Megan Park is an up and coming filmmaker. After a lengthy career as an actress, she has now directed two films: The Fallout and My Old Ass. We saw My Old Ass on some top ten lists last year and the level of praise from Chris Columbus had us intrigued:

"“My Old Ass” is an instant classic, this generation’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Over the past decade, I’ve witnessed a handful of young filmmakers with this kind of extraordinary promise. Megan, along with directors like Ryan Coogler and Robert Eggers, is a crucial component of our cinematic future. Yet she expertly acknowledges the inspiration of our celluloid past, proudly walking in the footsteps of Billy Wilder, Elaine May and John Hughes."

In this episode we review Park's first two films, assess coming of age stories from our youth, and consider whether Park will be a future auteur (or maybe she already is).

As always let us know what we got wrong (or right) at popcornauteur@gmail.com.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://variety.com/lists/christopher-nolan-gladiator-2-michael-mann-barry-jenkins/inside-out-2/

https://deadline.com/2025/01/megan-park-drama-sterling-point-series-order-prime-video-1236271633/

https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-megan-park-the-filmmaker-behind-my-old-ass/

https://exclaim.ca/film/article/my-old-ass-megan-park-interview