Friendo: “One Battle After Another is a beautifully orchestrated film, no doubt, but the sympathetic emotional boost, at least among the big-city critics, comes from the women-of-color costars…Anderson is married to a woman of color, and critics, political animals and certainly no fools, understand the deal or, if you will, the sociological signage…they have to be down with Leo, Benicio and the sisters.
“Now flip the coin and imagine a similar story in which the revolutionaries in question are white militia types…imagine the reviews! Not so friendly!”