Yay 👍🏼 ‘One Battle After Another’ Has Early Reactions That Sure Sound Promising Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has been quietly screened for select press in New York and Los Angeles this past Friday. Word is, plenty of critics and awards-season watchers have now seen the film. The social media embargo won’t lift until Monday, but that hasn’t stopped a few early birds from dropping hints. Unsurprisingly, the whispers are glowing. This is PTA we’re talking about—when was the last time one of his films was ever not praised? All signs point to “One Battle After Another” being very much in the Oscar conversation. A few people I’ve spoken to were very positive on it. Below are three “reactions” of main writers from, respectively, The Playlist, The New York Times and IndieWire.