Nerea visits the city of Lagos de Moreno, in the Mexican countryside, following the steps of her twin sister Nora, who died the night after performing a play in the local theatre. Nerea goes to the places where her sister ambled, trying to understand why she killed herself. In his search of answers is confronted with herself, like if Nora were another side of Nerea.
As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise and the five Academy Awards it won last year, I just kept postponing it indefinitely.
Women who pray together, play together. Very rarely would I describe a story about a group of punk rockers as “whimsical”, but such an engaging array of visual and comedic components make this stand-out new series the star that it is.
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The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
