Victims and Villains

Is it a demon? Is it genetics? Or is it a mixture of them both? In this mini episode we are pinning down what exactly Sator is and discussing the movie in question. Learn what theories we have on the movie and our own personal connection to grief and mental illness. This episode contains massive spoilers for the movie, Sator. Sator is now available to rent on all digital platforms and VOD. Read ou...

Go deep for a pass from…an alien? Aliens take on a football town in the 1998 science fiction epic, The Faculty. Since it’s Superbowl Sunday we are discussing this late 90s epic and how much of an impact football and the Superbowl have on culture. While addressing some of the film’s most surprising moments, the impressive cast it boasts, the mental health impact of stereotypes, taking your identity...

Think you have heartbreak problems? How would they compare to Alicia Silverstone, or Jessica Rothe, in this updated MUSICAL version of Valley Girl. The original punk Romeo and Juilet of Valley Girl from 1983 has a cult following. How does this musical version that embraces more of its punk roots fare against the Cage classic? In this episode we’ll talk about which is better of the two, the soundtr...

Grab your leg warmers and your favorite record becuase we’re going back to the 80s for our first in-universe crossover discussing Valley Girl! Nicolas Cage plays a hopeless romantic whose punk rock roots upset the established order of Deborah Foreman’s valley girl life style. It’s Romeo and Juilet for the punk rock generation. In this episode, we discuss some of the film’s questionable plot decisi...

It's the little things that are important. Things like mental health, understanding how and why you have a purpose, and suicide prevention. It's the little things that brought Image Comics & Valiant Comics Senior Editor, Heather Antos (@HeatherAntos, Twitter/IG), to our show to discuss the Denzel Washington thriller. We discuss everything from mental health advocacy, true crime, the importance of...

He's a superhero. In his spare time, he's also an emo puppet. Brently Heilbron is a man of many faces and we are so pleased to be sitting down with him to discuss depression, his role in We Can Be Heroes, his band Fragile Rock and more. This episode is a companion episode to episode 335, "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" & it can be found here: https://bit.ly/vicep355 If you or someone you know is reading...

Joe casts Nicolas Cage in one of his most human performances. Even in the midst of his finacial crisis, Cage chose this movie over blockbusters. The movie pairs him with Tye Sheridan to tell a vulnerable story about surviving alcoholic environments. How addiction can impact more than just you but those close to you. We’re commentate on our own personal connections to the film’s themetic elements o...

What if you could travel through time by the simple slip of a pill? The only catch is you don't get to pick and if you don't listen to the rules of time travel - you could be forever gone to the stream of time. Anthony Mackie steps through time in Synchronic, the latest film from Moorehead and Benson. In this episode, we discuss the mental health impact of loneliness, pets, the creative process an...

I really can’t say but it’s cold outside. It’s cold because of the frozen ground and Mister Freeze is nowhere in sight. Fortunately for us Nicolas Cage is because we have a double feature on this episode of The Cage Corner Podcast. First up, we’re discussing Cage’s bizarre and brief cameo in the 1988 movie, Never on Tuesday. That’s just a snack. For the main course, we are talking about some true...

In this short podcast, Capt Nostalgia sat down with writer-director Steve Kostanski to discuss his brand new movie, Psycho Goreman. Psycho Goreman opens up in select theaters and will be available on digital and VOD beginning January 22nd, 2021. Check out our spoiler-free review now: https://bit.ly/vicpgrev If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depressio...

Long before he was ever “The Sexiest Man Alive” or Batman, George Clooney was a bank robber fighting off vampires in, the now cult classic, From Dusk Till Dawn. Cosplayer, Dani Arii ( https://bit.ly/315guest) , joins us to talk about this 1996 thriller and it applies to mental health. We’ll be addressing the redemption of its characters, the relationship between exclusivity and isolation, healthy...

A love story for the ages. They say that love makes you do crazy things. Like even steal a baby from a wealthy businessman. What's the worst that could happen? On this episode of the The Cage Corner Podcast, we discuss the 1987 comedy, Raising Arizona. This late 80s film stars not only Nicolas Cage but Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Randal "Tex" Cobb & Frances McDormand. Click play to hear our full t...

We're on a trajectory to get "The Child" into the hands of a proper Jedi who can train and harass his gift. All while trying to navigate our way through the traps set by Moff Gideon in our discussion for the second season of The Mandalorian. This season redefines legacy for a series as we get Boba Fett, Bo-Katan, and Ahsoka Tabo all within this season. Plus, we'll see some old friends from season...

Oh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge. Have you ever stopped to think about where the vulgarity we use every day comes from? In the new Netflix series, History of Swear Words, breaks down your favorite words to discuss their history, cultural impact and more. All with Nicolas Cage at the beautiful center of these six episodes. In this mini-episode, we recount our favorite moments from the season, favorite...

We’re diving deep into the fever dream of Shark Boy & Lava Girl and its’ pseudo-sequel, We Can Be Heroes. We’re joined by Bill Stanford, a therapy major with a background in family and adolescence, to discuss parents can effectively discuss mental health with their kids. Our protagonist in the first film uses his imagination; we discuss how that strategy helps children develop and impact their men...

Environments have a greater impact on us than we realize. Sometimes brokenness creates more brokenness. Though, it's what we do with our brokenness that can define our story. In this episode, we sit down with a young lady to discuss her battles with drug addiction and the battle which consumed the majority of her adult life. How the environments of her youth shaped the ever-increasing need for mor...

2020 has been something else entirely. It has been a year of quarantining, working from home, killing off social lives and more. How did this year affect your mental health? What movies helped you get through this year and impact your mental health. Braden Dummeler, writer/director behind What Lies Below, joins us to discuss what movies helped us get through this year of uncertainty. Captain Nosta...

Chadwick Boseman left us way too early. He's a talent that will truly be missed. With his final live-action performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Boseman channels one of his best performances to date along side an equally impressive Viola Davis. Davis plays "the mother of blues", Ma Rainey, as she creates her single "Black Bottom". Black Bottom welcomes the conversation of exploitation, history...

He knows when you've been naughty and he knows when you've been nice. Perhaps you didn't know it before this episode but Mel Gibson is the Santa Clause you didn't know you needed until Fatman. In the first, of many, Christmas crossover(s) with our friends in Collateral Cinema ( http://bit.ly/352guest) we're discussing the gritty approach to the jolly icon of Christmas. Side note, be sure to check...

Abigail Bardwell was an accomplished chef who hung up her tongs for the world of mental health. Abigail's path to the world of culinary arts is lined with her own depression, search for self-worth and self-infliction. Though, she wasn't alone. On December 12th, 2016, her older sister, Erin took her own life. Erin was diagnosed, a few years before, with Borderline Personality Disorder. Abigail reco...

The ice man cometh to this episode as we boldly defend and attempt to make sense of the 1997 film, Batman and Robin. The multilayered enigma that is the fourth film in the Batman 90s franchise is strange to say the. Whether it comes from its neon coated surface, its icy middle bursting with puns or its bizarre departure from the source material; this Batman flick gives you tons to discuss. As we c...

Brandon Cronenber, writer-director behind Possessor Uncut, sits down with us to talk in-depth about the movie. We'll be talking about his struggle of getting the movie made after his 2012 movie, Antiviral. As well as discuss the practical side of the movie from both an effects and visual standpoint. Possessor Uncut is one of the weirdest movies you'll see in 2020. Don't let that scare you, it's eq...

Riddle me this, riddle me that, who is celebrating 350 with the big bad bat? Well, Riddler, we here at Victims and Villains are. We celebrating 25 years of Batman Forever; the neon &somehow gothic reinvention of Batman. Strap into the Batmobile as we drive down memory lane, defend the movie and equally educate on the behind the scenes drama that produced the film we know today. Is Val Kilmer an un...

We're celebrating Latin culture. We welcome back L.J. Lowery from Geeks Under Grace and Rosa Parra of the Latinx Lens podcast to discuss the 1954 movie, Salt of the Earth. The movie depicts the story of Mexican-Americans fighting for equality. The movie's powerful depiction can sometimes mirror the struggles within our own country, even over 60 years since the film's release. You can now stream it...

David Fincher returns behind the camera for the much anticipated, Mank. Mank is a passion project of Fincher's for nearly twenty years and tells the rise and fall of ghost writer turned Citizen Kane co-author,, Herman J. Mankiewicz. Gary Oldman brings the screenwriter to life through his much of his genius, alcoholic tendenacies and gambling addictions. In this episode, Gary Scott (of the Say Eff...