Rogue Auteurs

Jake and Chad give their personal rankings for the Mission: Impossible series, especially in light of Fallout receiving the best reviews of any movie in the series. They also discuss if Christopher McQuarrie will keep helming future installments, as well as some of the hallmarks of the M: I series. 0:00 - 6:25 Intro and a CELEBRATION of the wonderful, generous donors who helped make this podcast possible! 6:25 - 13:35 Who and what is Rogue Auteurs? Why do we do this? 13:35 - 19:35 Discussion of the rise (and possible downfall) of Movie Pass. 19:35 - 20:12 Give our podcast a review, if you want. 20:12 - 34:16 What have we recently watched? 34:16 - 1:29:00 RANKING the Mission: Impossible movies! 1:29:00 - 1:32:11 Will Christopher McQuarrie return to the series? And other final M: I thoughts. 1:32:11 - 1:35:28 Some parting words and movies that are coming out soon that we are looking forward to or are intrigued by. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake and Chad review Baby Driver and rank the films of Edgar Wright. (This podcast was recorded in the summer of 2017.) Wright's films include Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Baby Driver. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham review DC's Wonder Woman, discussing the novelty (which should not be) of a female-led superhero movie. They ultimately give a letter grade after considering the acting, the directing, the relevance, and the climax. This episode includes a brief discussion of Snatched. 0:00-10:14 -- Discussion of Snatched and Pirates of the Caribbean 1-4. 10:14-50:50 -- Review of Wonder Woman with NO SPOILERS. 50:50-55:15 -- SPOILERS in discussing the ending of Wonder Woman. 55:15-1:03:06 -- Final thoughts, including grades and recommendation. 1:03:06-end -- Upcoming movies and goodbye. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake and Chad--newcomers to the Fast and the Furious franchise--rank all of the movies in the series, paying special attention to the characteristics that make them so popular. Krista Durham also drops by to give her insight about the series. 0:00-20:37: Movies they have seen (including Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, The Circle, and Sleight). 20:37-1:37:53: Ranking the Fast and the Furious films. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham discuss David Fincher's modern classic The Social Network. Both critics explain why it resonates with them and why it will stand the test of time. 0:00 - 25:25 Discussion of movies that they have recently seen, including a small discussion of Dreamworks Animation, as well as a look at Raw and Looper. 25:25 - 1:07:34 The Social Network is a modern classic. 1:07:34 -1:08:45 What is coming out in the next little bit. 1:08:45 - 1:10:32 Intro to our next podcast episode, which is a ranking of the Fast and the Furious movies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad and Jake discuss the movies coming out in 2017 that they are most excited about. As well, they discuss Get Out, Logan, and Kong: Skull Island at the beginning of the episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake and Chad cast their vote in 11 of the biggest Oscar categories. Patterned after Siskel and Ebert's old "If We Picked the Winners" episodes, Jake and Chad reveal who they would pick if they were members of the Academy in all of the acting categories, both script categories, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Animated Feature, Best Song, and Best Picture. They dressed up and made "envelopes" as well. You can check out the video on the Rogue Auteurs Facebook page. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad and Jake rank the movies of M. Night Shyamalan. While doing so, they analyze his career and his recent resurgence. 0:00 - 47:00 Counting down #5 to #1; 47:00 - 1:00:00 Spoiler-heavy discussion of Unbreakable and Split; 1:00:00 - 1:01:09 Final thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad and Jake rank the movies of M. Night Shyamalan. While doing so, they analyze his career and his recent resurgence. 0:00 - 9:15 Thoughts on the Oscar nominations; 9:15 - 20:16 Discussion of Shyamalan's career and analysis of his reputation; 20:16 - 1:06:46 Counting down #11 to #6 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

We are excited to present our podcast episode counting down Chad Durham and Jake Hampton's top 10 movies of 2016! Because of the sheer amount of passion they had for each of their favorite movies from last year, the countdown had to be split into two separate episodes, both of which are linked below. Chad and Jake also finish the second half with a few pleas to the Oscar voters about which movies they don't want to see overlooked in certain categories. 0:00 - 1:06:02 #5 down to #1; 1:06:02 - 1:23:01 "Memo to the Academy": Chad and Jake give some notes to AMPAS voters on movies that they don't want to see get overlooked (inspired by Siskel and Ebert's old segment); 1:23:01 - upcoming podcast episode plug. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

We are excited to present our podcast episode counting down Chad Durham and Jake Hampton's top 10 movies of 2016! Because of the sheer amount of passion they had for each of their favorite movies from last year, the countdown had to be split into two separate episodes, both of which are linked below. Chad and Jake also finish the second half with a few pleas to the Oscar voters about which movies they don't want to see overlooked in certain categories. 0:00 - 4:30 Golden Globes reactions; 4:30 - 14:16 least favorite/worst movies of the year; 14:16 - 25:40 movies that did not quite make our lists; 25:40 - 31:02 how we decided what made the top ten; 31:02 - 32:40 explanation of how we are going to play "password" before each reveal; 32:40 - 1:31:30 #10 down to #6. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad and Jake join forces with Daniel Potter to orally review Damien Chazelle's lush and well-received throwback musical LA LA LAND. They also analyze Chazelle's previous feature WHIPLASH and discuss some of the similarities in topic and theme between the two features. (Available on iTunes, SoundCloud, podcast apps, and as a Facebook Live video on the Rogue Auteurs Facebook page.) 0:00 -- Introduction; 1:20 La La Land review begins; 42:38 -- Whiplash analysis begins; 53:30 -- Whiplash SPOILERS as the ending is discussed in great detail; 1:07:26 -- NO MORE SPOILERS from here on out. 1:13:50 -- Upcoming podcast episodes and approximate schedule. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham discuss the appeal of Christmas movies and the personal power (and nostalgia) they hold. They are joined by special guests Susan Martin, Krista Durham, and Chase Durham, who all reveal their personal Top 3 Favorite Christmas Movies. At 0:00, the guests give short reviews of movies they have recently seen, including Loving, Arrival, Moonlight, Fantastic Beasts, Nocturnal Animals, La La Land, and Moana. At 16:38, they discuss the Christmas movie genre in general and the way that certain movies become personal favorites for people. At 22:30, they discuss a lot of the "classic" Christmas movies and many others. At 36:40, they begin to reveal their personal Top 3 Faves. At 1:31:05, Chad and Jake mention the upcoming podcast episodes for late December and early 2017. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad Durham and Jake Hampton rank the movies of Spike Jonze. They also go through a few movies they have recently seen: Trolls, Certain Women, Dr. Strange, and Moonlight included. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton, Chad Durham, and special guest expert Krista Durham discuss the romantic comedy genre. Is it trash? Is it lazy? Or is it perfect escapism? They also discuss what makes something a rom-com and how the genre has developed a bit throughout the years. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

In the wake of the release of Masterminds, Chad Durham and Jake Hampton personally rank the five Jared Hess-directed movies Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre, Gentlemen Broncos, Don Verdean, and Masterminds. They try to analyze what makes a Jared Hess movie and push the theory that there is a lot more going on in Hess' movies than many people assume. The underlying sadness that pervades some of the movies particularly resonates for Jake, while Chad finds that he was more emotional moved by a few of the movies than he ever thought he would be. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham run down their Top 3 Favorite Male and Female Performances of All Time. There is no attempt here to say what the BEST performances of all time are. These are simply Jake and Chad's FAVORITE performances. They describe a lot that just missed the cut, as well as delving into what made each of these six performances so great to them personally. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham run down their top 5 "under-appreciated" movies of all time. These are movies that, for some reason or another, have been underseen or undervalued in many ways. Jake and Chad first define the term under-appreciated and then alternate their top 5 picks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton, Chad Durham, and Eric Wood give their personal ranking of the 9 movies that Christopher Nolan has directed. As a filmmaker with great vision who blends commercial and critical success unlike almost anyone else, it is stimulating to take stock of his career, especially with Dunkirk hitting theaters in 2017. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham discuss Chad's self-made "actor spectrum," which aims to put representative actors and actresses from Hollywood on a timeline that moves from less talented to most talented. Jake adds his two cents on Chad's miscalculations and suggests other actors and actresses that would fit on the spectrum. Also, they discuss Knight of Cups, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the Looking movie on HBO, and Owen Gleiberman's memoir Movie Freak. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support