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Anora and Pretty Woman Make For a Cinephile Hissy Fit Double Feature

The hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network, love chances to play cinematic chefs of sorts. Like a good entree and matching wine bringing out fuller flavors, movies of similar themes can be paired for an excellent and delicious double feature. For many viewers of Anora, the recent Oscar winner for Best Picture, little fantasy flutters of sex worker memories brought to mind Garry Marshall’s classic Pretty Woman. Our podcasts partook in that very pairing.

The cover photo of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast with guest Joel Winstead.

For their 189th episode, two romantic film critics, two pretty dads, and two school teacher with hearts of gold, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, cover one more Oscar contender before the big awards. With Sean Baker’s Anora surging up the Oscar odds charts with wins at the Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAS, and the top guilds for producers and directors, they felt the opportunity was there to announce their own tepid response to the new frontrunner. As a special pairing and point of comparison, our guys call on the edgy whimsy of 1990’s Pretty Woman to weave in extra layers of discussion.  Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect that fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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