As an extravagant, not-meant-to-be-taken-as-gospel yarn, it's like a rollicking group chat brought to life, and it makes one hell of a story. Rating: B
-Adam Graham, Detroit News
Ultimately, Zola is the perfect summer film; it's a freewheeling joyride through the seamy side of stripping that balances the thrill of voyeurism with the dangerous reality. Rating: 4/4
-Sheri Flanders, Chicago Reader
It's not just the way it crawls under your skin with its paean to one misguided woman's self-involvement; it's also the idea that a nation of social media addicts would find this rambling crime spree of any importance. Score: C-
-Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger
If Janicza Bravo's intoxicating film doesn't net Colman Domingo an Oscar nomination, something is seriously wrong in Hollywood. He is electrifying. Rating: A-
-Dan Buffa, KSDK News (St. Louis)
A funny, very alarming and otherworldly vision of getting lost in America. This might just be the first great movie of 2021. Rating: 3.5/4
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