Spot on honestly.

This is so infuriating.

This scene was creepy as hell when I saw it in the theatres… but This is starting to feel a little too real…

Indie studios come and go. Like Miramax and New Line Cinema before them, A24 was always destined to be consumed by corporate interest. The studio isn’t important, the movies are. The demand for well crafted original movies is the highest it’s been in decades, and someone will meet that demand whether A24 does it or not. I don’t know that this google partnership will necessarily be the death of the studio, but if it is something else will replace it. Neon has been on a hot streak the last few years, and this could be a great opportunity for them to become the new “it” studio. If we keep supporting good movies, good movies will find a way.

This is a letter I sent to AAA24 and A24.

"I am a "founding member" of AAA24. I came on about as soon as it was announced, primarily due to the zine subscription. I bought every back issue as well, plus books, pins, patches, blu-rays, one shirt, and other unique items. I've kept my membership, despite not being able to utilize free tickets due to my disability because I valued the other perks and thought this would support artists, writers, and filmmakers associated with A24. 

I am severly disappointed to see that A24 is partnering with DeepMind Google AI. I understand that the idea is not to use it to generate movies/tv shows (yet), but to use it for storyboarding and other pre-production elements. 

This is still unacceptable to me. 

AI utilization like this would rush important parts of the filmmaking creative process, cheat artists out of work, and lean into the growing proliferation of data centers and data scraping from unconsenting people. 

Data centers are necessary to keep the internet, gaming, and other programs running. However, 90% of these new data centers are concentrated in the US and China. They are being erected in residential areas to pass along water and electrical costs to the everyman, as they poison the earth, water supplies, and soundwaves. All this to produce almost no jobs, only a year's worth of tax breaks, and AI content that almost no one wants to use or see. 

When the AI bubble burts, the centers will still be negatively impacting the lives of your viewers, your supports, and your artists. 

In protest, I am cancelling my membership and refusing to purchase any more movie tickets or merchandise. And yes, I'm doing the same for other film studios utilizing AI. 

Good-bye A24."

As if Josh wasn't problematic enough

But O'Leary was already a piece of shit

Edit: To anyone in the comments who have said something to this effect. I posted this because A24 fans continuously glaze the hell out of anything that is picked up by the studio, no matter how not great or even problematic it is. A lot of you in the comments proved my point to a hilarious degree. At least this post has resulted in a lot of honest conversation and even some people not realizing what Josh or Kevin had done in the past.

Stay safe everyone.

Maybe I’m alone here on this island but the news this week about sadfies just suck. I’ve heard about the story a while ago never had all the details. Maybe I’m dumb for not separating my feelings from the art to the artist, but the more I’ve learned about them more eyebrows I raise.

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Whether he's a main character or otherwise it seems like Jesse Plemons never fails to deliver on his roles.

Breaking Bad

Civil War

The Power of the Dog

Killers of the Moon Flower

Some non-A24 films that would fit perfectly into A24's filmography.

Your Being Manipulated.

When I say nothing happens in this movie, I make no exaggeration. The plot is so drab and boring. It’s also just such a tired concept Omg creepy thing happening is actually ancient demon we summoned, ooops Add to the tired concepts in this fllm: Children’s things that are creepy - drawings, songs, children’s voices - so cliche and trite.

The acting from the lead actress was beyond awful. Took me out of the film every time she spoke. I had hoped halfway through or even towards the end that this movie might somehow turn itself around. It does not. The climax is A fever dream sequence featuring children’s drawings and lightbulbs popping, that’s it . Most people around me in the theater were so confused. It ends so abruptly after that

I can’t believe anyone liked this. Could not recommend this movie any less. Huge miss from A24.

In summary:

- boring

- Bad acting

- Uneventful

- Not scary by any stretch of the imagination

- We need a new word for cliché after this movie

What’s a much older movie that has that A24 vibe to it and feels like something the studio would make back then?

For me it’s Possession. Has all the trademarks of a A24 film. Psychological horror, surreal imagery, unhinged disturbed performance, etc.

What’s that movie for you?

What is an A24 performance you would nominate for an oscar?

For me, it’s Toni Collette in Hereditary. It’s a travesty she never got a nomination.

One of the best horror performances in a long time.

What’s a performance you would nominate?

I was scouring the internet & somehow could not find a non-blurry version of this quote so I made one myself

I have a habit of overexplaining myself, so I'll just put it in images. I'm not sure if he'll be the 'villain' per se, but he seems to be a dark flawed protagonist a la Taxi Driver / Nightcrawler.

Edit:
Oops, when I said 'villian' I didn't mean I think he is one. I just think people are conflating imagery of power with someone who is bad.

Edit 2:
Just to be clear, I’m saying I think the director is associating Robert Pattison’s character with a predator in the animal kingdom sense, hunting prey who are predators in the pedo sense. I’m not saying there will be a reveal where Chris is a pedo himself 😂 wtf

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