#Anora releases on Hulu March 17 pic.twitter.com/dN7meess6g

— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) March 3, 2025

the crucial thing to ANORA is that to Ani believing in the relationship doesn't just nail what it's like to be naive about the future in your 20s, it's that being with Vanya will so radically change her life and social circumstances she has no choice but to believe it's real https://t.co/PylMOuVFsU

— Brendan Hodges (@metaplexmovies) March 3, 2025

for me the real achievement of Madison's performance is how brilliantly she captures someone trying desperately to submit to a fantasy they know might be a farce, where feelings of sadness and failure are always circling the periphery. she is the dramatic backbone of the movie

— Brendan Hodges (@metaplexmovies) March 3, 2025

Personal pride, too; her biggest enemy in the club (correctly) predicted it would end in tears and she doesn’t want to let her win, among other reasons.

— Sancho Harrington (@SanchoHarringtn) March 3, 2025

Also the critique in the OP seems to imply that the Ani at the beginning of the film is street-smart and world-weary, which is just... explicitly not the case. She has a glowing joie de vivre which often teeters into immaturity and impulsiveness. They show us this!

— Andrew, Sun's Avatar (@Aethros_Tempest) March 3, 2025