To call Anora a breakthrough for Mikey Madison is to do a disservice to both the film and the actress. The movie itself as brilliant, as I’ve already said, while Madison has already had our attention previously. Together, however, they create something truly stunning. I spoke to Sean Baker about the movie on the same […] More
A movie from Sean Baker is always going to be a lot of things. It’s going to humanize sex work. It’s going to give you a unique setting that he’ll recontectualize. That’s the tip of the iceberg, too, all of which adds up to make him arguably the most interesting independent filmmaker in the business. […] More
It’s over. Folks, we can put a bow on the New York Film Festival for 2024. Moreover, that’s pretty much it for festivals this year for me, allowing me to really settle in with my own bed (though, yes, I sleep at home during NYFF). Listen, I’ve been very tired! Each year, NYFF puts on […] More
Back at the Telluride Film Festival, our own editor Joey Magidson absolutely fell in love with Sean Baker‘s latest film Anora. Giving it four stars (review here), he called the movie a “spectacular achievement” and wrote that it is “the best movie of the year.” Well, as it gets set to begin its theatrical run next week, a […] More
It’s somewhat of an unspoken thing that the Telluride Film Festival launches Oscar season. The presence of Academy members, the small amount of press, most of whom are prognosticators like yours truly, and the type of movie that plays in mountains all contribute to that. So, in light of that, I figured I’d fully put […] More
As we enter the final four months of 2024, and as we desperately try to find ways to take our minds off of what is surely destined to become the single most exhausting and aggravating year we have ever had to put up with since… well, the last election year, we can take solace in […] More
My friends, I’m back from the mountains of Colorado. Yes, I have returned from the 51st Telluride Film Festival. In literally just a day, I’ll be off to Canada and the Toronto International Film Festival. At the moment, I’m home in New York City for a scant 24 hours, already missing the box canyon of […] More
Sean Baker has made a career out of de-stigmatizing sex work. He’s clearly fascinated by characters who exist, to one degree or another, on the margins of society, seen as “other” in some way. Not only does it set him apart as a storyteller, it leads to some incredibly unique works. Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida […] More
Today brings the first official trailer for Anora, billed as a love story from Sean Baker. The movie won the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, setting it up as potentially the first big time Oscar vehicle for Baker. Anora stars Mikey Madison in the title role, with Baker writing and […] More
After winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker‘s Anora is currently riding high. Set to be released by NEON, the distributor likely has an Oscar player on their hands. Well, they’re certainly treating it as such, with the movie today being given an October release date. NEON has announced that Anora […] More
Last week, the 77th Cannes Film Festival came to a close. We have our newest slate of winners, led of course by Sean Baker‘s Anora (detailed here), and that always marks an interesting point in the year, at least for me. Prior to Cannes, it’s pretty silly to talk in anything more than purely hypotheticals about potential Academy […] More
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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