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If you liked Uncut Gems for its anxiety-inducing pacing, you’ll feel right at home here.

For those out of the loop: Anora follows a young sex worker in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach who gets a shot at a Cinderella story with the impulsive son of a Russian oligarch. Spoiler alert: It’s not a fairy tale. It’s loud, chaotic, heartbreakingly funny, and strangely tender.

Mikey Madison (who you might know from Scream or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ) is an absolute force in the title role. She brings this fierce, abrasive energy that feels 100% authentic. You believe she can hold her own against a room full of goons, but Baker also lets you see the cracks—the 23-year-old kid underneath the armor.

Here’s a draft blog post written as if from a movie blogger or enthusiast who just watched a high-quality rip of Anora (2024). My Take on Anora (2024) – A Raw, Unpolished Gem (Plus Thoughts on the MoviesRock Release)

I finally sat down last night to watch , the latest film from Sean Baker ( The Florida Project, Red Rocket ), and I’m still processing what I saw.

The dialogue is pure Sean Baker: natural, overlapping, and often improvised. The middle third of the film turns into a frantic, slapstick-noir chase sequence that is wildly different from the first act. It’s stressful, but in a good way.