The fact that he declined to explain the rating scale prior to rating the first movie-as if it were just self-evident, as if it were the only way anyone would think to rate A24 movies-is pure 24-karat comedy gold. It cracked me up every time he said one of the scores.
@@_Amit_Sunil Dan: "On the bleak scale, I'm gonna give it a 6 out of 8" Me: my brow, he furrows Dan: "On the abstract scale ... so I'm gonna give it a 4 out of 8" Me: "again with the 8, what am I missing here, this is just odd" Dan: "... which equates to a 6 out of 8..." Me: "I guess I'll just roll with it, 8 is the new 10 I suppose, whatevs" Dan: "A-SIXTEEN OUT OF A-TWENTY-FOUR" Me: guffs myself unconscious
@@JakeGottfriedStudios Not my favorite movie of all time but my favorite of the ones listed, and my favorite of 2019. I can see why people don’t like it but it’s a masterpiece on every level.
Yep, one of the best films of recent years for me. There's something so effective that's equal parts enchanting and disturbing about the characters' descent into madness, on top of the fantastic acting and cinematography. But I get why people don't like it as much
Hardly a rant. Dan simply understands the UA-cam comment section. Not everyone will have seen his other videos and even if they have there are those who will still argue about how names are spelled or pronounced because the comment section loves few things more than nitpicking. Seth Meyers has created a weekly series based on that certainty. If he says the name he has to show the evidence for why he's saying it that way or he'll get called out. He probably still will but this could deter some people which will prevent Dan from completely losing his mind when he reads through the comments.
When Dan describes college students filmmaking - “Where all of the characters walk in slow motion to music, everybody drops F bombs, because that’s how everybody knows you’re an adult and edgy” I can’t help but to think about Zack Synder loool 😂😂😂
I will always have A24 to thank for getting me into modern horror, I never liked horror that much in the past, but movies like hereditary really made me fall in love with horror, a lot of the movies remind me of the reflective and psychological horror movies from the late 70s and early 80s
Hopefully if a studio like NEON can grow to be another new A24 style studio we can get that list as well Dan! I would probably also have to agree that Hereditary is my #1. I haven’t seen all of the movies from A24 but this one is so high above many others it’s almost sometimes not even a competition.
That was an excellent film. Jennifer Ehle is mesmerizing and I was really taken with Morfydd Clark too. Plot wise, I knew where it was headed from the start but it was just so perfectly atmospheric and well executed.
An incredible video! A few random comments. Trying to judge the bleakness of some of these, specifically I Saw the TV Glow, is a tricky task. For sure it's at least 5/8, but on second watch, I found it easier to see the hopeful ending that JS intended. There's plenty of reason to believe that escape happens, which is a glimmer of hope in the midst of the dark. As a non-binary person it seems to me almost impossible that anyone would miss the trans allegory, but I know some people have which is wild to me. Still, as with your review in May, I think you do a really good job expressing taste, quality, and "this won't be for everyone" ness about this movie. I do think Beau is Afraid is a horror movie. The last act, including the attic part, is certainly in line with body horror and the horror aesthetics of Roy Andersson who Aster cites frequently as a favorite (check out Songs from the Second Floor; it's brilliant). Dream Scenario...not so much. I'm not sure that ones a horror movie, but I could see it. BUT if Dream Scenario is considered a horror movie, why isn't The Zone of Interest?!? (which I would score: Bleak: 8/8, Abstract: 4/8, and I'd have to look up critic gap). But there are a lot of movies like it--say, Come and See for example--that usually aren't labeled horror when they definitely are. Also did Love Lies Bleeding not count? That surprises me. I loved that an hour into this video on A24 horror movies you still dutifully provided plot summaries of movies that everyone watching an hour long video on A24 horror will have already seen. And yay for Saint Maud finally getting its flowers! My list has The Witch and I Saw the TV Glow at the top, and then most of your top 10 in a slightly different order to fill out the top 10.
Of all the A24-Horror-Movies I’ve seen, I would rank them: 1. Hereditary 2. Climax 3. Midsommar 4. Talk to me 5. Killing of a Sacred Deer 6. Men 7. X 8. The Witch 9. Green Room 10. Bodies Bodies Bodies 11. It comes at Night 12. Lamb 13. Blackcoats Daughters 14. Under the Skin 15. Tusk
I like your dedication in the videos. It's not just about listing your favorites but there is also a quite interactive system behind it. Greetings from Egypt.
That line about Men being “The only movie for you” is the funniest thing Dan has ever said in a video that I’ve seen and I’ve been watching his shit for at least six years 😂 never change, dude!
I had to scan the comments for this! What a shame. It should’ve been thumbed to the top! 😅 Such a hilarious aside from Dan, and if you’ve seen the film, entirely on point.
I'm glad that you enjoyed "I Saw the TV Glow" more on a rewatch. It's my favorite film of the year so far, I absolutely adore it, but I get that it isn't for everyone. Edit: Also! Whenever I talk about Saint Maud irl I never meet anyone who has seen it, it's so so good. Watch it!
Loved, loved Saint Maud. Jennifer Ehle is utterly brilliant (as usual) Clark is also someone to keep an eye on, and the entire atmosphere overcame the fact that I pretty much could guess the plot from the beginning. Just a well done movie that is less about religion than it is about why people turn towards fanaticism when reality has let them down.
Shocked by your number one! Shocked!!...well..not that shocked LOL. I will never forgive the academy for not rewarding Toni Collette with AT LEAST a nom for best actress!
Whenever a film is released by A24, my interest is peaked. I just saw Heretic, another A24 release and it definitely was interesting. Thanks for the breakdown, Dan. Fantastic as always!
I didn't have to watch this to know Dan put Hereditary as number 1. Dan I have been keeping up with you for years(even screen junkies plus-i was a member). Love you dude DAN YOU ARE MOTHER
Hi Dan, found your channel today by following YT's suggestion to watch this ranking. What a gret work! Of course I have another opinion in one or another point. (e.g. "Midsommar" to be 2nd after "Hereditary" and "The Witch" on 3rd place. ^^) But it was great to hear your understandable arguments in that enjoyable and informative way. Thank you very much. (Greetings from Germany + Sub)
Asidee from The Lighthouse and Hereditary which I both love, I haven't really liked many A24 horror films, so it was very interesting hearing the perspective of someone who clicks with so many of them. Great video!
I think Willem has got to be one of the best actors ever to act, it’s been amazing to see him just flourish in every kind of role possible especially in the last decade. His comforting presence in The florida Project to his crazy performance in the lighthouse he is just a joy to watch. I want to see an older women find this kind of success because i think it’s time!
Man Green Room is really a frightening thriller and I was really so scared when we're in a group of neo nazi and Patrick Stewart performance is absolutely unbelievable and frighting
I personally think the premise,the casting of Patrick Stewart,and portraying the skinheads as a truly formidable force were scary but the execution left me feeling very lacking with too many characters killed in a dissapointing faction.
Great as always - especially, as many have already commented on, the A24-rating. However, one thing I do not quite understand is why you are using the rotten tomatoe's percentages instead of its point-rating-system. Somewhere in the comment section you have already answered why you do not want to use IMDb for the audience-perspective - but does it not give us a much clearer picture if we know that, just as an rather extreme example, the divide regarding Pearl is between 7,8/10 (all critics) and 3,9/5, i.e. 7,8/10 (all audiences), and, thereby null (vs. 93% and 80%). I figure you will not stumble across this one comment among hundreds of others, but, if you do, I really would love to hear your perspective on this or rationale for your choice.
I think "Lamb" is one of the best films of the past few years, but it's not really a horror film. I think if you watch it expecting a horror film, you'll be pretty bored. It's more of a folkloric/mythic tragic drama.
THIS right here is what this channel GOLD Dan. Ridiculous chart your not getting anywhere else that actually answers something you've always didn't know you want to know? CHECK! Rediculous scoring system that makes me smile everytime you say it? CHECK! The fact that you stick to your opinions no matter what? CHECK! Hereditaty is a movie I'm STILL thinking about every now and again all these years later and is in my top 3 horror recommendations to this day when anyone asks. Thank you Dan.
This is one of your very best videos Dan, I enjoyed every minute of it! It was worth it just to finally get you to watch Men and hear your take on it. I didn't really care for it either, but the ending was brain-meltingly weird (I thought about it a bunch recently while watching The Substance). Agree with Talk to Me and Green Room being as high as they are, both absolutely brilliant!
Appreciate the effort and willpower that went into this. I broadly agree with your list (from the ones I've seen) except I'd put In Fabric in the top 20 and take Talk to Me off list entirely (I hated it and because A24 didn't distribute it in the UK, I get to remove it on a technicality).
My review of hereditary is that it was so so frickin good but also traumatic that I’ve never forgotten it and never been able to watch it again. I will forever be searching for its equal
Thank you so much for this, Dan. I know, and everyone can see, that you went above and beyond on this. Now I'm going to rewatch Hereditary for the 10th time.
I just watched I Saw The TV Glow yesterday for Halloween. It was very good. And if it's the most A24 a movie can get, i guess i should just stop there. :)
I completely agree with the top 3. Hereditary will go down as one of the most influencial horror films of all time, Talk To Me was such a great horror film that feels so 21st century, and I had forgotten about how good Green Room is and your breakdown makes me actually want to go back and watch it again.
Fun video with a concise and well thought out small recab/review for every movie. The A24 scale is a great idea, although I think you should have found a more fitting third category. I never felt the audience/critic divide being a A24 staple... Thank You!
I can’t believe you placed Bodies Bodies Bodies so much above the Men, the Lighthouse, the Lamb, and even the X. Wow lol Those are the quintessential A24 movies
This content is wildly rich and unbelievably put together. I can’t emphasize enough how influential and necessary Dan Murrell is for the movie space. The true heir to the good ol’ ebert and roeper days of the birth of the podcast. Thank you so much for all your effort and dedication to your craft!
This is an incredibly valuable video for me because I'm not a huge horror fan, I need several reasons to be convinced to watch one. (My partner was surprised I wanted to see Longlegs but it was because of your review Dan!) So now I have a nice short list of new A24 movies to see-thank you! (Also the I AM YOUR MOTHER legit jump scared me)
Saint Maud is my absolute favorite and I'm very happy Dan discovered it! And yes, Toni (AND Mia) got robbed of their nominations. Never stop mentioning it.
while i disagreed with some of your choices and there were some research points you got wrong, I really liked this video and I can tell you love movies. Bravo!
amazing video dan here's my top 10 a24 horror movies 1. hereditary 2. pearl 3. talk to me 4. midsummer 5. the witch 6. maxxxine 7. X 8. green room 9. the lighthouse 10. killing of a sacred deer
I feel the same way about The Lighthouse as you do with Hereditary. It's one of my favorite movies ever made, and every time I watch it I find something new to love. That being said, I personally wouldn't consider it a horror movie lol. If I'm not ocunting that one then Hereditary easily takes #1 for me
1 and 2 is interchangeable between Hereditary and Climax. Climax can easily claim number one, it's a very unhollywood film that takes us on a wild immersive horrific ride. The horror is that this could happen if drinks get spiked at a party. The casual reveal at the end is shocking considering the horror the audience witnessed.
It’s crazy how these movies are so great that the list can be in dozens of variations and still be correct. My top five are all fan favorites, so: 1) The VVitch 2) The Lighthouse 3) Hereditary 4) Ex Machina 5) Midsommar
The ranking of a scale of A24 is such a Dan thing to do and I love it.
I love it so much! It's great!
So smart, especially ranking each of the three on a score of 8
The fact that he declined to explain the rating scale prior to rating the first movie-as if it were just self-evident, as if it were the only way anyone would think to rate A24 movies-is pure 24-karat comedy gold. It cracked me up every time he said one of the scores.
@@_Amit_Sunil
Dan: "On the bleak scale, I'm gonna give it a 6 out of 8"
Me: my brow, he furrows
Dan: "On the abstract scale ... so I'm gonna give it a 4 out of 8"
Me: "again with the 8, what am I missing here, this is just odd"
Dan: "... which equates to a 6 out of 8..."
Me: "I guess I'll just roll with it, 8 is the new 10 I suppose, whatevs"
Dan: "A-SIXTEEN OUT OF A-TWENTY-FOUR"
Me: guffs myself unconscious
Suggestion for next year: Blumhouse! Okay, you can't do them all, so maybe a top 20 or something.
Cruel and unusual punishment.
Blumhouse would be awful 😂😂 16 of those movies are gonna be terrible 😂
and bottom 20
Dan, I don’t even need to watch this to know that you have Hereditary as #1 and that you’ll mention Toni Collette was robbed of a nomination haha.
Love this overview.
I hope you use the “How A24 is it?” metric for all A24 releases going forward.
As someone who's favorite movie of all time is The Lighthouse and seeing it at #13... eh I get it
@@JakeGottfriedStudios Not my favorite movie of all time but my favorite of the ones listed, and my favorite of 2019. I can see why people don’t like it but it’s a masterpiece on every level.
Not bad, but least favorite Eggers.
I agree. Too low on the list.
Yep, one of the best films of recent years for me. There's something so effective that's equal parts enchanting and disturbing about the characters' descent into madness, on top of the fantastic acting and cinematography. But I get why people don't like it as much
My all time favourite movie ranked #12, so I feel you.
The Lighthouse is pretty great though!
27:00 mark, again with the Giancarlo Esposito rant, I love it! hahahaha it's already part of the Dan's lore
Hardly a rant. Dan simply understands the UA-cam comment section. Not everyone will have seen his other videos and even if they have there are those who will still argue about how names are spelled or pronounced because the comment section loves few things more than nitpicking. Seth Meyers has created a weekly series based on that certainty. If he says the name he has to show the evidence for why he's saying it that way or he'll get called out. He probably still will but this could deter some people which will prevent Dan from completely losing his mind when he reads through the comments.
When Dan describes college students filmmaking - “Where all of the characters walk in slow motion to music, everybody drops F bombs, because that’s how everybody knows you’re an adult and edgy” I can’t help but to think about Zack Synder loool 😂😂😂
Or Quentin Tarantino
Yep me too... that is Zach
"The VVitch" and "Hereditary" top my list. Two of the greatest horror films of the last twenty-five years.
My top 2 as well, just with the spots reversed 😀
Man I LOVE The VVitch
Great idea for a video, Dan! Nice work!!
Great list Dan! I love seeing your creative twists on film rankings! You should definitely do a Agatha Season Review! That'd be cool to see!
I really enjoyed Dream Scenario is really hilarious and fantastic performance by Nicholas Cage and is a origin of Freddy Kruger
Same. I think it works the whole way, myself.
I will always have A24 to thank for getting me into modern horror, I never liked horror that much in the past, but movies like hereditary really made me fall in love with horror, a lot of the movies remind me of the reflective and psychological horror movies from the late 70s and early 80s
You’d probably like Don’t Look Now
I hope you checked out Heretic, its very in the vein of what you would expect and like from A24
They did the same for me
Was hoping you'd do another one of these this year. Also the "how A24 is it" scale was spot-on!
Another amazing video! That "I AM YOUR MOTHER" was perfect 👌 Thank you Dan!
Happy Halloween Dan and Dan-Fans.
I've probably seen about 3 of these. Not going to miss a Dan ranking video though
If you’re a Dan fan you’re probably a movie fan…and if you’re a movie fan, you should definitely watch more of these movies.
My top 5 for A24 in general:)
1. Aftersun
2. Sing Sing
3. Lady Bird
4. Moonlight
5. Hereditary
Sing street
Whats your letterboxd?
Have you seen Uncut Gems?
@@jeffcarlin5866 Fuck yeah. Loved it!
@TylerG13 Uncut Gems is my favorite A24 film. Civil War was really good as well.
Thanks for putting in the work for us, Dan!
Hereditary is #1 and no one can change my mind.
Literally cannot stand that movie. It’s so bad
You are correct.
@@freedomtompkins9536you’re bad.
I’m just kidding.
@@thebortthe it’s just not the type of horror movie I’m used to
Midsommar is far better
I know what #1 will be, but that's not gonna stop me from watching the video.
That monologue near the end of Pearl... is so good it's actually scary. Any sane person would give her an Oscar for that part alone.
Hopefully if a studio like NEON can grow to be another new A24 style studio we can get that list as well Dan! I would probably also have to agree that Hereditary is my #1. I haven’t seen all of the movies from A24 but this one is so high above many others it’s almost sometimes not even a competition.
Longlegs and Pig definitely have very A24 vibes
@@IAteFire Don’t forget about Titane.
Great list, great video, great watch! Absolutely loved the A24 rating idea.
Kudos for including Climax
Rose Glass Appreciation Club!! I'm so glad to see Saint Maud so high on your list, one of my all time favorites!
That was an excellent film. Jennifer Ehle is mesmerizing and I was really taken with Morfydd Clark too. Plot wise, I knew where it was headed from the start but it was just so perfectly atmospheric and well executed.
An incredible video! A few random comments.
Trying to judge the bleakness of some of these, specifically I Saw the TV Glow, is a tricky task. For sure it's at least 5/8, but on second watch, I found it easier to see the hopeful ending that JS intended. There's plenty of reason to believe that escape happens, which is a glimmer of hope in the midst of the dark. As a non-binary person it seems to me almost impossible that anyone would miss the trans allegory, but I know some people have which is wild to me. Still, as with your review in May, I think you do a really good job expressing taste, quality, and "this won't be for everyone" ness about this movie.
I do think Beau is Afraid is a horror movie. The last act, including the attic part, is certainly in line with body horror and the horror aesthetics of Roy Andersson who Aster cites frequently as a favorite (check out Songs from the Second Floor; it's brilliant). Dream Scenario...not so much. I'm not sure that ones a horror movie, but I could see it.
BUT if Dream Scenario is considered a horror movie, why isn't The Zone of Interest?!? (which I would score: Bleak: 8/8, Abstract: 4/8, and I'd have to look up critic gap). But there are a lot of movies like it--say, Come and See for example--that usually aren't labeled horror when they definitely are. Also did Love Lies Bleeding not count? That surprises me.
I loved that an hour into this video on A24 horror movies you still dutifully provided plot summaries of movies that everyone watching an hour long video on A24 horror will have already seen. And yay for Saint Maud finally getting its flowers!
My list has The Witch and I Saw the TV Glow at the top, and then most of your top 10 in a slightly different order to fill out the top 10.
So glad you came around on I Saw the TV Glow. Such a gem of a movie! Also Talk to Me being number 2?? Great list
This is a HALLOWEEN miracle... wait, that's not the right quote, but it's the feeling I feel. Thanks Dan!
Of all the A24-Horror-Movies I’ve seen, I would rank them:
1. Hereditary
2. Climax
3. Midsommar
4. Talk to me
5. Killing of a Sacred Deer
6. Men
7. X
8. The Witch
9. Green Room
10. Bodies Bodies Bodies
11. It comes at Night
12. Lamb
13. Blackcoats Daughters
14. Under the Skin
15. Tusk
Top 5 - The Witch, Hereditery, The Lighthouse, Talk To Me, Midtsommar.
Awesome ranking video. I rarely bother with that format but this one was perfect and matched mine too so good to know, we've got similar tastes!
❤ Under the Skin
I like your dedication in the videos. It's not just about listing your favorites but there is also a quite interactive system behind it. Greetings from Egypt.
I disagree on In Fabric. Peter Strickland is a master of suspense and atmosphere. Love his films, original, fresh and hypnotic.
Definitely got a couple new ones added to my watch list after this. Thanks as always for your dedication, Dan.
Saint Maud is definitely on my list to watch. Thanks for doing this video Dan, great stuff!
That line about Men being “The only movie for you” is the funniest thing Dan has ever said in a video that I’ve seen and I’ve been watching his shit for at least six years 😂 never change, dude!
I had to scan the comments for this! What a shame. It should’ve been thumbed to the top! 😅
Such a hilarious aside from Dan, and if you’ve seen the film, entirely on point.
Parks was great in Tusk
This feels like the perfectly balanced metric to grade A24 horror movies on. Top notch stuff!
Incredible work here Dan! Can’t believe you watched all of these for one episode!
I'm glad that you enjoyed "I Saw the TV Glow" more on a rewatch. It's my favorite film of the year so far, I absolutely adore it, but I get that it isn't for everyone.
Edit: Also! Whenever I talk about Saint Maud irl I never meet anyone who has seen it, it's so so good. Watch it!
Loved, loved Saint Maud. Jennifer Ehle is utterly brilliant (as usual) Clark is also someone to keep an eye on, and the entire atmosphere overcame the fact that I pretty much could guess the plot from the beginning. Just a well done movie that is less about religion than it is about why people turn towards fanaticism when reality has let them down.
Shocked by your number one! Shocked!!...well..not that shocked LOL. I will never forgive the academy for not rewarding Toni Collette with AT LEAST a nom for best actress!
Whenever a film is released by A24, my interest is peaked. I just saw Heretic, another A24 release and it definitely was interesting. Thanks for the breakdown, Dan. Fantastic as always!
Great job on this. I am sure it took a lot of effort. Have seen many of these, but this list makes me want to see more of them.
I slept on "The Blackcoat's Daughter" but now I'm going to have to check it out. Outstanding work, as always. Thanks, Dan!!
This channel is like Sportscenter but for Cinema and I love it.
I didn't have to watch this to know Dan put Hereditary as number 1. Dan I have been keeping up with you for years(even screen junkies plus-i was a member). Love you dude DAN YOU ARE MOTHER
The Witch is one of my favorite movies of all time
Top 5 Memorable Spaghetti Scenes:
1. Gummo
2. Killing of a Sacred Deer
3. Lady and the Tramp
4. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
5. Elf
Seven. That's the spaghetti scene to end all spaghetti scenes
Gummo is like an A24 precursor.
"What we do in the shadows" would like a word
@@TheEsperKing1 Sorry, that one is disqualified. The scene is question concerns bisgetti, not spaghetti
I love your scoring Dan it’s so wonderfully creative.
Wow Dan! You put so much work into this review and I never clicked faster on a video. Thank you for the legwork you saved us and well done my friend!
Hi Dan,
found your channel today by following YT's suggestion to watch this ranking.
What a gret work!
Of course I have another opinion in one or another point. (e.g. "Midsommar" to be 2nd after "Hereditary" and "The Witch" on 3rd place. ^^) But it was great to hear your understandable arguments in that enjoyable and informative way.
Thank you very much.
(Greetings from Germany + Sub)
Asidee from The Lighthouse and Hereditary which I both love, I haven't really liked many A24 horror films, so it was very interesting hearing the perspective of someone who clicks with so many of them. Great video!
Love the ranking system Dan. Really well done!
I think Willem has got to be one of the best actors ever to act, it’s been amazing to see him just flourish in every kind of role possible especially in the last decade. His comforting presence in The florida Project to his crazy performance in the lighthouse he is just a joy to watch. I want to see an older women find this kind of success because i think it’s time!
You can always count on Dan to make things organized and well informed :) Kudos
Man Green Room is really a frightening thriller and I was really so scared when we're in a group of neo nazi and Patrick Stewart performance is absolutely unbelievable and frighting
I personally think the premise,the casting of Patrick Stewart,and portraying the skinheads as a truly formidable force were scary but the execution left me feeling very lacking with too many characters killed in a dissapointing faction.
I don’t even watch horror movies and I was hooked all through, what a great video, Dan!!
Great as always - especially, as many have already commented on, the A24-rating.
However, one thing I do not quite understand is why you are using the rotten tomatoe's percentages instead of its point-rating-system. Somewhere in the comment section you have already answered why you do not want to use IMDb for the audience-perspective - but does it not give us a much clearer picture if we know that, just as an rather extreme example, the divide regarding Pearl is between 7,8/10 (all critics) and 3,9/5, i.e. 7,8/10 (all audiences), and, thereby null (vs. 93% and 80%).
I figure you will not stumble across this one comment among hundreds of others, but, if you do, I really would love to hear your perspective on this or rationale for your choice.
Awesome Video, LOVE the A24 Ranking!
I think "Lamb" is one of the best films of the past few years, but it's not really a horror film. I think if you watch it expecting a horror film, you'll be pretty bored. It's more of a folkloric/mythic tragic drama.
THIS right here is what this channel GOLD Dan. Ridiculous chart your not getting anywhere else that actually answers something you've always didn't know you want to know? CHECK! Rediculous scoring system that makes me smile everytime you say it? CHECK! The fact that you stick to your opinions no matter what? CHECK! Hereditaty is a movie I'm STILL thinking about every now and again all these years later and is in my top 3 horror recommendations to this day when anyone asks. Thank you Dan.
This is one of your very best videos Dan, I enjoyed every minute of it! It was worth it just to finally get you to watch Men and hear your take on it. I didn't really care for it either, but the ending was brain-meltingly weird (I thought about it a bunch recently while watching The Substance). Agree with Talk to Me and Green Room being as high as they are, both absolutely brilliant!
I can't believe you put In Fabric at 28th!
You're one of those people he alluded to haha. I'd never heard of it till now. It looks legit and I'll have to check it out.
Appreciate the effort and willpower that went into this. I broadly agree with your list (from the ones I've seen) except I'd put In Fabric in the top 20 and take Talk to Me off list entirely (I hated it and because A24 didn't distribute it in the UK, I get to remove it on a technicality).
That points system is so genius and fun. Loved this video! ✌
Great video man, bunch of films to watch: most I've heard of, some I pleasantly haven't heard of!
Love watching this! Thanks for this! 🎉🎉
I’m so pleasantly surprised that Green Room was up so high! I was starting to think it wouldn’t be on the list. I really loved that movie
My review of hereditary is that it was so so frickin good but also traumatic that I’ve never forgotten it and never been able to watch it again. I will forever be searching for its equal
My favorite types of Dan videos!
Thank you for always making such great content! You do amazing work!
a superior top 4 ranking! great video, Dan!
Dan, A24/A24 for this video and the effort and the concept. Brilliant 💯
Thank you so much for this, Dan. I know, and everyone can see, that you went above and beyond on this. Now I'm going to rewatch Hereditary for the 10th time.
I just watched I Saw The TV Glow yesterday for Halloween. It was very good. And if it's the most A24 a movie can get, i guess i should just stop there. :)
Inspired video. Well executed. Bravo.
I completely agree with the top 3. Hereditary will go down as one of the most influencial horror films of all time, Talk To Me was such a great horror film that feels so 21st century, and I had forgotten about how good Green Room is and your breakdown makes me actually want to go back and watch it again.
Not exactly scientific, but very clever and kinda funny scale you used. If we ever happen to be in the same pub, your drinks are on me :D
Fun video with a concise and well thought out small recab/review for every movie. The A24 scale is a great idea, although I think you should have found a more fitting third category. I never felt the audience/critic divide being a A24 staple...
Thank You!
I can’t believe you placed Bodies Bodies Bodies so much above the Men, the Lighthouse, the Lamb, and even the X. Wow lol
Those are the quintessential A24 movies
GREAT VIDEO! I'm surprised the sites didn't count Ex Machina as a horror
I adore “Men”. I love how divisive Garland films are.
This content is wildly rich and unbelievably put together. I can’t emphasize enough how influential and necessary Dan Murrell is for the movie space. The true heir to the good ol’ ebert and roeper days of the birth of the podcast. Thank you so much for all your effort and dedication to your craft!
Great video Dan!
1:17:21 Thanks for the list of horror recommendations, Mother 🫡
This is an incredibly valuable video for me because I'm not a huge horror fan, I need several reasons to be convinced to watch one. (My partner was surprised I wanted to see Longlegs but it was because of your review Dan!) So now I have a nice short list of new A24 movies to see-thank you! (Also the I AM YOUR MOTHER legit jump scared me)
Saint Maud is my absolute favorite and I'm very happy Dan discovered it! And yes, Toni (AND Mia) got robbed of their nominations. Never stop mentioning it.
Dan making this list:
I don’t need this menu (other movies) I already know just what I want (Hereditary at #1)
while i disagreed with some of your choices and there were some research points you got wrong, I really liked this video and I can tell you love movies. Bravo!
Thanks for making my Halloween a good one. Being a A24 enjoyer I have some catching up.
Killing of a sacred deer - you'd call a comedy? Wtf. Nothing funny happens, at all.
That last bit was some good jump scare if I ever saw one
amazing video dan here's my top 10 a24 horror movies
1. hereditary
2. pearl
3. talk to me
4. midsummer
5. the witch
6. maxxxine
7. X
8. green room
9. the lighthouse
10. killing of a sacred deer
I feel the same way about The Lighthouse as you do with Hereditary. It's one of my favorite movies ever made, and every time I watch it I find something new to love. That being said, I personally wouldn't consider it a horror movie lol. If I'm not ocunting that one then Hereditary easily takes #1 for me
Yay! Love a video like this from Dan
Oooh I’m excited to watch this! Thanks, Dan!
Falling into the black good and yelling “I knew it!” had me dying lol
Hereditary is one of the best movies this century. I love that film.
1 and 2 is interchangeable between Hereditary and Climax. Climax can easily claim number one, it's a very unhollywood film that takes us on a wild immersive horrific ride. The horror is that this could happen if drinks get spiked at a party. The casual reveal at the end is shocking considering the horror the audience witnessed.
It’s crazy how these movies are so great that the list can be in dozens of variations and still be correct. My top five are all fan favorites, so:
1) The VVitch
2) The Lighthouse
3) Hereditary
4) Ex Machina
5) Midsommar