Tag: Nicolas Cage
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The Boston Underground Film Festival got underway on Wednesday night with a duo of big-screen beachside films that manage to evoke every manner of summer except the chilled vibes. Tensions ran high in the packed Brattle auditorium for The Surfer, which was a blast to watch with a crowd. The Surfer If you’re a fan…
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With the recent release of Longlegs—a film that deserves every bit of hype it’s getting—it’s nice to see Nicolas Cage in the limelight again. The actor rose to fame mainly through a swathe of action movies in the late 90s/early 00s (not to mention becoming somewhat of a meme), but as his career has progressed,…
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Hype can be dangerous. Sure, it’s fun to look forward to a movie that’s supposed to be the best thing since Norman Bates turned a shower into a veritable abattoir, but if you let your expectations get out of control, you risk setting yourself up for disappointment. It’s a difficult balance to maintain, so I…
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I’ve been super excited for Arcadian ever since I first heard about it. It’s a monster movie with Nicolas Cage, and I don’t know about you, but that’s enough to get me on board. I love Nicolas Cage, and I’m a huge fan of monsters, so naturally, I figured this film would be right up…
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As a horror fan, whenever I mention enjoying any specific monster movie, I’ve grown used to having another horror fan pop out jump scare-style to say, “I like slasher movies because they’re realistic. It’s something that could really happen!” If you “just don’t relate” to people facing monsters, films like Renfield (2023) (screenplay by Ryan…