, he’s the loud, goofy, juvenile clown who made a fortune playing overgrown man-children who yell funny nonsense, punch people in the face, and fall down a lot. For others (and I’d put myself in this camp) he’s a wildly talented performer who, yes, built an empire on dumb comedies, but who’s also capable of incredible dept

With the release of Paul Thomas Anderson ’s latest film, the absolute masterpiece One Battle After Another , I thought I’d sit down, hammer this out, and finally put together a piece about my favorite filmmaker of all time. That’s right, Paul Thomas Anderson. PTA. The best filmmaker on the planet. Period. I’m going to say this upfront: the man has not made a bad movie. Not one. Ten films, ten great films, all four-star movies in my book. Some of them are flat-out masterpieces