by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
The opening of this movie is enough to prove that Oz Perkins knows a thing or two about filmmaking. He simultaneously bewitches and puts the viewer on the edge of their seat.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
When we talk about ranking the greatest action movies of all time, a handful of names immediately spring to mind. Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwartzeneggar, Tony Scott, among them, but definitely also Michael Bay.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
Arcadian tells and shows very little, in the end. Rather than reflecting this intentionally confusing apocalypse in the small family of father and sons, it feels instead insular and lacking in pathos.
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
Soon after I watched it for the first time, Moonstruck became a fact of life. Maybe it’s because I was entering the peak of my Cage infatuation; maybe it’s because romcoms are rarely imbued with such bombast; maybe it’s because I remain enamoured with Italian-American affectation.
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
What does it mean to star in a thousand movies? Does it dilute the brand, does it spread you too thin?
By “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
A perfectly serviceable, decently self-aware action/comedy starring a true original.
by Samuel Antezana, Contributor
Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe the latest offering from one of Japan’s most experimental filmmakers, Sion Sono…
Written by Richard Stanley and Scarlett Amaris
Directed by Richard Stanley
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur and Brendan Meyer
Running time: 1 hour and 51 minutes
by Samuel Antezana
Richard Stanley, genre filmmaker responsible for the creation of several cult classics like Hardware (1990) and Dust Devil (1992), makes a slight comeback with his Nic Cage-starring Lovecraftian horror, Color Out of Space. The movie is, for the most part, a ton of fun and Stanley is able to create a true sense of cosmic horror, but this does not fully cover up the fact that it is a bit drawn out and the further issue of overscoring in many scenes.
Read More“It’s Cocaine’s World, We’re All Just Living in It”
Written and directed by Jason Cabell
Starring Laurence Fishburne, Nicolas Cage Natalia Reyes
MPAA rating: R for violence and disturbing images, drug use, strong sexual content, and language
Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
by Hunter Bush
Near the end of Jason Cabell's solo directorial debut Running with the Devil, a backpack full of drugs falls in a mountain stream and is swept away by the current, which is actually a pretty apt visual metaphor for the film as a whole. This movie is about drugs - cocaine specifically - and the ways in which it is a part of the lives of everyone it encounters, but the whole thing is fairly dispassionate. We meet all these players up and down the totem pole - distinguished by titles like The Cook or The Executioner or The Boss or whatever - but they're hard to care about because this is not really their story, it's cocaine's story. Everyone in this is a supporting player to Cocaine.
Read MoreWritten by John Stuart Newman
Directed by Shawn Ku
Starring Nicolas Cage, Benjamin Bratt and Noah Le Gos
Running time: 1 hour and 43 minutes
by Hunter Bush
I've loved movies for what feels like my whole life but I've only been writing about them (for anyone other than myself) for a short time. In that time, I've had a few "high points": mother! - my first pre-release review; Boom For Real - my first screener link; being able to see things like the last two Avengers flicks or even Solo, that nerds like me were salivating for, a week in advance; and now A Score to Settle - my first time screening a Nicolas Cage film!
Read Moreby Jessie VHJess Landivar-Prescott
“Don’t be afraid.” -Randy
“He’s just like totally tripendicular.” -Julie
The first and foremost thing you must know about Valley Girl is that this movie is 100% swoon worthy. It’s an early 1980’s dolly dream of pretty pink happy and dark electric punk holding hands. So much swooning.
Read MoreDirected by Spike Jonze (2002)
by Billy Russell
Adaptation. is usually the first movie I bring up as a counter-argument whenever someone says Nicolas Cage is a shitty actor. Yes, he’s been shitty in shitty movies, but he’s also been great in great movies. He’s an actor that requires a good director and a good script, because even when he’s at his worst, he never lacks the manic energy that’s required of him.
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