Anora - Avis

...you might be surprised just how quickly you commit to this once-in-a-lifetime ride.

...propulsive and entertaining through and through.

Mikey Madison sells every second of this stylish journey.

We're swept away, but we keep one foot on the ground.

...marks Sean Baker's most earnest depiction of sex work yet.

Baker’s film-making is muscular and fluent.

...an amazing, hypermodern concept for a film.

This is an undeniable star-making performance for Madison, who finds the grace and charm and stupidity and selfishness and wild-eyed wonder of Mikey, a tough survivor who falls for the oldest fairy tale in the book.

...is as at least as much of a character study as his previous film Red Rocket...

Not all heroes wear capes, but some have been known to don towering stripper heels. Which are much harder to pull off.

...his most entertaining movie since 2015’s Tangerine, but that comes with some awkward caveats.