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Ben D You make movies but it’s lockdown. What do you do? Andrew Legge, Emma Appleton, Stephanie Martini, et al. create LOLA, probably the most interesting and original “lockdown” movie to come out of that crappy period. Sisters, Thomasina (Appleton) and Martha (Martini) create a machine that cannot transport them through time, but can show images/broadcasts from the future — it’s 1941 and a lot of culture is ahead. Right away I loved this movie because the sisters bet on sports to financially support themselves, something that any of us would do given the same privileged knowledge. They also use their knowledge of pop music to become sensations and even are responsible for the national slogan during the “Battle of Britain” — “You Really Got Me” (of Kinks fame), a sort of taunt to Hitler, overshadows any “Keep Calm and Carry On” that might be emanating from Buckingham Palace or 10 Downing Street. However, like any good “time travel” movie, the ripple effects are wide and infinite, and the future of Britain, pop culture, — President Lindbergh! Fascist Pop Rock! — and WWII is forever changed. LOLA is the best kind of “found footage” movie. Although its vision is grand, for the most part, it remains local while showing the broader world through broadcasts. Finding movies like LOLA and recommending them to readers and friends is what makes running this blog so enjoyable. It’s only 79 minutes. It’s stylish, thought-provoking, and fun. Absolutely check it out. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Jonathan K LOLA is inventive in both concept/story and style/execution. A dark alt-history script is always going to be intriguing to me, and it's well executed in that regard. It also serves as an interesting commentary on the attractiveness of fascism to someone with an engineering mind, who wants to feel in control and for things to be tidy and neat and ideal, i.e. engineered. What's more, there's a really clever sci-fi time manipulating angle to the story, and the quasi-plausible bow-tying at the end they accomplish given that storytelling device is quite satisfying. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Geoff C Ten minutes in I was hooked, and so should you be. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review J. Gregory W This is remarkably well done. A fresh take on a sci-fi concept, set in WWII. That description should lead to lots of criticisms, but …. No. Impeccably well written, acted, directed, filmed, and edited. If you like WWII movies, alt-history, sci-fi, or independent films, this is a must see. I am interested in discovering other films by the producer, writers, director, and lead actresses. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Jeff M This is a low budget film with big ideas. It works surprisingly well. I loved the honesty in how they approached the tradeoffs of changing history. Like Stephen King's 11/22/63 we see the unintended consequence of doing good. Loved it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Thom G LOLA stands out by presenting viewers with an intriguing "what if" story that offers a unique historical experience. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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