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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.