Outer Borough Scrambles: 'Good Time' (2017) And 'Anora' (2024) With Mariquita Reese The Sleepless Cinematic podcast

Outer Borough Scrambles: 'Good Time' (2017) and 'Anora' (2024) with Mariquita Reese

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For our "Two Shot" episode featuring New York City movies, Emilio, Julian and Madeline welcome on Mariquita Reese, fellow cinephile and cohost of Post Film Clarity, to talk two recent NYC based films about late night desperation that sends characters racing around the boroughs - the Safdie Brothers' 'Good Time' from 2017 and Sean Baker's 'Anora' from 2024, the current Best Picture winner. The group discusses the depths of Connie's ineptitude and audacity, the ugly truths that the Safdies wanted to keep in the film, the shifting nature of power in both these films, compelling casting choices, why these bummer endings are actually pretty good, Mikey Madison's mastery of insulting with a Brooklyn accent, the going rate these days for a farm in Virginia, how DVD commentaries can redeem a bad movie, why Dick York is the superior Darrin, and much, much more!

Follow Mariquita on IG, Tik Tok and Letterboxd at keeta_babe - and check out Post Film Clarity, her podcast with cohost Lindsey Strickland, at postfilmclaritypod

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Chapters

1. Outer Borough Scrambles: 'Good Time' (2017) and 'Anora' (2024) with Mariquita Reese (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Mariquita (00:02:15)

3. 'Good Time' Not To Be Confused (00:04:28)

4. 'Good Time' Premise Description (00:06:48)

5. 'Good Time' First Impressions (00:08:30)

6. How Connie Sees Nicky (00:16:00)

7. Connie's Ineptitude (00:23:43)

8. 'Good Time's Handling of Racial Themes (00:31:05)

9. A24 Film Pairing (00:35:26)

10. 'Anora' Not To Be Confused (00:42:26)

11. 'Anora' Premise Description (00:45:52)

12. 'Anora' First Impressions (00:47:30)

13. "Ani" vs. "Anora" (00:55:22)

14. Neon Film Pairing (01:01:58)

15. Pacing of Films with Compressed Timelines (01:06:38)

16. Shifts in Who Has The Power (01:17:07)

17. The "Bummer" Endings (01:27:22)

18. Notable Character Moments (01:32:19)

19. Favorite Little Details (01:40:48)

20. Unlikely Shared Universe (01:47:11)

21. Closing Remarks (01:57:56)

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Follow Mariquita on IG, Tik Tok and Letterboxd at keeta_babe - and check out Post Film Clarity, her podcast with cohost Lindsey Strickland, at postfilmclaritypod

If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice. This really helps us find new listeners and grow!

Send us an email at [email protected]

On Letterboxd? Follow Julian at julian_barthold and Madeline at patronessofcats

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