Tag: Nicolas Cage

4K UHD Review: Face/Off

If I were to make a list of the worst trailers ever, John Woo’s Face/Off would be on it. The clip turned me off so much, I avoided the film in theaters. It was only after countless recommendations from friends…

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Blu-ray Review: The Old Way

In a career that’s spanned more than forty years and over 100 movies, Nicholas Cage had never done a Western. So, it’s no surprise he would want to saddle up and try something new. Sadly, The Old Way is another…

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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (Blu-ray)

Nicolas Cage turns up again as the Captain of the USS Indianapolis, the ill-fated naval ship first given big screen notoriety via a monologue in Jaws. Equal parts wartime weepie, shark attack movie and half-baked court room drama, USS Indianapolis:…

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Army of One (Blu-ray)

In what seems like his 12th film in two years–I haven’t counted, but he seems to be in a perpetual state of filming–Nicholas Cage adds yet another unhinged man to his lengthy resume.  In Army of One, Cage plays Gary…

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Rage (DVD)

Nicholas Cage cashes yet another paycheck with the dull and forgettable Rage. Sporting a hairpiece that no tornado could move, the actor offers little in the way of expression, simply going through the motions in this paint-by-the-numbers tail of revenge….

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Blu-ray Review: Honeymoon in Vegas

While Honeymoon in Vegas is far from structural perfection, it’s quite funny (especially if you’re an Elvis Presley fan). With a wonderfully bizarre Nicolas Cage kvetching his way through the story, Honeymoon doesn’t pretend to be anything other than the…

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Blu-ray Review: Drive Angry

Drive Angry is best described as an absurd comic book comic book come to life. Both a homage to, and parody of ’70s exploitation films, Drive Angry shifts into high gear and never slows down. Using the loose framework of…

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Blu-ray Review: Leaving Las Vegas

Based on a book by John O’Brien, Leaving Las Vegas isn’t typical Hollywood fare. Most love stories are relentless in their optimism, and happy ending is mandatory. Therefore, it’s very unusual when a romance develops and stays entangled in the…

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Blu-ray Review: Moonstruck

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1987 | 102 mins. | PG Director Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck is considered a romantic comedy classic by many. Released in 1987, the original screenplay by John Patrick Shanley (Doubt) mixes various storylines well, never giving any one plot…

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