A24 Horror Movies

[Unwary Traveller]

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In a smaller article in one of the mags, it interviewed the director of The Blackcoat's Daughter, Oz Perkins. It turns out that he is the son of Anthony Perkins of Psycho fame.

I enjoyed that film (released as "February" in the UK) - I was hoping it would be good and it was. There's an interview on YouTube which is worth watching (a decent length at 26 minutes long):
Video: Emma Roberts, Osgood Perkins, Kiernan Shipka & Lucy Boynton Discuss "The Blackcoat's Daughter"
Channel: BUILD Series

Emma Roberts, Osgood Perkins, Kiernan Shipka - YouTube

I've watched 12 of those films in total. I think The Witch, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Lighthouse, Under the Skin, The Blackcoat's Daughter and Ex Machina are all fine horror films in their own way. Of those, Ex Machina is probably the one that stood out as exceeding my expectations.

The visual style (and music) of Climax are compelling in typical Gaspar Noe fashion, although the improvised nature of the dialogue has its drawbacks.

I thought Saint Maud was pretty decent although not a favourite. I wasn't quite sure what to make of The Killing of a Sacred Deer although it held my attention. The only film I didn't like is the intentionally misnamed It Comes at Night which sets up expectations of some atmospheric deep-in-the-woods supernatural horror only to serve up a tedious post-apocalyptic nothing-burger.

From your unwatched films I would cautiously recommend Tusk, even though it ranks a firm last place in the Collider list! It's probably more enjoyable if you forget it's an A24 film and have modest expectations for a wacky black comedy, given that director Kevin Smith is better known for offbeat stoner comedies like Clerks. I think the performance of Michael Parks as the unhinged villain is very good, and the darkening of tone towards the bizarre and disturbing is effective and somehow more unsettling than a straight horror. From a Ligottian perspective, the fate of the protagonist could be viewed as a comment on the bleak fate of humanity in general, encapsulated in bodies we did not ask to have...

[bendk]

I would add Dream Scenario as an A24 horror film. And one of the better ones at that.

I Saw the TV Glow has been getting good reviews. I'm going to try to catch that one at the theater.