The A24 New Wave – (Mostly) Final Table of Contents

Here are the table of contents for the upcoming book, The A24 New Wave. Most of these chapters are written and edited, but there could be changes in order especially with the later chapters. We’ll keep this page updated to reflect the final table of contents that will be published in 2026.

• Prologue
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Digital Access
• How to Read This Book
• Chapter One – Everything is Free
• Everything is Free
• New Wave Movements
• Chapter Two – A24: An Origin Story
• An Origin Story
• The A24 Way
• The A24 Business Model
• The Beginning
• Chapter Three – Harmony Korine
• Historical Interlude: Dogme 95
• Harmony Korine
• Spring Breakers
• After Spring Break
• Chapter Four – Denis Villeneuve
• Historical Interlude: Ridley Scott
• Denis Villeneuve
• Enemy
• The Road to Dune
• Chapter Five – Early Glazer
• Historical Interlude: Nathanial Hörnblowér
• Jonathan Glazer
• Under the Skin
• Chapter Six – Jenny Slate
• Historical Interlude: British Social Realism
• Jenny Slate
• Obvious Child
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Chapter Seven – Kevin Smith
• Historical Interlude: Miramax
• Kevin Smith
• Tusk
• Chapter Eight – Early Garland
• Alex Garland
• Ex Machina
• The Awards Year
• Chapter Nine – Robert Eggers
• Historical Interlude: Folk Horror
• Robert Eggers
• The Witch
• The Lighthouse
• The Road to Nosferatu
• Chapter Ten – Yorgos Lanthimos
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• The Lobster
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer
• The Road to Poor Things and Bugonia
• Chapter Eleven – Barry Jenkins
• Barry Jenkins
• Moonlight
• The Envelope Please
• Chapter Twelve – Greta Gerwig
• Historical Interlude: Mumblecore
• Greta & Noah
• Lady Bird
• The Road to Barbie
• Chapter Thirteen – We’re Going Streaming
• Streaming Partners
• DirecTV
• The Others
• Chapter Fourteen – Early Horror
• Historical Interlude: The Blair Witch Project
• Green Room
• It Comes at Night
• The Blackcoat’s Monster
• French Extremities
• Chapter Fifteen – Sean Baker
• Historical Interlude: John Cassavetes
• Sean Baker
• The Florida Project
• Red Rocket
• The Road to Anora
• Chapter Sixteen – Documentaries
• A24 Documentaries
• Artists
• Stop Making Sense
• Political Documentaries
• The Downfall
• Chapter Seventeen – Early Aster
• Ari Aster
• Hereditary
• Midsommar

Below is a generalized list of chapters in The A24 New Normal, to be released in 2027. Most of these chapters will change, but it gives you an idea of what’s in the next book.

• Safdie Brothers
• Safdies and Bronsteins
• Elara Pictures
• Good Time
• Uncut Gems
• Benny and Josh Safdie
• The Smashing Machine
• Marty Supreme
• Representation in Hollywood and A24
• The Farewell
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco
• Historical Interlude: David Lynch
• I Saw the TV Glow
• A Different Man
• Representing the Future
• Fucking Pandemic
• Fucking Pandemic
• Occupied City
• Disruption
• The Green Knight
• Rebound
• Ti West
• Historical Interlude: Tobe Hooper
• Ti West
• Mia Goth
• X
• Pearl
• MaXXXine
• A24 Comedy
• A24 Television
• Late Garland
• Historical Interlude: The Neorealist War Film
  • Men
  • Civil War
  • Warfare
• Late Horror
• Late Horror
• Slice
• Bodies Bodies Bodies
• Heretic
• Horror Trends
• The Philippou Brothers
• Late Glazer
• Late Glazer
• The Zone of Interest
• Late Aster
• Square Peg
• Beau is Afraid
• Eddington
• Everything Everywhere
• Daniels
• Swiss Army Man
• The Death of Dick Long
• Everything Everywhere
• History
• Got Gold
• Got Gold
• Epilogue
• Where It’s Going