‘Step Sisters’
Netflix’s movie about step teams and college girls stars Megalyn Echikunwoke, who was such a delightful presence in the Whit Stillman/Greta Gerwig movie Damsels in Distress several years ago. Here she plays Jamilah, an ambitious college student, president of her black sorority, and captain of the highly regarded step dance team who gets tasked with not only teaching a bunch of white sorority girls how to step dance. It’s a good showcase for a fun actress, even if, as our own Lea Palmieri points out, the big numbers don’t quite dazzle as much as they should.