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2024, USA\/Switzerland, 98 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

Thelma Post (June Squibb) is 93 and thriving on her own. But Thelma\u2019s independent lifestyle becomes threatened after she loses $10,000 in a phone scam, prompting concerns from her overprotective, loving family. Thelma decides to get the money back, enlisting a longtime friend (Richard Roundtree) and his scooter for a trip over Los Angeles\u2019s sidewalks. The plot sounds as if it\u2019s designed to insult older adults for easy laughs, but that\u2019s a subterfuge. Thelma\u2019s growth as a person is the hook, not her quest for vengeance. Writer-director Josh Margolin\u2019s ebullient, thoughtful comedy-drama is a tender, authentic look at aging, specifically the battle between asking for help and maintaining independence. And it moves at the pace of a top-notch detective story. Squibb is excellent, but Roundtree (in his final role) is exceptional as her partner and philosophical opposite. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thelma Post is 93 and thriving on her own. But her independent lifestyle becomes threatened after she loses $10,000 in a phone scam, prompting concerns from her overprotective, loving family. <\/span><\/p>\n

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