I guess in some ways they are just drug induced stories without too much meaning or even nonsensical. But he is a hell of a filmaker, if I watch Phantom Thread I can get totally engaged in that strange, abusive and romantic relationship within that fancy world which is shot so beatifully.

It's been a long time since watching it because I used to do it all the time, but I'm pretty confident it's still one of the best action comedies and much better than most of what we have gotten since.

It seems to be a random movie with lots of influences mixed up, classic Hollywood, french and italian cinema, indie and artsy movies, etc.

The Mcguire sequence I see it as a reference to mob and horror movies, besides a homage to Irreversible of course. And the 'creature' they find in the last basement floor of that place is like King Kong, which was coming hot at that time. I also think that sequence wants to talk about how repression can turn men into monsters.

I midly appreciatte it but it would be interesting how would it be if he wrote it more focused and less gross.