Movie picks

the cranky Miss Collins (Diana Rigg). At night, something surreal and disturbing starts to happen with Eloise getting whisked back to the ’60s where she shadows and sometimes inhabits the body of ingenue Sandy (Anya Taylor-Joy), a young woman who’s dreaming big and running afoul of a charmer (Matt Smith).

Wright seems most comfortable whenever he’s recapturing the ’60s fashions, styles, songs and sets, and tinkering with the weird connection between these two women a la “Mulholland Drive.” But when “Soho” takes a stab at horror, Wright fuddles about, especially when ghosts who look like they escaped from “The Pirates of the Caribbean” set pop in. Then there are the cheap-shot jump scares.

The actors, though, are tremendous and the soundtrack sensational. And “Soho” delivers a killer ending. It’s definitely worth seeing. DETAILS >> ★★; in theaters Friday.

“COLIN IN BLACK & WHITE” >> In this thought-provoking, unconventionally structured six-part series, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn’t hold back when relating his story, and that candor and insight serves the project well. But don’t expect to glean more perspective on his being a 49er or the national debate he created taking a knee during pregame national anthems to protest racial injustice. The 30-minute episodes instead cover his teen years in Turlock. It’s fascinating and incisive nevertheless, with Jaden Michael making a solid impression playing young Colin.

Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and Kaepernick serve as executive producers, and he contributes some narration, as the story focuses on his growing up as a Black kid of White parents (Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker) in a small town.

The series takes risks and doesn’t always succeed but it also challenges viewers by having Kaepernick shatter the fourth wall to levy criticisms that include how the NFL treats Black players in a series that probes the racism lingering within White people.

Some episodes are stronger than others, but all encourage talking candidly about race, along with pondering why Kaepernick received so many rejection letters — including from Cal and Stanford. Some of the most telling moments are the small ones: An episode on his getting cornrows is a standout, as is one on his going to homecoming and the winter ball with two different dates.

One can only hope that this will be just the first season. The final episode closes after the University of Nevada, Reno, invites Kaepernick to play on its football team. It leaves you wanting more, especially when it’s told in his words.

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