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Brrr, It's Old In Here: Seniors Join A Cheerleading Squad In The Broad But Genial 'Poms'

This trifle — about a bunch of plucky seniors (led by Diane Keaton) who form a cheerleading squad — is a "fitful good time," despite infantilizing both its characters and its audience.
You've formed a Book Club — now let's see some spirit! Seniors go cheerleading in <em>Poms</em>.

"I'm here to die," cancer patient Martha (Diane Keaton) announces to a boosterish reception committee as she arrives at the Georgia retirement community where she plans to end her days. Martha is a lifelong single who has accrued little in the way of family or friends. Now, having refused all treatment and polished off her own estate sale, she expects no fireworks

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