Last Night in Soho

An fashion enthusiast named Eloise Turner finds herself drawn into a shimmering echo of 1960s London, where she briefly shares the city with a dazzling singer named Sandie. What begins as an escape quickly reveals a darker side to the era, as Eloise experiences the past with alarming clarity. Time feels unstable and nights blur into reality as footsteps from Sandie echo into her. The more Eloise investigates, the more the boundaries between ages falter, and each revelation carries a personal cost. Nostalgia proves a trap and beauty of era conceals a dangerous truth that threatens both her life and her sense of self. Every clue Eloise follows pulls her deeper into a web of secrets that echo across time.

Directed by Edgar Wright with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Last Night in Soho comes from an original screenplay rather than adaptation. 2021 film, featuring McKenzie and Taylor-Joy, was produced by Working Title and Focus Features, released cinemas, showcasing Wright's flair for horror.

Worldwide box office gross was about 22.96 million dollars, against a production budget of around 43 million. The numbers mark a modest performance for a stylish genre piece released during a tricky pandemic period, with performance strongest in North America.

Though not a blockbuster cultural moment, the film earned attention for its vivid 1960s fashion and neon soaked production design. It sparked conversations about nostalgia versus reality and became a talking point for how screen pastiche can carry real emotional weight. It also invited discussion about the ethics of glamorizing trauma.

Critics largely praised the atmosphere, performances especially from Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, and the film's audacious premise, while some noted uneven pacing and tonal shifts. Thematically it probes memory, fame, and the dangers of chasing an idealized past. McKenzie follows a grounded, luminous turn that anchors the surreal sequences, and Taylor-Joy brings a hypnotic presence that lingers after the credits.