Anora Review: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or Masterpiece

<p>Anora arrives as the rare Cannes Palme d Or winner that plays for a genuine mass audience. Sean Baker has been making intimate, human films about people on the margins for two decades — Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket — and Anora is his masterwork.</p><h2>Mikey Madison</h2><p>Madison performance as Ani is a revelation. She is funny, fierce, vulnerable, and completely real. This is one of the great debut lead performances in recent cinema history. Yura Borisov as Igor is equally superb.</p><h2>The Verdict</h2><p>Anora is the best film of 2024. Funny, heartbreaking, and utterly alive in ways that most films are not. Rating: 10/10. Currently in theaters and streaming.</p>