Overview

• Critics give Paul Thomas Anderson’s action‑drama a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and a near‑perfect 96 on Metacritic, the year’s highest film score on the site so far.
• Warner Bros. opens the movie in theaters on Sept. 26 with IMAX and VistaVision presentations, with advance previews beginning Sept. 24.
• Leonardo DiCaprio leads an ensemble featuring Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and newcomer Chase Infiniti, whose breakout turn is widely praised.
• The film, loosely adapted from Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, is lauded for its political bite and craft, with reviewers highlighting large‑scale set pieces, 70mm cinematography and Jonny Greenwood’s score.
• Coverage notes a hefty budget north of $130 million and a planned studio awards push, while a handful of mixed notices caution that intense pre‑release hype could spur backlash.