Ruth (Ruth Syratt) and Megan (Megan Stevenson) are proprietors of a vintage shop “Cha Cha Cha” in the Muswell Hill suburb of London. Some of the older customers refer to it as a “charity shop” and given the rag tag merchandise they “source” from garbage bins that may be a more accurate description of their shop.
Be prepared for a quasi “Spinal Tap” mockumentary brimming with ripping British satire of pompous nerds, scientists, vegan vintage enthusiasts and dinosaur egg snatchers.
On a foraging expedition a strange find is made by Ruth and Megan believed to be an abandoned school project. It can be best described as a jazzed up bumper car from some travelling carnival. A far cry from the Bricklin in “Back to the Future” but as basic as the time travel machine in the 1960 movie “The Time Machine” based on H.G. Wells novel of the same name.
Ruth and Megan, crass commercialists struggling to keep their head above choppy financial waters, activate the time machine travelling to various time periods sourcing their vintage merchandise and how much more authentic vintage can you get! They are exploiting the time machine for profit! No intellectual machinations on their part. Hilarious moments while in the Wild West or a medieval fair resembling awkward Brit tourists like those on a cruise ship wandering the streets of Dubrovnik fanny packs and melting gelato in hand.
Ruth and Megan are raking in the dough and really dear viewer it is too good to be true! The Muswell Technology, Engineering, Scientific Thought and Innovation Society get wind of the time machine an abandoned project of one of its members Ralph (Ralph Sheldrake) who warns the entire fabric of the universe could be jeopardized by time travelling not to mention his imprisonment for three years in a time portal with monstrous creatures. Ruth and Megan are warned about the dangers to the universe possibly caused by excessive time travel and despite agreeing to the cessation with the Society being desperate for cash and lacking a sense of social morals they continue their travels with an incident happening to Megan transforming her into an unruly and self-absorbed teenager.
Misfortune escalates as Megan disappears into The Unreason playing some absurd game with a bunch of kooky characters and of note a Jim Hensoneque card dealer. The silliness continues at The Unreason perhaps to excess.
And do you think Megan and Ruth abandon their time travel?
Enjoy the journey into the satirical, whimsical, humorous and irreverent.
Director Chris Reading.
In theatres and on demand 21November2025.
You can watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guhjvS2YhQQ
RKS 2025 Film Rating 84/100.
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