Thelma: A hilarious and endearing movie

(***)& They shouldn’t have messed with this granny. She’s coming for them—and she’s packing heat! Writer/actor and first-time director Josh Margolin has a wild imagination. One he honed while a member of various improvisational groups.& He also has a 103-year-old grandmother he loves dearly. Hence the hilarity and premise of this scorned grandma movie that is a consistently endearing, low-budget indie film. For nearly 98 minutes (editor Margolin), every moment in this action/comedy has a purpose and is so fun to watch your eyes won’t veer from the screen. Thelma Post (June Squibb, Nebraska) is 93 years old and still living alone in her L.A. home. She’s adored by her under ambitious, irresponsible grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger, The Underground Railroad), a twentysomething who can’t keep a job. Possibly he was over coddled by his mom (Parker Posey) and dad (Clark Gregg). Maybe he has mental/emotional issues. Nonetheless, Thelma still loves him. And so, that day she gets a desperate phone call from Danny, with this weird voice, and he says he needs $10,000 for bail as he’s been jailed after an incident, Thelma steps up to the plate. “I’m going to need to mail $10,000 to this address.” She sends...