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Streaming Reviews Here are two films indelibly stamped by the masterful work of their directors. There’s the return of Jane Campion and her latest, The Power of the Dog, and from Edgar Wright, his Last Night In Soho.
The Power of the Dog The Power of the Dog (Netflix) - Jane Campion ha
Eloise (Thomasin McKensie) is a quiet girl from a small village with dreams of becoming a major fashion designer in the big city. She also sees the ghosts of dead people, for some reason. First year of study at the London College of Fashion looms and the stage is set for the thrills and spills of Uni life. A psychic, snidey roommates and impending deadlines play second fiddle when ghosties and ghoulies start to takeover day to day life for Eloise. Vivid dreams of an aspiring 60s singer Sandy (Anya Taylor Joy) blur the lines of reality in Edgar Wright’s first plunge into straight-faced horror. Tim Ovenden gives Last Night in Soho the onceover.
Edgar Wright is one of the most accomplished comedy writer-directors of all time. He has a case to be considered the most influential British filmmaker of the 21st century, but maybe the biggest knock on him was the lack of variety in genre. This is, not a great take. While “Baby Driver” “Scott Pilgrim vs..