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!

  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    A24 At The Oscars - Episode 173

    In a bid farewell for Awards season, we talk about A24 at the Oscars! We dive deep into every single movie that could be nominated, what films might bring home an Academy Award, and we lock away our Best Picture predictions as of late November in what might be the stupidest thing we've ever done on the pod. See you in March!


    0:00 - Intro/Conan As Host

    10:03 - A24 At The Oscars!

    1:03:27 - Best Picture Power Rankings

    1:11:58 - Closing Thoughts


    29 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 56 minutes 9 seconds
    Heretic - Episode 172

    This week on the pod we discuss the latest religious horror movie from A24 - 'Heretic'! How effective is it, is Hugh Grant officially "back", what we would have liked to happen differently in the film, and how we would build our A24 Monopoly board! PLUS we break some big new about the podcast.


    0:00 - Intro

    2:00 - Housekeeping

    4:41 - General Thoughts

    15:15 - True Cinema

    49:20 - A1 Act

    52:20 - A24 Ranking

    54:05 - Closing Thoughts

    22 November 2024, 5:49 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Hot Summer Nights - Episode 171

    This week we celebrate Timmy Style! We take a look back at the hardly ever talked about Timothee Chalamet starring 'Hot Summer Nights' and, well, why nobody ever talks about it. We discuss his filmography, the worst movie tropes, and MORE!

    0:00 - Intro

    5:23 - General Thoughts

    19:28 - True Cinema

    50:34 - A1 Act

    56:44 - A24 Ranking

    58:45 - Closing Thoughts


    15 November 2024, 6:18 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    The End of the Tour - Episode 170

    Ben & Ethan dig deep into the A24 archive to discuss a true two-hander in 'The End of the Tour'! Will it be a hidden gem in the A24 catalogue or is it better left undiscovered? Plus they discuss budgets for the new A24 films 'Marty Supreme' and 'The Smashing Machine' and guess which one will be the better movie! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Housekeeping 10:55 - General Thoughts 26:53 - True Cinema 55:13 - A1 Act 58:59 - A24 Ranking 1:00:18 - Closing Thoughts

    8 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    We Live In Time - Episode 169

    The pod embarks on a historic new adventure as Ben reacts to not one but TWO new trailers for A24 films for the very first time ever on the pod ('The Brutalist' & 'Queer') before diving deep into 'We Live In Time', the new romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. We discuss A24 at the Gotham Awards, saddest movies of all time, and MORE!


    0:00 -Intro

    11:12 - 'The Brutalist' Trailer Reaction

    17:12 - 'Queer' Trailer Reaction

    22:40 - General Thoughts

    32:49 - True Cinema

    58:16 - A1 Act

    1:00:16 - A24 Ranking

    1:01:27 - Closing Thoughts

    1 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    A Ghost Story - Episode 168

    Marta McFly of McFly's Movie House podcast joins us to discuss of the most anticipated movies that the pod has yet to talk about - 'A Ghost Story'! We discuss best movies involving ghosts, if a large quiche could be considered a pie, and how 'A Ghost Story' and 'Megalopolis' have more in common than you might think.


    0:00 - Intro

    3:28 - General Thoughts

    23:05 - True Cinema

    1:11:12 A1 Act

    1:16:18 - A24 Ranking

    1:17:53 - Closing Thoughts


    18 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    A Different Man - Episode 167

    This week, Ethan & Ben cover the latest A24 film 'A Different Man'. The black comedy starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson is being billed as one of the best movies of the year but do Ethan & Ben agree? They break down the film in its entirety, talk about the thematic impact of the movie, discuss some of the best movies where characters wear masks, and MORE!


    0:00 - Intro

    2:05 - General Thoughts

    22:13 - True Cinema

    1:02:33 - A1 Act

    1:05:07 - A24 Ranking

    1:06:03 - Closing Thoughts

    11 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 48 minutes 26 seconds
    Slice - Episode 166

    We kick off Spooky Season on the pod by talking about a deep (dish) cut - 2018's slasher comedy 'Slice' starring Chance the Rapper! There's probably a reason you've never seen or heard of this movie so we break it down for you! From hilarious ghost logistics to terrible CGI and everything in between!

    0:00 - Intro

    2:13 - A24 Housekeeping

    3:10 - General Thoughts

    19:07 - True Cinema

    39:37 - A1 Act

    43:37 - A24 Ranking

    45:51 - Closing Thoughts

    4 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Oasis: Supersonic - Episode 165

    With the announcement of the Oasis reunion, what better time to talk about the 'Supersonic' documentary? We discuss release strategies for 'Queer' and 'The Brutalist', our history with Oasis, thoughts on the documentary, and our favorite band docs!


    0:00 - Intro

    3:26 - A24 Housekeeping

    11:42 - General Thoughts

    31:55 - True Cinema

    53:34 - A1 Acts

    57:54 - A24 Ranking

    59:12 - Closing Thoughts


    27 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    TIFF Recap - Episode 164

    Ethan is back from the Toronto International Film Festival! He shares his thoughts on the fest and ranks all of the A24 movies that he saw. Plus, Ben & Ethan chat about upcoming distribution worries along with Oscar race potential for A24! 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Housekeeping 7:01 - TIFF Recap 1:03:26 - Closing Thoughts

    20 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Waves - Episode 163

    It's finally time for us to see if 'Waves' is in fact one of the most underrated movies within A24's catalog! We review the movie in its entirety, talk about Euphoria, give our thoughts on what the Oscars should've included the year this movie came out, and more!


    0:00 - Intro

    3:38 - General Thoughts

    20:45 - True Cinema

    59:24 - A1 Act

    1:02:12 - A24 Ranking

    1:04:09 - Closing Thoughts

    13 September 2024, 7:00 am
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