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I couldn't disagree more. In my opinion One Battle After Another blew away Hamnet. I mean they are radically different genres so they are a bit difficult to compare head-to-head. I thought Hamnet was so-so with some good performances by Buckley and Mescal. But it did not resonate with me nearly as much One Battle did. I actually found the final scene of Hamnet kind of hokey.

One Battle had a brilliant ensemble cast with stellar performances across the board (Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Regina King, etc.). It was a definite breakthrough performance for Chase Infiniti. Even the smaller, minor rolls included some fantastic performances. Paul Thomas Anderson did an outstanding job as the director. The cinematography and screenplay were equally as extraordinary. It touched upon some timely themes as well.

Everybody's going to have a different opinion, but I've got to defend what I felt was, hands down, the best movie of the year.