THELMA
Saturday 26th April 2025 at 7.30pm
“Revenge has never been sweeter.”
Comedy Drama
Cert: 12A
USA 2024 98 mins (plus an intermission of 15 mins)
Writer & Director: Josh Margolin
Starring: June Squibb, Richard Roundtree and Parker Posey
Thelma Post (June Squibb) finds herself duped out of money and more when a scam caller pretends to be her grandson. Unwilling to sit back and let herself be a victim, she sets off into the city to find the perpetrator and take back what is hers.
Inspired by a real-life experience of Margolin’s own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever spin on movies like Mission: Impossible, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency.
In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny, might believe.
Rotten Tomatoes 98%
The film will be shown with an intermission with the bar and ice creams available.