What to Watch in May

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 →

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