Wes Anderson’s latest whimsy is a brisk 40 mins long, keeps to the point, and doesn’t deviate wildly from its source material, a short story from Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Six More. Reportedly intended as the first in a series of adaptations inspired by that 1977 collection, Sugar’s tale will eventually fold into a larger Anderson anthology. But for now, this amuse bouche will exist as a stand-alone on Netflix – who bought the rights to the Dahl catalogue in a multi-million-dollar 2021 deal.
