Like A24, Neon is an independent film company that goes above and beyond in order to bring brave and unique storytelling to the big screen. The company was founded only three years ago, but since then, has received many accolades for producing countless brilliant works that far surpass the expectations of cinema.

From a distributor known for defying audience expectations, these Neon films stand out as exceptional cinematic experiences and don't deserve to be missed.

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Palm Springs

Just released on Hulu, this inventive time-loop comedy stars Andy Samberg as Nyles, a man who has been stuck reliving the same day over and over again when the film begins. He goes through the routine of attending a wedding with his dismissive girlfriend seamlessly, making the best of his situation. However, when he brings the maid-of-honor (Christina Miloti) into the time-loop, his life changes in a way he never thought was possible.

A very interesting and unique approach to a familiar set-up, this movie greatly benefits from the fact that it begins in a place that most movies of this caliber take 45 minutes to build up to, as well as containing terrific chemistry between its two leads. Palm Springs also flips the romantic comedy formula on its head, making a brilliant genre-mashup that makes every idea it explores feel completely fresh and new.

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Beach Rats

Exploring a kind of LGBTQ character rarely seen on screen, Eliza Hittman's painful coming-of-age drama stars Harrison Dickinson as Frankie, a hyper-masculine young adult who spends his days getting high with his buddies on the Coney Island boardwalk and getting to know his new girlfriend. However, what no one knows is that he secretly meets up with random men from the internet for sexual encounters.

Beach Rats dares to delve deep into places most gay coming-of-age movies don't even dip their feet into. Depicting a young man who is so deeply conflicted with himself is not a narrative most people think about when they think of an LGBTQ film, but it's an important point-of-view that could potentially help other people like Frankie not feel so alone.

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Assassination Nation

Written and directed by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, this brutal black comedy retells the story of the Salem witch trials but with a Gen Z twist. Assassination Nation follows four high school girls in Salem who have to deal with the aftermath of a major town-wide data hack that naturally causes everyone to go insane.

This film is Mean Girls meets The Purgestarting as a witty satire on high school life before exploding into a '70s-style Grindhouse thriller. The colors and camerawork pop, and the banter-heavy dialogue is worthy of Heathers. On top of all of that, Assassination Nation manages to deliver important social commentary on the lives of a youth that is always plugged in.

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Parasite

The main family in the horror film, Parasite

Making history as the first-ever foreign language film to win the Best Picture at the Academy Awards just this year, Bong Joon-Ho's incredible examination of social class has every ingredient of a masterwork. Parasite tells the tale of the Kim family, who struggle financially day-to-day. Soon, they find a way to infiltrate a wealthy family by posing as people with qualifications they don't actually possess, but not without consequences.

This grandiose film is ready to surprise its audience at any and every turn, never letting us up for air. Aside from the audacious screenplay, the set design is gorgeous, including a mansion where much of the movie takes place that should go down in history as one of the most iconic movie settings of all time.

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Gemini

This twisty critique of Hollywood follows the assistant of a famous actress who has to fight to maintain her innocence when the starlet is found murdered in her own home. Not nearly achieving the amount of exposure it deserves, Gemini solidifies itself as an important addition to the world of Neo-noir murder mysteries.

Anchored by two great performances by Lola Kirke and Zoe Kravitz, Gemini works because it doesn't fully reveal itself until the very end. At first, it's easy to think this movie is going one place, but most audiences won't really have a clue about where this thing is truly headed even if they think they have it all figured out.

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Vox Lux

Written and directed by actor turned film-making auteur Brady Corbet, this enigmatic film feels like something that never should have existed, but it's a very good thing that it does. This dynamic movie stars a riveting Natalie Portman as the older version of Celeste, who at thirteen years old, survived a deadly school shooting. After singing an original song at a vigil in honor of those lost in the tragedy,  Celeste is turned into a pop star by music executives, and the film follows her newfound fame, as well as her decades-long descent into becoming a shell of her former self.

This film transcends narrative in a way rarely depicted, including spanning several decades and following the same characters as they transform into something completely unrecognizable from how they were when they first appeared on screen. Not only does Vox Lux critique how the media can turn tragedy into pop culture, but Corbet blends in events that really occurred in our history with the movie's narrative, creating a surreal ride.

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Ingrid Goes West

Taylor poses perfectly while Ingrid awkwardly imitates her in Ingrid Goes West

Featuring Aubrey Plaza like you've never seen her before, Ingrid Goes West is a witty portrait of a person wholly consumed by social media. Plaza plays the title character, a mentally unstable woman who travels from Pennsylvania to California in order to be closer to a social media influencer she has never met in real life.

This movie may be a laugh-out-loud dark comedy, but the film still delivers serious messages about how consumed most people are by the online world, and how for some people, it can get completely out of control. Held together by Plaza and the strong supporting performances from O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Elizabeth Olsen, as well as the beautiful backdrop of Joshua Tree, Ingrid Goes West is a perfect comedy for this generation.

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