FILM
THELMA
THINK THE BEEKEEPER WITH SILVER HAIR…
You’ve been scammed
June Squibb as Thelma
★★★★
OUT 19 JULY/ CERT 15 / 112 MINS
DIRECTOR Josh Margolin
CAST June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, Malcolm McDowell
PLOT When 90-year-old widow Thelma (June Squibb) is scammed, she embarks on a mission to take her money back. And then some…
IF SHE HASN’T earned it already by now, June Squibb certainly deserves Americannational-treasure status for her performance as the indomitable Thelma. Having played supporting roles for decades in films like The Age Of Innocence, Far From Heaven and About Schmidt, in 2013 she was nominated for an Oscar for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska. But, perhaps unsurprisingly for an industry that’s not very interested in women over 40, let alone over 90, this Sundance hit is her first-ever leading role.