FilmWonk Podcast – Episode #212 – “My Old Ass” (dir. Megan Park), “Challengers” (2023) (dir. Luca Guadagnino)

Poster for "My Old Ass" (2024 film)

This week on the FilmWonk Podcast, Glenn and Daniel check out two very different takes on thirtysomething nostalgia for your teenage years, first with My Old Ass, starring Aubrey Plaza and feature newcomer Maisy Stella as the older and younger versions of the same person, meeting through the magic of psylocibin. And then we catch up with Luca Guadagnino‘s fraught and sexy tennis triad, Challengers (1:01:26).

May contain NSFW language.

FilmWonk rating (My Old Ass): 8/10 (Glenn), 8.5/10 (Daniel)
FilmWonk rating (Challengers): 8/10 (Glenn), 6/10 (Daniel)

Still from "Challengers" in a scene featuring Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor.

Show notes:

  • [02:13] Review: My Old Ass
  • [22:40] Spoilers: My Old Ass
  • [36:23] Review: Challengers
  • [52:58] Spoilers: Challengers

Listen above, or download: My Old Ass, Challengers (right-click, save as, or click/tap to play)