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Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 4 – Anora

The Hollywood romcom is turned on it head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour

The Guardian - US

Best films of 2024 in the UK: No 5 – Anora

The Hollywood romcom is turned on its head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour

The Guardian - UK

The 25 best movies of 2024

Year in Review | GamesRadar+ has cast its votes, debated the list, and ranked its pick of the best movies of 2024

Total Film

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Latinos shine at the Golden Globes 2025: All the nominees

It was a good day for Latino actors at the Golden Globe's nominations

Latin Times

'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best feature and best director

The Independent UK

Film advent calendar: 24 festive movies chosen by leading film figures

Count down to Christmas with favourites selected by Sean Baker, Gillian Anderson, John Waters, Mike Leigh, Gurinder Chadha, Will Sharpe and more

The Guardian - UK

Film advent calendar: count down to Christmas with 24 movies chosen by leading actors and directors

Sean Baker, Gillian Anderson, Mike Leigh, Gurinder Chadha and other figures from film and television select their festive favourites

The Guardian - UK

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What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend

The Independent UK

On my radar: Peter Biskind’s cultural highlights

The film historian and cultural critic on his love of Gentleman Jack, why blueberries from Maine are superior, and how Tana French’s crime novels transcend genre

The Guardian - UK

How the pole dancing cast of Anora became party season's biggest make-up inspo

The glam team behind the smash indie movie reveal how its beauty looks became so accidentally on-trend — and the products you need to copy them this party season

Evening Standard

5 of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV, Amazon Freevee, and more this week (November 11)

From Oscar-winning crime dramas to action-packed sci-fi adventures, there’s plenty to watch on the best free streaming services this week.

TechRadar

Sean Baker's Anora Is a Riotous Celebration of Working-Class Life

It's Pretty Woman for the modern age, and one of the best movies of the year.

Reason

Anora review – Sean Baker’s screwball Cinderella tale vaults him towards greatness

Mikey Madison is outstanding as an exotic dancer who marries an oligarch’s son in Baker’s fiery and profane Palme d’Or-winning comedy drama

The Guardian - UK

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison on the Scream star's new movie with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

Big Screen Spotlight | The director and star of Anora chat to GamesRadar+ on the red carpet at London Film Festival

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The Independent UK

The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workers

4/5 It’s far more a fairytale than director Sean Baker’s previous films. But it’s about holding onto a dream you know is about to collapse

Evening Standard

The new Julia Roberts? Meet Mikey Madison – the breakout Anora star and Bafta Rising Star nominee

Madison is the beating heart of the fairy tale rom-com that has already won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and propelled her to the Bafta shortlist

The Guardian - UK

‘I find myself getting in a little too deep’: Sean Baker on his Palme d’Or-winning lapdance film

Anora, his tragi-comedy about a lapdancer who marries a Russian oligarch’s son, is the latest in a line of acclaimed movies about sex work. The Hollywood outsider talks about his anxieties over A-listers and the dangers of partying in his 50s

The Guardian - UK

Mikey Madison: from Tarantino bit part to hot tip for an Oscar playing a sex worker

The actor, who stars in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, talks about the reaction of the strip club community to the film, how she managed to learn Russian, and her lucky break in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Marie Claire

How Choreographer Kennady Schneider Helped Transform Mikey Madison Into an Expert Pole Dancer in 'Anora'

The movement consultant for the new film shares how she collaborated with the star to craft her character’s performances in the club.

Salon

"Anora" balances love and survival

Mikey Madison's mesmerizing performance as a complex sex worker defies simple labels

The Guardian - US

‘Really speaks to sex workers’: can Anora help humanise a degraded profession?

Sean Baker’s acclaimed and Oscar-tipped new comedy focuses on a sex worker, a story that led him to consult with those who live and work in that world

WhatToWatch

How to watch Anora

2024 Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora is now playing, but where, when and how? Here’s what you need to know to watch Anora.

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Sean Baker's 'Anora' Challenges Stigma Of Sex Work

Explore the impactful work of filmmaker Sean Baker, known for his thought-provoking cinema on sex worker narratives and social realism.

The Independent UK

Sean Baker's improvised road to 'Anora'

Sean Baker’s “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars

Evening Standard

The best films to see at the London Film Festival 2024: from Blitz to Nightbitch

Steve McQueen’s new Second World War drama to the Cannes winner - these are the buzziest must-see watches from this year’s festival

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