You’re A Bad Dad, Nicolas Cage (feat. Andy Crump)
Episode 83
What better way to deconstruct the method to Nicolas Cage’s apparent madness than by looking at telling moments in which he played dads … bad dads!
In the newly released “Mom and Dad,” Cage loses his cool and endeavors to murder his children (5:05). Plus, film critic Andy Crump joins our show to discuss why this new VOD horror outing contains the best Cage freakout in a decade (23:20). In “Matchstick Men,” OCD Cage attempts to connect with his estranged daughter by teaching her how to be a con lady (42:25). And speaking of cons, Cage is desperate (sort of) to get back to a daughter he’s never met in the ’90s classic “Con Air” (57:00). Prepare yourself for bad impersonations, outrageous claims, and conflicting opinions on a one-of-a-kind film career in this all-Cage episode!
Be sure to read Andy Crump’s Hollywood Reporter essay on Cage’s “Mom and Dad” performance. And keep up with more of his film criticism here.
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