Episode 16 of The Mirror is a special episode, one devoted entirely to discussing Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film from 2012 that is both a wonderfully crafted work of cinema, and a powerful lens through which to look at our highly-subjectivised times. The Master, in both cinematography and performance, exemplifies a rare restraint in Western cinema, and takes a beautifully naturalistic approach, finding more in common with the European arthouse than contemporary Hollywood cinema. This study is spoiler free, and goes into detail in the form and process of cinema.

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