Such an odd little company that has produced some really great 'independent' films:

8-Feb-13 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
15-Mar-13 Ginger & Rosa
15-Mar-13 Spring Breakers
14-Jun-13 The Bling Ring
2-Aug-13 The Spectacular Now
14-Mar-14 Enemy
4-Apr-14 Under the Skin
25-Apr-14 Locke
6-Jun-14 Obvious Child
13-Jun-14 The Rover
15-Aug-14 Life After Beth
5-Sep-14 The Captive
19-Sep-14 Tusk
24-Oct-14 Laggies
24-Oct-14 Revenge of the Green Dragons
31-Dec-14 A Most Violent Year
23-Jan-15 Son of a Gun
27-Mar-15 While We're Young
3-Apr-15 Cut Bank
10-Apr-15 Ex Machina
15-May-15 Slow West
29-May-15 Barely Lethal
3-Jul-15 Amy
31-Jul-15 The End of the Tour
7-Aug-15 Dark Places
25-Sep-15 Mississippi Grind
16-Oct-15 Room
22-Jan-16 Mojave
19-Feb-16 The Witch
11-Mar-16 Remember
18-Mar-16 Krisha
15-Apr-16 The Adderall Diaries
15-Apr-16 Green Room
13-May-16 The Lobster
10-Jun-16 De Palma
24-Jun-16 Swiss Army Man
15-Jul-16 Equals
29-Jul-16 Into the Forest
19-Aug-16 Morris from America
26-Aug-16 The Sea of Trees
30-Sep-16 American Honey
21-Oct-16 Moonlight
26-Oct-16 Oasis: Supersonic
11-Nov-16 The Monster
28-Dec-16 20th Century Women
20-Jan-17 Trespass Against Us
31-Mar-17 The Blackcoat's Daughter
21-Apr-17 Free Fire
5-May-17 The Lovers
2-Jun-17 The Exception
16-Jun-17 It Comes at Night
7-Jul-17 ***A Ghost Story***
28-Jul-17 Menashe
11-Aug-17 Good Time
22-Sep-17 Woodshock
6-Oct-17 The Florida Project
20-Oct-17 The Killing of a Sacred Deer
3-Nov-17 Lady Bird
1-Dec-17 The Disaster Artist
15-Dec-17 The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2-Mar-18 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
30-Mar-18 The Last Movie Star
6-Apr-18 Lean on Pete
27-Apr-18 Backstabbing for Beginners
18-May-18 First Reformed
25-May-18 How to Talk to Girls at Parties
8-Jun-18 Hereditary
29-Jun-18 Woman Walks Ahead
13-Jul-18 Eighth Grade
27-Jul-18 Hot Summer Nights
3-Aug-18 Never Goin' Back
10-Aug-18 A Prayer Before Dawn
10-Sep-18 Slice
14-Sep-18 The Children Act
19-Oct-18 Mid90s
1-Feb-19 Outlaws
1-Mar-19 Climax
1-Mar-19 The Hole in the Ground
8-Mar-19 Gloria Bell
5-Apr-19 High Life
6-Apr-19 Native Son
19-Apr-19 Under the Silver Lake
17-May-19 The Souvenir
7-Jun-19 The Last Black Man in San Francisco
3-Jul-19 Midsommar
12-Jul-19 The Farewell
26-Jul-19 Skin
27-Jul-19 Share
27-Sep-19 The Death of Dick Long

Bolded the ones I've seen. A Ghost Story is probably my favorite.

The Spectacular Now and Eighth Grade are good too! I've heard good things about The Souvenir and American Honey.

Oh and Gloria Bell has been a big hit at the library I work at.

Love A24.

A few others I'd recommend from that list...

- A Most Violent Year
- While We're Young
- The End of the Tour
- Room
- 20th Century Women
- The Florida Project
- First Reformed
- The Farewell

Lots of respect for A24, I'll also recommend

Enemy (directed by Denis Villeneuve)
Slow West (Western with Fassbender and Ben Mendelsohn)
Mississippi Grind (Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn)
The Lobster (Colin Farrell)
The Monster (indie horror flick, takes place almost exclusively in a broken down car)
Good Time (Robert Pattinson is legit in this movie, he has skills)
A Prayer Before Dawn (based on the true story of a guy locked up in Thai prison who kick boxes his way out, stars one of the guys from Peaky Blinders)

I really liked The End of the Tour, but it's heart-wrenching. Jason Segel is great, he should really do more dramatic roles.

A24 is good at putting out movies that are visceral, you feel them as you watch. Green Room is just about the most suspenseful movie I've ever seen, true edge of the seat stuff. Their movies demand your attention, I really like what they do over there.

See the de Palma doc. It's on Netflix.

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8-Feb-13 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
15-Mar-13 Ginger & Rosa
15-Mar-13 Spring Breakers
14-Jun-13 The Bling Ring
2-Aug-13 The Spectacular Now
14-Mar-14 Enemy
4-Apr-14 Under the Skin
25-Apr-14 Locke
6-Jun-14 Obvious Child
13-Jun-14 The Rover
15-Aug-14 Life After Beth
5-Sep-14 The Captive
19-Sep-14 Tusk
24-Oct-14 Laggies
24-Oct-14 Revenge of the Green Dragons
31-Dec-14 A Most Violent Year
23-Jan-15 Son of a Gun
27-Mar-15 While We're Young
3-Apr-15 Cut Bank
10-Apr-15 Ex Machina
15-May-15 Slow West
29-May-15 Barely Lethal
3-Jul-15 Amy
31-Jul-15 The End of the Tour
7-Aug-15 Dark Places
25-Sep-15 Mississippi Grind
16-Oct-15 Room
22-Jan-16 Mojave
19-Feb-16 The Witch
11-Mar-16 Remember
18-Mar-16 Krisha
15-Apr-16 The Adderall Diaries
15-Apr-16 Green Room
13-May-16 The Lobster
10-Jun-16 De Palma
24-Jun-16 Swiss Army Man
15-Jul-16 Equals
29-Jul-16 Into the Forest
19-Aug-16 Morris from America
26-Aug-16 The Sea of Trees
30-Sep-16 American Honey
21-Oct-16 Moonlight
26-Oct-16 Oasis: Supersonic
11-Nov-16 The Monster
28-Dec-16 20th Century Women
20-Jan-17 Trespass Against Us
31-Mar-17 The Blackcoat's Daughter
21-Apr-17 Free Fire
5-May-17 The Lovers
2-Jun-17 The Exception
16-Jun-17 It Comes at Night
7-Jul-17 ***A Ghost Story***
28-Jul-17 Menashe
11-Aug-17 Good Time
22-Sep-17 Woodshock
6-Oct-17 The Florida Project
20-Oct-17 The Killing of a Sacred Deer
3-Nov-17 Lady Bird
1-Dec-17 The Disaster Artist
15-Dec-17 The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2-Mar-18 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
30-Mar-18 The Last Movie Star
6-Apr-18 Lean on Pete
27-Apr-18 Backstabbing for Beginners
18-May-18 First Reformed
25-May-18 How to Talk to Girls at Parties
8-Jun-18 Hereditary
29-Jun-18 Woman Walks Ahead
13-Jul-18 Eighth Grade
27-Jul-18 Hot Summer Nights
3-Aug-18 Never Goin' Back
10-Aug-18 A Prayer Before Dawn
10-Sep-18 Slice
14-Sep-18 The Children Act
19-Oct-18 Mid90s
1-Feb-19 Outlaws
1-Mar-19 Climax
1-Mar-19 The Hole in the Ground
8-Mar-19 Gloria Bell
5-Apr-19 High Life
6-Apr-19 Native Son
19-Apr-19 Under the Silver Lake
17-May-19 The Souvenir
7-Jun-19 The Last Black Man in San Francisco
3-Jul-19 Midsommar
12-Jul-19 The Farewell
26-Jul-19 Skin
27-Jul-19 Share
27-Sep-19 The Death of Dick Long

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Bolded mine. Have enjoyed most of those, except didn't think much of Midsommar. Florida Project was depressing as hell.

I keep skipping The Spectacular Now on Netflix. Maybe I'll watch that one next.

Been really wanting to check out mid90s, too.

Forgot about Mid90s. Loved that one. Definitely worth checking out. I remember being a little disappointed by Spectacular Now, though.

Opposite, all of Lanthimos is terrible. Not only pretentious, which is fine from a genuine artist, but he's just bad. I might effort-post why when not on mobile, but felt physically compelled to drop that truth here now.

It's called industry executive. Get it straight.

I've enjoyed a lot of their films. I think they're struggling financially, though. Hope that they can continue financing and producing great work.

If only we could all have such fortitude.

Nobody liked The Lobster? Im not going to tell people to go out of their way to watch it and it takes a certain type but I'm really glad I saw that movie. I still don't fully understand it but it left me thinking about it for quite a while. And sometimes thats all I need from a movie.

First Reformed!?!

I enjoyed the lobster.

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I enjoyed the lobster.

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Same. So delightfully weird, yet fresh and heartfelt.

In contrast, I watched Midsommar last night. Some real "what the ****" moments. Great shots and really great transitions. The ending wasn't the payoff I had hoped for, but I enjoyed it as a whole.

evan_aggie said:

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First Reformed!?!

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Yeah? And? I think it's incredible.

TCTTS said:

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evan_aggie said:

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First Reformed!?!

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Yeah? And? I think it's incredible.

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Been meaning to watch this one for a while. I've heard it's great and Ethan Hawke gives a great performance.

It gets super weird/intense a couple times, but man, it's so good.

The Lobster is great...definitely out there though

Maybe I missed it but I didn't see this listed.

Looks absolutely incredible to me. Great premise. Serious Adam Sandler. Fantastic trailer.

Can't wait to see it. Comes out 12/13/19.

Ethan hawk is great, no doubt. Reviews are pretty good, but this is one that I just thought, "okay, well this was odd...and completely unsure of the intended message."

Ended up reading a long article that had the director explain the intent and purpose of almost every scene.

I like all sorts of movies...not just a Rambo and Toy Story viewer.

Bunk Moreland said:

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Nobody liked The Lobster? Im not going to tell people to go out of their way to watch it and it takes a certain type but I'm really glad I saw that movie. I still don't fully understand it but it left me thinking about it for quite a while. And sometimes thats all I need from a movie.

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I need y'all to explain The Lobster or link to an article that does, bc I watched it last night and didn't really get what it was trying to say. Definitely didn't think it was bad, per se, but I don't think I would recommend it right now. I wasn't a fan of some of the ambiguity as well.

I enjoy many of these movies. Just finished The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and I have to say it was the most unique, moving show I've seen in some time. I wouldn't be surprised to see it pick up some nominations.

TCTTS said:

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Forgot about Mid90s. Loved that one. Definitely worth checking out. I remember being a little disappointed by Spectacular Now, though.

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Saw both of these, and I thought both were ok. Enjoyed mid90s a bit more. Spectacular now was hard to figure out what the real point of the movie was until about 30 minutes before it ended.

I saw Death of Dick Long yesterday morning.

It's an extremely well made movie with over the top acting making fun of the South.

Definitely worth a watch, but I thought it could have went further in a lot of places to add to the dark humor.

Honestly, if had to choice only one production company to watch their films, this would be it.

Sooo many of my favorites are theirs.

Just watched 'Hot Summer Nights' yesterday, thanks to this thread, and really enjoyed it.

And I've decided to eliminate my viewing hesitancy based on 'star ratings' -- most of these movies that I've watched and enjoyed, were based solely on instinct. I've found Amazon Prime ratings consistently 1 star below rating of what I would give them, even hesitated to watch some for that reason. But, hardly ever been truly disappointed.

These are pretty cool. Hope they release some others. TC, this looks like it would be right up your alley.


https://shop.a24films.com/products/a24-screenplay-books

Nice. Officially added to my Christmas list. Thanks for the heads up.

Denzel, Frances, and One of Two Coens Are Making Macbeth for A24

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Joel Coen will write and direct an adaptation of Macbeth for A24, with Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington in talks to star. In Shakespeare's tragedy which you definitely read and did not just SparkNotes-skim in high school a trio of witches convinces Macbeth that he's destined to be king of Scotland, and he and his ambitious wife scheme and murder for the throne. Variety reports that Washington would play the lord, and McDormand would play his wife.

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The Fassbender Macbeth is very good. Don't need the new one.