A24 Indy Films for the Millennial Generation

[Yowza]

A24 has made a name for itself.

Have you ever heard of them and does anyone here like their movies?

Their Website: A24

A24 (company) - Wikipedia A24 is an American independent entertainment company founded on August 20, 2012,[3] by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges and based in New York City. It specializes in film distribution, and film and television production.

Katz, Fenkel, and Hodges, prior to A24, worked in film and production, before leaving to eventually co-found the company, originally A24 Films, which specialized in film distribution. Starting off moderately in 2013 with A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, the company's growth started with the release of Spring Breakers later that year. They became better known after picking up the U.S. rights to Ex Machina and Room, and worldwide rights to The Witch, growing substantially since then. They entered into deals with DirecTV Cinema and Amazon Prime in late 2013, with some films distributed through them, and the name was shortened to A24 in 2016.

As of 2019, the company has received a total of 25 Academy Award nominations.

 

[Yowza]

A24's Youtube Channel with trailers pertaining to various movies: A24

1) The BlackCoat's Daughter (2015) A Psychological Horror film in which "Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break" directed by Oz Perkins. The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) - IMDb


I watched this film on Netflix last week and it made me think afterwards.

It's a bit of a cross between Rosemary's Baby with Donnie Darko and The Exorcist lightly sprinkled in. Quite an odd film that some have criticized for it's soundtrack as being kind of ambient as if played through a theramin as I've read one poster put it reading reviews of it online. This instrument is not used in the film nor is this song but after looking it up I think this haunting rendition of the Wizard of Oz song would fit perfectly soundwise to the feel of the movie to some extent: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk

The score overall, I'm not complaining about. It's unique and made by a true artist even if not pulse pounding drums and loud beats the tension is still pretty palpable where need be.

Kiernan Shipka who many of you know as Sabrina on Netflix as well as Emma Roberts (Julia Robert's niece whome I remember from that teenage dare movie "Nerve") are 2 of the cast members I recognized others are included here: The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb


There are many other films too in different genres that make quite a lineup to the point I think it's worth making a thread about. One thing a lot of them have in common it seems is being unique and thought provoking.

I saw this one not too long ago as well starring Brie Larson. It's a bit emotionally heavy but worth checking out too:



Here's another interesting one from 2017 I want to check out next:


There are a few others I've seen as well. They seem to mainly focus on drama, scifi, psychological horror, and niche comedy from what I've seen so far. Anyone have any recommendations/thoughts?

 

[scarlet-witch]

A24 has been releasing really solid films for the past few years. They probably catch my attention more than any other studio now. They put together great trailers too, some so great they advertise a completely different movie (It Comes At Night)

 

[James.B]

 

[Boom]

Hmm, an A24 horror movie.

 

[Boom]

My revised top 10 movies:

Ex Machina
First Reformed
Green Room
Good Time
Hereditary
The Lighthouse
Midsommar
The Witch
Uncut Gems
Under the Skin

My revised top 10 performances:

Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
Kate Dickie (The Witch)
Ralph Ineson (The Witch)
Robert Pattinson (Good Time)
Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hardy (Locke)
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Willlem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)

 

[Closerframe]

As a millennial, I feel like A24 is primarily responsible for saving the horror genre. In the early 2000s, with the introduction of torture films like Saw and Hostel as well as handy cam ones like Paranormal Activity and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, there needed to be a return to form. They did that by introducing intellectually stimulating and thought provoking films year after year. I'm not at the point I'll see virtually anything they make, but I'm even happier that they've been getting in the TV game as well.

 

[-JKR-]

Well, to be fair horror was already in better shape before the rise of A24, but they sure did contribute.

Not sure they have ever done an Indiana Jones movie for millennials, though. You probably meant "indie." :P

 

[scarlet-witch]

I separated all the A24 movies I had seen into categories a while back.

LOVED
Moonlight
Lady Bird
The Disaster Artist
Ex Machina
Green Room
Midsommar
Bling Ring
Room
The Farewell
End of the Tour
Swiss Army Man
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

LIKED
Hereditary
Enemy
The Witch
Morris From America
The Lobster
Obvious Child
Dark Places
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
20th Century Woman
Ginger and Rosa
The Spectacular Now
Life After Beth
The Florida Project
American Honey
Tusk
Uncut Gems

MEH
Free Fire
Good Time
Locke
Hot Summer Nights
While We're Young
It Comes At Night
Amy
Laggies
Lean On Pete

DIDN'T LIKE
A Most Violent Year
Under the Skin
Under The Silver Lake
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Into The Forest

 

[James.B]

 

[DACrowe]

A24 has made a name for itself.

Have you ever heard of them and does anyone here like their movies?

Their Website: A24

Late response but Moonlight, The Witch, Ex Machina, Hereditary, Lady Bird, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, and Room are some of my favorite movies of the last five years. Under the Skin, the Bling Ring, The Farewell, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and Midsommar are all pretty fire too. So much so you can overlook when A24 goes too much into its own brand with stuff like Under the Silver Lake and It Comes at Night.

Yeah, they've earned their bragging rights as being the tastemaker indie studio of the 2010s, and probably the 2020s too.