Friday Movie Night, 8PM EST: Ingmar Bergman’s bad-mother drama Autumn Sonata (1978) and Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-thriller-satire One Battle After Another (2025)! (CWs inside)
Friday Movie Night, 8PM EST: Ingmar Bergman’s bad-mother drama Autumn Sonata (1978) and Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-thriller-satire One Battle After Another (2025)! (CWs inside)
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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is the Swedish drama Autumn Sonata (1978), one of the most acclaimed films from one of the most renowned filmmakers of all time, Ingmar Bergman. A Swedish mother visits her estranged daughter after a long period of no contact, having neglected her family to pursue a career as a pianist. Uh-oh, turns out her other daughter, who is mentally handicapped, is also there. Drama ensues, in Bergman’s characteristic aesthetic-minimalist, emotional-maximalist style. Currently ranked #24 on the Letterboxd Top 250. After that is One Battle After Another (2025), the new action-thriller-satire from renowned auteur Paul Thomas Anderson, the guy behind Punch-Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), and Inherent Vice (2014), all of which we have previously watched. A washed-up leader of a revolutionary militant group (Leonardo Dicaprio) living off-the-grid is forced back into action once his evil nemesis returns and his daughter disappears. A whole lot of violence, mayhem, and dark comedy follow from there as the band gets back together to kick some butt. This is the most acclaimed film of 2025 so far; it is currently ranked #35 on the Letterboxd Top 250. A camrip of acceptable quality just appeared, so let’s check it out.
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Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- Autumn Sonata: https://letterboxd.com/film/autumn-sonata/
- One Battle After Another: https://letterboxd.com/film/one-battle-after-another/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- Autumn Sonata: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/101798
- One Battle After Another: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1537151
CWs for Autumn Sonata:
- Child abandonment.
- Child abuse.
- Domestic violence.
- Abused person forgives their abuser.
- Alcoholism.
- Seizure.
- Death of child.
- Able-bodied actor plays disabled character.
- Death of parent.
- Cheating.
- Shower scene.
- Hospital scene.
- Meltdown.
- Body dysmorphia.
- Anxiety attacks.
- Abortions.
- Ableism.
- Drowning.
- Sad ending.
CWs for One Battle After Another:
- Child abandonment.
- Child abuse.
- Stalking.
- Abused person forgives their abuser.
- Drug use.
- Alcohol abuse.
- Drug addiction.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Mention of sexual assault.
- R*pe jokes.
- Unconsciousness.
- Ableist slurs.
- Cheating.
- Kidnapping.
- Natural bodies of water.
- Prison scenes.
- Hospital scenes.
- Screaming.
- Jump scares.
- Crying baby.
- Profanity.
- Shaky cam.
- Someone is watched without their knowledge.
- Babies.
- Hate speech.
- Misgendering.
- Objectification of female characters.
- Sex.
- Honking horns.
- Screeching tires.
- Car crash.
- Gun violence.
- Blood and gore.
Links to movies:
- Autumn Sonata: https://tankie.tube/w/56UybYeAho9BdxhbTs4me2
- One Battle After Another: https://tankie.tube/w/wGS67VXSXnXo9QX3Ky524a