'Eileen' review: 2024's Oscar race has begun with this sharp, sapphic thriller from Sundance

The buzz around Sundance 2023 was that Eileen was like Carol with a dash of Hitchcock. That's good buzz if you can get it.

Undeniably, there are superficial similarities between Todd Haynes's heralded drama and William Oldroyd's latest. Both are romantic period pieces centered on lesbian lovers, one of whom is a mousy...