Rogue Auteurs

The best day of the YEAR! Eric, Jake, and Chad share their favorite movies of 2022. They also share multiple friends' and family members' favorite movies of the year.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake and Chad discuss Charlotte Wells' AFTERSUN and its subtle beauty. They also give a wish list of things they hope (or pray) will be nominated for Oscars this year. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake, Eric, Chad, and Jordan Hadfield all discuss Damien Chazelle's latest movie BABYLON, specifically looking at what makes the movie so divisive and considering where it falls in a ranking of Chazelle's movies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Eric, Chad, and special guest Jordan Hadfield discuss Knives Out and its Netflix sequel (of a sort) Glass Onion. Specifically, who gives the best performance out of both movies, which of the two movies is better, and what they would like to see in the third Benoit Blanc film. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

***AUDIO QUALITY WARNING*** The sound quality of this episode is below par. We apologize for our recording trouble. We hope you will still listen to the episode and have some fun with us. Jake, Chad, and special guest Kresten Erickson talk about Taika Waititi. What are his strengths as a director? Does he have any weaknesses? Why is he so ubiquitous? They also give their top 3 favorite Waititi-directed movies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Eric, Jake, and Chad discuss the career of famed cinematographer Roger Deakins and reflect on what makes him great. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake, Eric, and Chad discuss the power of the Before Trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight). Why do they work? Why do they resonate? Do they solidify Linklater's legacy? Also, can you actually rank these three movies when they are so inextricably connected? They also ruminate on the connection to Linklater's filmmaking opus, Boyhood. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake, Eric, Chad, and special guest and incredible human Kolton Nielsen talk about the phenomenon that is Top Gun: Maverick. They discuss how good the movie ACTUALLY is related to the way people talk about it. How much of the love stems from nostalgia and how much for the pristine and incredible cinematography. Also, are theaters finally actually back? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake, Eric, Chad, and special guest Kolton Nielsen discuss the appeal and Oscar possibilities of the Daniels' EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. What made it "pop"? They also discuss the return of Ke Huy Quan, as well as the comic booky aspects of the movie. It's a good time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Our favorite episode of the year: celebrating movies by picking our top 10 favorites of 2021. In which Jakes continues to root for "making it weird." In which Eric continues to be hard to pin down. In which Chad continues to argue for cutting "the naked giants." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

The Oscar nominations are announced on February 8th. This is our annual episode where we give some "suggestions" for nominations that we feel have been unfairly overlooked. Some of the movies that get mentioned: The Green Knight, Candyman, The Last Duel, Dune, Spencer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Eric, Jake, and Chad rank Villeneuve's movies, starting with Incendies and ending with Dune. They discuss what makes him great and how hard it was to rank someone who has zero bad movies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Jake and Eric catch up on some good stuff they have seen, such as Encanto, The Power of the Dog, Last Night in Soho, etc. Chad jumps in to share quick thoughts on West Side Story and Sing 2. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad discusses the impact and effectiveness of Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut. Also, Chad does a little bit of singing. So hold on to your hats. Andrew Garfield is sensational and Chad is not. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad reviews and discusses Edgar Wright's latest Last Night in Soho, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad discusses the article he wrote two years ago on medium.com about movies he watches that make him thankful for life and family and friends. These are not "Thanksgiving movies" in any literal sense, but movies that remind him to be grateful and gracious and nostalgic for the little things. Happy Thanksgiving! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad discusses Wes Anderson's newest movie, The French Dispatch. Do Anderson's movies keep audiences at an emotional distance? Does it matter? Where does Dispatch stack up--generally speaking--with the rest of Anderson's oeuvre? Is there any downfall to watching incredible actresses and actors do Wes Anderson?  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad reviews Reinaldo Marcus Green's King Richard right as he walks out of the theater. Does the movie transcend sports movie cliches and tropes? Does it matter? How is Will Smith? Will you cry as much as Chad did? (Doubtful.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Chad reviews Netflix's new Western, The Harder They Fall. Spoiler alert: You should watch it ASAP. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support

Eric, Jake, and Chad revisit many of the ideas they first discussed in their "Horror Movies" episode from 2016. Today, they start out talking about the newest Halloween sequel, Halloween Kills. They muse on why so many movies have been made in the Halloween series. Next, they talk about what makes a classic "Halloween season" movie. This includes a discussion of the movies they love to watch during the month of October. All of this is tinged with Chad's fear of scary movies and Jake and Eric's amusement at that fact. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support