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Tame Aperture
by Dutch Angle Pictures
Welcome to the Tame Aperture podcast, where we talk all things movies...from first-time directors, indie films, art house and much more. Join us in the conversation.Subscribe on all streaming platforms! www.tameaperture.com@dutchanglepics
Episodes
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73. The Big Lebowski
A bowler, a rug, and one very unfortunate case of mistaken identity—this week on the podcast, we dive headfirst into the weird (Coen brothers) world of The Big Lebowski. Whether you're a first-time viewer or listener or maybe even a lifelong achiever ;) this episode of TA really pulls the whole...
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72. Cocaine Bear
In this basement episode see what happens when a true crime story, a duffel bag of cocaine, and a very unfortunate bear collide? You get Allen and Gabe talking Cocaine Bear—one of the most gloriously unhinged high concept movies in recent memory.
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71. Planet Terror
If you love grindhouse homage, missing reels, zombies melting in neon light… and heroines with machine-gun legs — this one’s for you! This week on the podcast, we dive headfirst into Planet Terror--the gloriously unhinged half of the double-feature experiment known as Grindhouse, directed by the...
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70. Death Proof
Alright…seatbelts on. We’re talking about Death Proof — the sleazy, sun-bleached, tire-screeching half of Grindhouse — directed by none other than Quentin Tarantino a.k.a QT. This is the movie where dialogue hangs out longer than you expect and somewhere in the distance you can hear the rumble of…
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69. The Shadow of the Sun
In this episode, we talk The Shadow of the Sun, a powerful Venezuelan film that earned international attention as Venezuela’s Academy Awards International Feature Film nominee. It's a quietly powerful film that wrestles with memory, identity, and hope. We’re joined by director Miguel Angel…
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68. SLC Punk
Play this back in 1.5x speed! In this episode of the Tame Aperture Movie Podcast, we break down SLC Punk!—a loud, funny, and surprisingly thoughtful coming-of-age/slice of life film about identity, friendship, and growing up. In a lot of ways, SLC Punk! feels like the punk-rock cousin of Ferris...
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67. The Deer Hunter
In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into The Deer Hunter (1978), Michael Cimino’s haunting, controversial portrait of friendship, masculinity, and the psychological cost of the Vietnam War. We explore what makes The Deer Hunter such a defining piece of 1970s American cinema—from its...
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66. Yes Repeat No (Filmmaker Exclusive)
We sat down with filmmaker Michael Dahan to talk about his feature film Yes Repeat No. The conversation dives into a bold audition process in which three actors attempt to embody Palestinian-Jewish actor and activist Juliano Mer-Khamis—a former IDF paratrooper who famously described himself as...
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65. The Night Before (Holiday Special)
With holiday schedules being a little wild and busy, throw this on at 1.5x speed—you’ll love it even more!!! In this holiday special, Tame Aperture dives into The Night Before (2015), starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie. The holiday comedy that blends raunchy humor with...
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64. Saltburn
We’re diving into Saltburn directed by Emerald Fennell, the movie that left us asking “Wait… what just happened?” A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer…
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63. Sinister
Watch out for bagel! I mean Bughull. A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
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62. Barbarian + Weapons
A Zach Cregger double feature. In Barbarian, a woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems. While in his newest film, all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, leaving a community questioning…
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61. Election
Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) uses less than ethical tactics to get what she wants. When Tracy runs for school president, Jim feels that she will be a poor influence on...
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60. Zodiac
A newspaper cartoonist obsessed with solving San Francisco's infamous "Zodiac" serial killer case closes in on a suspect long after the case has become cold in this fact-based thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr.
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59. Bad Santa 2 (2021 Holiday Special)
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
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58. 8th Night (2021 Horror Month)
We talk the 2021 Netflix original out of Korea, by director Kim Tae-Hyoung. With prayer beads in one hand and an axe in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
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57. Slither (2021 Horror Month)
We talk the 2006 film "Slither" by director James Gunn. Wheelsy is a small town where not much happens and everyone minds his own business. No one notices when evil slips in quietly but, when people find mutilated livestock and a woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) discovers…
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56. Trick 'r Treat (2021 Horror Month)
We talk the 2007 anthology film, Trick 'r Treat, directed by Michael Dougherty. Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a...
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55. Halloween (2018) 2021 Horror Month
We talk Halloween (2018) and dive into Laurie Strode's mission to confront her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. The film is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Joe)…
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54. The Lighthouse
We talk the 2019 film from director Robert Eggers titled "The Lighthouse" starring Wiliam DaFoe and Robert Pattinson. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. www.tameaperture.com
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53. The Civil War on Drugs
Comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U Know” present “The Civil War on Drugs” follows two young men who mistakenly believe the Civil War is being waged over the legalization of marijuana. They join the cause and embark on a journey that brings them face to face with the Union, the Confederates, the…
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52. Primer
We talk the 2004 Sundance stunner "Primer" directed by Shane Carruth. Intellectual engineers Aaron (Shane Carruth) and Abe (David Sullivan) build and sell error-checking technology with the help of their friends. But when Aaron and Abe accidentally invent what they think is a time machine, Abe...
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51. The Dead Don't Die
We talk the 2019 Comedy Horror Satire by James Jarmusch titled "The Dead Don't Die" starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver at the forefront of an ensemble cast. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
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50. Meru
We reach our 50th Episode of the podcast by tackling our first documentary review. Join us as we discuss the 2015 film from filmmaker Jimmy Chin titled "Meru" as we break down the journey of Conrad, Jimmy and Renan; as they suffer to scale one of the most indomitable mountains in the world.
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49. Cronos
We talk the 1993 directorial debut from Guillermo del Torro titled "Cronos" starring Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman and Claudio Brook. A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
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48. No Country for Old Men
We talk the 2007 Academy Award winning film "No Country for Old Men" starring Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones, and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. Allen and Gabe are joined by special guest Anthony Drake live from California. While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the...
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47. A Clockwork Orange (The Mind of Mr. Kubrick)
We talk the 1971 Stanley Kubrick "cult classic" A Clockwork Orange starring Malcolm McDowell. In an England of the future, Alex and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence." But things go from bad to worse and Alex…
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46. Dr. Strangelove (The Mind of Mr. Kubrick)
We talk the 1964 comedy from Stanley Kubrick "Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the…
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45. Bad Santa (2020 Christmas Episode)
We talk the 2003 dark comedy "Bad Santa" starring Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Terry Zwigoff. A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
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44. The Killing (The Mind of Mr. Kubrick)
We talk the 1956 film from Stanley Kubrick titled "The Killing: starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray and Vince Edwards. Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a band of misfits for one last job before he goes straight and marries his fiancee. But, when key team member, George, tells his restless...
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43. Full Metal Jacket (The Mind of Mr. Kubrick)
In this episode of the podcast, we begin our journey into the mind of Stanley Kubrick and talk the 1987 War/Drama "Full Metal Jacket" starring R. Lee Ermey, Mathew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio. A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits…
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42. The Friends of Eddie Coyle
We talk the 1973 crime drama, "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" starring Robert Mitchum and directed by Peter Yates with special guest Desmond Reddick from the Dread Media Podcast. Summary: After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster...
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41. The Exorcist (2020 Horror Month)
We talk the 1973 American supernatural horror film "The Exorcist" directed by William Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Blatty. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran,...
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40. Hereditary (2020 Horror Month)
We talk the 2018 directorial debut from Ari Aster titled "Hereditary" starring Toni Collett, Alex Wolfe, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne. When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their...
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39. Poltergeist (2020 Horror Month)
We talk the 1982 ghostly adventure directed by Steven...wait directed by Tobe Hooper, starring JoBeth Williams, Heather O' Rourke and Craig T. Nelson. Strange and creepy happenings beset an average California family, -- when ghosts commune with them through the television set. Initially friendly...
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38. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2003 (2020 Horror Month)
We talk the 2003 remake of the American slasher classic "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" starring Jessica Biel, R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarksi and directed by Marcus Nipsel. After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding...
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37. Psycho
We talk the 1960 classic "Psycho" by legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and Vera Miles in this episode of the Tame Aperture Podcast. Movie summary: A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote...
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36. Pushing Dead
We talk the 2016 Independent film "Pushing Dead" from director Tom E. Brown starring James Roday Rodriguez, Robin Weigert, and Danny Glover. When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much.…
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35. I Saw the Devil
We talk the 2010 Korean film "I Saw the Devil" directed by Jee-Woon Kim and starring Byung-hun Lee and Min-Sik Choi. A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. www.tameaperture.com
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34. Blood Simple
We talk the directorial debut from the Coen Brothers titled "Blood Simple" starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, and Dan Hedaya. A rich but jealous husband hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her lover. However, nothing is simple when blood is involved. www.tameaperture.com
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33. Bone Tomahawk
We talk the genre bending Western Horror "Bone Tomahawk" from director S. Craig Zahler starring Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Mathew Fox and Richard Jenkins. In the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
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32. Dogtooth
We talk the 2010 film from Yorgos Lanthimos, titled Dogtooth. A controlling, manipulative father (Christos Stergioglou) locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
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31. So I Married an Axe Murderer
We talk the 1993 Comedy/Cult film "So Married an Axe Murderer" starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis, directed by Thomas Schlamme. A San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others. Special Guest: Jess Skriner
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30. She's Gotta Have It
We talk the 1986 directorial debut from iconic filmmaker Spike Lee, "She's Gotta Have It" starring Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, and John Canada Terrell. Synopsis: Story of a woman and her three lovers. Special Guest: DJ Haye
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29. Seven Psychopaths
We talk the 2012 sophomore release from writer/director Martin McDonagh titled "Seven Psychopaths" starring Colin Farrel, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken. A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball…
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28. Rubber
We talk the 2010 film "Rubber" from French Filmmaker Quentin Dupieux about a car tyre that comes to life with the power to make people explode and goes on a murderous rampage through the Californian desert. The film stars Gregory Bernard, Kevos Van Der Meiren, and Julien Berlan
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27. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
In this episode, we talk the wild and crazy film from Yargos Lanthimos "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" starring Colin Farrel, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan.
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26. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
We discuss the directorial debut from eccentric filmmaker Tim Burton with his 1985 film starring Paul Ruebens "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" so enjoy the discussion...haha.
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25. Leaving Las Vegas
In this episode of the podcast, we talk the directorial debut of Mike Figgis and his 1995 film "Leaving Las Vegas" starring Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue.
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24. Bottle Rocket
We talk the 1996 directorial debut from Wes Anderson "Bottle Rocket" starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson and James Caan.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Tame Aperture podcast, where we talk all things movies...from first-time directors, indie films, art house and much more. Join us in the conversation.Subscribe on all streaming platforms! www.tameaperture.com@dutchanglepics
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Dutch Angle Pictures
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