Anora with Alexei Toliopoulos

Alexis is joined by comedian, podcaster, and cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos to chat about Sean Baker’s film Anora, starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eidelshtein, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Yura Borisov. Why are so many critics saying Anora is the best movie of 2024? How does the film deliver humor and realism? How does the ending follow or break from Sean Baker's other films?  Spoilers from 21:42 - 33:28 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 7:33 Anticipating Anora 21:42 Spoilers and that ending 33:28 Why we love Anora 34:32 Top movies of 2024 38:31 Wrap-up Follow Alexei: Letterboxd: thisisalexei Instagram: thisisalexei Threads: thisisalexei The Last Video Store podcast: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0m29HsLyVuj7w3uUNlLOUJ?si=9832d62ccde24780 Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-last-video-store/id999728026 YouTube -https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUfbDB29BsXrnfuPsfxaz-SHJPJD9dyF-&si=6uPC0J7dZt8F24E8 Follow Alexis: Letterboxd: trashwire  TikTok: trashwire Instagram: AlexisGentry and trashwire Threads: AlexisGentry and trashwire Bluesky: trashwire Facebook: trashwire More Whatcha Watchin’ episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL52rI5fy3KU7PKqqf-evcI5s7sKOl0QmZ Listen to the Whatcha Watchin’ podcast on  Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whatcha-watchin/id1673607817 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/24QKENcIyhz8GZgQTJLG7r or your preferred podcast app https://whatchawatchin.buzzsprout.com/share ----- TV and movie reviews, trailers and more: https://trashwire.com