This heavily illustrated mid-career monograph documents the thirty-year creative journey of eight-time Academy Award-nominated writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, from his early short films through his latest features.
Adam Nayman is a film critic, lecturer, and author based
in Toronto. He is a contributing editor for Cinema Scope and a
frequent contributor to The Ringer, The New York Times, Sight &
Sound, and The Criterion Collection. Nayman is the author of
several acclaimed monographs, including The Coen Brothers: This
Book Really Ties the Films Together, David Fincher: Mind Games, and
Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks. His critical work is celebrated
for its deep analysis of modern auteurs, blending academic rigor
with accessible, sharp-witted prose. Beyond his books, he lectures
on cinema and journalism at the University of Toronto and TMU
(formerly Ryerson University).
Josh and Benny Safdie are the visionary filmmakers behind
the adrenaline-fueled modern classics Good Time (2017) and Uncut
Gems (2019). Known for their "street-level" realism and
high-tension storytelling, they redefined the New York crime
thriller before transitioning to independent paths in 2024. Josh
Safdie continues his exploration of obsessive characters and
frantic pacing as the director of the 2025/2026 awards contender
Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet. Benny Safdie has
successfully balanced a prolific acting career-appearing in Paul
Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza and Christopher Nolan's
Oppenheimer-with his solo directorial debut, the MMA drama The
Smashing Machine (2025), starring Dwayne Johnson. The brothers
remain foundational figures in 21st-century American independent
cinema, and their foreword to Masterworks offers a unique
peer-to-peer perspective on the technical and emotional brilliance
of Paul Thomas Anderson.
“A master class of the masterworks of Paul Thomas Anderson.”
*Variety Magazine*
“This career retrospective, full of lavish photographs from his
best-loved films, is enough to inspire that budding director in
your life, or provide a gateway to revisit old favorites without
firing up their Blu-ray player.”
*A.Frame*
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