Academy Award nominee June Squibb (“Nebraska”) is sublime in the new film “Thelma.” #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos has the recap.
She plays a 93-year-old grandmother who get scammed on the phone by somebody who is pretending to be her grandson Daniel (played by Fred Hechinger) in prison, and asking for $10,000 to bail him out.
Thelma takes matters into her own hands so she goes on a precarious quest across Los Angeles with the help of an aging friend named Ben (played by the late Richard Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, in an effort to get back what was rightfully hers.
Squibb steals every scene she is in as the title character Thelma, and she even does her own stunts in this movie. It is feel-good escapism, and believe it or not, it is her first-ever leading role in a film. She deserves an Oscar nomination for “Best Actress,” as well as a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.”
After having just turned 95 years old, she should make Oscar history as the oldest ever acting nominee. Her work in “Thelma” is too good to be ignored, especially since it was the comedy of the summer of 2024.
“Thelma” earned a favorable review from Digital Journal, and rightfully so.
If that weren’t enough, June Squibb was equally superb in the new film “Lost & Found in Cleveland,” where she starred alongside a noteworthy Stacy Keach.
