Episode 373: “Anora”

Episode 373

25th October 2024

Anora is a 2024 romantic-comedy (?) written and directed by Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project), starring Mikey Madison as stripper Anora Mikheeva, and follows her beleaguered romance with Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the son of a Russian Oligarch. All that and a discussion of other films portraying sex work.

What’s Good:

Alonso – Christmas Movie Magic: The Game!

Drea – A freshly, deep-cleaned fan (Doing the one small thing).

Ify – Benadryl and When We Were Young
ITIDIC:

  1. Alien: Romulus is Bringing Its Terror to VHS in December
  2. Meta Teams with Blumhouse to Test Movie Gen AI Tool
  3. Who Needs Critics When You Have Influencers?

Staff Picks:

Alonso – Piece By Piece

Drea – Compartment No. 6

Ify –  Smile 2

Plugs!

Come see The Fog and hear Alonso talk about it on October 27th at The Frida Cinema!

Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas

I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies

Episode notes

Anora is a 2024 romantic-comedy (?) written and directed by Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project), starring Mikey Madison as stripper Anora Mikheeva, and follows her beleaguered romance with Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the son of a Russian Oligarch. All that and a discussion of other films portraying sex work.

What’s Good:

Alonso – Christmas Movie Magic: The Game!

Drea – A freshly, deep-cleaned fan (Doing the one small thing).

Ify – Benadryl and When We Were Young
ITIDIC:

  1. Alien: Romulus is Bringing Its Terror to VHS in December
  2. Meta Teams with Blumhouse to Test Movie Gen AI Tool
  3. Who Needs Critics When You Have Influencers?

Staff Picks:

Alonso – Piece By Piece

Drea – Compartment No. 6

Ify –  Smile 2

Plugs!

Come see The Fog and hear Alonso talk about it on October 27th at The Frida Cinema!

Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas

I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies

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