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Episode 037: The Frozen Ground (2013) We’ve got a special episode for you this week! We’re going “off wheel” to review 2013’s The Frozen Ground as Ryan and Derreck prepare to guest on the Cage Match podcast! The Frozen Ground is a grim crime drama based on real events starring Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, and […]
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Episode 027: 211 (2018) Things get brought down to reality in this week’s episode as we take a look at the 2018 bank heist flick, 211 (pronounced two-eleven), that sees Nicolas Cage as an aging cop who finds himself in the middle of a dangerous bank heist during a ride along with his son-in-law and […]
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Episode 019: Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) Things get weird on this week’s episode as Derreck & Ryan head to Samurai Town with Nicolas Cage and Sofia Boutella in the 2021 fantasy, horror, thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! […]
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Episode 012: Joe (2013) This week on the Coming of Cage podcast, Derreck & Ryan dive deep into the emotional 2013 drama Joe starring Nicolas Cage (of course) and Tye Sheridan. It’s directed by David Gordon Green. Then we run our little computer system thingy to find out what movie joins the Wheel-O-Cage next! Don’t […]
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Episode 010: Dying of the Light (2014) Hello and welcome our 10th episode of the Coming of Cage podcast! This week, Derreck & Ryan analyze the 2014 Nicolas Cage flick, Dying of the Light where he plays a CIA agent with a vendetta and an illness. The film stars Nic Cage (of course) as well […]
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Episode 009: Mandy (2018) Hello and welcome to the ninth episode of the Coming of Cage podcast and our first with a special guest! This week, Derreck & Ryan are joined by writer, comedian, and voice actor Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo) as we take a look at the dark, twisted, nightmarish Nic Cage flick, Mandy starring […]
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Episode 005: Next (2007) “A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.” – IMDB Hello and welcome to the fifth episode of the Coming of Cage podcast! This week, we travel back to 2007 for the sci-fi/action […]
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Episode 004: Inconceivable Hello and welcome to the fourth episode of the Coming of Cage podcast! This time, we discuss the 2017 small budget film, Inconceivable starring Gina Gershon (Face/Off), Nicky Whelan (Left Behind, Dog Eat Dog), Faye Dunaway (Bonnie and Clyde), Jonathan Baker (Entourage), and of course… Nicolas Cage! “A mother looks to escape […]
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Episode 234: Mulan (2020) Review Welcome to our first movie review of 2021! We take a look at the live action Mulan remake available right now on Disney+! We kick things off with news though including our thoughts on Marvel’s Legends series, The CW’s Canaries not getting picked up, The Snyder Cut blu-ray rumors, and […]
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Episode 228: Screen Heroes 5th Anniversary Celebration! Hello and welcome to our special 5th Anniversary episode! Thank you for joining us! To celebrate, we break down some of our favorite moments from the last 5 years including our favorite movies, worst movies, favorite moments, topics we’d like to revisit, and more from our nearly 230 […]
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Episode 225: Why Jonah Hex Failed We’ve kicked off a massive DC Casting Tournament and in honor of that, we decided to pick a film from the first round. Sadly… we went with Jonah Hex because SOMEONE *cough* Derreck *cough* got it confused with Van Helsing! So here’s our in-depth review and overall destruction of […]
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Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell… and Jon Favreau? It’s time to celebrate 25 years of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever! Plus, we cover the latest entertainment news including Emmy Nominations, Comic-Con@Home news like Zack Snyder’s Justice League details, Jurassic World’s new cartoon, and DC’s first interactive Batman flick. Our live […]
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What movie has Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Mandy Patinkin, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, Colm Meaney, Catherine O’Hara, and James Caan? Just the 1990 live-action adaption of Dick Tracy! Join us as we look back at the film 30 years later. We talk visuals, casting, story, tone, and everything in between for […]
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This week, we travel back to 1998 for this children’s flick… er…. adult flick… um… MOVIE with a stacked cast and toys that go to war! It’s time for Small Soldiers! Here’s the synopsis: When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously. […]
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We take a look at the 2018… er 2019…. recent film available on Amazon Prime Video, The VelociPastor! Here’s the synopsis: After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him […]
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We return in an all-digital format to bring you more Screen Heroes during this stressful time. This week, we bring back our Bad Movie Reviews segment and celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Barry Gordy’s The Last Dragon! We also discuss some news including The Mandalorian Season 2 casting details, updated release dates for Wonder Woman […]
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We return to Bad Movie Reviews and travel back to 1986 for the blockbuster Marvel\LucasFilm joint, Howard the Duck! That’s right, we’re talking the Lea Thompson live action Howard the Duck film. It’s weird. It’s crazy. It’s creepy. It really shouldn’t be PG. But we’re gonna talk about it in detail! Plus, we discuss the […]
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Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End… the Cornetto Trilogy! That’s right, we sit down to discuss this loosely related trilogy of films starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost from director Edgar Wright. We talk zombies, action flicks, sci-fi, our favorite moments and themes, areas for improvement, and so much more. Plus, Disney+ […]
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Happy Halloween! We’ve got a brand new episode that’s conveniently in spirit of the holiday! It’s a review of a sequel ten years in the making, Zombieland: Double Tap! Plus, we talk tons of entertainment news including the new Superman & Lois series, Batwoman getting more episodes, The Mandalorian trailer, HBO Max details, and just exactly […]
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It turns out we had a lot to say about the latest DC Entertainment film, Joker! Before all that spoiler content, we talk news though including casting for the Animaniacs revival, Geena Davis and he new bias AI partnership with Disney, the official Infinity Saga boxset, our thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s attitude toward superhero flicks, […]
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20 years ago, 1999 brought us some classic cinema like The Matrix, Fight Club, American Beauty, and The Sixth Sense. It brought the resurgence of long dead franchises like Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We saw some truly bad movies like Wild Wild West and were treated with true gems like Iron Giant and Galaxy […]
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Travel back to 1985 with us for our latest Retro Review, The Goonies! We talk about how the film compares to more modern movies including special effects, story and scale, and the lack of an expanded universe or sequel bait. Plus, we talk the latest news including The CW’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths and a […]
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Supergirl gets a new suit, WB execs are not happy with Birds of Prey, Black Adam makes Shazam wait, The Kingsmen prequel gets a trailer, and we review Sam Elliott’s indie flick, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot. Want to join the conversation? Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM EST on […]
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It’s time for another Fill Our Holes retro review! This week, it’s Derreck’s pick and it brings us back to the 1980’s with the cult John Carpenter film, They Live! The film stars iconic professional wrestler Roddy “Rowdy” Piper along with Keith David. We didn’t plan for this to be our 4th of July episode… but […]
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Things get a little mixed up in our big 150th episode as we review Alita: Battle Angel from the comfort of our headsets, rather than face-to-face. This is what happens when it snows so much. Anyway, we discuss the latest Manga turned movie adaptation but first, news including ShazamGate, and our thoughts on the new […]
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Celebrate 50 episodes with us as we conveniently complete our Star Trek movie reviews with the third Kelvin timeline film, Star Trek Beyond! We also discuss the rumors surrounding the Michelle Yeoh Philippa Georgiou Star Trek spinoff series. Let’s make some noise! We’re taking next week off to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US but we’ll […]
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We enter the Venom-verse in this week’s episode with our spoiler-filled review of the new Venom movie! Plus, we talk news including new trailers from Good Omens, American Gods, Star Trek: Discovery, and Sabrina. We also discuss the new Doctor Who premiere, the passing of Scott Wilson, our first look at Ruby Rose’s Batwoman, and […]
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We’re back! We’ve been away for a bit but return with two special guests to review the first of the TNG era Star Trek films, Star Trek Generations. Now, Greg is still on his away mission, so Derreck takes the reigns with two Heroes Podcast Network veterans, Rae and Zach. We also talk a little […]
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Logan’s big goodbye is here and we’re here to talk all about it! Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine for 17 years across 9 movies. Logan is his final rodeo along with co-star Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier. Join us as we take a look at the R-Rated Logan film, discuss characters, plot, tone, personal impact, […]
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