Lola

Mall sign, "YOU ARE HERE." Streaming media saved the world from the straight-jacket of cable and pay-per-view, which had devolved into massively overpriced generic garbage. But the respite has proven to be temporary, as Hollywood seems determined to generate mainly scripts that serve adjacent, often well disguised, agendas. Lola is a throwback to the days when creators could come up with a completely off-the-wall concept and then share it with millions. The script is sharp enough to cut paper, and the technicals are perfect. Ditto for the actors. Contains some of the same sly humor we saw in another 2023 low-budget breakout, ARTIFICE GIRL. No you are not in the MCU or DCU. You are not in Kansas anymore either. Brilliant. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))