It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to the podcast that changed our lives. In order to celebrate just how important A24 is to us, we break down our top 10 (really 15!) favorite A24 movies... and they are not what you would guess!
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0:00 - Intro
6:12 - The Ones That Didn't Make It...
11:04 - Numbers 15 - 11
27:12 - The Top 10!
01:18:57 - Goodbye!
A24 and The Philippou Brothers have once again teamed up to bring us a boundary-pushing horror movie in 'Bring Her Back' - but just how boundary-pushing is it actually? Ethan discusses his massive disappointment with the film while Ben brings forth his argument for why it's actually a good movie!
0:00 - Intro
1:47 - A24 Housekeeping
4:00 - General Thoughts
18:04 - True Cinema
55:26 - A1 Act
58:15 - A24 Ranking
59:49 - Closing
YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!! Ben and Ethan dive into A24's newest comedy 'Friendship' starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd on this episode! The bits that worked, the ones that didn't, and if we truly needed this movie (hint: we absolutely did!). Plus, the very first trailer reaction and tons of A24 news!!
0:00 - Intro
2:23 - A24 Housekeeping
16:24 - Live Trailer Reaction 'The Smashing Machine'
23:48 - 'Friendship' General Thoughts
34:27 - True Cinema
58:34 - A1 Act
1:02:38 - A24 Ranking
1:04:49 - Closing
Alex Garland and A24 have teamed up once again to release a new movie! Is 'Warfare' the most intense war movie to date? We try to answer that question, dig into Alex Garland's interesting career, break the movie down, and talk about our favorite movies with the word "war" in the title!
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Housekeeping
10:53 - General Thoughts
38:05 - True Cinema
1:04:02 - A1 Act
1:07:18 - A24 Ranking
1:08:40 - Closing Thoughts
Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Will Poulter, and... unicorns? A24's latest movie 'Death of a Unicorn' seemingly has it all - but is it any good? We talk about some of the latest A24 news, their merchandising campaigns, and how a new movie can be so poor.
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - A24 Housekeeping
6:56 - General Thoughts
21:19 - True Cinema
39:59 - A1 Act
42:37 - A24 Ranking
44:00 - Closing Thoughts
24 Minutes of A24 returns!! But is the return a celebration of a good movie or a depressing commiseration of a poor film? We talk about OPUS - A24's newest film - and its successes and failures. Plus John Malkovich as a weirdo, movies about cults, and... Catwoman???
0:00 - Intro
20:46 - True Cinema
49:54 - A1 Act
51:57 - A24 Ranking
53:44 - Closing Thoughts
In a bid farewell for Awards season, we talk about A24 at the Oscars! We dive deep into every single movie that could be nominated, what films might bring home an Academy Award, and we lock away our Best Picture predictions as of late November in what might be the stupidest thing we've ever done on the pod. See you in March!
0:00 - Intro/Conan As Host
10:03 - A24 At The Oscars!
1:03:27 - Best Picture Power Rankings
1:11:58 - Closing Thoughts
This week on the pod we discuss the latest religious horror movie from A24 - 'Heretic'! How effective is it, is Hugh Grant officially "back", what we would have liked to happen differently in the film, and how we would build our A24 Monopoly board! PLUS we break some big new about the podcast.
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Housekeeping
4:41 - General Thoughts
15:15 - True Cinema
49:20 - A1 Act
52:20 - A24 Ranking
54:05 - Closing Thoughts
This week we celebrate Timmy Style! We take a look back at the hardly ever talked about Timothee Chalamet starring 'Hot Summer Nights' and, well, why nobody ever talks about it. We discuss his filmography, the worst movie tropes, and MORE!
0:00 - Intro
5:23 - General Thoughts
19:28 - True Cinema
50:34 - A1 Act
56:44 - A24 Ranking
58:45 - Closing Thoughts
Ben & Ethan dig deep into the A24 archive to discuss a true two-hander in 'The End of the Tour'! Will it be a hidden gem in the A24 catalogue or is it better left undiscovered? Plus they discuss budgets for the new A24 films 'Marty Supreme' and 'The Smashing Machine' and guess which one will be the better movie! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Housekeeping 10:55 - General Thoughts 26:53 - True Cinema 55:13 - A1 Act 58:59 - A24 Ranking 1:00:18 - Closing Thoughts
The pod embarks on a historic new adventure as Ben reacts to not one but TWO new trailers for A24 films for the very first time ever on the pod ('The Brutalist' & 'Queer') before diving deep into 'We Live In Time', the new romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. We discuss A24 at the Gotham Awards, saddest movies of all time, and MORE!
0:00 -Intro
11:12 - 'The Brutalist' Trailer Reaction
17:12 - 'Queer' Trailer Reaction
22:40 - General Thoughts
32:49 - True Cinema
58:16 - A1 Act
1:00:16 - A24 Ranking
1:01:27 - Closing Thoughts
Marta McFly of McFly's Movie House podcast joins us to discuss of the most anticipated movies that the pod has yet to talk about - 'A Ghost Story'! We discuss best movies involving ghosts, if a large quiche could be considered a pie, and how 'A Ghost Story' and 'Megalopolis' have more in common than you might think.
0:00 - Intro
3:28 - General Thoughts
23:05 - True Cinema
1:11:12 A1 Act
1:16:18 - A24 Ranking
1:17:53 - Closing Thoughts
This week, Ethan & Ben cover the latest A24 film 'A Different Man'. The black comedy starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson is being billed as one of the best movies of the year but do Ethan & Ben agree? They break down the film in its entirety, talk about the thematic impact of the movie, discuss some of the best movies where characters wear masks, and MORE!
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - General Thoughts
22:13 - True Cinema
1:02:33 - A1 Act
1:05:07 - A24 Ranking
1:06:03 - Closing Thoughts
We kick off Spooky Season on the pod by talking about a deep (dish) cut - 2018's slasher comedy 'Slice' starring Chance the Rapper! There's probably a reason you've never seen or heard of this movie so we break it down for you! From hilarious ghost logistics to terrible CGI and everything in between!
0:00 - Intro
2:13 - A24 Housekeeping
3:10 - General Thoughts
19:07 - True Cinema
39:37 - A1 Act
43:37 - A24 Ranking
45:51 - Closing Thoughts
With the announcement of the Oasis reunion, what better time to talk about the 'Supersonic' documentary? We discuss release strategies for 'Queer' and 'The Brutalist', our history with Oasis, thoughts on the documentary, and our favorite band docs!
0:00 - Intro
3:26 - A24 Housekeeping
11:42 - General Thoughts
31:55 - True Cinema
53:34 - A1 Acts
57:54 - A24 Ranking
59:12 - Closing Thoughts
Ethan is back from the Toronto International Film Festival! He shares his thoughts on the fest and ranks all of the A24 movies that he saw. Plus, Ben & Ethan chat about upcoming distribution worries along with Oscar race potential for A24! 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Housekeeping 7:01 - TIFF Recap 1:03:26 - Closing Thoughts
It's finally time for us to see if 'Waves' is in fact one of the most underrated movies within A24's catalog! We review the movie in its entirety, talk about Euphoria, give our thoughts on what the Oscars should've included the year this movie came out, and more!
0:00 - Intro
3:38 - General Thoughts
20:45 - True Cinema
59:24 - A1 Act
1:02:12 - A24 Ranking
1:04:09 - Closing Thoughts
It's Spring Break forever... but have our thoughts on the movie changed since we last visited it? We break down Harmony Korine's wild flick 'Spring Breakers', talk best vacation movies, and potential spin-off movies in the Spring Breakers Universe!
0:00 - Intro
5:57 - Housekeeping
8:15 - General Thoughts
22:22 - True Cinema
52:44 - A1 Act
56:37 - A24 Ranking
59:50 - Closing Thoughts
This week on the pod we watched Barely Lethal so you don't have to! We talk about how this movie may very well be one of the worst movies in the A24 catalogue, the news of A24 acquiring 'Queer', what Oscar season might look like, and our favorite spy movies!
0:00 - Intro
3:22 - A24 Housekeeping
23:17 - General Thoughts
44:23 - True Cinema
56:15 - A1 Act
1:01:19 - A24 Ranking
1:03:22 - Closing Thoughts
Ben and Ethan finally talk about one of their most anticipated movies of the year - 'Sing Sing'! But did they like it? And where did A24 mess up in the movies marketing? Plus our reaction to the Y2K trailer and best movies set in prison!
0:00 - Intro
5:36 - A24 Housekeeping
12:43 - Overall Thoughts
20:38 - True Cinema
57:28 - A1 Act
1:01:32 - A24 Ranking
1:05:03 - Closing Thoughts