After an eventful and diverse month in April, with A24's largest film to date 'Civil War' playing in cinemas alongside the late March blockbusters, May is a fairly limited month for theatrical releases. The month starts off strong with one of its larger releases, the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt led action comedy 'The Fall... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (10-1)
After a week of counting down, here are my top 10 all time movies by A24. What is your all time favourite A24 movie? A24 Movies Ranked 10-1: 10. Green Room (2015) Dir: Jeremy Saulnier Cast: Anton Yelchin Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart Synopsis: After a punk band member learns... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (20-11)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 20-11: 20. Ex-Machina (2014) Dir: Alex Garland Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac Synopsis: Caleb Smith, a young programmer, gets a chance to become a part of a strange scientific experiment where he is expected... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (30-21)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 30-21: 30. The Farewell (2019) Dir: Lulu Wang Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhou Shu-zhen Synopsis: A Chinese family learns that their grandmother has less time to live so they organise a wedding before her... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (40-31)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 40-31: 40. High Life (2018) Dir: Claire Denis Cast: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Erdinger, Claire Train, Ewan Mitchell, Gloria Obianyo, Victor Banerjee, Scarlette Lindsey, Jessie Ross Synopsis: When a... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (50-41)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 50-41: 50. The Whale (2022) Dir: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton Synopsis: In a town in Idaho, Charlie, a reclusive and unhealthy English teacher, hides out in his... Continue Reading →
Back to Black (2024)
Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson Cast: Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville Sam Taylor-Johnson's pedestrian Amy Winehouse biopic justly sympathises with the generational talent but never quite hits the heights that the icon's legacy deserves ★★★ In recent times it has appeared that the musical-biopic has become commonplace in the industry. We have already had... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (60-51)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 60-51: 60. On the Rocks (2020) Dir: Sofia Coppola Cast: Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans Synopsis: The story of a young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York.... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (70-61)
To celebrate the release of Alex Garland's 'Civil War', the biggest A24 movie to date, I have decided to rank the 70 feature-length movies distributed by the masterful independent production company that I have seen to date. A24 offer a lot of creative freedom to their directors, resulting in a very strong output of theatrical... Continue Reading →
Civil War (2024)
Dir: Alex Garland Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons Alex Garland's nail-biting dystopian thriller follows a team of photojournalists as they document civil unrest in the United States to harrowing effect ★★★★★ Having established himself in the industry for over 20 years, British filmmaker Alex... Continue Reading →
