Anora Open Caption (On-Screen Subtitles)

IF YO WANT TO SEE A FILM WHERE A WOMAN GETS HER WISHES FULFILLED AGAINST SEEMINGLY OVERWHELMING ODDS, "ANORA" IS THE RIGHT MOVIE FOR THAT. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO GIVE IT THE OSCAR FOR BEST FILM OR BEST DIRECTOR. THE OSCAR FOR BEST FILM REALLY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL LIKE "THE OLD OAK" OR "THE ROOM NEXT DOOR" OR "HARD TRUTHS" OR "ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT" OR "THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG." AND, ALTHOUGH MIKEY MADISON CERTAINLY GIVES A VERY CHARMING AND CHARISMATIC PERFORMANCE, THERE WERE REALLY MORE OSCAR WORTHY PERFORMANCES GIVEN BY MARIE JEAN BAPTISTE IN "HARD TRUTHS" & DIVYA PRABHA IN "ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT" & JULIANE MOORE & TILDA SWINTON IN "THE ROOM NEXT DOOR." AND, ALTHOUGH SEAN BAKER PROVIDED A GOOD SENSE OF MODERN DAY CLASS STRUGGLE THROUGH HIS DIRECTION, THERE WERE MORE POWERFUL IMPACTS MADE BY KEN LOACH WITH "THE OLD OAK," MIKE LEIGH WITH "HARD TRUTHS," MOHAMMED RASOULOF WITH "THE SACRED OF THE SACRED FIG," & PAYAL KHAPADIA WITH "ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT."