Last Night in Soho (2021)
We had been expecting this since we first heard about a new Edgar Wright. It did not disappoint. We were especially thrilled to hear that its influences were Don't Look Now and Repulsion. And it shows in the best ways so we also urge you to check those two out before watching this. Everything about the film is pretty much perfect. The cinematography, editing, set designs, costumes and most particularly the goddamn soundtrack. Wright really is the master at using popular music and recoding it to tell a story. The chef's kiss of that is the disco scene. The colour scheme is incredibly distinctive, especially when compared to its contemporaries.
It was great to see that Edgar Wright is capable of directing female narratives, although some of it surely had something to do with the fact that the co-writer was a woman. If this is still in theatres near you, go see it if you can. Otherwise stream it, rent it, buy it, whatever, but give money to movies like this so we can have some variety.
