The Rough Cut Retrospective

It's Carter's (belated) birthday, and he wanted to have an Oscar themed party with his movie loving pals. Carter and Jackson are joined by the boys over at Kody and Korbin Have a Podcast, Kody Webb and Korbin Zvokel, to take place in a Oscar winner themed draft. Each competitor gets the opportunity to draft an Oscar winner from the former decade of the 2010's in several different categories such as Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. The kicker? Once a movie is chosen by a competitor, it's off the board for everybody. Who will take 'Parasite'? Who will get stuck with 'Green Book'? Who will come out on top with the best roster? You decide! Vote in our Spotify poll, Twitter, and Instagram!

Superman! Carter and Jackson visit 1957 Rockwell, Maine and revisit a childhood classic: 'The Iron Giant'. The boys dive into what makes the movie a nostalgic classic, the takeaways as both a child and adult, and finally rank it amongst the RCR Top 100. Then, the boys play a game of Guess the Movie Robot.

DC is back in the dog days of the summer with their latest release, 'Blue Beetle'. Jackson and Carter discuss the history of this character, whether they thought the movie was successful, and finally, what is next for the character of Blue Beetle. Then, the boys introduce some new segments to the regular RCR show format!

In honor of the release of his latest films, 'Barbie' and 'Strays', Jackson and Carter look back at the career of one of America's most successful comedic actors: Will Ferrell. The boys discuss Ferrell's origins, his rise through Saturday Night Live, his small secondary roles, and finally, his comedic leading roles in film. Then, Jackson and Carter respectively rank their top 5 Will Ferrell movies.

Entering ludicrous speed! On this edition of The Retro Spectors, Carter is joined by recurring guest, Alex Frey, and his dad, Drew Frey, to discuss Mel Brooks' timeless sci fi parody: 'Spaceballs'. Drew talks about seeing 'Spaceballs' in theaters and showing his kids years later. Then, the three of them talk about what they love about the movie, including their favorite scenes, quotes, and performances.

Well, nobody's perfect! Jackson and Carter revisit one of the greatest comedies of all time; Billy Wilder's 'Some Like it Hot'. Together, the boys discuss what holds up from this 60 year old movie, the aura of Marilyn Monroe, and the many laugh lines of the story. Then, the boys rank it amongst the RCR Top 100 Movies.

The week is finally upon us. Barbenheimer is in full effect, and Jackson and Carter are joined by Abbi Feiner to discuss the overpowering weekend at the movies with ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’. Together, the crew discusses the historical implications of this past weekend at the box office, how this crazy double feature managed to become such a pop culture moment, and finally, their thoughts on both ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’.

The Rough Cut Retrospective stands with both the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild in their ongoing strikes. We do not receive any monetary compensation of any kind from production studios or executives to promote a new release during the strike. We act as an independent outlet, with no affiliation to the agenda of the producers and executives in the film and television industry.

This podcast will self destruct in 5 seconds. Carter and Jackson are joined by a fellow member of the IMF, Brian Dickinson, to discuss the 7th installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise: ‘Dead Reckoning - Part 1’. The boys discuss their impressions of this decade spanning franchise, what they thought of the latest Ethan Hunt adventure, and rank all 7 films, respectively.

The Rough Cut Retrospective stands with both the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild in their ongoing strikes. We do not receive any monetary compensation of any kind from production studios or executives to promote a new release during the strike. We act as an independent outlet, with no affiliation to the agenda of the producers and executives in the film and television industry.