Come On, Eileen

Well, well, well. I just knew, I knew, from the early talk around “Eileen” that I was going to be intrigued. But now that I’ve watched the trailer. Yeah, I’m obsessed. We’re definitely gonna be watching this. Anne Hathaway in the femme fatale role her career arch has been asking for since her days as the Princess of Genovia? Yes, very much please. A stylish, boozy, 1960s thriller set in a correctional facility with a mousy younger woman and sophisticated older woman dynamic and possible (I mean, we see it in the trailer) sweet lady kisses? Hello, obviously yes. Like Carol, but with higher stakes — and more possible bloodshed? You betcha, pass the popcorn.

I haven’t read the book this noir is based on, but the genre and its pulpy companions are always ripe for a little sapphic interlude. I don’t know if it’s more than heavy flirting (and dancing and thigh touching and at least one kiss), but I’m a sucker for this kind of movie dynamic because who doesn't love a sexy, mysterious, possibly unhinged woman? (Again, only in movieworld, not the real world. Same goes for the May-Dec trope.)

I’m just thrilled that Anne keeps picking interesting projects and showcasing the next era of her career which I am very much here for. We saw a glimpse of this Anne as the over-the-top starlet in “Ocean’s 8.” And I hope for many, many more meaty parts with sapphic under — and overtones. I especially can’t wait for her next project, “Mother Mary” with Michaela Coel, which I hope will be Anne’s WLW main course after she serves us up to this noir WLW teaser.