'Zola' is a Modern Black Fairytale
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.

Shot on video and made on an amazingly small budget, The Dividing Hour stars Mike Prosser (who also directed this horror film) as a man who helps drive his bank-robber friends away from the scene of the crime. But when the car stalls and they catch a ride with a stranger, they end up in a farmhouse where nothing is as it seems. Soon, they discover they have enemies to face who are far more menacing than the cops tailing them.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
Growing up is a challenge for everyone.
I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
Halle's belting, crystal clear notes, and warm tone infused something into this blockbuster that I thoroughly enjoy.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
It is as bad as your remember, and you are fortunate if you've never watched it. Keep it that way!