Vulgar Auteurs

The Invitation confronts grief, redemption, religious/cultist ideals, all while challenging the viewer’s expectations of what to believe as well as who to trust. Join Jason, Paco and Evan as they discuss Karyn Kusama’s, up to this point, penultimate (Evan uses that word a lot in this episode) film. That sentence was melee-mouthed, but so is the discussion and our resident cinephiles’ interpretatio...

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For a bad movie that is trying to be reclaimed, does Jennifer’s Body really hold true to its conceit to merit a reclamation by the audience it is ultimately written for? Yes and no. We may not be the right folks to talk about Jennifer’s Body, but we definitely try. Join Jason and Paco as they grapple with the ideas and themes of Jennifer’s Body. Some close-reading comes into play. Vindication is s...

This is a heavy one folks. Also, I think we've had enough of people falling into holes, m'kay?

Okay. This movie....my lord this movie....okay it’s bad, but...it’s kind of fun. Whaddaya want?? Look, it’s better than The Island, we can at least say that. Also, Karyn Kusama and her team did have some VERY different ideas about where they wanted to take this movie, but....ya know....Hollywood. Anyway, enough said. I’ll let ya get to it yourself. . . . Follow us on Twitter at @AuteursVulgar And...

In the book of Thessafallopians, it is said that their would be a podcast. A podcast like the earth has never seen. A podcast that you will definitely need to build an arc to escape. Invite all your friends! As long as their not human. Anyway, today the fellas are talking episode DEUX of Raised by Wolves. Also, a little inside baseball about Paco’s experience in Catholic School. Enjoy! We love you...

Vulgar Auteurs is back with our latest series on the films of Karyn Kusama. And, guurrl, is Kusama off to a good start. The fellas talk about the struggles of blending a boxing story with the pathos of growing up as a troubled teen, as well as how Kusama drew a lot from her personal connections to implement into the story. Also discussed: how to shoot impactful fight scenes on a budget, gender con...

Welcome to the Counterprogrammers’ newest series on the latest Ridley Scott driven sci-fi television show, Raised by Wolves. Androids raising children? Wacky! Religious-based turmoil?? Get outta here. Paco and Jason are helming a journey into one of the most unique exhibitions of the human condition that television has taken in the last....okay, year or so. There have been a lot of great existenti...

Coming this Thursday!!! Vulgar Auteurs is taking a little break from our regular scheduled programming to regroup and get ready to take on the filmography of Karyn Kusama. In the meantime, enjoy this little trailer of ours about our Counterprogrammers series on, Raised by Wolves, airing this upcoming Thursday. And if you have the chance, check out our back catalogue of episodes, especially our two...

Sorry for the delay, folks! Our Gangs of London wrap-up is here! What made GoL so great? Where did it fall short? And what can we expect from a season two? Does it even need a season two? Well....that’s ultimately up to the execs, but Jason and Paco certainly have their thoughts, and we all thank you for joining us in reeling with these thoughts. We also are excited to announce the new series we’r...

Welcome back to the First Annual Vulgars! We are covering a lot of ground in this one. From directors we’ve been following, to the film and television discoveries we made in 2020, to the myriad of documentaries that came out in 2020, to the genre filmmaking that stood out to us, to our top five picks of the year, and ultimately rounding it out with the films we will be looking forward to in the ye...

Welcome to our first annual Vulgars! In the first part of our two part deep-dive we delve into the films and television, and in particular the stellar performances and stand-out scenes that graced the screen in the tumultuous year of 2020. For as difficult and heartbreaking as the year 2020 was, it was art and entertainment that ultimately kept those lucky few of us upright and able to keep on cho...

The time has come, folks. Jason, Paco and Evan dive deep into the workings of Antoine Fuqua, both as a filmmaker, and as a GENRE filmmaker that has been underrated in his endeavors to create the kinds of films that aren’t really made this day and age. We also underline the critical adversities that Fuqua has endured while still thriving within the system. If anything, Fuqua is one of those contemp...

In the penultimate episode of the season, every player is at play. Sean, Elliot, Billy, Lale, Luan, Jevan, the whole gamut is setting the table for what could be the greatest payoff that we could imagine in a television series. Paco and Jason give a shoutout to the production company for the stellar work that they have put into a TV series up to this point, as well as the structure and grace with...

Jason and Paco are back this week to discuss Fuqua’s most recent film, and (for now) the final film in our Fuqua series, as well as his latest installment in the Equalizer universe, The Equalizer 2. This movie is also Denzel Washington’s only sequel in his entire career. Not because he didn’t want one, but apparently he hasn’t really been offered one. I’d watch Man on Fire 2. Or, Men on Fire? Mayb...

After everything we’ve been through, Jason and Paco talk about episode 8 (or 7) being a great example of ramping up to what we hope to be a huge payoff in the episodes to come. The Wallaces and the Dumanis face what was inevitable between them, Lale struggles to find her footing once again, and Luan is faced with a dilemma only he can solve at this point, alone. Talk about place setting.

The fellas ride into the stable to talk Fuqua’s remake of The Magnificent 7. Spoilers: Fuqua never screened the original for his cast before filming; this is more closely related to the source material, Seven Samurai (which Fuqua DID screen for his cast). Paco, Jason and Evan talk the nuances of both the original 1960 film and the remake made 56 years later, as well as the development of the Weste...

Merry Friedkin Christmas...Eve, folks! *Queue “Only You” by The Platters - Jason and Paco are here to reveal their Google histories, as well as discuss the pitfalls of a broken crime family and what that might mean for Gangs of London yet to come. Broken families, broken glass, broken spirits, it’s all covered from head to toe in this week’s episode.

You know how Fuqua likes to fit a little pathos and emotional weight to his action films? Think of that, but instead he’s given the opportunity to fit a little action into an emotionally heavy film. Everyone deserves a classic boxing movie role, and this is Jake Gyllenhaal’s. It’s not so much Gyllenhaal’s southpaw (metaphor intended), as it is his foray into showcasing his brilliance in a movie th...

This week Jason and Paco are discussing Gangs of London’s mini movie within the series. Directed by show creator Gareth Edwards, this episode is all about an unstoppable force meeting an emotionally immovable object. A father’s love, and the weight of consequence.

Not since Training Day have we all been on the same page about how awesome a Fuqua movie is...Maybe Shooter. But...producer Evan still hasn’t seen that one...the bum. Anyway, I hope you’re ready for a summary-deficient analysis, because the fellas get right down to the nitty gritty of what makes this revenge flick so entertaining as well as being a Fuqua throwback to the classic revenge flick of t...

Do you like disfunctional families? Is your family also part of a crime syndicate? No? We know you’re lying. But that’s okay. We don’t need to know the details. In fact, please don’t tell us. It’s best we not know. Anyway, during the most tumultuous period of the year for all families, especially during Covid, in this week’s episode we are taking a deep dive into the Wallaces and the disfunction b...

This is...top 3? Secret Service movies of all time....speculating here. Haven't seen them all, but this one's up there. Is this unadulterated American propaganda, or is Fuqua taking pot-shots at the brouhaha that erupts at the very thought of America taking on a country that would DARE attack us? Whoa, bro! What?? You wanna go? I can do more pushups than you, man! I can take you to Poundtown any d...

In this week’s episode Jason and Paco get some Cole in their stocking as the Wallace family dynamics begin to unravel. But, ultimately this is Lale’s episode. Sean’s the rubber and Lale’s the glue.

The fellas are feeling fresh-faced about Gangs of London and what it has to offer both the modern television landscape, as well as the material they are putting themselves to the grindstone to cover analytically.