We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24’s films. On this episode we are looking at 2013’s Enemy directed by Denis Villeneuve. The film is about a history professor played by Jake Gyllenhaal who watches a movie and notices his exact doppelgänger in it. As he investigates who this other man is, they get wrapped up in a mystery of who is really who and how they might be connected. Joining the show is Alex Watson, a film reviewer who used to run the blog Closer to the Edge but who’s work can now be found on Letterboxd.
Our double bill pairings include Persona (Dakota), American Psycho (Rachael) and Nightcrawler (Alex). Check out all previous 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 178: A24 Retrospective – Red Rocket.
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Read Rachel’s contributions to Exclaim!’s 16 Most Anticipated Films of 2022 and her review of The Tragedy of Macbeth.
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