Late Night Cage Fight: A Nicolas Cage Appreciation Podcast

Welcome to Season 5 of Late Night Cage Fight! We're kicking this party off with a review and celebration of the U.S. Constitution's SECOND AMENDMENT featuring Nicolas Cage's 2005 crime/thriller Lord of War. Nic Cage plays an arms dealer who makes a lot of money and a lot of friends in this feel-good child soldier movie from Director Andrew Niccol. We discuss the film, it's awesomeness, the time Ca...

It's been an endless season of Cage-alicious surprises, but it's time for the ENDLESS CAGE BATTLE where we choose our SEASON 4 Nic Cage MOVIE WINNER to enshrine in our NICOLAS CAGE BEE CAGE OF FAME! Join the cagefighters and special guest Cagelord Eraina as we defend our favorite movies watched over this season in a desperate attempt to curry favor with our cunning Cagelord. Thanks for listening t...

Surprise: It's time for another Cageless! We watched Zach Creggers' new supernatural horror flick Weapons and decided to talk about it in the dark. We also introduce Hannah to the show to share her thoughts on the hit film. Happy Halloween! Next will be our Season 4 Cage Fight FINALE. What Nic Cage movie do YOU think deserves to win its eternal rest in the Bee Cage of Fame? Send us a message to le...

We've made it to National Treasure (2004)! In this family-friendly version of Face/Off, Nic Cage spends hours of screen-time preventing Sean Bean from stealing The Declaration of Independence... by stealing it himself! We share our thoughts on the successful conspiracy film and Cage's performance. So, put on your tinfoil hats and get ready to question everything about George Washington and his tas...

If you're reading this, you've been conned. That's because we watched Matchstick Men (2003) and were conned into talking about it on this podcast. Okay, okay... it was the next movie on the list. We dissect this Ridley Scott crime/thriller in which Jolly St. Nic plays a con artist named Roy Waller whose teenage daughter conveniently pops back into his life right when he and his buddy are about to...

Did you know Nicolas Cage wore a FAT SUIT in the movie Adaptation (2002)? Learn this fun fact and many more in our deep review of this Academy Award-winning meta-commentary (on screenwriting) starring our favorite actor, Nicolas Cage, plus Meryl Streep and other pretty good actors too. Did we mention Nicolas Cage plays TWO characters? Hear why we think this is not only one of Cage's best films in...

Our Cagefighters return for a super sexy ménage à trois to discuss Nicolas Cage's Sonny (2002). Although Cage appears briefly, he's been handed the DIRECTOR'S CHAIR from which he's ordering James Franco an all-you-can-f*ck buffet! YUM! That's right: Nic Cage's one and only directed film is full of steamy sex, withering dreams, and mommy issues. So, kick back and listen to us talk about anime and s...

We're talking Nic Cage in Windtalkers from 2002: a patriotic reunion with director John Woo that promises massive explosions, stabbings, friendly fire, psychological trauma, racism, and more confusion about who to kill on the WWII battlefield. We also find the historical accuracy to be a bit suspect. Join us Cagefighters as we dive deep into the story and production of Windtalkers, our reviews of...

Nicolas Cage demonstrates how to win over a town after invading, pillaging and forcing yourself on to the doctor's sexy daughter. How, you ask? JUST PLAY THEM THE MANDOLIN! Don't miss our sizzling review of Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) about Italians, Greeks and Germans trying to find companionship in the downtime between the murder that's happening because it's WWII. Nic Cage stars as Captai...

We FINALLY watched Uncle Francis Coppola's 2019 RECUT of The Cotton Club! The OG film was first discussed in Season 1 Episode 4 of Late Night Cage Fight. However, Cagefighter Steve famously refused to watch it. That all changed tonight, friends. How does the new cut compare? More tap-dancing, mobster shoot-outs... MORE JAZZ? Take a journey with us back to 1930-something as we discuss our thoughts...

It's our 50th episode, and we're celebrating with a retrospective of Nicolas Cage's first film (credited as Cage) "Valley Girl"! We watched the 2003 mini-documentary "20 Totally Tubular Years Later," featuring interviews with Cage, his co-stars, and the creators of the 1980s classic. If that's not enough Cage, we also wax poetic on Nic Cage's continued influence on our lives and podcast. If you've...

A guest Cagefighter joins the fray to discuss Nic Cage's recent horror offerings in 2024! We go deep like the snap-happy creatures in Arcadian, and then we get WEIRD with our extensive discussion of Cage as a serial killer in Longlegs. There are many surprises in this episode, so give it a listen. And check back for more Nicolas Cage movie review episodes COMING SOON! Find us at niccagefight.com....

You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal the Declaration of Independence. You definitely wouldn't illegally download Gone in 60 Seconds from the high seas and review it for science and/or comedy. Yes, you guessed correctly. We the Cagefighters review Nicolas Cage's first film of the 21st century -- his car heist smash hit that feels forever stuck in the 90s. Did we like it? Did we love it? Lis...

Nicolas Cage teams up with Martin Scorsese to create one of the weirdest works of EMT fiction to ever hit the big screen. We're talking about 1999's "Bringing Out the Dead," which stars Cage as a burned-out paramedic in Manhattan who is haunted by the patients he failed to save. On the plus side, he does get to drink and do drugs on the job, so we're really not sure what he's complaining about. If...

Cagefighter Steve and Reece share a birthday only five days apart of the same year of our lord Nicolas Cage: 1988. To celebrate, Cagefighter Steve selected horror/mystery Happy Death Day (2017) for this Cageless movie review episode. Cagefighter Reece soon realizes Cagefighter Steve actually wants him dead.  

Have you ever wanted to buy the most deplorable pornography you can imagine from a man beneath the subway? Have you ever wondered how much it would cost to crowdfund a REAL snuff film? (1st world problems, I know.) If you answered YES to either question, then this may be the review for YOU! So switch your cybertruck to autopilot, crank that Vision Pro volume to EARBLEED, and relax with us while we...

Calling all CAGE-KIDS! Introducing our VERY FIRST episode of KIDDIE CAGE, where we talk about Nic Cage KIDS MOVIES -- and just in time for CHRISTMAS! Finishing off our Christmas in Cage marathon, you'll hear your pals THE CAGELOVERS and some super special SURPRISE GUESTS talk about what they think of this amazing CHRISTMAS CLASSIC! What's so great about Nicolas Cage's "A Christmas Story"? Grab you...

We've finally made it to the millennium! Hear our rambling takes on Nic Cage's "The Family Man" (2000).  Ever wonder what it's like to wake up from your life as a filthy rich Wall Street banker to a life of poverty, shame and... CHILDREN? Nicolas Cage stars in this Christmas-themed episode of "Outer Limits" that's stretched out to two hours and filled with super sappy love scenes and Don Cheadle a...

Happy Cage-Giving, friends. 'Tis the season for a Cage-y trip down the horrid holiday lane. The first movie of our holiday bunch we subjected our sanity to was St. Nic's 1994 "Trapped in Paradise" -- a Christmas movie so hard to watch it's like being trapped with John Travolta in Hell. Hear us riff on the movie that also stars John Lovitz and Dana Carvey and ask questions about the meaning of life...

With our first contender for the season's crown, "Snake Eyes" rolls in our laps like a pair of Cage testicle props from "Prisoners of the Ghostland". Join the Cagefighters for a spirited review of this classic boxing/gambling/Mission Impossible-esque thriller starring our hero of space and time. But not before we force Cagefighter Steve to experience the new trailer for A24's upcoming movie starri...

We sell our souls to The Devil this Halloween for a flaming skull and one *totally trippendicular* motorcyle! We're talking about GHOST RIDER, baby, which so happens to be Nicolas Cage's initiation into the Marvel cinematic universe. We share our thoughts on the movie and on Cage's performance, and why we think Cage should be in EVERY super(anti)hero movie EVER. So SMASH that play button and prepa...

The Cagefighters took a year off to recover from seeing The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Now we're back for another season of Cage movies, beginning with this back-the-blue post-Katrina favorite, Bad Lieutenant. In this film, Nic Cage plays a bad lieutenant and we talk about it. The Cageverse never dies, baby.

Director Kevin Lewis -- known for the Gonzo Cage-Horror Willy's Wonderland -- delivers a twisted vision of elder care gone wrong in The Accursed. And with demons, witches, and hot librarians, what's not to love? Hear our thoughts on the movie and why we think it's not okay to spew black blood on your nurse, or eat apples from a stranger's kitchen. The Accursed is now available on streaming. Cagele...

We're back from hiatus with our Season Finale Cage Fight featuring our guest "Cagelord" Melissa from the AMAZING horror-punk band The Tomb of Nick Cage! Listen now and find out which of the following films has won its eternal rest in the Official LNCF Cageverse: Deadfall It Could Happen to You Leaving Las Vegas The Rock Con Air Face/Off Check out The Tomb of Nick Cage at https://thetombofnickcage....

Our Face/Off discussion rounds out the second and final part of our epic review of these classic Nic Cage movies. We do have some firsts in this episode including how we will ultimately decide the winner. Listen to the end to find out how! Also check out the Brady Bros podcast -- the BEST Brady Bunch review show available anywhere, Marcia! Oh, and stay tuned for our review of Cage's recent "Unbear...