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&#;My Old Ass&#; Review: Always-Welcome Aubrey Plaza Pops In From the Future in YA Crowd-Pleaser
It takes some time to fall in love with year-old Elliott in “My Old Ass.” As played by Maisy Stella, she’s youthful and self-involved, so focused on heading off to college in the big city that she’s kind of a jerk to everyone around her (especially her small-town cranberry-farming family). Maybe little adult audiences won’t think so. Canadian actor-turned-auteur Megan Park’s sweetly insightful coming-of-age comedy is intended for them — whereas adults might not have so much patience for the way Stella’s impulsive character takes for granted what are arguably her optimal years.
Don’t worry, the movie is great, and Elliott eventually grows on you. Besides, her initially off-putting persona is kind of the point of Park’s older-and-wiser second feature, which follows the director’s terrific SXSW-winning debut “The Fallout.” Park plays a magic trick early in the film: Elliott and her besties (Maddie Zieg
Megan Park’s My Old Ass could have been a delightful and unique addition to the queer coming-of-age genre. During her last summer at home before going to college, Elliot (Maisy Stella) meets her year-old self (Aubrey Plaza) while doing shrooms. Older Elliot’s advice to Immature Elliott comes twofold: Invest more time with your family, and avoid a guy named Chad. Needless to say, Elliot does not take the latter part of the consultation, embarking on a teenage summer romance with Chad, a boy working at her family’s cranberry farm.
The premise itself is a fascinating exploration of one’s inner child: What would you say to your younger self if you could give them tip on anything? And would your younger self even listen? Watching Stella and Plaza riff off one another as the matching character ages apart was delightful. The humorous bond between them is palpable, and enjoyable to observe. However, what begins as a promising tale of exploring love and queerness, and the joy and fear inherent to the passage of time, ultimately falls short of expectation.
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DEAR READERS: I&#;m off this week. To tide all of your boiling and/or kinky and/or sore asses over, here&#;s a column I wrote 15 years ago. Some newer readers might&#;ve missed this column when it originally appeared—some of you who were still in grade university, diapers, or amniotic sacs back in —so I&#;m rerunning it now because I still acquire questions about &#;gerbiling&#; on a daily basis.
QWe were having a little office debate about &#;gerbiling.&#; How does it work? Do all queer men do this? Does Richard Gere? Does the animal get shoved up the anus with a toilet document roll only to suffocate seconds later? Is it the scratching or the act of killing an animal that gets people off? Why? Can&#;t this cause serious damage? What gives? —Curious Coworkers
AEvery night, my mail contains at least three questions about &#;gerbiling.&#; In the eight years I&#;ve been writing this column, I have never addressed the gerbil issue, but now, this week and this week only, I am breaking my silence. Clip and save this column, for I will never argue gerbils again. Ahem. To begin, I would like
Upon watching its sequel, I suddenly remembered adoring the action film The Antique Guard. I was drawn to its worldbuilding, Gina Prince-Bythewood&#;s slick action filmmaking, the camaraderie of the immortalized characters, and how gay everyone was, especially Charlize Theron’s Andromache (nickname: Andy) who was in a century-long situationship with Veronica Ngô’s Quỳnh. My fond memories of these characters returned in spades, because they were sorely missed in The Aged Guard 2, a colossally dull follow-up that feels like it takes an eternity to watch in and of itself. Not even the additions of Henry Golding and *Fall Out Boy voice* Uma Thurman can save it.
A few months following the events of the first film, Andy (Theron) and her motley crew of immortal mercenaries — Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli), Nile (KiKi Layne) — along with their mortal pal, former CIA agent Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), continue to do their vigilante missions. One of these leads them to Tuah (Golding), a fellow immortal only Andy knew about for some reason. Andy learns through their banished ex-m