Conversations in Cinema

CageCast - THE GHOST RIDERS

Nicolas Cage plays Johnny Blaze. Behold the legend of the Ghost Rider, baby. Vroom, vroom.

CageCast - STOLEN

Nicolas Cage plays Will. Heist gone wrong, bad friend wants money, estranged daughter gets kidnapped — a tale as old as time.

CageCast - THE FROZEN GROUND

Nicolas Cage plays Jack. Girls are being iced, a retiring cop is bringing the heat, and John Cusack is baking bread.

CageCast - JOE

Nicolas Cage plays Joe. Father becomes poison, boy becomes man, man stumbles into redemption. This is southern gothic cinema at its finest.

CageCast - RAGE

Nicolas Cage plays Paul. This ex-gangster has a very specific set of skills. It sure would be a shame if his daughter ... went missing.

CageCast - LEFT BEHIND

Nicolas Cage plays Rayford Steele. When half of humanity vanishes in the blink of an eye, a sinful pilot not only has to turn his plane around, but his life too.

CageCast - THE RUNNER & DYING OF THE LIGHT

These are the movies where our souls go to die.

CageCast - PAY THE GHOST

Nicolas Cage plays Mike. Kids in costumes being kidnapped, spooky vultures stalking citizens, and a wicked witch behind it all. It’s time for the professor to teach these specters a lesson.

CageCast - THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage. That’s all you need to know.

CageCast - THE TRUST

Nicolas Cage plays Jim. A crooked cop teams up with a dismayed hobbit to attempt the heist of a lifetime. What could go wrong?

CageCast - DOG EAT DOG

Nicolas Cage plays Troy. Three ex-cons make a samurai pact. Their goal? Cash, happiness and some self-improvement. Then they steal a baby…

CageCast - USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE

Nicolas Cage plays Captain McVay. Sneaky ships, sneaky subs, sneaky sharks. Sailors are adrift after a devastating attack by the Japanese, and only Thomas Jane’s legendary ‘stache can find them in time.

CageCast - ARMY OF ONE

Nicolas Cage plays Gary. When God commands you to capture Osama Bin Laden, you have no choice but to pack your katana and infiltrate a foreign land. The hunt is on!

CageCast - VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY

Nicolas Cage plays John. A mother and daughter's lives are left in pieces after a brutal assault. And when the whole town turns their back on them, it's up to one man to exact justice — Niagara Falls justice.

CageCast - MOM AND DAD

Nicolas Cage plays Brent. There's something strange going on in the neighborhood — parent's are slaughtering their kids. Sometimes that involves summoning the most powerful open-palmed smack of destruction known to man.

CageCast - THE HUMANITY BUREAU

Nicolas Cage plays Noah. Well guys, it finally happened. One of us is a boob and watched the wrong movie. Thankfully, David salvages the episode with a vivid retelling of the plot.

CageCast - MANDY

Nicolas Cage plays Red. In the Shadow Mountains, evil makes a blood pact with demons, love is turned to ash, and an axe of vengeance is forged. In short, this film rules.

CageCast - LOOKING GLASS

Nicolas Cage plays Ray. Their marriage is on the outs, and the balm for their damaged souls is to buy a motel in the desert. She takes drugs, he learns about dominatrixes and a pig takes a swim.

CageCast - 211

Nicolas Cage plays Mike. A veteran cop and his son in law take a kid on a ride along when some mean mercenary men rob a bank. It's a good thing he's going to retire soon and his partner's young wife is pregnant — it's gonna be fine.

CageCast - BETWEEN WORLDS

Nicolas Cage plays Joe. A lonely trucker falls into a steamy affair with a death-touched mother and her comatose daughter. Also, his dead wife possesses the daughter and there's lots of choking involved.

CageCast - A SCORE TO SETTLE

Nicolas Cage plays Frank. He’s fresh out of prison and ready for some quality time with his boy. But first, there’s some beefy revenge that needs doin’.

CageCast - COLOR OUT OF SPACE

Nicolas Cage plays Nathan. Lovecraftian rocks are falling from the sky, a family sticks together, and something's wrong with the alpacas. Tommy Chong is also there.

CageCast - RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL

Nicolas Cage plays The Cook. The cocaine shipments are light and a sex-crazed Morpheus is dealing on the side — someone's about to get roasted.

CageCast - PRIMAL

Nicolas Cage plays Frank. A psychotic killer is loose below decks, and all that stands between he and the crew is a white jaguar and face-eating monkeys.

CageCast - GRAND ISLE

Nicolas Cage plays Walter. Buddy wants to fix Walter’s fence, Walter wants Buddy to murder Fancy, Fancy wants to bone Buddy, and there’s something afoot in the basement.

CageCast - JIU JITSU

Nicolas Cage plays Wylie. There’s a spaceman on the loose, and he’s itching for a fi- you know what, no, this movie is terrible.

CageCast - PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND

Nicolas Cage plays Hero. The whole wasteland is cursed, and he’s only got one testicle left.

CageCast - WILLY’S WONDERLAND

Nicolas Cage plays The Janitor. Bloodthirsty animatronics are on the hunt, and he couldn’t care less.

CageCast - PIG

Nicolas Cage plays Robin Felled. He wants his truffle pig back, whatever the cost.

Episode 25: Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange & Eyes Wide Shut

We wrap up our Kubrick series with a delicious double feature: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and EYES WIDE SHUT. Psychopaths who love Beethoven, secret societies telling Tom Cruise to get naked, and one master director making it all work. Join us!

Episode 24: Bayham - Armageddon

Episode 23: Stanley Kubrick - The Killing

Episode 22: Bayham - The Rock

Ladies and gentlemen, buckle the f*#k up, it’s time. Join us behind bars as we dive into Michael Bay’s seminal cinematic masterpiece. Second chances, poisonous patriotism, and the explosive chemistry of Cage and Connery. Welcome to THE ROCK.

Episode 21: The Great Director Debate Part VI

After spending some time lost in Bond’s beautiful blue eyes, we sit back down to decide whose films to watch next. Hitchcock? del Torro? Bayham? Who will it be this go-round? Grab a glass of tequila, put on your dancing shoes and find out!

Episode 20: James Bond - No Time to Die

“Life is all about leaving things behind.” NO TIME TO DIE is filled to the brim with incredible heart, blistering action, and forced social distancing. Listen in as we discuss [this] Bond’s thrilling finale. Also, guys, we learn just how strong a Vesper Martini is… I mean, wow.

Episode 19: James Bond - Spectre

In our penultimate Bond episode, we talk about the shadowy twists, turns, and surprises of SPECTRE! James has a showdown with a mouse, Dave Bautista pokes a dude‘s eyes out, and Q is in a gondola - what more could you want?!

Episode 18: James Bond - Skyfall

Pour yourself a glass of scotch and prepare for an explosive home invasion with Adele’s thrIlling 007 entry, SKYFALL. Seriously though, Roger Deakins is a god.

Episode 17.5: Sidebar - Midnight Mass

We take a short ferry ride to Crockett Island and talk about Mike Flanagan’s latest horror masterpiece, MIDNIGHT MASS. Beware, spoilers and dead cats abound.

Episode 17: James Bond - Quantum of Solace

Down your martinis, dust off your designer suit, and hop back into the Aston Martin! We’re taking a thinly plotted road trip through a desert of brooding sadness with QUANTUM OF SOLACE.

Episode 16: James Bond - Casino Royale

In an effort to shake things up, and not stirred, we turn our gaze into the dreamy blue eyes of Daniel Craig’s 007. Starting with the masterclass that (re)started it all: CASINO ROYALE.

Episode 15: The Great Director Debate Part V

It’s time for the fifth round of choosing a new director, and things take a turn - an unexpected turn that is shaken, not stirred.

Sidebar - The State of Movies in 2021

In this sidebar edition the boys talk about the stuff they’ve been watching, what they’re looking forward to, and more!

Episode 14: James Gunn - The Suicide Squad

In the grand finale of our James Gunn series we finally get to talk about the blood-soaked, feel good movie of the year: THE SUICIDE SQUAD.

Episode 13.5: Sidebar - What Makes a Superhero

The mad lads divert from their series and discuss the different types of heroes portrayed in film - and just what makes them super (or not).

Episode 13: James Gunn - Super

In our second discussion about James Gunn’s filmography, we gush about how much we dislike SUPER - a pitch black comedy about a psychopathic, self-made superhero… it’s a ride, y’all.

Episode 12.5: Sidebar - The Green Knight

The boys sit down and review the trippy, visual feast that is David Lowry’s adaptation of THE GREEN KNIGHT. This ain’t your Old English granddaddy’s tale of swords and chivalry.

Episode 12: James Gunn - Slither

It’s family fun day!! Come hang with us as we slide our way into our James Gunn series with his 2006 horror/comedy SLITHER. Prepare yourself for space slugs, violent deer and the sacred bonds of marriage.

Episode 11.5: Sidebar - Our Favorite Adaptations

The boys discuss what makes a good book to film adaptation, and some of their favorite, and not so favorite, ones.

Episode 11: The Great Director Debate Part IV

Here we go again! It’s time to choose a new director and have an incredibly intense debate about it… heads roll and disagreements abound in this contentious episode.

Special Edition Sidebar: Nothing but Star Wars

In this deluxe-sized episode the boys are joined by their pal Jules to rant, rave and wax poetic about all things STAR WARS!