Zola
A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.
(R, 90 min.)
Showtimes
Friday, July 16, 2021
10:15 PM
Saturday, July 17, 2021
10:30 PM
Thus began the odyssey of one A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA. From acclaimed writer/director Janicza Bravo, Zola's stranger than fiction saga, which she first told in a now iconic series of viral, uproarious tweets, comes to dazzling cinematic life.
Zola (newcomer Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani (Riley Keough), who seduces her to join a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida. What at first seems like a glamorous trip full of “hoeism” rapidly transforms into a 48-hour journey involving a nameless pimp, an idiot boyfriend, some Tampa gangsters and other unexpected adventures in this wild, see-it-to-believe-it tale. [A24]
Starring: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo
Director: Janicza Bravo
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama
"A Gonzo Road-Trip Movie For the Internet Age."
— Chris Evangelista, Slashfilm
"[I]t's the core duo that makes all the absurdity real, and absurdly fun."
— Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
"In marrying the language of social media with cinema, Zola is a blinding success."
— Robert Daniels, 812filmreviews
"Zola sparkles because of the brilliant performances and the sheer insanity of it all."
— Aramide Tinubu, Showbiz Cheat Sheet
"Zola hits all the right notes, and acts as a perfect representation of today’s social media culture."
— Adriana Gomez-Weston, The Cinema Soloist
"With this film, slated for theatrical release this summer, [director Janizca] Bravo cements her reputation as a filmmaker to watch."
— Tre'vell Anderson, Xtra Magazine
"For all the movie's digital pings and palm-tree lunacy, there's real humor and humanity threaded through the script, and a point of view that feels far outside that kind of nihilist boys club."
— Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
"Director Janicza Bravo’s zany road trip comedy about a pair of strippers on a rambunctious 48-hour Florida adventure embodies its ludicrous source while jazzing it up with relentless cinematic beats."
— Eric Kohn, IndieWire
"Though premised on the slight pretenses of Twitter, the world of Bravo’s film is no fictionalized, seedily appealing underbelly. It’s simply America: often frightful, sometimes grimly amusing, and ever rattling along in its entropy."
— Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
"[Zola is] a hysterical and thrilling story of a road trip to Florida. [Director Janicza] Bravo grounds her story in a vision of Florida that feels genuinely dangerous and strange in ways that only Florida can, and pulls great performances from her cast, who are all-in on this crazy vision"
— Brian Tallerico, rogerebert.com
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