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INHERENT VICE is the seventh feature from director Paul Thomas Anderson and the first film adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel. It’s the tail end of the ‘60s and drug-fueled paranoia is running the day. P.I. Doc Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) knows that “love” is one of those overused words – like “trip” or “groovy” – that usually leads to trouble. When Doc’s ex-girlfriend (Katherine Waterston) shows up with a story about a plot against her billionaire boyfriend, the plot thickens. With a cast of characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers, rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD detectives, a sax player working undercover and a mysterious entity known as Golden Fang – which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists – INHERENT VICE is part surf noir, part psychedelic romp and pure Pynchon.