Late Night Cage Fight: A Nicolas Cage Appreciation Podcast

The Cagefighters crawl deep into a well of Lovecraftian horrors to uncover the truth about Nic Cage's most recent movie role in this year's The Color Out of Space. Hear spicy comparisons between the original short story and the film, plus a wonderful recap of this shocking body-horror plot that Cagefighter Steve could only describe as, "The best Superman origin story gone wrong." With another Gonz...

In Season 2, the Cagefighters will force two movies to face/off against one another in each episode leading up to our season finale. This pre-pandemic episode covers Cage's lover-boy role opposite Kathleen Turner in the 1986 time-travel romance Peggy Sue Got Married. Next, hear the Cage Crew's take on the Coen Brothers' Crime Comedy Raising Arizona -- the first Hollywood movie where our treasured...

Are you tired of that damn Carole Baskin ruining your quarantine? There's only one man that can save us all... Nic Cage has been confirmed to play Joe Exotic in a scripted Tiger King series. In this special episode, we give our impressions of the smash-hit docuseries, what we hope it means for Cage, plus you'll hear what we've been up to during this pandemic and the future of the podcast. 

In this post-finale End-of-Decade Podcast, CAGEFIGHTERS share updates on upcoming Nic Cage movies before engaging in a spirited discussion of the 2018 Panos Cosmatos film, "Mandy," and the future of "Gonzo" Nic Cage cinema. Stay tuned for Season 2!  (7:03) Shawn Watches Birdie (10:56) Reece's UFO Story (13:33) Color Out of Space Preview (16:20) Mandy Review 

The Cagelord Hath Spoken... LNCF's first 2-Hour season finale! Our heroic CAGEFIGHTERS reveal their top pick for best Nic Cage movie of his first 5. But can they convince Cagelord Shawn to christen their choice for eternal rest in our Bee Cage of Fame? Discover our first winner, plus a smorgasbord of sponsored products that are just amazing and a long tortuous analysis of the films that we've all...

After a brief "catch-up-on-CAGE" (including marriage, divorce and a bizarre karaoke clip), the CAGEFIGHTERS dive HEADFIRST into the FINAL review of the season -- The Boy in Blue (1986), a ROCKY clone chronicling the career of Canadian sculler/rower/tribal scalper Ned Hanlan set in the late 1800s. We discuss how ST. NIC tackles this role with verve & alcoholism, uninspired rowing, clothing sex, and...

Welcome to our first CAGE DOUBLE FEATURE review, where we stumble through Francis Ford Coppola's forgettable jazz-gangster flick Cotton Club followed by a thorough review of the disturbing, furry-friendly Birdy. Actually, we never thought a movie would send us deep into a sordid discussion of human/animal sex, or of Nic Cage's fascination with grabbing boobies, but then we've never seen a movie qu...

Nicolas Cage chases women, trains, and abortion clinics in his third big screen appearance, "Racing with the Moon (1984)." Set against the backdrop of World War II, this Cagey film certainly does not disappoint. Join us for an emotional discussion of this coming-of-age movie as we gush over Elizabeth McGovern as well as Nicky's lean physique and phenomenal tap-dancing skills. You'll discover why t...

In this episode, the CAGEFIGHTERS investigate rumors about an upcoming remake of "Valley Girl" before reviewing Cage's second entry in the Cageverse: Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumble Fish" (1983). Experience Steve's tragic descent toward manic alcoholism as he chronicles RUSTY JAMES' fall-from-grace to the sultry sounds of ticking clocks, Mickey Rourke's soothing voice as MOTORCYCLE BOY, and the dis...

Welcome to the first episode of Late Night (Nic) Cage Fight! We're Reece, Steve and Kevin -- three friends with a whole lotta love for all things CAGE, and quite a history just waiting to be revealed throughout our podcast. Get to know us by our PREMIERE EPISODE where we dive HEADFIRST (I say this like 3 TIMES in the opening...) into that tubular classic flick, "Valley Girl (1983)," a true treasur...