always too serious or never serious enough

2024
This is THE screwball comedy for these times.
Such a fantastic addition to the history of the genre, which has almost always been on top of each period's contemporary issues, especially in of gender, labour, or class. Of course in 'Anora' there's excellent and absurd comedic shenanigans to be had, but underpinning every moment is the unsettling reality of just how badly late capitalism and unchecked oligarchy has turned almost every social connection into a transactional affair—rendering kindness and…