Now Playing: "Last Night in Soho" and more...
Friday, October 29, 2021 at 2:00PM 
by Nathaniel R
"Do you like scary movies?"
Glamorous mod movies?
Psycho thrillers?
Ghost stories?
Actress twinning movies (a la Persona, Mulholland Drive, Black Swan)?
I wish we could report that Last Night in Soho would satisfy all those disparate urges or even a single one of them. But alas...
I first saw the movie in Venice and though that was just under two months ago, this ghost story haunts as one of the worst of the year. Was I unduly harsh with a "D" from the Venice review? From the review...
...every time it gets interesting, it kills its own buzz by doing too much or not doing it well. There’s one more peak in which Anya Taylor Joy mesmerizes while singing “Downton” accapella for a club owner but it's downhill from there. Not just downhill but off the cliff.
ALSO OPENING
• 13 Minutes - a disaster movie about a tornado hitting a small town. Thora Birch, Anne Heche, Peter Facinelli and more star.
• Antlers, a wendigo-related horror film from Scott Cooper (Black Mass, Crazy Heart). Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons star.
• A Mouthful of Air - Indie drama with Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock.
• My Hero Academia: World Heroes -anime sequel
• The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg's sequel to her critical darling starring Honour Swinton Byrne.
EXPANDING
• The French Dispatch, adding 600+ theaters after a successful limited release last weekend. [REVIEW]
WHERE IS IT?
• Mass ??? We heard that the sensationally acted indie drama (Oscar-buzzing for Ann Dowd) was adding theaters. But that plan must have changed. The nearest place it's playing to us here in New York City is... Connecticut. Is it playing near you? Or do you have to leave your state? [REVIEW]
NEW TO STREAMING THIS WEEKEND
• Army of Thieves (Netflix) Hunky actor/director Matthias Schweighöfer in a prequel to Army of the Dead
• Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (Paramount+) weird that Paramount ditched theatrical on this always profitable franchise. How are the big studios going to continue shelling out for all their content once they lose the hundreds of millions they gain from theatrical? The least profitable film from this series (Ghost Dimension, 2015) still made almost 8 times its budget during its theatrical run. But that was so much weaker than its predecessors (and so long ago) how can this really be an incentive for people to sign up for this service?
• The Spine of Night (Shudder) a violent animated fantasy
Last Night in Soho, moviegoing
Reader Comments (12)
Somehow we have MASS on at our wonderful local Ritz in Philadelphia. Come on down, we're the new New York.
Nat do you think Mass has a chance at all now.
MASS is not yet playing in Mass. Shame, too, because it's at the top of my must-see list. I will be seeing LAMB later this week though.
But more importantly, I'm heading to Nathaniel's town for CAROLINE, OR CHANGE on Saturday, only 19 months and 2 weeks after my original booking. And I am so EXCITED!
I just saw LAST NIGHT NIGHT IN SOHO today and had a blast. I guess getting from this movie what many others are finding in MALIGNANT.
The reviews are not good. Richard Lawson was harsh. Still, that Downtown clip is amazing. Sigh. We need Petula Clark in movie soundtracks today.
The reviews are not good. Richard Lawson was harsh. Still, that Downtown clip is amazing. Sigh. We need Petula Clark in movie soundtracks today.
Yep, 'Mass' is playing in Chapel Hill, NC - perhaps I will see it tomorrow!
"Mass" is gone in LA. It really only played for a week and vanished. So I never got a chance to see it
Mass is playing in Minneapolis. FYC Martha Plimpton! She was definitely the standout in the cast.
Mass is playing in Minneapolis. FYC Martha Plimpton! She was definitely the standout in the cast.
Nathaniel - Mass is playing in one suburban theater in Milwaukee, WI. I am seeing it tomorrow afternoon and will publish my thoughts shortly thereafter. This is my #1 most anticipated film of the year.
I also live in Milwaukee and Michael R's post is news to me. I guess I was waiting for Mass to come to one of our art theaters. I just noticed that our Landmark took it off its "Coming Soon" page.
I saw The French Dispatch yesterday. What a disappointment. I normally love Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums and The Grand Budapest Hotel are two of my favorites of the century), but this was a huge misfire. In the end, it didn't feel like it had any point. I still bemoan the black-and-white cinematography trend - in this case, it really diluted the intricacy and beauty of Wes's production design, which is one of the best things about his films.
I'm going to check out Last Night in Soho sometime this week. I'm hoping it will be better than the reviews indicate.