Directed by Sean Baker, “Anora” follows a stripper and sex worker named Anora (Mikey Madison), who falls for Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of wealthy Russian oligarchs. However, when Ivan ...

So, with the sun resolutely shining, it seems fitting to be celebrating Anora—a film that’s all about grit and the refusal to be beaten. At no point in Anora does Madison’s central character ...

The themes of Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” overlap with those of Baker’s film but approach them from a different direction. In it, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) chooses to literally ...

Hollywood loves its Russian heavies. From “Rocky IV” to “John Wick,” they’re stock characters who don’t require much more than an accent to add menace. Yura Borisov is all too familiar ...

In many ways Anora feels like a fairy tale. Except that the film's title character - Ani to her friends - is a stripper and occasional sex worker. And her Prince Charming is the spoiled son of a ...

Williams Candy is getting some well-deserved recognition after being featured in a film now nominated for six Academy Awards: Sean Baker's "Anora." The movie is about a young sex worker who ...

The Tasmanian devil who screamed, thrashed and hellcatted her way through “Anora” as Ani, a sex worker caught up in a terrifying but also funny adventure of Russian billionaires and Armenian ...

Anora is not your typical Oscar contender – set in New York’s Brighton Beach, it tells the story of a young sex worker – played by Mikey Madison – who falls for the wealthy son of a ...

In many ways Anora feels like a fairy tale. Except that the film's title character - Ani to her friends - is a stripper and occasional sex worker. And her Prince Charming is the spoiled son of a ...

And when it comes to love, sometimes chaos becomes more than a shield; it becomes a means of survival. The film “Anora” captures that feet-shifting restlessness with eerie precision, especially in the ...