It was a full-circle moment: RackaRacka’s video “Real Life Street Fighter,” featuring the brothers and others as game characters, has drawn more than eight million views since 2016.

Pivoting from YouTube to feature filmmaking sounds like a huge risk for a brand as big as RackaRacka, but for some creators who have had success on the platform, that is part of the point.

“RackaRacka was a talking point in meetings, but not a good one,” Danny says, laughing. “They just didn’t think we could do a movie. To be fair, we weren’t making deep stuff on YouTube.” ...

‘Talk to Me’ directors Michael and Danny Philippou, a.k.a. RackaRacka on. YouTube, on their journey to directing the A24 horror movie Talk to Me, which sold at Sundance for a six-figure sum.

Talk to Me is an enthralling take on a classic horror standby: possession. The directorial debut of twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou – who first rose to prominence posting videos of ...

Their channel, RackaRacka, where they’ve made a name for themselves since late 2013, has amassed over 6.5 million subscribers to date, with a slew of videos that regularly surpass a million ...

As RackaRacka progressed through the 2010s, they took on crew members, but the brothers tackled all aspects of moviemaking themselves. “Usually I would write the thing, I’d shoot it and ...

The movie, which opened in Boston Friday, is made by first-time feature film directors Danny and Michael Philippou, 30-year-old twins from Adelaide, Australia, who have been making shorts under ...

Made by A24, Causeway Films, RackaRacka Studios, SAFC Studios, Salmira Productions, & Sony Pictures Releasing. A24 releases Bring Her Back in theaters starting May 30th, 2025.

Made by A24, Causeway Films, RackaRacka Studios, SAFC Studios, Salmira Productions, & Sony Pictures Releasing. A24 releases Bring Her Back in theaters starting May 30th, 2025.

“RackaRacka was a talking point in meetings, but not a good one,” Danny says, laughing. “They just didn’t think we could do a movie. To be fair, we weren’t making deep stuff on YouTube.” ...