Sean Baker's Anora is not just an outstanding film on its own merits, but also contains a reference to Baker's previous film — a Red Rocket easter egg that reveals the fate of Strawberry, the aspiring ...

Rex’s Mikey is a former porn star who returns to his wife Lexi (the excellent Bree Elrod) in a small Texas town as the film opens. Lexi and her mother (Brenda Deiss) don’t want Mikey around but when ...

When Mikey Saber (Simon Rex) arrives in Texas in the opening moments of Red Rocket, he’s immediately ordered to leave. “You said you weren’t gonna step your foot in Texas again!” his estranged wife ...

Sean Baker used to be the indie world’s best-kept secret, until 2017’s The Florida Project—a study of a struggling single mom in the shadow of Disney World—took the director first to Cannes and later ...

This review was first published July 14, after its premiere at Cannes. “Red Rocket” both advances and further clarifies what has become director Sean Baker’s signature hook, marking a now four-strong ...

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'Red Rocket' is a masterful piece of independent filmmaking. It's a non-stop roller coaster ride with an unforgettable performance from Simon Rex. This is one of the year's best movies. Mikey (Rex) is ...

Mikey Saber, the lead character in director Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket,” is unlikable. One hardly believes a word that comes out of his mouth. He uses people. Deals in drugs. Grooms young women for ...