We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Barely Lethal directed by Kyle Newman. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld as a teenaged secret agent who runs away to be a regular high schooler but trouble pops up in the form of her rival in Sophie Turner. Joining the show is Jericho Tadeo, The Asian Cut's newest editor!
Our double bill pairings include Agent Cody Banks (Dakota), Harriet the Spy (Rachel) and The Edge of Seventeen (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 250: A24 Retrospective - Slow West.
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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
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266: 2024 Oscar Nomination Reactions
265: A24 Retrospective - Amy
264: James Bond Draft
263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer
261: McCarthyism in Noir
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