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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.

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.

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.

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 an alien organism that threatens to devour all life on Earth.

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 woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.

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) and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Andi Matichak.We are also joined by Tame Aperture guest Brannon Richardson. Join Allen and Gabe as they walk through this classic horror franchise.

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

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 Pony Express and even Abraham Lincoln.

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 builds a version capable of transporting a human and puts the device to the test. As the two friends obsess over their creation, they discover the dark consequences of their actions

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.

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.

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.

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 grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss.www.tameaperture.com

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 is placed in a new psychiatric program for delinquents and prisoners, and tortured to stop his violent ways.

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 communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.

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.

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 wife, Sherry, about their scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

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 from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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 decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.tameaperture.com

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, Jason Miller and Linda Blair.www.tameaperture.com