Many ofA24’s best moviesare dramas and dark thrillers.
Sometimes, this overlaps into sci-fi, with movies likeEx MachinaandUnder the Skin.
The Monsteris familiar territory for A24, as a small-scale horror movie with a creeping sense of dread.
There are sci-fi and supernatural elements peppered throughout.
After Yangbalances plenty of different themes with intelligence and finesse.
The story deals with grief, childhood trauma and the nature of memory.
The confines of the spaceship become a horrific prison, with no chance of escape or rescue.
Its box office failure could be attributed to its ponderous, methodical pace and its complex plot.
The Daniels' masterpiece combines sci-fi with martial arts and plenty of surreal comedy.
Ultimately, the meaning lies in this seemingly random onslaught of strange ideas.
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