The Phantom Thread

(2017) dir Paul Thomas Anderson w/Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville [130 min; DCP]

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece is a disarmingly simple affair. A story about the obstinate iconoclast Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis), a fashion designer in post-WWII London, who finally meets his match in the form of Alma Elson (Krieps), a young woman who catches his eye. Watched over by Reynolds’ trusty sister (Manville), the couple develop a loving, if idiosyncratic, relationship.