My Old Ass (2024)

It's her last summer at home before college and Elliott doesn't want to waste it with her family. But when 39-year-old Elliott comes to visit during 18-year-old Elliott's mushroom trip, older gives younger some advice. Elliott is encouraged to slow down and savor time with her brothers and mother and to stay away from the yet-to-be-encountered Chad. She actually follows the advice... well, most of it.

I'm getting up there and can admit that I've done my share of lamenting "kids these days" and wishing my adult children had more time for me, so this hit me right in the gut. It's such a special film that basically turns the "what would you go back in time and tell your younger self" into reality. Though the situation is magical, the story focuses on life rather than the miraculous and reminds us that life is truly crammed with magic for anyone paying attention.

B+