Podcast: ‘Anora,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ and the Elusive Fifth Best Actor Slot

We dive into two major 2025 Oscar contenders: A24’s Anora and Searchlight’s A Real Pain. We review each title and break down key moments of the films. Fair warning: our Anora conversation has a few spoilers, but we give you fair warning before ruining a few key moments of the film. Then, our A Real Pain conversation leads us to a discussion of the fifth Best Actor slot and whether or not Jesse Eisneberg has a shot for his great performance.

We close our podcast, as always, with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

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