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! Do you like listening to us podcast? You can still catch us over on The Movie Draft Podcast every Tuesday! 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!...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 6
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...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 5
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...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 3
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
Apr 04, 2025•48 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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
Mar 21, 2025•57 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 50
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...
Nov 22, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 49
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
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 48
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
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 47
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 - ...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 46
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...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 45
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...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 44
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
Oct 04, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 43
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
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 42
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
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 41
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
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 40
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
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 39
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
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 38
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
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 37
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...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 36
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
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 35
Ben and Ethan discuss ‘Tuesday’, a movie they… did not agree on. We discuss the Teenage Daydream theatrical series, what animal we would want to come kill us, our favorite movies with talking animals, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 4:26 - A24 Housekeeping 14:55 - General Thoughts 31:31 - True Cinema 50:23 - A1 Acts 53:51 - A24 Ranking 54:47 - Closing Thoughts
Aug 02, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 34
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
Jul 26, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 33
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
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 32
A24 has a brand new TV show on Apple TV+! But is it worth watching? Ben & Ethan break down the first two episodes of 'Sunny', a sci-fi mystery that proves robots and missing airplanes can somehow be... less than thrilling. 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - Housekeeping 5:34 - Overall Thoughts 20:49 - True Cinema 42:01 - A1 Act 47:37 - A24 Ranking 48:46 - Closing Thoughts
Jul 12, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 31
The final installment in the Maxine Minx horror trilogy is finally here but does it live up to the hype of 'X' and 'Pearl'? Jamie Jirak of ComicBook.com replaces a sick Ben to talk with Ethan about 'MaXXXine' - the latest Ti West/A24 collaboration. Differing opinions, why Mia Goth is so special, and our favorite horror flicks of the 2020s - AND MORE! 0:00 - Intro 4:32 - General Thoughts 27:16 - True Cinema 58:46 - A1 Acts 1:01:50 - Trilogy Ranking 1:03:29 - A24 Ranking 1:05:37 - Closing Thoughts...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 30
Back in 2022, Ethan Coen delivered a 73-minute documentary about the legendary rock n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis - but is it any good? We talk about the film, its major issues, and if we think Jesus Christ would listen to Espresso. All in a single pod! 0:00 Intro 1:54 - General Thoughts 25:25 - "True Cinema" 42:45 - A1 Act 49:20 - A24 Ranking/Closing Thoughts
Jun 21, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 29
As we prepare for an exciting few months of new releases for A24, we decide to go back in time to talk about the 2014 Noah Baumbach film 'While We're Young'. Ethan gives his thoughts on seeing it for the first time, top dis tracks of all time, and if Ben Stiller would be a good hang. 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - A24 Calendar Dive 6:35 - General Thoughts 28:09 - True Cinema 48:10 - A1 Act 50:27 - A24 Ranking 51:35 - Closing Thoughts
Jun 14, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Bryan Starr, better known as BStarrCinema, joins us to talk about one of his favorite A24 movies - 'Free Fire'! With a cast comprised of Cillian Murphy, Brie Larson, Jack Reynor, and others, does the movie have enough fire power to turn out good? Plus - we recast the movie with modern-day stars to see if we can make the next big box office hit! 0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Housekeeping 5:42 - General Thoughts 36:13 - True Cinema 1:00:31 - A1 Acts 1:07:38 - A24 Ranking 1:09:19 - Closing Thoughts...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 27
