The A24 Rocks crew brings a special Halloween treat for horror fans by reviewing the 1973 William Friedkin classic "The Exorcist." The Exorcist was adapted by the writer of the novel William Peter Blatty, and is considered one of the most successful horror films of all time, earning $1.8 billion in the box office accounting for inflation. It's about a 12 year old girl named Reagan and her actress mother Chris. Soon after Reagan plays with a Ouija board, strange things start happening to her and the house they live in. Father Damien Karras is a Catholic Priest and a psychiatrist at Georgetown. His path crosses with Chris and Reagan when it is believed that Reagan is possessed by a demon and must seek an exorcism. The Exorcist is one of the only horror films to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and is largely believed to have created the genre "supernatural horror." Will the A24 Rocks crew have any demons to exorcise in this review? Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro: 0 to 2:13.

Background and making of The Exorcist: 2:14 to 18:10.

Film Discussion: 18:11 to 1:06:54.

Film Review: 1:06:55 to end.

In this 2017 black comedy starring Cillian Murphy and Brie Larson: a couple IRA members look to make a gun deal in 1978 Boston. When one of their underlings appears to have assaulted the cousin of someone in the gun sales gang, the deal goes awry in quick and comedic fashion. Free Fire was directed by Ben Wheatley and executive produced by Martin Scorcese, and it also boasts the world record for longest continuous gun fight in a film at 55 minutes. What will the A24 Rocks crew think of this Quentin Tarantino-esque piece of cinema? Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro- 0 to 2:14.

Film Discussion- 2:15 to 53:40.

Film Ratings- 53:41 to End.

Since it's Halloween month, the A24 Rocks crew has decided to review an all time classic for their A24 Vibe Discussion: The Thing. Released in 1982 and directed by John Carpenter: The Thing is about a group of scientists at a remote research facility in Antarctica who encounter a Norwegian scientist from a neighboring research facility trying to kill a husky. When the Norwegian scientist attempts to shoot at the Americans, he is shot dead, but leaves the group with many questions. They discover that every human at the Norwegian's base is dead, and slowly begin to realize that a "Thing" may have been responsible for the corpses, and is now hunting them. Starring Kurt Russell and Wilford Brimley, The Thing was initially a commercial and critical failure, but has gained a tremendous cult following since its release. How will the A24 Rocks crew review it?

Intro- 0-1:20.

Film discussion- 1:21-45:28.

Film rating 45:29- End.

Halloween month happened to line up with an A24 film that is becoming more well-known in horror film circles: The Blackcoat's Daughter. Written and directed by Osgood Perkins (son of Anthony Perkins who portrayed Norman Bates in Psycho), The Blackcoat's Daughter is about a girl named Kat (portrayed by Kiernan Shipka) whose parents seemingly forgot to pick her up for winter break from her Catholic boarding school. A fellow student named Rose (portrayed by Lucy Boynton) is dealing with issues of her own when Kat begins getting overtaken by a demonic force. What will the A24 Rocks crew rate this supernatural horror?

Intro: 0-2:10.

Film Discussion: 2:10-59:00.

Film Ratings: 59:00-End.

Next five A24 films we're reviewing:

48. Free Fire.

49. The Lovers.

50. The Exception.

51. It Comes At Night.

52. A Ghost Story.

On today's A24 Vibe Discussion, Eric kicks off the Halloween month in style by speaking to Reya Mazzola, a Paranormal Anthropologist currently working on her PhD at Wayne State University in Detroit. Reya specifically focuses on the history of human relationships with ghosts and haunted places, a subject that pertains to many A24 horror films. Eric and Reya touch on many spooky subjects including: the hand in Talk To Me, the demon lord Paimon from Hereditary, and the truth behind the colonial witchcraft depicted in The Witch.

Intro: 0-3:16.

Talk To Me Discussion (spoiler-free): 3:16-13:05.

Hereditary and The Witch Discussion (spoilers): 13:06-41:55.

41:56-End: An Anthropologist's perspective on ghosts.

The first film A24 distributed in 2017 was Trespass Against Us, a crime drama starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Adam Smith and written by Alastair Siddons: this movie follows a family of British crooks that have set up an RV Park in a field in Gloucestershire, England. Michael Fassbender plays our main character, Chad Cutler, and Brendan Gleeson plays the patriarch of the family, Colby Cutler. After one rough heist and pressure from his wife, Chad comes to a crossroads on if he wants to continue with the family business. How will these movie reviewers debate the 46th film in the A24 catalogue? Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro: 0-2:57.

Film Discussion: 2:57-56:34.

Film Ratings: 56:34-End.

The next 5 films we're reviewing:

47. The Blackcoat's Daughter

48. Free Fire

49. The Lovers

50. The Exception

51. It Comes At Night

Welcome to Hell: where we geo-locate for free bdubs, hack speed limit signs, and ponder what it'd be like to be a cognizant satellite. The (aspiring) Demon Lord of Friendship answers burning curiosities such as: if you were bald, would you only mow the lawn with your shirt off? What do you think about playing pickup basketball with Adam Sandler? Check out our fair Demon Lord's website (hell.soy) to bathe in late 90s internet aesthetic.

The A24 rocks crew has finished reviewing the 2016 year of A24 and you know what that means: THE 2016 A24 OSCARS! Seven Oscar Isaac's will be given out tonight for the 2016 year of A24 including: best picture, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, and best screenplay (original or adapted). How this will work is simple... democracy. Each reviewer gets to vote on each category, and whatever nominee gets the most votes will win. They've also invited a special guest of YouTube fame: The Martini Shot (https://www.youtube.com/@themartinishot)! Tune into see who will be green knighted the best in the 2016 year of A24.

Now that the A24 Rocks screw has reviewed every single A24 film from 2013-2016, they've decided to have a Mt. Rushmore draft. The way it works: a draft order will be determined by a random number generator, and when one host picks a film, then no one else can pick that film. The draft will then move in a "snake draft" style. Four faces of Mt. Rushmore and four movies. And you, dear listener, will get to vote on who has the best Mt. Rushmore. If you're on spotify: you can vote in the poll, otherwise find us on any of the big social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter) and vote on our post.

Next week's episode will be The 2016 A24 Oscars featuring YouTube's own "The Martini Shot."