An extremely cool Irish movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

The film is a must-watch for sci-fi fans.

Co-written and directed by Andrew Legge in his feature debut and boasting a soundtrack by The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, the film revolves around two genius sisters named Thom and Mars (Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini) living in 1940s England.

Together, the pair build a machine they call LOLA that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future.

This enables them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence.

"But with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine for good to intercept information from the future that could help with military intelligence," the plot synopsis adds.

"The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the war against the Nazis. While Thom becomes intoxicated by LOLA, Mars begins to realise the terrible consequences of its power."

LOLA Trailer

With its ingenious story, its striking black-and-white imagery and its retro presentation that fits beautifully with its period setting, the inventiveness of the 79-minute-long LOLA puts most Hollywood blockbusters made with 10 times its budget to shame.

Holding an 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, the Irish sci-fi is airing on Film4 tonight/tomorrow morning at 2.25m.

The movie is also available to rent on Google Play, MovieMe and the Sky Store.

For JOE's list of the other films on TV tonight, click here and here.

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