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Last Night in Soho [Combo Pack]
(Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, et al / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital / R / 20212 / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)

Overview: In Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit, Old), an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma, “The Queen’s Gambit”).

But the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.

Blu-ray Verdict: As noted, the story follows Eloise, an introverted fashion design student who rents a room in an old building in Soho, London. Soon after, she finds herself having vivid dreams in which she experiences (and witnesses) the life of an aspiring singer, Sandie, who resided in the same room some fifty years prior.

However, these dreams soon take a dark turn.

This genre offering from Edgar Wright is a love letter to numerous horror films of the sixties, bearing shades of Repulsion and Persona alongside Italian gialli and outright supernatural horror.

On a merely visual level, the film is a mind-bending odyssey through two women’s lives in two starkly different time periods, drenched in neon lights.

The cinematography is stunning, and there are numerous impressive optical effects (many of which appear practically done) in which Eloise appears as Sandie’s mirrored double, witnessing/experiencing moments from her life as an observer who melts into the background. These are all just so wonderfully orchestrated and a pure joy to watch.

The performances here are uniformly strong, with Thomasin McKenzie leading as the quiet, nostalgic Eloise, and Anya Taylor-Joy playing the tragic swinging sixties counterpart.

British veterans Terence Stamp and the late Diana Rigg have integral supporting roles here and are both effective in their parts. The only real complaint I have about the film is that, despite successfully blending its original ideas with classic genre elements, it does seem to sag a bit in the middle section; as the increasingly disturbing visions take on a hyper-supernatural nature that wears thin.

Despite a few hokey sequences in the latter half, the film redeems itself with two unexpected plot twists that are legitimate surprises.

Overall, Last Night in Soho is an audacious psychological horror effort that, despite some repetitiousness in its midsection, still stands up as a stylish film that sticks to the terms of its vision for better or for worse.

For just when you think it’s run out of tricks, it manages to throw enough curveballs in the finale to redeem itself. As far as over-the-top, garish horror goes, Last Night in Soho is one of the better contemporary efforts with a director and cast who remain fully committed to the material. Bravo! This is a Widescreen Presentation (2.39:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

Feature Commentary with Director/Co-writer Edgar Wright, Editor Paul Machliss and Composer Steve Price
Feature Commentary with Director/Co-writer Edgar Wright and Co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns
5 Making of Featurettes
4 Extras
Deleted Scenes
Animatics
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From the acclaimed director of fan-favorites such as Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End comes the “mesmerizing and ultra-stylish” (US Weekly) tribute to 1960s London, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, available to own for the first time on Digital January 4th, 2022 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD January 18th, 2022 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

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