KIMI (Steven Soderbergh, 2022)

(****+ / *****) :: Nothing quite like Soderbergh putting on his genre hat – THE LIMEY, OUT OF SIGHT, and OCEAN'S 11 – and paying homage to his influences / inspirations while exploring modern (and timeless) themes in tight, taut, 90-minute packages: in the case of KIMI, Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW, De Palma's BLOW OUT, and Coppola's THE CONVERSATION (which I really, really need to revisit). Zoe Kravitz is exceptional and, until her turn here, I never imagined Rita Wilson as a company line corporate shill. More like this, please.