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Bottoms & The High School Comedy Syllabus from 2023-09-15T07:01
On a jam-packed episode, your hosts review the current state of their Fall 2023 Movie Draft slates and report back from the Toronto International Film Festival, before discussing buzzy comedy
The Beginning of the End for Superheroes? from 2023-08-23T07:01
In part two of our conversation about intellectual property, Zach and Carson discuss the initial successes and recent failures of Marvel and DC films, and what it would take to turn the ship around.
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What Do You Do With a Problem Like Dracula? from 2023-08-16T07:01
In part one of a two-part conversation about the obsession with intellectual property in cinema, Zach and Carson discuss The Last Voyage of the Demeter and use Universal Pictures as a c...
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The (Unseen) Fall Movie Draft from 2023-08-09T07:01
While many of the rest of the year's most anticipated movies have played at various festivals already, many more have yet to be screened publicly. Will they be masterpieces? Or disasters? Za...
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Talk to Me & The A24 Era Horror Syllabus from 2023-08-02T07:01
Zach and Carson discuss Australian horror debut Talk to Me, before working together to construct a modern horror syllabus spanning the last 10 years.
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Barbenheimer from 2023-07-26T07:01
The day we'd all been waiting for has come and gone: the Barbie and Oppenheimer combo was a wild critical and commercial success, and Zach and Carson are here to break down...
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One & Building the Tom Cruise Syllabus from 2023-07-19T07:01
With one of the great franchises back in theaters, Zach and Carson discuss the latest Mission: Impossible installment and then build out their proposed 10-film syllabus for a theoretica...
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2023: The Year in Movies (So Far) from 2023-07-12T07:01
Rough Cut Cinema is back! Join Zach and Carson as they discuss moviegoing from the first half of 2023, digging into topics such as: the Oscar chances of Past Lives and Asteroid City...
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Jordan Peele / Us from 2021-08-27T16:12:34
With Nia DaCosta's Candyman reboot hitting theatres, we've made an exception to our minimum credits rule to talk about that film's producer and cowriter, the Oscar-winning Jordan Peele....
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Fall 2021 Movie Draft from 2021-08-01T05:09:33
Sara joins Carson and Zach as they draft their most anticipated movies set to drop for the rest of 2021, with one twist: you're only allowed to watch one new release per month.
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Quentin Tarantino / Inglourious Basterds from 2021-05-29T21:37:25
If you've been waiting for some hot takes this might be the episode for you. Does Tarantino deserve all his praise? Is Death Proof better than Pulp Fiction? Is Shrek b...
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The Best Oscar Winners Ever from 2021-04-23T16:45:37
The entire Rough Cut team jumps on this special episode of The New Auteurs to hash out the best Oscar winners in history.
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Speed Racer / The Wachowskis from 2021-04-05T16:00:02
A disaster-piece that wrought the death of cinema? Or an unfairly maligned masterpiece? Zach and Carson break down the Wachowskis' Speed Racer and get into the dynamic duo's auteur styl...
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The Wachowskis / Speed Racer from 2021-04-05T16:00:02
A disaster-piece that wrought the death of cinema? Or an unfairly maligned masterpiece? Zach and Carson break down the Wachowskis' Speed Racer and get into the dynamic duo's auteur styl...
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The 93rd Annual Academy Awards Nominations from 2021-03-19T02:13:18
Your hosts break down the nominations for the upcoming ceremony and make their way-too-early predictions for who will take home the gold in the major categories.
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Denzel Washington / Training Day from 2021-02-20T20:58:29
Does King Kong have **** on them? Your hosts try to answer that question as they dig into Denzel's filmography, rewrite Oscar history, and dissect the crimes committed in Training Day.&...
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The Best Things of 2020 Films from 2021-01-24T20:02:57
Rather than countdown their top films of 2020, Carson and Zach get creative, listing each of their top 10 "things" in movies from last year - from casting decisions to scores and performances to...
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The New Canon / Orson Welles from 2020-12-06T18:14:44
Every single film is burning in a massive warehouse fire. You can only save one per decade. Listen as Zach, Carson, and special guest JD Gray rebuild film canon from the ground up. Then the trio...
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David Fincher / The Game from 2020-11-22T18:49:20
Carson and Zach explore the work of David Fincher in advance of December's MANK, diving into his 1997 classic THE GAME. What's real? How much of 2020 has been manufactured by a shadow organizati...
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The Rough Cut Horror Movie Draft from 2020-10-31T23:11:47
Carson and Zach are joined by Sara D'Amico and Ben Nadeau in a friendly competition to see who can draft the best roster of horror movies in a variety of categories. Come for the nuanced discuss...
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The Gang Watches The Human Centipede from 2020-10-28T22:36:55
As a Halloween treat, New Auteurs hosts Zach D'Amico and Carson Cook sat down with Rough Cut contributor Ben Nadeau to unnecessarily rectify a collective horror movie blind spot by watching 2009...
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Top 5 Horror Auteurs from 2020-10-18T20:00:53
In celebration of all things scary, Carson and Zach count down each of their top 5 horror auteurs before returning to the Letterboxd game with a bloody twist.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood / Love & Basketball from 2020-09-26T18:50:59
For this month's Rough Cut Spotlight subject, your hosts take a look at writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood through the lens of her debut film Love & Basketball. Join Zach D'Amico...
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Amy Adams / Doubt from 2020-08-30T20:48:37
Jonny Diaz joins hosts Carson Cook and Zach D'Amico to breakdown Amy Adams's career and acting style, dive deep into 2008's Doubt, and sort Adams into an auteur category where they have yet to v...
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Adam McKay / Anchorman from 2020-08-09T15:12:59
To start off Rough Cut Cinema's Amy Adams month, The New Auteurs looks at the career of her two-time collaborator Adam McKay. Listen as they discuss McKay's early comedy career (9:14), debate wh...
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Christopher Nolan / The Prestige from 2020-07-26T21:25:40
Ben Nadeau joins Carson and Zach in dissecting how the auteur theory applies to Christopher Nolan. The guys debate Nolan's legacy in the superhero genre (4:59), argue over what he'll be remember...
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Jessica Chastain / Crimson Peak from 2020-07-11T21:40:16
As Christopher Nolan month kicks off at Rough Cut Cinema, your hosts take a look at the career of Interstellar co-star Jessica Chastain. Join as they discuss Chastain's theatre and tele...
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Spike Lee / Da 5 Bloods from 2020-06-28T06:01:17
Rough Cut's Spike Lee Spotlight continues as The New Auteurs takes on the career of the man himself. Your hosts discuss Do The Right Thing and debate how to define a director's "definitive" film (3...
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Edward Norton / Birdman from 2020-06-21T14:50:40
As part of the Spotlight on Spike Lee over at Rough Cut Cinema, staff writer Sara D'Amico joins Zach D'Amico and Carson Cook to talk about the films of 25th Hour star Edward Norton. Joi...
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Diablo Cody / Jennifer's Body from 2020-05-24T06:08:34
As Rough Cut Cinema's Spotlight on Charlize Theron comes to a close, staff writer Jonny Diaz joins Zach D'Amico and Carson Cook to discuss screenwriter Diablo Cody's style as an auteur (0:50); d...
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James Gray / Two Lovers from 2020-05-10T05:16:51
Join the Rough Cut Cinema team as they examine the film stylings of director James Gray through the lens of his 2008 film Two Lovers, debate whether Joaquin Phoenix is better cast as a lead or supp...
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Introducing The New Auteurs from 2020-04-26T16:21:49
Welcome to The New Auteurs, the first podcast from Rough Cut Cinema! On this first episode, hosts Zach D'Amico and Carson Cook will provide a brief p...
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The New Auteurs - Teaser from 2020-04-23T11:31:17
The New Auteurs is an upcoming podcast that will dive deep into the auteurs of today's cinema - directors, writers, actors, and others.
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