Netflix has more than a few contenders for the 98th Academy Awards, but the last Oscar-worthy movie the streaming service has added might be its best shot at winning. "Left-Handed Girl" just hit the platform over the weekend, and it's got some serious pedigree.

It's directed by Taiwanese-American filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou, who worked with acclaimed director Sean Baker on his films "Take Out" (co-director), "Starlet," "Tangerine," "The Florida Project" and "Red Rocket." Notably absent from that list is last year's Best Picture winner, "Anora," though as I'll explain later on, "Left Handed-Girl" and Baker's Oscar winner have some commonalities.

One thing they have in common? Baker wrote (or co-wrote) both of them, and you can feel his imprint on the film throughout its hour and 45-minute r

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