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Standard Issue Podcast

Flicking #70: One Battle After Another

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Epic in scope and length, deliberately problematic characters, a very distinct aesthetic and a Jonny Greenwood score to give you the jitters: Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2025 award-bothering opus is Yosra’s pick for this month’s Flicking. But do Yosra, Hannah and Mick think Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor deserve the plaudits being heaped upon them? And how much white male gaze is too much white male gaze when it comes to the hyper-sexualisation of a Black female character?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were three ordinary women on what seemed like a simple mission to find a film they liked.

0:36.9

One where women got something to do and not just

0:40.4

look pretty or be murdered, which, to be totally honest, has complicated matters a bit.

0:47.7

Welcome to Flicking. Yes, it sounds a bit rude. That's the joke.

0:53.9

Hello and welcome to February Flicking.

0:57.7

Our lovely Routle around some of 2025's most exciting, best, award-winning, under the radar.

1:07.5

Films, just films we've chosen from last year to have a watch on this year.

1:13.0

I'm joined as ever by that there, Hannah Dunedie. Hello. Hello.

1:17.7

And picker of this month's film, Josra Osman. Yossi, hello.

1:22.0

Hello. Hi. I am happy to be here. Good. We're always chuffed to have you.

1:29.0

So Yosra, what film did you pick that legit made me jittery for us to watch this month?

1:36.6

Oh dear.

1:37.1

Here we go.

1:38.1

Yeah, so it was my pick and I went for one battle after another, which is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who

1:46.1

in general I'm quite a big fan of. So it made sense to pick this, but also you mentioned

1:51.8

in your intro, like award-winning, and this one is really doing the rounds. So I thought

1:56.1

it would be a good one for us to discuss as the Oscars are coming up in about a month's time as well.

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