It’s official: Ant-Man isn’t a gigantic failure! With tangents and drunken ramblings abound, The Cinematic Tangent breaks down Paul Rudd’s brave foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But will the shadow of Disney smush the clever satire at the heart of this comic book epic? Can Rudd’s charms break through the layer of Avengers 3 ads that seem to stifle everything? Tune-in to find out!
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Episode 36 – Turning Pixar ‘Inside Out’
Brad and Chad briefly recap the mainstream offerings of 2015 cinema, then jump into a detailed conversation about Inside Out and the past, present, and future of Pixar Animation Studios.
Episode 35 – Does Your Inner Child Love ‘Jurassic World’?
Is Jurassic World as cool to kids today as Jurassic Park was to our younger selves? It’s a dino-sized episode of The Cinematic Tangent, complete with Furious 7 listener mail.
Episode 34 – The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 2
The Cinematic Tangent breaks down Avengers: Age of Ultron and the second wave of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… while mostly sober this time.
Episode 33 – Seven Furiouses, ‘Merchants Of Doubt’, and ‘Ex Machina’
The seventh Fast movie races into theatres, and apparently people give a shit. The guys also talk Robert Kenner’s Merchants of Doubt, and The Cinematic Tangent reveals its position on global warming to the world. Plus, Chad declares his love for Alex Garland after seeing Ex Machina. That and more, including an Avengers: Age of Ultron tease, on the latest episode of The Cinematic Tangent podcast.
Episode 32 – ‘Star Wars’ Hype, ‘Cinderella’, and 2015 Cinema
The guys need a few beers before they discuss the grim status of 2015 cinema. Reactions to the latest Star Wars trailer, Cinderella, and Kingsman are here, along with a Tangent or two. Your favorite movie podcast is back!
Episode 31.5 – The 2014 Tangent Awards!
The Cinematic Tangent wraps up their review of 2014 cinema by handing out awards for a variety of overlooked categories. What movie ‘Doesn’t Know it’s a Movie’? Which film ‘Did the Most Damage to My Inner Child’? What’s the ‘Biggest Waste of Film’ for 2014? Listen and find out!
Episode 31 – Top Ten of 2014
The Oscars are over. Now it’s time for The Cinematic Tangent to talk the top films of 2014.
BONUS Episode – 2014 Oscar Shorts and Oscar Predictions
Brad and Chad talk the 2014 Oscar Shorts and give their (very important) predictions for the 87th Annual Academy Awards.
Episode 30 – The Late Biopics of 2014
A smattering of biopics leftover from 2014 are here, just in time to be Oscar bait! Chad and Brad talk American Sniper, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, and Selma. Do biopics examine myth or man? What constitutes a good acting performance? Do any of these features deserve an Oscar? And why do social elitists make the worst moviegoers? That and more, including a reference to Garth Ennis’ Punisher series, on the latest Cinematic Tangent.
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