My Old Ass (2024)

IMDb plot summary: A mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self. But when Elliott's "old ass" delivers warnings to her younger self, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about her family, life and love.

Directed by Megan Park. Stars Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, and Percy Hynes White.

My Old Ass follows a high school girl who, on a mushroom trip with her friends, is visited by her future self. The future self is able to maintain contact with the younger one and gives her a cryptic warning about a boy who has just entered her life. This one took a little while for me to fully engage with, but once it gripped me -- particularly in the latter half as the more emotional component of the story started to come to light -- I was hooked. There's a good balance of snarky sarcasm and heartfelt moments to make the characters relatable. The marketing and title of the movie, as well as the inclusion of Aubrey Plaza, made me initially think we were leaning wacky comedy, but that's not ultimately the note this lands on, and I enjoyed that unexpected turn. It's a fascinating and well-crafted film that I ultimately had a good time with.

How it entered my Flickchart:

My Old Ass (2024)

beat Eyes Wide Shut (#1987 → #1991)

beat Hoop Dreams (#991 → #989)

beat Chariots of Fire (#496 → #497)

lost to The Bridge on the River Kwai (held at #247)

beat Contagion (#372 → #378)

beat VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle (#309 → #315)

beat Throne of Blood (#278 → #288)

lost to Ed Wood (#263 → #261)

lost to Halloween (#270 → #267)

lost to 10 Cloverfield Lane (#274 → #271)

beat Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (#276 → #273)

beat Hamilton (#275 → #277)

Final spot: Ranked #276/3978 on my Flickchart, 93%. That is almost certainly too high but TCDNL.