Rogue Auteurs

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.

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 m...

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.

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.

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.

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...

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham discuss five of their favorite films of 2016 so far. They break down the movies into categories to discuss some of their favorite performances, comic book movies, scripts, and surprises. Each critic also reveals his #1 favorite movie of the year so far.

Jake Hampton and Chad Durham orally review Finding Dory and then reveal their personal Top 5 Favorite Pixar Films.

Jake Hampton, Eric Wood, and Chad Durham discuss the ubiquity and repetitiveness of the horror genre, highlighting movies that have broken out of the rut that horror can fall into.

Chad Durham and Jake Hampton break down and discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including addressing if the filmmakers and writers need to start killing main characters. They also talk about movies they have recently seen and movies coming out soon.

Tom Jones and Chad Durham reveal their personal Top 5 Movies of 2016.

Tom Jones and Chad Durham reveal their personal lists of the Best Movies of 2016. In this first half, they count down #10 - 6.