Dan Slevin is in for his Friday night screen reviews. Tonight, Dan' selections are:
Thelma (Margolin, 2024). 94-year-old June Squibb stars as 93-year-old Thelma Post, who goes on an unlikely quest across Los Angeles to find the low-lifes who scammed her out of $10,000. (In cinemas)
Maurice & I (Harvie/Mahoney, 2024). Documentary about the pioneering modern New Zealand architects, Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney, the film is a compelling history of innovative New Zealand design and also a record of the important campaign to save Warren & Mahoney's signature work - the Christchurch Town Hall - after the 2011 earthquake. (In cinemas)
Upload (Daniels, 2020-2023). Brilliant and under-seen satire about a near future where the rich can 'upload' their consciousness to the cloud before they die and then live in virtual luxury - at least until the money runs out or the software glitches. (Paid streaming, Prime Video)
Day One Shorts - eight short films by emerging Aotearoa filmmakers (mentored by experienced professionals). They can be found on the RNZ website here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/day-one-2024 (Free streaming, Prime Video)
June Squibb and Fred Hechinger appear in Thelma by Josh Margolin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by David Bolen. Photo: David Bolen
