The Master
First screened in August 2012
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ambyr Childers, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, Madisen Beaty, Laura Dern, Kevin J. O'Connor, Patty McCormack, Lena Endre, Amy Ferguson, Barbara Brownell, Jennifer Neala Page. Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson.
Twitter Capsule: Boldface yet elliptical. Adventurously but vexingly disjointed. Profits and suffers from haze surrounding focal figures.

Photo © 2012 The Weinstein Company/Annapurna Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actor (Drama): Joaquin Phoenix
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Other Awards:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director; Best Actor (Phoenix); Best Supporting Actress (Adams); Best Production Design (William Crank and Jack Fisk)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actress (Adams); Best Cinematography (Mihai Malaimare, Jr.)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography

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