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Project News
Where do we go from here?
January 5, 2015
Now that Cage Match has reviewed every Nic Cage movie released to date, what’s next for the project? Read →
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71Pay the Ghost
October 31, 2015
No ghosts were paid in the making of this movie, Pay the Ghost. Read →
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70Outcast
March 16, 2015
Quality was not what they were going for in this film about two white guys in China. Read →
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69Adaptation
January 5, 2015
When Nic Cage teams up with Nic Cage, everybody wins. Read →
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68Wild at Heart
December 29, 2014
It’s hard to nail down what’s happening in this violent movie about…love? Read →
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67Christmas Carol: The Movie
December 22, 2014
Nic Cage is a ghost with an important message about the future in this cartoon. Read →
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66Sonny
December 15, 2014
Sonny came home with a vengeance in this movie about trying to stop prostituting. Read →
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Dying of the Light
December 8, 2014
The bad guys are at it again in this movie about something. Read →
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Leaving Las Vegas
December 1, 2014
The Oscar went to Nic for his portrayal of Ben, a guy who loves alcohol and a prostitute. Read →
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G-Force
November 24, 2014
Nic plays a mole with a hidden agenda in this week’s film. Read →
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Rage
November 17, 2014
On your mark, get set, Rage! Read →
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The Boy in Blue
November 10, 2014
How much rowing can you take? This movie attempts to find out. Read →
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The Cotton Club
November 3, 2014
This movie is structured like Love Actually but it has much more racism and murder. Read →
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Windtalkers
October 27, 2014
Nic Cage has one job to do in this movie about fighting. Read →
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Never on Tuesday
October 20, 2014
Nic plays a concerned citizen with an uninfectious laugh in this film. Read →
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8mm
October 12, 2014
Do you like fake blood? Then you’ll love this movie. Read →
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Left Behind
October 5, 2014
This week’s film was written by two very special fifth graders from Columbus, Ohio. Read →
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Kiss of Death
September 28, 2014
This week’s film includes a classic example of Chekhov’s inhaler. Read →
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Time to Kill
September 21, 2014
You might know this film as Tempo di uccidere. Actually you probably don’t know it at all. Read →
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Trapped in Paradise
September 14, 2014
Paradise is the name of the town in the movie. Read →
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The Ant Bully
September 7, 2014
This two-star movie features an all-star cast. Read →
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Rumble Fish
August 31, 2014
When a bunch of symbols are mixed together, a movie sort of emerges. Read →
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Deadfall
August 24, 2014
If you’re a manic coke head, your face gets melted off in a deep fryer in this Coppola film. Read →
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Peggy Sue Got Married
August 17, 2014
Peggy Sue also got mad when Nic Cage insisted on doing a cartoon voice. Read →
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Astro Boy
August 10, 2014
A mad scientist carelessly burns through two sons in this week’s movie. Read →
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Fire Birds
August 3, 2014
Nic Cage stars as an American hero who kills foreigners in this drug war propaganda thing. Read →
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Birdy
July 27, 2014
Nic and his friend go to war and get full-on traumatized. Read →
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Matchstick Men
July 21, 2014
Con artists, man! What the hell! Read →
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Honeymoon in Vegas
July 13, 2014
It’s not easy to describe what happens in this movie because I forgot. Read →
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Guarding Tess
July 6, 2014
Someone forgets to guard Tess in this Nic Cage film, Guarding Tess. Read →
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The Family Man
June 29, 2014
Nic Cage gets sad when he lives in an alternate universe. Read →
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Next
June 22, 2014
A boring psychic fails to prove his worth before time is up in this dumb movie. Read →
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The Frozen Ground
June 15, 2014
Nic Cage finds the bodies in The Frozen Ground. Read →
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The Croods
June 8, 2014
Wait! Something’s not right. Nic Cage’s body is missing. Read →
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City of Angels
June 1, 2014
When the humans are away, the angels come out to play in this Nic Cage movie. Read →
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Zandalee
May 25, 2014
Sixty-seven percent of protagonists die in this week’s Nic Cage film, Zandalee. Read →
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
May 18, 2014
That’s what I love about Nic Cage, man. I get older, he stays the same age. What? Is that not this movie? Read →
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The Rock
May 11, 2014
This time it’s personal in this Nic Cage film about an island. Read →
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
April 27, 2014
This movie is annoying even to think about; an idiotic necklace strung with tropes and sighs. Read →
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Joe
April 20, 2014
Nic Cage is put to the test at every turn in this novel adaptation. Read →
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Kick-Ass
April 13, 2014
Nic Cage, not Kick-Ass, is the one kicking ass in this week’s film, Kick-Ass. Read →
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It Could Happen to You
April 5, 2014
“This movie was cute!” said your mom. Read →
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
March 31, 2014
A brilliant example of Nic Cage doing what he does best (whatever he wants). Read →
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The Weather Man
March 30, 2014
In this intimate film, Nic Cage is trying to solve his personal problems. Read →
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Snake Eyes
March 17, 2014
It’s not that this movie that Nic Cage is in is about nothing but it isn’t exactly about something either. Read →
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Grindhouse
March 9, 2014
Specifically Werewolf Women of the SS, Nic is on screen for a few precious moments. Read →
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Con Air
March 2, 2014
When something is different, everything changes forever. Read →
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Red Rock West
February 16, 2014
Nic Cage is just a decent guy who gets caught up in some stuff. It’s pretty good. Read →
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Seeking Justice
February 9, 2014
What is justice? That is one of many questions not answered by this movie. Read →
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Gone in 60 Seconds
February 2, 2014
Nic Cage comes out of retirement for one last heist in this car movie. Read →
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Drive Angry
January 30, 2014
In this film, the world is Nicolas Cage’s and we just live in it. Read →
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
January 26, 2014
Being indentured to Satan causes more problems for Nic Cage in this sequel. Read →
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Ghost Rider
January 19, 2014
Nic Cage’s skull is on fire and so is his motorbike in this comic book adaptation. Read →
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Amos & Andrew
January 12, 2014
This Nic Cage movie is a racial comedy. Read →
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Racing With the Moon
January 5, 2014
Nic Cage is irresponsible around trains in this World War II–era film. Read →
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Bangkok Dangerous
December 29, 2013
Bangkok, am I right? In this film, Nic Cage knows what I’m talking about. Read →
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Raising Arizona
December 23, 2013
Nic Cage raises Arizona in this Nic Cage film, Raising Arizona. Read →
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Vampire’s Kiss
December 15, 2013
In this dark comedy, Nic Cage is repeatedly failed by the system as his mental issues go untreated. Read →
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Knowing
December 10, 2013
When Nic Cage finds out when every bad thing is destined to happen, there are problems. Read →
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
December 8, 2013
Nic Cage goes back in time to serve in the Italian army. Read →
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
December 1, 2013
Nic Cage and his ragtag gang do more history nonsense. Read →
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The Wicker Man
November 24, 2013
Not the bees, or the acting, or the plot can save this bizarre Cage movie from failure. Read →
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Lord of War
November 17, 2013
Terrible things happen to innocent people when terrible people do terrible things in this terrible movie. Read →
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Valley Girl
November 10, 2013
Nic Cage’s teenage charm incites a food fight in this formulaic but watchable film. Read →
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Moonstruck
November 2, 2013
Cher rescues Nic Cage from a life of baking and abrupt mood swings in this romantic film. Read →
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Face/Off
October 27, 2013
More than just punches are traded as Nic Cage John Travoltas—and vice versa. Read →
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National Treasure
October 20, 2013
Nic Cage gets away with doing whatever he wants to invaluable historical artifacts. Read →
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World Trade Center
October 16, 2013
Nic Cage shouldn’t have done what he did in this highly profitable work of tragedy porn. Read →
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Bringing Out the Dead
October 13, 2013
Nic Cage has hallucinations and ambulance accidents in this love letter to old New York City. Read →
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Stolen
October 5, 2013
In this film, Nic Cage rights most if not all wrongs after an important person is stolen. Read →
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Trespass
October 5, 2013
Nic Cage outperforms the script in this not-without-my-daughter thriller. Read →
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Season of the Witch
October 5, 2013
In this period piece, Nic Cage is a rogue zealot on a witch hunt. Read →
