A24 On The Rocks

96 films and 159 podcasts later, Eric and Kevin have made it atop the A24 mountain after watching every single A24 film from the 2010 decade of A24. Three fellow podcasters quit in the process of this arduous journey, yet Eric and Kevin somehow kept their eyeballs fresh and their vocal boxes running. In this intimate conversation, Eric travelled all the way to Wisconsin to record this podcast in person. The A24 Rocks duo reflects on their journey, shares some personal stories, and shares their top 10 best & worst A24 films from 2013-2019.

Intro- 0:00 to 4:36.
Our Journey Through 96 A24 Films- 4:36 to 20:48.
Our Top 10 Best & Worst A24 Films from the 2010 Decade- 20:48 to End.

Every year these cinephiles get together to decide what movies, actors, actresses, writers, and directors get to take home a golden-coveted Oscar Isaac statue that is as big as Oscar Isaac himself. After the 21 A24 films in 2019, it was the toughest competition yet for the A24 Rocks crew to decide who should win (and lose). 7 Oscar Isaacs, and 1 bronze piece of poop, up for the taking. Who will win? Who will lose? Listen to find out.

Nominees-

Best Picture- 
The Farewell
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Uncut Gems

Best Director-
Robert Eggers for The Lighthouse
Ari Aster for Midsommar
Joe Talbot for The Last Black Man in San Francisco 
Lulu Wang for The FarewellThe Safdie Bros for Uncut Gems

Best Actor-
Robert Pattinson for The Lighthouse
Jimmie Fails for The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems
Jamie Bell for Skin
Kelvin Harrison Jr for Waves

Best Actress-
Julianne Moore for Gloria Bell
Florence Pugh for Midsommar
Awkwafina for The Farewell
Sofia Boutella for Climax
Taylor Russell for Waves

Three worst films-
Outlaws
High Life
Low Tide

Best Supporting Actor-
Willem Dafoe for The Lighthouse
Bill Camp for Skin
Jonathan Majors for the Last Black Man in San Francisco Tzi Ma for The Farewell
Sterling Brown in Waves

Best Supporting Actress-
Zhao Shu-zhen for The Farewell
Tilda Swinton for The Souvenir
Julia Fox for Uncut Gems
Diana Lin for the Farewell
Vera Farmiga for Skin

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)-
Lulu Wang for The FarewellRobert Eggers and Max Eggers for The Lighthouse
Joe Talbot and Rob Richert for The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Trey Edward Shults for Waves
Ari Aster for Midsommar

Unccccuuuutttttt Jaaaaahhhhhhmmmmms. In our final review of the 2019 year of A24, the A24 Rocks crew has finally reached The Safdie Brothers' gambling New York City anxiety rollercoaster Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, and Kevin Garnett. Uncut Gems is about a gambling addict named Howard who owns a gem shop in New York City's diamond district. When Howard imports an Ethiopian black opal and shows it to basketball HOFer Kevin Garnett, the black opal takes on a life of its own. Howard owes money around town, though, and specifically to his brother Arno whose goons are chasing Howard to his kids high school play. In the 96th film of their A24 journey, and the final film of the 2010 decade of A24, what will these film reviewers think of Uncut Gems? Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro- 0:00 to 4:11.
Film Discussion- 4:11 to 1:31:20.
Film Ratings/Outro- 1:31:20 to End.

Upcoming Podcast Release Schedule-
January 7th- The 2019 A24 Oscars.
Junary 14th- Our Top 10 Best and Worst A24 Films from 2013-2019.

For the holiday celebration this year, these cinema lovers rewind to 1999 and review the crime-comedy Go starring Sarah Polly, Katie Holmes, William Fitchner, Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant, and Scott Wolf. These film reviewers invite on Lamb, who rented out a movie theatre this past year and imported the film reel for "Go." In this triptych tale, Ronna needs to make her rent... and that's all you need to know. Is "Go" a Christmas film, and how has it aged 26 years later? Fire up that shoesaw. Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro- 0:00 to 2:06.
Film Discussion- 2:06 to 1:00:03.
Film Ratings/Outro- 1:00:03 to End.

Upcoming Podcast Release Schedule-
12/24- Uncut Gems.
1/7- The 2019 A24 Oscars.

On the second from last film review for the 2019 year of A24, these A24 film reviewers discuss the 2019 horror-comedy In Fabric, written and directed by Peter Strickland. In Fabric starts with a woman named Sheila Woolchapel (portrayed by Marianne Jean-Baptiste) who works as a bank teller at a British bank. She is a single middle-aged lady with a dismissive son, and one day, she scores a date with a man. To dress up for her date, she decides to buy a red dress at Dentley & Soper's, and this red dress takes on a life of its own. Caution: movie spoilers.

Intro- 0:00 to 5:14.
Film Discussion- 5:14 to 1:18:54.
Film Ratings/Outro- 1:18:54 to End.

Upcoming podcast release schedule-
December 17th- Go.
December 24th- Uncut Gems.
January 7th- The 2019 A24 Oscars.
January 14th- Our Top 10 Best and Worst Films from the 2013-2019 years of A24.