A woman intent on fulfilling the conditions of a ritual insinuates herself into a family home.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?
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.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
In The Women and the Murderer, directors Mona Achache and Patricia Tourancheau center women—the very demographic true crime is designed to appeal to.
