Have you heard? A24 is taking over Hollywood. Possibly the world. The indie company that initially marketed itself as the edgy underdog has become a pillar/last bastion of extra-Marvel movies. No longer so scrappy, the gang of cinephiles that’s likely behind your latest fave is taking names and making deals.
The production and distribution company behind Marty Supreme and I Saw the TV Glow—two films that have already received tailor-made reading lists on this site—isn’t going anywhere this summer. But you may be. Which means you’ll want a book.
Here’s what to read next based on your favorite A24 movie. On the beach, the train, etc.
If The Drama, then Marie Ndiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In.
So I gather you like your mysteries unsettling and mostly psychological, and your attachments insecure. Hie thee then to the French novelist Marie Ndiaye, who loves to smash violence and mundanity together. This book about a couple in complex crisis creates a sense of political alienation that The Drama frankly dances around.
