24 Minutes of A24

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!

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

We take a break from the seemingly never-ending parent/child movies we've been covering to talk about 'The Rover'! Is this Mad Max-esque movie a hidden gem within the A24 catalogue? Or is there a reason people don't really talk about it? Plus some pretty exciting A24 casting news and an idea for a new special episode!

0:00 - Intro

3:58 - A24 Housekeeping

16:45 - General Thoughts

32:01 - True Cinema

52:34 - A1 Act

55:07 - A24 Ranking

57:14 - Closing Thoughts

Sophie Holsinger of 'The Movie Draft Podcast' joins Ben & Ethan to finally talk about Janet Planet! The things we liked, the things we didn't, our hopes in winning on the A24 scratch-its, and our favorite mother/daughter films!

0:00 - Intro

4:11 - A24 Housekeeping

7:51 - General Thoughts

22:45 - True Cinema

53:03 - A1 Act

56:21 - A24 Ranking

57:35 - Closing Thoughts

This week we take on a listener request and talk about the 2015 Academy Award-winning film 'Room'! We discuss some A24 movies premiering at festivals, our thoughts on how emotionally impacting the film is, what happened to Brie Larson, and MORE!

0:00 - Intro

5:31 - General Thoughts

13:20 - True Cinema

41:13 - A1 Acts

45:58 - A24 Ranking

48:15 - Closing Thoughts

We *finally* discuss the back half of what Ethan considers to be one of the greatest TV shows of the year - 'The Curse'. Should it have been nominated for Emmy's? Did Ben enjoy the final episode? What did it all mean? We attempt to answer all of these questions and MORE!

0:00 - Intro

1:26 - A24 Housekeeping

7:32 - True Cinema

50:49 - A1 Act

55:40 - A24 Ranking

57:30 - Closing Thoughts