OLIVIA COLEMAN (Edith Swan) and Emma Jones (Victoria Swan) in “Wicked Little Letters.”. (Photo: Sony Pictures) Author William S. Burroughs once wrote that “language is a virus from outer space.” Disregard the “outer space” part for a minute and consider the implications of that idea (because he’s right). Language, while historically a unique benefit to our species, can, in turn, belittle, betray, and destroy. Language has power. This universal tenet is made deliciously and hilariously apparent in 2023’s “Wicked Little Letters,” directed by Thea Sharrock from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet.
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