24 Minutes of A24

The 2023 Oscars are complete! We've had a few days to ruminate on our thoughts on the show, the awards season as a whole, and everything in between so in our final Oscars episode of the season, we share those with you! Was it *actually* a good show? Was it memorable enough? Did the right movies win? What do we want to see next year? What categories would we award in an alternate universe? AND MORE...

The Oscars happened. We did it. The biggest night in Hollywood came to a close with a mostly predictable race and minimal drama... or did it? We've got our first ever IN PERSON pod giving our immediate thoughts on the show as a whole, winners of the night, and what the future of the Oscars could look like.  0:00 - Intro 4:42 - General Thoughts on the Show 12:16 - The 0 Win Club 17:07 - Bigges...

We make our very final predictions for the 95th Academy Awards ahead of the telecast on Sunday, March 12th! If Ke Huy Quan loses, will the world explode? What is actually going to take home Best Original Screenplay? Will Tar win ANYTHING? What we want to win, what we think will win, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 1:16 - What If Ke Huy Quan Loses? 3:10 - VFX 4:07 - Film Editing 5:15 - Production Desi...

We feel the need... the need for Top Gun Maverick! We saved the most fun movie of Oscars season for last and decided to end Season 3 of the podcast in style! Adam Palcher of the Deep Dive Film Podcast joins the show to talk about Top Gun Maverick, potential changes to the Oscars, favorite Editing Academy Awards throughout the years, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 3:57 - Can The Oscars Be Fixed? 11:3...

Letterboxd is in the HOUSE as Flynn Slicker, the Social Media Manager for Letterboxd, joins us to talk about Triangle of Sadness and all of the outlandish, disgusting, hysterical moments in the film. We get a true lesson on how to properly Letterboxd, talk about our True Cinema moments of the film, and break down some of the biggest Best Supporting Actress snubs (and wins) throughout history!&nbsp...

Jacob Throneberry of Oscars Central joins the podcast to break down the Netflix World War 1 film 'All Quiet on the Western Front'. We talk about Paul Mescal's Oscars future, if people (including us) are significantly underrating "All Quiet" in the Best Picture race, True Cinema moments, best Cinematography through the years, and more!  0:00 - Intro 5:42 - Can Paul Mescal Win Best Actor? 16:35...

You see, time is the thing. You cannot start without us! Alden Diaz of Ahch-To Radio joins us to break down and review the mesmerizing and hypnotic film Tár. We talk about the current state of the Oscars Best Picture race, talk about how many of the 6 nominations we each think Tár will take him, if Cate Blanchett will win Best Actress, our favorite Best Actress Academy Award wins throughout histor...

Women are talking this awards season and we are listening! Assistant editor of The Mary Sue and co-host of the Podro Pascal Podcast Rachel Leishman joins the podcast to review and break down Best Picture nominee 'Women Talking'! We talk Letterboxd, favorite moments of the film, Best Adapted Screenplay wins throughout history, BABYLON HIVE, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Oscars Power Rankings...

Big Jim is BACK and we are here to sing his praises... or his faults?? Avid Avatar fan Preston Moore joins the pod to break down the sequel to the biggest movie of all time! Was the wait worth it? We all had varying answers... let's just say that. Full review, the relationship the Academy has with Avatar, best VFX wins throughout the history of the Oscars, updated Power Rankings, and MORE!  0...

Jamie Jirak of Comicbook.com and the Phase Zero Podcast joins us this week as we talk about a pretty feckin great movie in 'The Banshees of Inisherin'! We FINALLY have a Best Picture nominee list so we do a pulse check of how we are all feeling about the Academy Awards, talk about some of our favorite and least favorite movies of all time, choose a True Cinema moment from the film, find the cooles...

We finally have the OFFICIAL nomination list for the 2023 Academy Awards and boy oh boy do we have THOUGHTS! Recording at 7:30am can make you say some pretty crazy things especially when there are some massive surprises and some head-scratching nominations on the slate. We give our full reaction to nearly every Oscars category!  0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Nomination Lists/Below The Line Categories 2...

The Awards season is in full effect now as we cover Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' with special guests Bethanne Tarpley and Leah Jones of She Will Rock You Pod on this week's episode of the show! Both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice awards have given us some new insight into the Oscars race so we also give our full breakdown and thoughts on the winners. Plus our reactions to the brand new 'Beau I...

Week 2 of our adventure to the Oscars sees us covering the semi-autobiographical film from Steven Spielberg, 'The Fabelmans'. Fellow film aficionado Matthew Scott joins us to review the film, talk about some of the casting choices, go through another round of Oscars Power Rankings, try to figure out the coolest Best Director wins in Academy History, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 6:29 - Which is bet...

Ben & Ethan officially kick off the long awards season ahead and take a deep dive into their first Best Picture nominee of the 2023 Academy Awards - Everything Everywhere All At Once! They are joined by Liam Crowley of Comicbook.com and Matt Roembke of TheDirect.com to talk about the film, what Academy Awards it could bring home, and everybody's experience watching the film (let's just say som...

A new edition of the podcast is born... welcome to 24 Minutes of The Oscars! We will break down a 2023 Best Picture nominee every single week leading up to the biggest night in Hollywood on March 12, 2023. To kick off Awards season, the Senior Awards Editor at Variety, Clayton Davis, joined us to talk about all things Oscars. We talk about how to fix the show, some iconic historical moments, and h...

Brendan Fraser is BACK! Ben and Ethan review the newest A24 film from Darren Aronofsky, 'The Whale'. We talk about our very different views on the film, try to understand all of the biblical allegories littered throughout the picture, discuss if Brendan Fraser can REALLY win the Academy Award for Best Actor, and hash out if Darren Aronofsky is "our guy". We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the...

Ben & Ethan are back reviewing a movie of your choice, this time Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir (19:35). Ben has finally seen Aftersun so he spills his thoughts on the film and works through trying to figure out if Ethan ruined it for him or not (1:39). We break down the new trailer for The Whale and assess our hype levels ahead of covering it next week (10:11) AND we talk about the first poster a...

This week on the pod Ben & Ethan take a trip to suburban America and review the 6-time Oscar Nominated A24 film MINARI! We talk about the history A24 has with the Oscars, Ethan's odd experience watching the film, our True Cinema moments, and tease some exciting future episodes. Plus a HUGE thank you to YOU, our listeners! We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the channel and watch us review...

This week we travel back to the worst school year of our lives and visit Bo Burnham's directorial debut 'Eighth Grade'! As voted on by YOU, the listeners, we cover the best moments of the movie, A1 Acts for Coming-Of-Age films, and a VERY interesting story about plantains that you'll definitely want to hear... We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the channel and watch us review the movie! What...

Sometimes you gotta get competitive ya know? This week Alden Diaz (Ahch-To Radio Podcast) and Jade Rafallo (Agents of Fandom) join us to participate in the first-ever A24 draft! 6 rounds. 6 picks each. Countless moments of chaos. It's a four-way hour of madness as each participant tries to draft the best set of 6 A24 movies that fit within the categories given. Who will reign as champion? Only YOU...

Glasgow-based film critic Calum Cooper (FlickFeast) joins the pod to talk about the latest A24 film 'Aftersun'! A touching and tender story about memory and the relationship between a father and a daughter, Ethan and Calum get choked up at times talking about just how beautiful this movie is. Is it better than Everything Everywhere All At Once? And what are some of the best Father/Daughter relatio...

Apple TV+ brings us 'Causeway', the newest A24 drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bryan Tyree Henry! Ben & Ethan break down the movie, start the Oscars conversation, talk about a potentially different ending, discuss a rated R Hunger Games movie and figure out the best movies set in New Orleans. We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the channel and watch us review the movie! What do you th...

Claire Denis is back with another English language film for A24 in 'Stars at Noon'. Ben & Ethan review this exceptionally slow simmer of an erotic thriller and talk about some of the best movies filmed in Central America. Plus can you respect a project without necessarily liking it? We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the channel and watch us review the movie! What do you think of Stars at...

Ben and Ethan end spooky season with an apocalyptic-set thriller that begs the question... is humanity its own worst enemy? We break down 'It Comes At Night', talk about desert island desserts, and try to figure out just who in the movie we actually trusted. We are now on YOUTUBE ! Go subscribe to the channel and watch us review the movie!  What do you think of It Comes At Night? Let us know...

A new era of the podcast is here! We are now on YOUTUBE and have video to watch along with the pod! Spooky season continues as we review 'The Witch' and try to figure out if it truly is one of A24's best horror movies. Many of our listeners claim it's top 5 or even top 3, but do we agree? Ben gives his downright honest thoughts, we talk about if we could survive in the 1600's, and we play a fun A2...