We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Slow West directed by John Maclean. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jay a teenager from Scotland who comes to the wild west in search of the young girl he's in love with. Michael Fassbender plays Silas, a mysterious man who agrees to help guide Jay across the plains with questionable motivations. Joining the show is Jericho Tadeo, The Asian Cut's Critic at Large.
Our double bill pairings include The Sisters Brothers (Dakota), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Rachel) and Snowpiercer (Jericho). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
If you haven't heard our deep dive into the origins of A24, listen to episode 108: A History of A24 Films and our last episode in this series episode 246: A24 Retrospective - Ex Machina.
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279: Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
278: 2024 SIFF Wrap Up
277: A24 Retrospective - Dark Places
276: Hot Docs 2024
275: Seven Samurai at 70 Years
274: A24 Retrospective - The End of the Tour
273: Best Films of 2023
272: 2024 Oscar Wrap Up
271: 2024 Oscar Predictions
270: 2024 Oscar Draft
269: Poor Lives and American Holdovers
268: Killers of the Barbie Maestro
267: Anatomy of an Oppenheimer Zone
Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Mike Donahue of Troy
266: 2024 Oscar Nomination Reactions
265: A24 Retrospective - Amy
264: James Bond Draft
263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer
262: A24 Retrospective - Barely Lethal
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