24 Minutes of A24

This week we enter the obsession-fueled world of competitive hairstyling to solve a murder mystery while we review the newest A24 flick 'Medusa Deluxe'. Another new movie this month means we discuss A24's marketing tactics, the trailer for 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt', the date announcement for 'Stop Making Sense', the best murder mystery movies of all time, and, abov...

We take a look at an under-the-radar A24 2023 release in 'Earth Mama'. We talk about the sequel announcement for 'Talk To Me', A24 and their close relationship with directorial debuts, our full thoughts on the movie (is it one of the best of 2023?), and more! 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - A24 News 13:50 - Overall Thoughts 43:36 - True Cinema 47:02 - A1 Act 51:00 - A24 Ranking 53:07 - Closing...

The new era of A24 horror is officially upon us with the addition of the latest original horror film 'Talk To Me'! We are joined by Jamie Jirak to break down the movie, talk about our varying movie theater experiences, see if we would shake the hand, talk about our favorite A24 horror movies, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strike Notice 3:01 - Box Office & Theater Ex...

This week on the pod we must work together for the greater good of cinema! In solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFRTA strikes, we pivot to some non-A24 material and partake in our very first collaborative ranking experience. The entire filmography of Christopher Nolan is at stake! What are some sleeper picks? Where do we disagree? And more importantly, what is the best Nolan movie? 0:00 - Intro 1:06...

Look at us... who would've thought? 100 episodes! We did it! What better way to celebrate than by gathering all of our closest A24 friends and inviting them to a draft comprised of savagery, personal attacks, and epic moments? 6 people, 6 rounds, 6 categories - 36 total A24 picks. Who will end up with which movies? Only the draft will tell... 0:00 - Intro 8:42 - Let The Draft Begin! 16:35 - Ro...

We are back on the Kelly Reichardt train this week talking about her latest feature film - 'Showing Up'. We talk about the brand new A24 app for AAA24 members and if it's worth it, a new A24 trailer, our entire thoughts on the film, if we would ever pose naked for an art class, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - A24 App Thoughts 4:36 - Medusa Deluxe Trailer Breakdown 6:50 - Showing Up Gener...

We chose to accept the mission and now we've arrived at the end! In celebration of a mission completed, this week we have a bonus episode of the podcast where we discuss Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One! Does it live up to the hype? We break down the whole movie, talk about our favorite scenes, what didn't work for us, the marketing of the movie, and so much more! 0:00 - Intro 4...

We are back talking about a show that nobody wants to talk about - The Idol! Ben hated the first episodes *so much* that he sent his partner, Ashley, to take his place on the podcast to talk about the rest of the season. We talk about the trouble behind Sam Levinson, if this show is good business for A24, and why The Weeknd is such a bad actor. AND MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:07 - General Thoughts 17:32...

Hot off the heels of covering one directorial debut in 'Past Lives' we jump straight to another one in 'When You Finish Saving The World' - Jesse Eisenberg's first feature film starring Finn Wolfhard and Julianne Moore! We talk about why it took A24 so long to distribute this one, if we could ever sing in public, True Cinema moments, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Ari Aster'...

The long-awaited day has finally arrived - we have seen Past Lives! After waiting, waiting, and more waiting, we had our emotional states of being completely obliterated by choice and it was just a lovely thing. We review the film as a whole, talk about the genius of the script, potential Oscar chances, True Cinema moments, and so much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Overall Review 9:33 - "The A24...

In the spirit of covering the Mission Impossible franchise on our Patreon, we decided to take a look at the Noah Baumbach directed documentary all about Brian De Palma, titled, simply, 'De Palma'! We break down which De Palma stories we thought we the most interesting or funny, talk about which films in his vast filmography we want to watch the most, and figure out if A24 should make more...

HBO Max's newest Original show 'The Idol' has premiered and we've got our full thoughts and breakdown of the very first episode! What the show is actually about, the behind the scenes drama, our love for Rachel Sennott, and more! 0:00 - Intro 3:13 - A24's Track Record 4:10 - General Thoughts 17:29 - True Cinema 35:46 - A1 Acts 42:25 - A24 Ranking 43:53 - Closing Thoughts

We are officially embarking on an impossible mission with a brand new version of our podcast for our Patreon! This is the big leagues so the rules are a bit different... we actually have to stick to 24 minutes. What if we don't? We get punished. The Pinwheel of Punishment is no joke. Our first movie franchise we'll be talking about is the famed 'Mission Impossible' string of movies...

We dive back into the A24 catalog this week and cover the first Kelly Reichardt/A24 collab in 'FIRST COW'. We break down the serene & naturalistic style of the movie, talk about how great John Magaro is, come up with a *lengthy* list of movie titles with animals in them, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:42 - Movie Nickname Hall Of Fame 4:18 - General Review 18:00 - True Cinema 33:16 - A1 Acts...

A24 is back with a brand new film in 'You Hurt My Feelings', the latest dramedy from writer/director Nicole Holofcener starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. We discuss our rather interesting cinema experiences, our initial thoughts on the trailer for 'Problemista', see if we agree on a True Cinema moment, and talk about socks. Like, a freaky amount. 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Our Cinematic Experi...

Hosts Ben Lawhorn and Ethan Simmie work through the A24 library of movies 24 minutes at a time. Or at least they try to. With full reviews and funny tangents, regardless if you are unfamiliar with A24 or an A24 superfan, this is the podcast for you! New episodes drop every Friday!

Listener SweetPJess joins us to talk about A24's 2023 Oscar Nominated feature 'CLOSE', the story of 2 young boys and their relationship together. We laugh. We cry. We have our hearts broken. And everything in between. 0:00 - Intro 2:52 - Overall Thoughts 12:25 - One Act To Rule Them All 19:20 - True Cinema 47:50 - A1 Acts 57:14 - A24 Ranking 59:08 - Closing Thoughts

We revisit one of A24's greatest horror staples - Midsommar - in celebration of chatting to composer Bobby Krlic (AKA The Haxan Cloak) about his scoring two new A24 projects in 'Beau Is Afraid' and 'Beef'. We mix up the format of the conversation and dig into our favorite moments, what a fair punishment for missing a birthday is, and why this movie still is top-tier A24 today....

63 episodes ago we covered the underrated A24 thriller 'A Most Violent Year' with Alden Diaz and on this episode we are revisiting it as a guest request! Ben is out & Alden is back in as we discuss why this movie is so underrated in the A24 filmography, if it could be made into an 8-part series, why Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac are so hot, and oh yeah, the movie as a whole. 0:00...

Another new pod means another new A24 movie - this time we are talking about the Apple TV+ neo-noir thriller starring Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore 'SHARPER'. We discuss the release strategy of this nearly straight-to-streamer flick against the massive marketing play of 'BEAU IS AFRAID, come up with an *exceptionally* wonderful new movie rating, cover True Cinema & A1 Acts, and...

Ari Aster's latest A24 psychological horror flick starring Joaquin Phoenix is FINALLY here in 'BEAU IS AFRAID'! We have oh so many thoughts on the movie so we break it all down, scene by scene, to try to understand what movie it is that we actually watched. Was it all it was hyped up to be or just very Beau-ring? Listen to find out! 0:00 - Intro 1:46 - 'BEAU IS AFRAID' Spoiler-...

We are back to cover episodes 6-10 of one of the best Netflix Original shows in recent memory, 'BEEF'. We break down each episode offering our thoughts on the show as a whole and what it all meant. Plus some incredible True Cinema moments and A1 Acts like movies with food in the title and movies about revenge. AND MORE! 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - 'Talk To Me' Trailer Breakdown 7:28 - How...

A24 is teaming up with Netflix for a brand new Netflix Original Show called 'BEEF' and we are here to break down the first 5 episodes! We talk Steven Yeun and Ali Wong performances, the unassuming journey of the show, how funny it is, our thoughts on Chicken Parmesan, Ben's obsession with Incubus and so much MORE! 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Beau Is Afraid Trailer Talk 6:56 - MaXXXine Cast Rev...

A24 had a downright stellar 2022, but what is on the slate for 2023? We talk about TV shows and movies that are for sure releasing in 2023, projects that are probably going to drop in 2023, and future projects that don't even have a production date yet! We rank our Top 5 that we are most excited for, break it all down, and more! 0:00 - Intro 4:29 - 2023 TV Shows 14:03 - For Sure 2023 Releases...

Now that the 2023 Oscars are done and over with, we head back to 2022 one final time to revisit our Top 10 films from the year. From comedy specials to Best Picture nominees to foreign films, we cover it all! We break down our individual lists and really just talk about movies that more people should be talking about. 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - How Do We Make Our Lists 10:05 - Picks 10 to 5 36:07 - Picks...