The Cinematic Tangent is a podcast hosted by Chad Michael Van Alstin and Bradley Redder — two guys who bonded over a decade ago because they were chronically late to film class. The show’s aim is to facilitate honest conversations about movies in their cultural context, uninhibited by political dichotomies and insane social purity tests. Grab a beer, hang out with us, and reclaim your humanity. Visit: http://www.thecinematictangent.com
XX – ‘Gladiator’ Jumps the Shark
Gladiator (2000) · Jun 23, 2025
XIX – ‘American Fiction’ and ‘You People’
American Fiction (2023) · Jan 21, 2025
XVI – Conversation with Kevin Hershner, Director of ‘Normal Accidents’
Normal Accidents · Mar 19, 2024
XIII – Darren Aronofsky: Capriciously Comparing ‘The Whale’ and ‘The Wrestler’
The Wrestler (2008) · Jul 24, 2023
XIII – Darren Aronofsky: Capriciously Comparing ‘The Whale’ and ‘The Wrestler’
The Whale (2022) · Jul 24, 2023
IX – ‘Bad Santa’
Bad Santa (2003) · Dec 22, 2022
VIII – “Marilyn Monroe” Gets Pwnd
Blonde (2022) · Nov 14, 2022
VIII – “Marilyn Monroe” Gets Pwnd
Barbarian (2022) · Nov 14, 2022
VII – Like This Podcast to Cancel ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) · Nov 1, 2022
VI – Narratologists Approve of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Oct 24, 2022
IV – God Damn, that Tom Cruise Fella Sure is a Movie Star
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Jul 19, 2022
IV – God Damn, that Tom Cruise Fella Sure is a Movie Star
Crimes of the Future (2022) · Jul 19, 2022
III – Everything is Wrong With This Show All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Jun 7, 2022
III – Everything is Wrong With This Show All at Once
The Northman (2022) · Jun 7, 2022
II – Shit is so Corporate, Man
Uncharted (2022) · May 10, 2022
II – Shit is so Corporate, Man
Jackass Forever (2022) · May 10, 2022
Episode 67 – ‘Isle Of Dogs’ in the Age of Outrage
Isle of Dogs (2018) · Jun 25, 2018
Episode 66 – Netflix and ‘Black Panther’
Black Panther (2018) · Mar 16, 2018
Episode 64 – Not a ‘Last Jedi’ Show
Coco (2017) · Dec 31, 2017
Episode 64 – Not a ‘Last Jedi’ Show
Lady Bird (2017) · Dec 31, 2017
Episode 64 – Not a ‘Last Jedi’ Show
Last Flag Flying (2017) · Dec 31, 2017
Episode 63 – ‘A Ghost Story’
A Ghost Story (2017) · Nov 29, 2017
Episode 62 – You’re Killing Me, Smalls!
The Sandlot (1993) · Oct 19, 2017
Episode 60 – Fighting Words
Fighting Words (2006) · Jun 30, 2017
Episode 59 – Mel Gibson
Braveheart (1995) · Jun 19, 2017
Episode 59 – Mel Gibson
Apocalypto (2006) · Jun 19, 2017
Episode 59 – Mel Gibson
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) · Jun 19, 2017
Episode 56 – ‘Live By Night’, ‘Silence’, and ‘A Monster Calls’
A Monster Calls (2016) · Jan 23, 2017
Episode 55 – ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Dec 18, 2016
Episode 55 – ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · Dec 18, 2016
Episode 55 – ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Dec 18, 2016
Episode 54 – The 2016 Films We Missed
Demolition (2016) · Oct 6, 2016
Episode 54 – The 2016 Films We Missed
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) · Oct 6, 2016
Episode 54 – The 2016 Films We Missed
Hell or High Water (2016) · Oct 6, 2016
Episode 52 – ‘Ghostbusters’ (2016), ‘Finding Dory’, ‘The Secret Life of Pets’, ‘BFG’, and ‘Swiss Army Man’
Ghostbusters (2016) · Jul 19, 2016
Episode 51 – Duncan Jones
Moon (2009) · Jun 17, 2016
Episode 51 – Duncan Jones
Source Code (2011) · Jun 17, 2016
Episode 51 – Duncan Jones
Warcraft (2016) · Jun 17, 2016
Episode 50 – The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Dark Knight (2008) · May 3, 2016
Episode 50 – The Dark Knight Trilogy
Batman Begins (2005) · May 3, 2016
Episode 50 – The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · May 3, 2016
Episode 49 – ‘Hardcore Henry’ and 2016 Catch-Up
Hardcore Henry (2015) · Apr 15, 2016
Episode 46 – ‘The Big Short’, ‘Brooklyn’, and ‘Carol’
The Big Short (2015) · Feb 3, 2016
Episode 45 – ‘The Revenant’, ‘The Hateful Eight’, and ‘Joy’
The Revenant (2015) · Jan 15, 2016