24 Minutes of A24 Ethan Simmie & Ben Lawhorn

Hosts Ben Lawhorn and Ethan Simmie work through the A24 library of movies 24 minutes at a time. Or at least they try to. With full reviews and funny tangents, regardless if you are unfamiliar with A24 or an A24 superfan, this is the podcast for you! New episodes drop every Friday!

Listener SweetPJess joins us to talk about A24's 2023 Oscar Nominated feature 'CLOSE', the story of 2 young boys and their relationship together. We laugh. We cry. We have our hearts broken. And everything in between.

0:00 - Intro

2:52 - Overall Thoughts

12:25 - One Act To Rule Them All

19:20 - True Cinema

47:50 - A1 Acts

57:14 - A24 Ranking

59:08 - Closing Thoughts

We revisit one of A24's greatest horror staples - Midsommar - in celebration of chatting to composer Bobby Krlic (AKA The Haxan Cloak) about his scoring two new A24 projects in 'Beau Is Afraid' and 'Beef'. We mix up the format of the conversation and dig into our favorite moments, what a fair punishment for missing a birthday is, and why this movie still is top-tier A24 today. In Ethan's conversation with Bobby Krlic, they discuss creating the score for 'Beau is Afraid', working with Ari Aster, the potential of scoring 'Heat 2', and more!

0:00 - Intro

2:27 - Ben's Trip To Japan!

3:18 - Midsommar Overview

12:11 - Is Christian The Worst Boyfriend Ever On Screen?

24:50 - If You Forget Your Partner's Birthday...

32:10 - A1 Acts - A24 Horror

39:16 - Bobby Krlic Interview

63 episodes ago we covered the underrated A24 thriller 'A Most Violent Year' with Alden Diaz and on this episode we are revisiting it as a guest request! Ben is out & Alden is back in as we discuss why this movie is so underrated in the A24 filmography, if it could be made into an 8-part series, why Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac are so hot, and oh yeah, the movie as a whole.

0:00 - Intro

4:10 - Is This Movie Underrated?

12:24 - Overall Review

21:08 - Casting Possibility

23:49 - True Cinema

46:02 - A1 Acts

55:38 - A24 Ranking

58:21 - Closing Thoughts

Another new pod means another new A24 movie - this time we are talking about the Apple TV+ neo-noir thriller starring Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore 'SHARPER'. We discuss the release strategy of this nearly straight-to-streamer flick against the massive marketing play of 'BEAU IS AFRAID, come up with an *exceptionally* wonderful new movie rating, cover True Cinema & A1 Acts, and MORE!

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - 'BEAU IS AFRAID' Follow Up

12:10 - Sharper General Review

24:47 - True Cinema

52:17 - A1 Acts

1:01:10 - A24 Ranking

1:02:44 - Closing Thoughts

Ari Aster's latest A24 psychological horror flick starring Joaquin Phoenix is FINALLY here in 'BEAU IS AFRAID'! We have oh so many thoughts on the movie so we break it all down, scene by scene, to try to understand what movie it is that we actually watched. Was it all it was hyped up to be or just very Beau-ring? Listen to find out!

0:00 - Intro

1:46 - 'BEAU IS AFRAID' Spoiler-Free Thoughts

19:37 - Spoiler Review/True Cinema

1:11:26 - A1 Acts

1:19:02 - "A24" Ranking

1:21:28 - Closing Thoughts