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Phantom Thread

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145 Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50
38
Educational Value/50
26
Craft & Quality/50
48
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The TVI Take

A London couturier has his routines disrupted by a new muse who turns his control dynamics upside down. Paul Thomas Anderson's film is formally exceptional — the Jonny Greenwood score and Daniel Day-Lewis's final performance are both extraordinary.

Educational about fashion history and the psychology of obsessive personalities.

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