If you’re pretty heavily into movies, and WWII, The Master is a promising new film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. There are several draws to checking it out:
The film centers on the founding of a religious organization rumored to be based on Scientology. There’s always a lot of mystique surrounding that one…
Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead did the score and has also scored for Wes Anderson.
It’s directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who also did Boogie Nights.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman has been the man since Charlie Wilson’s War, and Joaquin Phoenix is just well…Joaquin Phoenix, one of a kind. Here’s an example of what we mean: