Anora, 2024. Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov , Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan. SYNOPSIS: Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the […]
Movie Review – Anora (2024)
Anora, 2024. Written and Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Yura Borisov, Vache Tovmasyan, Ivy Wolk, Luna Sofía Miranda, Ross Brodar, Lindsey Normington, Darya Ekamasova, Emily Weider, Alena Gurevich, Paul Weissman, Aleksey Serebryakov, Ella Rubin, Vincent Radwinsky, Brittney Rodriguez, Sophia Carnabuci, Anton Bitter, Zoë Vnak, Vlad Mamai, Maria Tichinskaya, Morgan […]
Video Review – Anora celebrates the American (Wet) Dream
EJ Moreno with a video review of Anora… If you could only see one breakout performance of the year, it should be the talented Mikey Madison in Sean Baker’s latest film, Anora. With this performance, sleek editing, and some of the most compelling writing, you can easily see why this is one of the year’s […]
Mikey Madison is Anora in new trailer for Sean Baker’s acclaimed drama
Neon has released a trailer for writer-director Sean Baker’s acclaimed romantic drama Anora. Mikey Madison (Better Things, Scream) stars as Ani, a young sex worker who impulsively marries the son of an Oligarch she met at work, but their relationship is threatened when his parents set out to get it annulled. The film stars Mikey […]
Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning love-story Anora drops red band trailer
Neon has dropped the first trailer for The Florida Project-director Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning love-story Anora. The film earned an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes, and tells the story of Anora (Mikey Madison), an Uzbek-American stripper whose boss regularly sets her up with Russian-speaking clients. One night, she meets Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the wealthy young […]
Movie Review – Red Rocket (2021)
Red Rocket, 2021. Written and Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone, Shih-Ching Tsou, Brittany Rodriguez, Marlon Lambert, Brenda Deiss, and Sam EidsonVicky. SYNOPSIS: Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back. Upon returning to his […]
Video Review – Red Rocket feels raunchy, offensive, and near perfect!
EJ Moreno with a video review of Sean Baker’s Red Rocket… Sean Baker is back with another film, and Red Rocket could be his best yet. Going into Red Rocket, you may expect something shocking like Pink Flamingos or Kids. While it offers a bit of those, the filmmakers went with a more realistic approach. […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – Red Rocket
Red Rocket. 2021 Written and Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone, Shih-Ching Tsou, Brittany Rodriguez, Marlon Lambert, Brenda Deiss, and Sam EidsonVicky. SYNOPSIS: Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back. Upon returning to his […]
Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed Red Rocket gets a trailer
Currently sat at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes following glowing notices at Cannes, where it won the Critics Award and Jury Prize, The Florida Project and Tangerine‘s Sean Baker has teamed up with A24 for Red Rocket, the story of a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown. Starring Simon Rex, Bree Elrod […]
Lady Bird lands top prize at New York Film Critics Circle awards
Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut Lady Bird continued its awards season hot streak by picking up the top prize at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards ceremony, with star Saoirse Ronan netting the Best Actress award. Ronan can add the NYFCC gong to the Gotham Award she won last week for her role […]
