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The Unbearable Fate of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Fate of Massive Talent

By: Brittany Green
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What is the fate of massive talent? To have hundreds of people dissecting your work for yet another podcast! Join Liz Kurtzman and Brittany Green as we explore the films of the prolific and sometimes absurd Nicolas Cage.Brittany Green Art
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  • Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
    May 31 2025

    In a weird, dystopian future Japan, Nicolas Cage is forced to find the lost "niece" of the Governor while wearing an insane exploding gimp suit. This week, we watched Prisoners of the Ghostland!


    We also talk about a Nicolas Cage look-a-like contest in honor of his new movie, The Surfer. You can see the article about it in this article in The Guardian.


    Our theme music is by Alex O'Hagan, and you can check out some of his other music on his Youtube channel.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Birdy (1984)
    Sep 9 2024

    We're going back to some early Nicolas Cage in this episode about Birdy. Check in with us talking about boys with floppy hair, pigeons, and what those people that work in mental hospitals are called.

    We also discuss this announcement from Variety.

    This episode contains the song "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado.

    Our theme music is by Alex O'Hagan.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Longlegs (2024)
    Jul 27 2024

    We saw the horror movie that everyone is talking about, Longlegs! Maika Monroe plays an FBI agent trying to solve a series of murders by the serial killer "Longlegs" played by Nicolas Cage. The first twenty minutes or so of this episode are spoiler free.


    We also discuss this interview of Nicolas Cage in the New Yorker by Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief, which is the basis of the movie Adaptation.


    This episode contains the song "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" by T. Rex.


    Our theme music is by Alex O'Hagan.

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    1 hr and 34 mins

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