Thelma (2024)

We loved this story of a feisty nonagenarian on a quest to get her money back after being scammed. Nonagenarian June Squibb is wonderful in the title role, as are Parker Posey and Clark Gregg as her hilariously anxious daughter and son-in-law, as well as Fred Hechinger as their son, devoted to his grandma, Richard Roundtree as Thelma's fellow retirement community resident, and many more. 

Josh Margolin directs from his own script, based on his grandmother Thelma, who is, according to the internet, still alive at 103, and her apartment was used as movie Thelma's apartment. Don't leave or turn off the movie before the credits are over because the real Thelma is on screen then!

Nick Chuba's exciting music on Apple Music underscores the caper aspect of the movie.

Squibb was last blogged for The Humans, Posey for Columbus, Gregg for The Avengers, and Roundtree for Moving On (Thelma was his final movie before his death in October, 2023). Hechinger, Margolin, and Chuba are new to me and this is Margolin's feature debut after directing one short.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics' hearts have been stolen, averaging a near perfect 99%, and its audiences aren't far behind at 83. We rented it on July 23, as soon as it became available.