Small wonders

Wes Anderson's fascination with Roald Dahl's tales continues with four short films.

- RUSSELL BAILLIE

It's Wes Anderson's second Roald Dahl adaptation - and his third, fourth and fifth, too. So far, it's a project that has restored some critical lustre to the esoteric American director's work after mixed reactions to his most recent films, The French Dispatch and this year's Asteroid City.

However, Anderson's latest is not coming soon to a cinema near you.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and his three other Dahl short story adaptations - The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison - arrive on Netflix in quick succession this month, after Henry Sugar debuted to acclaim at the Venice Film Festival.

After 2022's film, Matilda the Musical, it is Netflix's second Dahl production since the company bought the Roald Dahl Story Company for US$686 million in 2021.