It's the first of two short weeks in the UK, separated by the four-day Easter weekend, so of course they've been screening horror movies for critics. From Norway,
The Ugly Stepsister is an inventive body-horror version of
Cinderella that's witty and enjoyably ghastly. And then there's
Sinners, Ryan Coogler's wonderfully bonkers new thriller with Michael B Jordan as twin gangsters in Jim Crow Mississippi facing racism and vampires. It's an astonishing must-see for fans of nuanced, layered, full-on nastiness.
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Switching gears, the British drama
Treading Water is beautifully made, following an obsessive-compulsive guy (the superb Joe Gill) trying to get his life back on track. It's involving and moving.
Lavender Men is adapted from a queer stage play, and retains the theatre setting and dense dialog. It's also provocative and meaningful as it explores our connection to history. From Mexico,
Dying Briefly is a low-key and sexy dark romance set in a dance company. And the lovely British documentary
Wind, Tide & Oar uses gloriously grainy 16mm film to profile impassioned people who sail without engines. I also saw the live performance
Skatepark at Sadler's Wells East.
This coming week, I'll be watching Ben Affleck in
The Accountant 2, Sandra Huller in
Two to One, the childhood-home doc
Where Dragons Live, a big-screen preview of the doc series
The Wild Ones, and the stage shows
Snow White: The Sacrifice and
How to Fight Loneliness.
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