Swingingsixties Stories

The thirty-second entry of the 2020-2021 Film Journal is "Last Night in Soho". Yet another film delayed by the pandemic, I recount my longtime admiration for the work of this film's co-writer and director, Edgar Wright, as well as my somewhat unusual theatrical experience with this piece. Primarily, I take a deep dive into this frightening film's scary ideas about nostalgia and the patriarchy, which hit a little too close to home.

" '𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 (𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞) " ➸ in which sparky gives pictures of vintage female actresses/musicians/models/etc.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life you were only waiting for this moment to arise.