Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…
Best Films of 2024
#6. My Old Ass
Every year lately seems to offer up one great coming-of-age movie about a young woman — a genre I refer to as my cinematic kryptonite. Two years ago it was Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret., preceded by Aftersun (2022) and CODA (2021).
Last year’s winner in the category was My Old Ass, writer/director Megan Park’s magical realist dramedy about a girl who meets her older self while tripping on mushrooms.
I’ll have more to say about My Old Ass when I get to my favorite 2024 movies, but for now I’ll call out one of its most amusing moments — a mushroom-induced hallucination that finds lead character Elliott (Maisy Stella) performing a Justin Bieber song with full choreography.
A previous mushroom trip led to Elliott meeting her older self (played by Aubrey Plaza), and she hopes this one will have the same result. Instead, she ends up fulfilling a childhood fantasy of bestowing a lucky audience member with a rose while singing ‘One Less Lonely Girl.’
Meet Me In Montauk 