Adam McKay / Anchorman

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 which recent SNL head writer they'd like to see turn to directing (14:13), consider whether Anchorman has aged well since its release (28:21), discuss the through-line that leads from McKay's early comedies to The Big Short and Vice (38:30), pick their favorite Anchorman cameos (50:55), and play the Letterboxd game (56:45).