我的老屁友

　　Thesummerbeforecollege,bright-yet-irreverentElliottcomesface-to-facewithherolderselfduringamushroomtrip.Theencounterspursafunnyandheartfeltjourneyofself-discoveryandfirstloveasElliottpreparestoleaveherchildhoodhome.　　Writer-directorMeganPark’stender,surprisingsophomorefeaturecleverlyusesitshigh-conceptpremiseofavisitfromone’sfutureselftolauncharefreshing,nuancedexplorationoftheuncertaintiesofyoungromanceandcomingofage.MyOldAssisasweetteenagelovestory,alivelycontemporarycomedy,andaquirkyriffontime-travelfilmsallinone.　　MaisyStellaandAubreyPlazahaveaterrificunlikelychemistry,asthesassandself-assurednessoftheyoungElliott,asplayedbyStella,blendsandoverlapswithPlaza’ssardonichumorasamorematureElliott.Thecareandaffectionshowninthefilm’sdepictionofElliott’sruralhometowninherlastdaysbeforetakingoffforadulthoodvisuallyhighlightsheremotionaljourney,evokinganostalgiafordaysthathaven’tevenendedyet.—HZ