LOLA
Directed by Andrew Legge · 2022 ·
LOLA (2022) earns a 75% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (58%).
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (100/100).
- Audience reception was lukewarm (58%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (71/100).
- Celluloid Score 75% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
- Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers
Not ideal for
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Is LOLA worth watching?
Yes — LOLA earns a 75% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
Shot to look like a rediscovered wartime newsreel, LOLA uses its scrappy found-footage gimmick to ask what two sisters would actually do with a radio that can hear tomorrow, and the answer curdles from playful to alarming.
Celluloid editorial verdict
Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (58%).
What is LOLA about?
1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen...
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Critic Reviews
LOLA Review: A Wartime Sci-Fi That Curdles Beautifully
★★★½☆
Andrew Legge's found-footage WWII sci-fi asks what two sisters would do with a radio that hears tomorrow — and the answer turns alarming.
Inventive, chilly, and divisive in the best way.
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