A24 On The Rocks

Firelake Media
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Four friends review every A24 film in chronological order of release. Sit back, grab a drink, add some rocks, and enjoy the sweet taste of the dark and quirky cinema from A24. Caution: movie spoilers.

  1. 4d ago

    The Future of our Podcast & Our Statement on A24 & AI

    From the A24 on the Rocks podcast- in light of A24’s recent AI research partnership with Google Deepmind where they’ll be taking a $75 million investment from Google to develop AI powered filmmaking tools, we have decided that we’re going to finish out reviewing the 2021 year of A24, then we will pivot to a different podcast idea. This podcast idea will keep the same spirit of the podcast, where we will still review indie/low-budget films and/or movies that ask deep interesting questions, but we will change the name of our podcast and theme of it. This doesn’t mean that we will never review an A24 film again, it just means that at the end of this year we will take A24 out of our podcast name and we will no longer be chronologically reviewing all of their films.  The fact is, we do this podcast for zero monetary reward. We’ve spent lots of hours watching and reviewing A24 films and then we still have to edit and market the podcast, tasks that essentially amount to a part-time job. We’ve been able to find motivation to do this for zero monetary reward because of our deep love of film. And when A24 makes a decision that we believe will put storyboard artists out of work, because this partnership will be “developing applications for AI-generated storyboards,” we no longer want to be a walking billboard for this company. Some may say we’re overreacting but the fact is Josh Kushner, Jared Kushner’s brother, is already on the board of directors of A24 and A24 has been taking mass amounts of venture capital money. For awhile, we mistakenly believed this money could be used to help support the up and coming filmmakers that A24 likes to showcase, but now we’re reading the tea leaves and we see that this will only further poison the film studio we once loved. We think that this partnership is just the beginning of A24 delving into AI. Which is, ironically, the film studio that distributed Ex Machina. We thought A24 was different and special in the landscape of Hollywood studios but we now see they’re just like every other big Hollywood studio out there. That being said, we are currently in the middle of reviewing the 2021 year of A24 and we want to finish what we started there and support the films and filmmakers from that year that had no say in A24’s decision to do this, but at the end of this year, you will see us change the name and brand of our podcast. If that disappoints you, that’s ok, we’ve accounted for that, you can unfollow us. But to keep doing this podcast, we personally don’t want to be a walking billboard for A24 and we’d rather support a wider array of films and filmmakers. We’re actually pretty excited to broaden our scope of this podcast and we see it as a natural progression of our love of film and film critique. So thank you for listening and stay tuned for an announcement about us pivoting our podcast at the end of this year.

    3 min
  2. Our Top 16 Best Original Film Scores, a Blind Ranking!

    6d ago

    Our Top 16 Best Original Film Scores, a Blind Ranking!

    On this A24 vibe discussion, Eric's sister Amy (a Hans Zimmer fanatic) joins the A24 Rocks crew in blind ranking the top 16 best original film scores of all time. This doesn't include soundtracks, or musicals, just original film scores. Ludwig Goransson, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Bernard Hermann, Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross... all the best film composers will duke it out to nudge their way into this blind ranking. What composers will have multiple scores on this list? What composers got snubbed? Listen in to find out. Buy us a coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/a24otr Intro- 0:00 to 8:22. Score vs Soundtrack- 8:22 to 10:21. Blind Rankings Rules- 10:21 to 12:00. Our Top 16 Best Original Film Scores- 12:00 to 1:19:04. Honorable Mentions/Outro- 1:19:04 to End.

    1h 30m
  3. 101. Minari (2021) Film Review

    Jun 17

    101. Minari (2021) Film Review

    The A24 Rocks crew reviews another "American Dream" story in Minari, a film about a Korean family that moves to rural Arkansas while Jacob (the dad, portrayed by Steven Yeun) tries to make it as a farmer growing Korean vegetables. The family adjusts to this new life in Arkansas while Jacob and his wife Monica struggle with their relationship. When Grandma Soonja moves in, she brings pieces of home with her, that perfectly resembles the old world blending with the new. What will these film reviewers think of one of the most acclaimed films of 2021? Caution: movie spoilers. https://buymeacoffee.com/a24otr Intro- 0:00 to 2:53. Film Discussion- 2:53 to 1:04:42. Film Ratings/Outro- 1:04:42 to End.

    1h 17m
  4. Euphoria Season 3 (2026) TV Review

    Jun 10

    Euphoria Season 3 (2026) TV Review

    The much anticipated Euphoria Season 3 was finally released this year, after four years of waiting. Much has happened since season two was released back in 2022. The production of season three seemed plagued from the start with scheduling conflicts, Sam Levinson taking a break to direct The Idol with The Weeknd, and rumors of Zendaya nixing scripts for poor writing. Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney went on her own fame arc between these seasons, stirring up her own controversy. Now that's it's all aired, how did it actually turn out? The A24 Rocks critics debate and discuss if Levinson and cast actually delivered after four years of waiting. Caution: TV spoilers. Buy us a coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/a24otr Intro- 0:00 to 1:32. TV Discussion- 1:32 to 1:20:58. Final Ratings/Outro- 1:20:58 to End.

    1h 31m
  5. The Kinross Backrooms Tapes

    Jun 7

    The Kinross Backrooms Tapes

    Recordings made in November of 1990.

    15 min
  6. 100. Saint Maud (2021) Film Review

    Jun 3

    100. Saint Maud (2021) Film Review

    We have officially reviewed and watched 100 A24 films! Hooray! On this long, strange journey, we meet a familiar foe: a horror film about a woman with mental health issues. Saint Maud is about a Roman Catholic woman named Maud (portrayed by Morfydd Clark) with a traumatic past who comes to nurse for a woman named Amanda (Jennifer Ehle). Maud has hallucinations and constantly feels the presence of God, but are her hallucinations real or psychosis? The A24 Rocks crew discusses this heavily Catholic film, on their 100th A24 episode. Caution: movie spoilers. Watch Eric's latest Firelake Media documentary- The Labadie Collection- Why U-M Has the Largest Collection of Anarchist Ephemera in the U.S. Buy us a coffee. Intro- 0:00 to 3:30. Film Discussion- 3:30 to 1:00:16. Film Ratings/Outro- 1:00:16 to End.

    1h 13m
  7. Our Top 16 Rom-Coms, a Blind Ranking w/ Romance Authors Tana Jenkins & Beth Gelman

    May 27

    Our Top 16 Rom-Coms, a Blind Ranking w/ Romance Authors Tana Jenkins & Beth Gelman

    On this A24 vibe discussion: Eric, Ray, and romance authors Tana Jenkins and Beth Gelman blind rank the top 16 romantic comedies of all time. Kevin sadly got hit in the head with a baseball at a Brewers game and spent the night in the emergency room. Sappy, screwball, seductive, serendipitous... what direction will these four take, and how will their own personal experiences effect the overall rom-com list? Happily ever after, or happily for now? Feeling romantic? Buy us a coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/a24otr Intro- 0:00 to 1:52. Meeting the Authors- 1:52 to 6:59. What is a Rom-Com- 6:59 to 10:56. Blind Ranking Rules- 10:56 to 12:33. Our Top 16-Rom Coms- 12:33 to 1:22:56. Honorable Mentions/Outro- 1:22:56 to End.

    1h 41m
  8. 99. On The Rocks (2020) Film Review

    May 20

    99. On The Rocks (2020) Film Review

    The A24 Rocks crew finally gets to the namesake of their podcast, Sofia Coppola's On The Rocks (said in a whisper) starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans. Rashida Jones plays Laura, a new mom and author with an eccentric dad named Felix, and a husband named Dean who is getting his start-up off the ground. One strange move by Dean leads Laura down a path of suspecting Dean is cheating on her, and father Felix is there to investigate a possible trail of bread crumbs Dean is leaving. How does On The Rocks compare to Sofia Coppola's previous works? Caution: movie spoilers. Buy us a coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/a24otr Intro- 0:00 to 3:19. Film Discussion- 3:19 to 54:08. Film Ratings/Outro- 54:08 to End.

    1h 4m
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Four friends review every A24 film in chronological order of release. Sit back, grab a drink, add some rocks, and enjoy the sweet taste of the dark and quirky cinema from A24. Caution: movie spoilers.

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  • Channel
    Firelake Media
  • Creator
    A24 On The Rocks
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    171
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © A24 On The Rocks
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    A24 On The Rocks

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