Rogue Commentary

ROGUE COMMENTARY

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Brand new audio commentaries for cult and classic movies, by the filmmakers and other interesting people. Comments? Feedback? Suggestions? Email David *at* Rogue-Commentary *dot* com or on Twitter and Instagram @RogueCommentary We have lots of exciting episodes in the works, so if you like what you hear – or just the idea – please SUBSCRIBE, and remember to rate us wherever you hear this podcast – it will help us to keep goingThanks for listening! Hosted by David Hughes. Produced by Sam Ibrahim.. Music by Olli Oja. All content © 2020 Synchronicity II Ltd. All rights reserved.

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The Stylist (2020) with co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian 28.12.2022 1:45:56

Hello! Welcome to the latest edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. In this episode I’m very excited to be joined by screenwriter Jill Gevargizian, co-writer, director and producer of 2020’s brilliant Kansas City-set horror film The Stylist , in which a profoundly disturbed hair stylist, played by the phenomenal Najarra Townsend, gives very special hair treat...

The Big Man (1990) with screenwriter Don Macpherson 24.05.2022 1:53:14

Hello! Welcome to the latest edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes.   In this, the 21st episode, I’m very excited to be joined by screenwriter Don Macpherson, who skilfully adapted William McIlvanney’s brilliant novel The Big Man into the hugely underrated film of the same name, directed by David Leland and starring Liam Neeson, Ian Bannen, Billy Connoll...

Bull (2021) with writer-director Paul Andrew Williams and Neil Maskell 25.04.2022 1:29:35

Hello! Welcome to the latest – as in very late – edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On this episode, I'm delighted to welcome writer-director Paul Andrew Williams and actor Neil Maskell for a journey through the making of the brutal, brilliant British revenge thriller Bull . For best results, cue it up to the film, which is available to watch in the UK he...

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) with writer-director John Hancock 04.11.2021 1:31:25

Hello! Welcome to the latest – as in very late – edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On this episode, I'm delighted to welcome writer-director John Hancock – 82 years of age and still going strong – for an exclusive Zoom-enabled dive into one of my all-time favourite horror films, Let's Scare Jessica to Death , to celebrate its 50th anniversary. For best r...

Werewolves Within (2021) with screenwriter Mishna Wolff 19.07.2021 1:31:36

Hello! Welcome to a brand new episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On this episode, I'm delighted to bring you screenwriter Mishna Wolff's exclusive audio commentary for the whip-smart horror comedy Werewolves Within . Usually you can listen to one of our podcommentaries by themselves, but this one's a little sparse, so for best results, cue it up to the film, which...

Rent-A-Pal (2020) with Jon Stevenson, Brian Landis Folkins and Jimmy Weber 27.06.2021 1:52:29

Hello! Welcome to the first episode of Season Two of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On our Season Two premiere, I'm delighted to bring you the exclusive audio commentary for one of 2020's best psychological thrillers (or horror movies, if you see it that way), Rent-A-Pal , featuring writer/director/producer Jon Stevenson, actor/producer Brian Landis Folkins and producer/c...

The Reckoning (2020) with Neil Marshall and Charlotte Kirk 01.04.2021 1:51:45

Hello! Welcome to the latest – 16th! – episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. As a big fan of Neil Marshall, from Dog Soldiers to The Descent, Doomsday – not to mention the epic "Blackwater" episode of Game of Thrones – I'm delighted to join Neil and his co-writer/lead actor (and fiancée) Charlotte Kirk for a feature-length walk through The Reckoning , which is availab...

Wrong Turn (2021) 25.03.2021 1:54:13

Hello! Welcome to the latest – 15th! – episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. As soon as I finished the brilliant Wrong Turn reboot , I got straight in touch with director Mike P. Nelson to see if he'd be willing to record a commentary for us – and I was blown away when he not only said he would love to, but that he would round up lead actress Charlotte Vega, screenwri...

The Owners (2020) with Julius Berg 23.02.2021 1:30:37

Hello! Welcome to the latest – 14th! – episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. I really enjoyed French director Julius Berg's 2020 horror movie The Owners , starring Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy and Rita Tushingham, and I was thrilled when Julius agreed to record an exclusive commentary – in flawless English – for the film, which is available here (US) or here (UK)....

A Ghost Waits (2020) with co-writer/director Adam Stovall 01.02.2021 1:17:20

Hello! Welcome to the latest episode of the brand new audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. I was really impressed by Adam Stovall's directorial debut paranormal romance A Ghost Waits , which has been a hit with festival audiences and appeared on a number of Top 10 lists from horror fans and critics. Despite having begun filming in the summer of 2016, it's only just becoming availab...

Alone (2020) with director John Hyams 13.01.2021 1:38:23

Hello! Welcome to the latest episode of the brand new audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. I was really blown away by John Hyams' 2020 suspense thriller/psychological horror Alone , loosely based on the 2011 Swedish film Försvunnen (Gone) , and I'm really grateful to Hyams for agreeing to record an exclusive commentary for the film, which is available here (US) or here (UK). Obviou...

Criminal Audition (2019) with Samuel Gridley and Luke Kaile 04.01.2021 1:34:58

Hello! Welcome to a brand new episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On the first episode of 2021, I'm delighted to welcome Samuel Gridley and Luke Kaile, the brains behind Criminal Audition , the low-budget black comedy you can find here (US) or here (UK). Massive thanks to Samuel and Luke for agreeing to record the commentary exclusively for the podcast. Comments? Fe...

Black Bear (2020) with Lawrence Michael Levine and Matthew L. Weiss 28.12.2020 2:04:41

Hello! Welcome to a very exciting episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. One of my favourite films released this year (in the US, at least) was Black Bear , a merciless examination of the personal cost of making art from life experience, featuring a tour de force  performance from the reliably brilliant Aubrey Plaza, with Sarah Gabon and Christopher Abbott also ex...

Die Hard (1988) with Steven E. de Souza 22.12.2020 2:12:22

Hello! Welcome to a very special Christmas episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. It's beginning to look a lot like a pretty bleak Christmas for many of us, so I'm especially thrilled that my screenwriting hero and long-time benefactor (he's contributed to almost all of my books) Steven E. de Souza, has gifted us with his first ever audio commentary for the perennial C...

Saint Frances (2019) with Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson and Nate Hurtsellers 13.12.2020 1:41:45

Hello! Welcome to a very special episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. My favourite film released in the UK in 2020 was Saint Frances , written by Kelly O'Sullivan (who also plays the lead role) and directed by Alex Thompson. I really wanted Kelly and/or Alex to record a commentary for the podcast, and when I found out they'd already recorded one – but that it was onl...

The Glass Man (2011/2020) with Cristian Solimeno & Andy Nyman 07.12.2020 1:51:17

Hello! Welcome to a very special episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On this episode, I'm delighted to present an exclusive audio commentary for writer-director Cristian Solimeno's psychological thriller The Glass Man , which was first screened in 2011, but only just released – in the UK at least – at the tail end of 2020. For the audio commentary, Cristian is joine...

Untogether (2018) with writer-director Emma Forrest 02.11.2020 1:57:03

Hello! Welcome to a very special episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. When I first had the idea for Rogue Commentary, the very first person I thought to ask – and, in fact, did ask – to record a commentary for me was this episode's very special guest, Emma Forrest. Maybe it was because I had loved her film, Untogether , so much, I contacted the publicist and asked if...

Before I Go To Sleep (2014) with author S J Watson 17.10.2020 1:28:20

Hello! Welcome to this special bonus episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. For this episode, we thought we'd try something different: instead of a commentary by a filmmaker, we decided to ask author S J Watson to talk us through the 2014 film adaptation of his novel Before I Go To Sleep.  Watson didn't have much to do with the film, which stars Nicole Kidman, Col...

Death of a Vlogger (2019) with Graham Hughes and Joma West 11.10.2020 1:30:24

Hello! Welcome to Season 1 Episode 4 of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. For this episode – which you can also enjoy as a video podcast (I refuse to say "vodcast") on our YouTube channel – I'm delighted to present a brand new commentary for the critically-acclaimed 2019 micro-budget horror film "Death of a Vlogger" (2019) with writer/director/producer/editor/actor/BAFTA win...

Heart and Souls (1993) with director Ron Underwood 05.10.2020 1:45:29

Hello! Welcome to the third episode of the audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. This episode we're blessed with a brand new director's commentary for "Heart and Souls" , the whimsical, high-spirited 1993 comedy-drama directed by Ron Underwood ( Tremors, City Slickers ) and adapted – by Tremors screenwriters S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock – from Gregory and Erik Hansen's (impossible...

Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) with Stefan Schwartz and Richard Holmes 28.09.2020 1:30:56

Hello! Welcome to the second episode of Rogue Commentary, the audio commentary podcast. This episode heralds a Triumph of British filmmaking as we delve into that rarest of subgenres – the British road movie – with "Soft Top Hard Shoulder" (1992) , starring Peter Capaldi, Frances Barber, Simon Callow, Jeremy Northam and Phyllis Logan.  We're delighted to be joined on this occasion by director...

Paperhouse (1988) with Bernard Rose and Matthew Jacobs 14.09.2020 1:32:57

Hello! Welcome to the very first edition of Rogue Commentary , a brand new bi-weekly podcast featuring exclusive audio commentaries for cult and classic movies from the people who made them (and other interesting people).  We kick off with a classic British horror movie "Paperhouse" (1988) and we're delighted to be joined in this inaugural episode by director Bernard Rose – who also directed...