This Will Smith Sci-Fi Film Made ‘One Battle After Another’ Director Paul Thomas Anderson “Cry My Eyes Out”

What kind of movies do exceptional filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson watch? While you might expect that he enjoys films similar to his own (and perhaps he does), the director behind There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, and the recent One Battle After Anotherhas been known to shed a tear or two at even an action-packed, sci-fi Hollywood blockbuster. Which one? Well, it turns out that Anderson had a distinct emotional reaction to the Will Smith feature Men in Black 3— and if you've seen the ending of that film, you'll understand why.