Edgar Wright Breaks Down the 1960s Films That Inspired ‘Last Night in Soho’ — Exclusive

Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller “Last Night in Soho” has finally arrived in U.S.

theaters.

The film, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya-Taylor Joy, world premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a rave review from IndieWire, which named it an official Critic’s Pick.

“The film marks a refreshing change for the director and co-writer of ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ ‘Hot Fuzz,’ and ‘Baby Driver.’ Left behind is his trademark hyperactive editing and insistent post-modernism; in its place is flowing movement and intense emotion.

It’s not just different from his previous films; it’s different from everyone else’s previous films.”Like all of Wright’s films, “Last Night in Soho” has cinematic history pulsating through its veins.

The director is a cinephile extraordinaire, and he turned to many of his favorite British films from the 1960s for sources of inspiration.

With “Soho” now playing in theaters, we

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