2021 was one of the best years for books about film in recent memory, a statement I make with no self-interest whatsoever. As noted in our holiday gift guide, the year yielded must-have explorations ...
Nicolas Cage has the reputation, due to the impressive number of films that are released each year featuring the actor, of taking almost every job presented to him. Obviously, this isn’t the case, but the joke...
It’s been a joke for a while now about just how wild Nicolas Cage can be when acting in films. Unlike actors who turn in objectively bad performances, none of what Cage does can be deemed “bad.” Often unique, ...
What’s better than knowing Nicolas Cage is set to play Dracula in the upcoming film, “Renfield?” Well, how about knowing the full array of influences that he is inspired by? Especially if one of those influenc...
Great acting was everywhere in 2021. While we received the usual assortment of great performances in festival standouts and end-of-year awards contenders, we also found inspired performances in big-budget mult...
2021 marks another year of Nicolas Cage's unflagging commitment to star in virtually any film his agent offers him. And par usual, Cage brought his idiosyncratic A-game to each film that starred him. This year...
Ever since it was announced, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the new film, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” The premise, which feels like it could be the culmination of everything Nicolas Cage has been...
Universal’s Monsters Dark Universe franchise (“The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise) died on the vine before it had a chance to begin properly. That led to Leigh Whannell’s domestic abuse horror thriller “Invisible ...
Japanese auteur Sion Sono has been Japanese cinema's most subversive filmmaker for 30 years now. Now, the man behind the likes of 2001's "Suicide Club" and 2010's "Cold Fish" makes his English-language debut w...
The life of a young actor can often be unpredictable, but rarely do you have the opportunity to play a child trapped in a grown man’s body and a truffle hunter’s unwitting accomplice in hunting down his lost p...