Poison Notes Besiege Spinster: "Wicked Little Letters"
Thea Sharrock's comic drama, based on a real-life 1920s Brit mystery, thrives on sparkling lead performances by Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
102 minutes; R
Critic’s Grade: A-
Where to watch: Streaming on Netflix; available for rent/purchase elsewhere
”Wicked Little Letters,” to the credit of director Thea Sharrock and screenwriter Jonny Sweet, can’t be neatly filed into a single genre box.
The UK production, a…
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