Our PTA series rolls on with Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson’s wild, sprawling epic of love, regret, coincidence, and—yes—raining frogs.

We dive into the film’s interwoven stories, the powerhouse ensemble cast (Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more), and why this chaotic tapestry of life remains one of PTA’s boldest statements.

As we count down to his newest film One Battle After Another, filmed right here in El Paso, TX, we’re celebrating how PTA captures both the mess and the beauty of human connection—even when the sky is literally falling.