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First Watch

Hopelessly Inquisitive Men - Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice and The Master - First Watch

Sep 24, 2025 · 3 hr 23 min · 15 segments

In part 2 of 3 of First Watch's PTA retrospective, the gang (plus Jams and Tea stalwart Ryley dive deep into two of the American auteur's most confounding works, which is of no surprise considering…

In part 2 of 3 of First Watch's PTA retrospective, the gang (plus Jams and Tea stalwart Ryley dive deep into two of the American auteur's most confounding works, which is of no surprise considering they're both loose to less-loose Thomas Pynchon adaptations.

In part 2 of 3 of First Watch's PTA retrospective, the gang (plus Jams and Tea stalwart Ryley dive deep into two of the American auteur's most confounding works, which is of no surprise considering…

Speakers: Zachary MorgasonHostRyleyGuestMorganPanelistCole DuffyHost

Top entities: Paul Thomas Anderson×17 Thomas Pynchon×12 Kelly Reichardt×7 Ethan Hawke×3 The Master×4

Paul Thomas AndersonPersonAmerican filmmaker
100%17 mentions
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99%12 mentions
Kelly ReichardtPersonAmerican film director
99%7 mentions
Ethan HawkePersonAmerican actor and writer
98%3 mentions
The MasterMovie2012 film
97%4 mentions
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97%4 mentions
Josh O'ConnorPersonEnglish actor
96%7 mentions
Jafar PanahiPersonIranian filmmaker
96%6 mentions
Stellan SkarsgårdPersonSwedish actor
95%2 mentions
Oscar Hammerstein IIPersonAmerican lyricist and librettist
95%2 mentions
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94%9 mentions
Joan CrawfordPersonAmerican actress
93%6 mentions
Elle FanningPersonAmerican actress
93%1 mention
Inherent ViceMovie2014 film
92%5 mentions
GodEntitySupreme being
92%7 mentions
This Is Not a FilmMovie2011 film
91%1 mention
Hollow Knight: SilksongVideo GameVideo game
90%7 mentions
Sentimental ValueMovie2025 film
90%3 mentions
Francis LawrencePersonAmerican filmmaker and film producer
89%2 mentions
There Will Be BloodMovie2007 film
89%2 mentions
Dear Evan HansenMovie2021 film
88%5 mentions
Alien: ResurrectionMovie1997 film
88%2 mentions
Julia FoxPersonItalian-American actress and model
87%1 mention
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86%2 mentions
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86%3 mentions
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85%5 mentions
Marlon WayansPersonAmerican actor and comedian
85%3 mentions
The Hunger GamesMovie2012 film
84%2 mentions
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84%2 mentions
Punch-Drunk LoveMovie2002 film
83%6 mentions
VinelandBookNovel by Thomas Pynchon
82%5 mentions
One Battle After AnotherMovie2025 film
82%6 mentions
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81%2 mentions
June SquibbPersonAmerican actress
81%2 mentions
HamnetMovie2025 film
80%1 mention
Cooper HoffmanPersonAmerican actor
79%3 mentions
Philip Seymour HoffmanPersonAmerican actor
79%2 mentions
Joachim TrierPersonNorwegian filmmaker
78%3 mentions
Eleanor MorgensteinEntity
78%4 mentions
Phantom ThreadMovie2017 film
77%3 mentions
Joaquin PhoenixPersonAmerican actor
77%1 mention
The History of SoundMovie2025 film
76%3 mentions
Colin MorganPersonActor
75%2 mentions
The HolocaustEventWar
75%7 mentions
40 AcresMovie2024 film
74%1 mention
The Big LebowskiMovie1998 film
74%1 mention
RuPaulPersonAmerican drag queen and television host
73%1 mention
Eleanor the GreatMovie2025 film
73%2 mentions
Stephen KingPersonAmerican author
72%14 mentions
Lars von TrierPersonDanish film director and screenwriter
71%4 mentions

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