24 Minutes of A24 Ethan Simmie and Ben Lawhorn

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

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

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

This week on the pod we dig back into the A24 catalog at the request of a listener to check out 2018's 'Never Goin Back'. We talk about some new A24 acquisitions, news of more A24 IMAX movies, how we feel about stoner movies, and if Kyle Mooney himself is enough to make a movie good. Are we 'Never Goin Back' to this movie? Listen to find out!



0:00 - Intro

6:11 - A24 Housekeeping

23:21 - General Thoughts

40:11 - True Cinema

1:02:39 - A1 Act

1:06:18 - A24 Ranking

1:07:37 - Closing Thoughts

Ben and Ethan welcome Aryan Patel of the 'Third Thoughts' podcast to talk about the hottest movie of May - 'I Saw The TV Glow'. In what is probably the most divisive episode of the pod yet, Ethan argues for the brilliance of the film while Ben and Aryan swerve in the other direction. They break down the film, script, visuals, and ultimately if the movie works or not. Plus top 5 A24 movies!

0:00 - Intro

5:02 - General Thoughts

25:57 - True Cinema

01:18:11 - A1 Act - Top 5 A24 Movies

01:32:45 - A24 Ranking

01:36:38 - Closing Thoughts

With the release of 'Back To Black', we talked about the A24 documentary 'Amy'! We discuss our dream A24 movies in IMAX, Ti West's rumored new film, if we could handle being famous, and Amy Winehouse!

0:00 - Intro

1:32 - A24 Housekeeping

13:59 - 'Amy' General Thoughts/True Cinema

44:43 - A1 Acts

49:15 - A24 Ranking

50:45 - Closing Thoughts