Monday Double: Punch Drunk Love + Licorice Pizza

A pair of off-kilter love stories from Paul Thomas Anderson.

PUNCH DRUNK LOVE (2002) | M

Adam Sandler delivers a revelatory turn as Barry Egan, a socially anxious novelty salesman whose lonely routine is jolted by an unexpected romance with the warm, quietly persistent Lena. As Barry wrestles with rage, vulnerability, and a bizarre subplot involving frequent-flyer pudding and phone-sex scammers, Paul Thomas Anderson crafts a visually lush, offbeat love story that is strange, sincere, and explosively tender at its core.

15 minute intermission.

LICORICE PIZZA (2001) | M

Licorice Pizza is a coming-of-age story set in 1973 San Fernando Valley, following the turbulent, flirtatious, and sometimes bizarre relationship between ambitious 15-year-old former child actor Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) and older photographer's assistant Alana Kane (Alana Kane) as they navigate first love, start businesses (like waterbed sales), and encounter eccentric characters from the era, capturing the chaotic energy and spirit of youth in 70s Los Angeles.