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Tag Archives: Nicolas Cage
Mandy (2018)
A psychotronic potion so committed to its own combination of high/low/trash/art aesthetics, it’s no wonder us carnivorous cinephiles eat this up like a hallucinogen-tinged three course dinner. Cosmatos’ loyalty to his own metronomic sense of drone pacing might turn a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Andrea Riseborough, Johan Johannson, Linus Roache, Nicolas Cage, Panos Cosmatos
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Mom and Dad (2018)
Being that this is directed by one half of the Neveldine/Taylor dynamic duo, it’s not surprising to find that Mom and Dadfeels like a Neveldine/Taylor sensory attack, just one that lands only half the damage. It’s fine though! The film’s primary … Continue reading
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
Where Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance really blazes is when the voices of its star and directors are in total harmony. The combination of Neveldine/Taylor and Nicolas Cage is spectacular. Naturally, when the film goes big it goes BIG. Ghost Rider pisses fire, … Continue reading
Matchstick Men (2003)
“Have you ever been dragged to the sidewalk and beaten until you PIIIISSSSSSEDDDDDD BLOOOOOOOODDD!?!?!” Ridley in mega-underrated mode and probably his most re-watchable film by some margin. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve gone back to it. Such an … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2016, Reviews, Rewatch
Tagged Alison Lohman, Hans Zimmer, Matchstick Men, Nicolas Cage, Ridley Scott, Sam Rockwell
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