'Cause he's all in my head. I think about Nic over and over again. And I can't keep stop picturing you with him. And I can't take it. I can't shake it, no. I remember the day you recorded. I remember the last film you watched right in front of me. And that last film, this last week, was 1987's Coen Brothers classic comedy of errors "Raising Arizona." Holly Hunter, Nic Cage, a baby...Sounds like a recipe for some hijinks, if you ask me! Before all that, da boiz talk about day weekends. Brian gets...
May 22, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Don't do those face waterfalls. Just stick to the same hugs and the kisses you're used to. I know that you're going to swap your faces and voices and all, but I think you're moving too fast... That's right, ladies and gentlemen! If the phrase "face waterfall" didn't give it away (or, you know, the title of the episode), the two lovable lads got to watch Nic Cage's 1997 smash hit "Face/Off." One Nic Cage (well at one point, there's actually technically two Nic Cages...look, it's only confusing if...
May 16, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Blame it on the juice. Got you feelin' loose. Blame it on the 'tron. Got you in the zone. Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol. Blame it all on Nic Cage. He's the reason we're over 70 episodes deep, watching a surprisingly competent con man film from 2003 called "Matchstick Men." Nic takes a couple of behavioral disorders for a spin, accompanied by Sam Rockwell and an actress whom shall lovingly be referred to as "not-Egg." (Where my Arrested Development fans at?) Anywho, this one gets...wild. I me...
May 08, 2019•2 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 72
You down with Matt Modine? Yeah, you know me. You down with Nic Cagey? Every last homie. You down with ol' Birdy? Yeah, you know me. Who down with this movie? All the homies! I'll be straight with ya, folks. This one got weird. And I don't mean like, "man attempting intercourse on a small bird" weird. But it got weird nonetheless. In perhaps the most incoherent and tangential attempt at a podcast to date, the boys scrounged together enough attention for Nic's 1984 VIETNAM WAR FILM "Birdy" that i...
May 01, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Papa don't preach. We're in trouble deep. Papa don't preach. We've been losing sleep. But we've made up our minds. We're watching Nic's movie. Ooh-ooh we're going to watch this movie, ooOOooh.... The boys are back! Did you miss them?!? Did you even know they were gone? Did you realize that it has been weeks since they've sat down and recorded last? Fresh off the heels of the worst possible movie that Nic has ever made, this week Brian and Brock got a palette cleanser in the 2013 animated movie "...
Apr 24, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Shot Wild at Heart! And David Lynch is to blame! He gives films a bad name... But seriously, folks. We've joked in the past about quitting the podcast. We've made false threats about hanging up our Nic Cage-watching boots and cashing in all of our good favors and riding off into the sunset as free men. We should have gotten out while the gettin' was good. Because Brock and Brian - wait, let me start over... - Because Brian FORCED Brock to scour the depths of the Dark Web for this absolutely rott...
Apr 17, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Ah yes, the year 1987. "Walk Like An Egyptian" topped the charts, Ronald Reagan was president, and your two favorite podcast hosts were finally born after months of anticipation! Who would've guessed that over 30 years later they'd spend literally hundreds of hours analyzing every film of one Nicolas Cage, including the 1987 hit "Moonstruck," starring not only Nicolas Cage, but also a surprisingly good performance from Cher. But we're not here to gauge Cher, because, come on...that doesn't even ...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Uh wicky wild wild. Wicky wild wild. Wicky Red Rock West. Nic West. Desperado. Rough Rida. No you don’t want nada. None of this. Six gun in this. Nic Cage runnin’ this. But I’ll tell you what you DO want! You want to hear about the time Brian and Brock plopped down around the ol’ campfire and watched them some Red Rock West. Nic Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper. A classic who-dunnit mix-em-up crime caper with guns and money and...cars with empty gas tanks, I guess? Before all that, let’s ge...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 67
"Have you seen National Treasure?" For Nic's sake, Brian and Brock can finally say "Yes!" They have! They have seen National Treasure! Okay?!? So lay the heck off! Please and thank you! Geez! Holy buckets! Benjamin Franklin Gates! Abagail! Doug from the Hangover! Is it the same movie as the sequel? We'll find out! And we'll bring in the History and Mystery expert herself, Amanda Flannery-Hoppa, to help with the debate! Before all that, the boys (and girl) take a few corrective measures, they pla...
Mar 27, 2019•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 66
I see Nic Cage a-comin'. He's coming round the bend. And he ain't made a good film since, I don't know when. But every now and then, there are some diamonds in the rough. And this week, Brock and Brian found a real depressing diamond in Nic's 2013 film "Joe." For once, Nic plays an ex-con and yet he's not the one in the film that could be described as a full-blown psychopath. It's a surprising turn. Before all of that, Brock channels his inner Simon Cowell and Dr. Seuss in order to drop some con...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 65
His bags are packed. He's ready to go. He's standing outside his cell door. He hates to wake you up to say goodbye...Cause he's leavin' on a jet plane. Don't know if he'll be back again. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Finally. We made it. Brian and Brock got to bear witness to the living weapon himself, Cameron Poe. Star of 1997's action classic "Con Air." Co-starring such heavy-hitters as Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Dave Chappelle, John Cusack, and John Malkovich, this movie pulled out all...
Mar 13, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Every Rose has its ghost. Just like every night has its EMT shift. Just like every Ambulance driver has their sad, sad song. Every Rose has its ghost.... Hey look. They can't all be winners. Such is the case with this 1999 Scorsese dud, "Bringing Out the Dead." Nic Cage stars alongside John Goodman, the ever-famous and supremely talented Ving Rhames, and some talentless zombie they found on the street named Patty Arkett or something like that. Before all that, Brock and Brian get real emo-tional...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Oh Cagey. Why don't you just meet us in the middle? We're losing our minds just a little. Ladies and Gentlemen, could I interest you in a romance, set in the 40's, starring two star-crossed lovers (he from the working-class side of town, she from a well-to-do, upper crust family) on the verge of the young man and his best friend shipping off to war? What if I told you there was a scene where he plays piano with her? What If I told you that he's charmingly awkward and she's charmingly well-educat...
Feb 26, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Love is all that I can give to you. Love is more than just a game for two. Which is why we needed four for this particular episode. It's our annual Valentine's Day episode, so we invited the wives back onto the podcast to talk about Nic Cage's 2000 Christmas, family, rommy commy film "The Family Man." Let's just say there was a difference of opinion on this one. Somehow. Before all that, we go back for a deeper dive on City of Angels/Iris. We discuss our respective Valentine's Day plans. And we ...
Feb 19, 2019•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 61
I don't want to wait. For this film to be over. I want to know right now, which will it be? Will Nic get another thumbs up, or will he fail to rise to the occasion? Brian and Brock sat down on their comfy couches and pored over Nic Cage and Meg Ryan's 1998 whirlwind romance/stalking horror/extended Goo Goo Dolls music video "City of Angels." This movie had angels. It had a city. It had lots of "of." So much "of." Arguably too much "of." Before all that, the boys talk life and death, the perils o...
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 60
The boy is back in town. The boy is back in town. That's right. Back for another live recording together, in the same room, holding hands, gazing longingly into each other's eyes, shirts off, all bets also off, and with more energy than any two boys should be able to muster. Brock and Brian watched the heck out of 2009's Nic Cage/Werner Herzog confusingly-titled and even more confusingly-shot collabo "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans." Truthfully, you can probably skip watching this on...
Feb 05, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Well the weather outside is...weather. But inside, the boys are so delightful. And since they've no place to go, let them tell you about a 2005 Nic Cage film that they watched by the name of "The Weather Man." It's a tale as old as time about...a...weather man. But before we can talk about The Weather Man, let's talk about the weather, man. It's real cold in Minnesota, people. Brock begins his Apology Tour. Talk a little football. How's work at the restaurant going, Bri? Baby talk. Brian gives u...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Gone like a freight train. Gone like yesterday. Gone like a Nic Cage in the Civil War. Bang Bang. The boys done gone and done it, I tell you what. They watched Nic Cage's seminal '00 classic "Gone in 60 Seconds." We can say that this movie co-starred Angelina Jolie. But did it? Really? Does that count? The fellas were...underwhelmed. Before all that, they discuss their Bert and Ernie-style plans for childcare, Brian retreats back into his gripe corner to talk about the restaurant, and we check i...
Jan 23, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 57
National Treasure! That is what you are. Baby you're my golden star. And speaking of babies, the baby boys plunked on down and watched Nicolas Cage's bonafide hit, all-time smash, 2007 box office superstar film "National Treasure: Book of Secrets." The sequel. The second one. No, they still haven't seen the original film. No, they won't get to it for a while. Yes, they chatter on about a few other topics before they get to all that treasure-hunting'! Brock celebrates the Saints' playoff victory ...
Jan 16, 2019•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 56
I always feel like, somebody's watching Nic! This week, the boys did. They sure did watch ol' Nicolas and his 1999 output "8MM." It's a doozy of a snuff-obsessed thriller with a twist that one of our hosts saw coming from a mile away. Snuff film? More like Snoozff film, amiright?!? Before that, Brock and Brian regale the listeners with their latest, weightiest competition. They take some real umbrage with unique baby names. And you will NEVER guess what Brian puts into his mouth on this one! Fin...
Jan 09, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 55
I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes. Nic Cage is all around me. And so the feeling grows. It's the new year, babies! What better way to celebrate than watching the newest and what could possibly be the absolute worst movie of Nic Cage's oeuvre? Brock and Brian watched his 2018 horror/thriller "Between Worlds." But I'll tell you a secret. They wished they hadn't. Before all that, the boys break a little personal news. They talk Christmas and caroling. And they talk baby talk. Let's get ...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 54
The best way to spread joy and cheer, is posting this podcast for all to hear. Ladies. Gentlemen. "Let's Be Franc-o." That's right! The boys done went and pulled a real Christmas miracle and watched a non-Nic Cage movie! In the true generous spirit of the holidays, Brock decided to put the Nic Cage back in the box and watch Brian's #1 Comedy and all-time favorite Christmas movie "Why Him?" starring James Franco, Zoey Deutch, and Bryan Cranston instead. This episode is stuffed full of all the gam...
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Hey you. What's that sound? Everybody watch The Frozen Ground. Actually, Brock and Brian already watched Nic Cage's 2013 thriller "The Frozen Ground" so that you wouldn't have to. Seriously. You can probably skip this one. I'm just saying. Before all that, the gentlemen talk overrated Christmas movies, we get an update on Baby Charley Watch 2018, Brock offers up some worthwhile recommendations to watch instead of this garbage, Brock rants against taking babies to movie theaters, and they pop off...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Happy Anniversary to us! 52 Weeks. 52 Episodes. 52 Nicolas Cage duds. When we set out to do this podcast, we truly didn't know if we were going to be able to finish. But here we are, one year later. One year wiser. One year better. Thank you, to all of the hardcore listeners. Thank you to anyone who even tuned in once before deciding it wasn't for them. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. This one is a long one. But it's been a year in the making. This week, Brian and Brock watched Nic Cage...
Dec 12, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Relax. Don't do Nic. When you wanna go through Nic. What an episode. What a film. The boys watched 1986's "Peggy Sue Got Married." Starring a young Kathleen Turner. A younger, wilder Nic Cage. And directed by Nic's revered uncle Franny Ford Copes himself. It...was a movie. Certainly was that. Before they travel back in time, the lads discuss Brian's horniness for a particular December holiday, Brock spins a yarn about being an extra in a film shoot (with a secret), and they regale the audience w...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Let's get down to business. To defeat, the Huns. Did they send me Nic Cage? When I asked, for sons? You're a sorry, sad, pathetic lot, and before tonight is through. Nic Cage, I'll make an actor of you! Speaking of sorry, sad, and pathetic...Brock and Brian watched Nic Cage's 2009 animated triumph "Astro Boy." Do you remember Astro Boy? Did anyone see Astro Boy? You don't need to see Astro Boy. Before all that, the human male podcast hosts discuss their Thanksgiving dinners, we get an update on ...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Turkey for me. Turkey for you. I like my turkey in a big brown shoe... Happy Nicsgiving, y'all! This year, let's really focus on the reason for the season. And the reason for this podcast. Which is...to sh*t on one of Hollywood's most respected and revered actors, and put him in his place? We guess? If there's anything the boys are thankful for, it's a solid 90-minute run time. And friendship. They're thankful for each others' friendship. Friendship is what keeps them moving on. Friendship is wh...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 49
We rawdogged pills in Ibiza, to show Nic Cage that we were cool. And when we finally got sober, it was 48 episodes older, but F it, it was something to do. There's no way of Knowing which film Brock and Brian watched this week. We Know it's from 2009. We Know that Rose Byrne co-stars. We Know that it had something to do with...Aliens? Aliens. But we couldn't possibly be Knowing the title. It's like an all-drummies basket of chicken...No Wing. Speaking of vomit-inducing attempts at humor, Brian a...
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 48
It's Saturday night and we're in the spot. Don't believe me? Just watch. And watch they did. The boys watched Nic Cage's 2007....effort..."Next." And not the salacious MTV dating show. No, this "Next" had magic. And superpowers. And superjuice. And Jessica Biel. Before all that, the lovable lads regale the audience with tales of Brock's Grand vacation, Brian's baggy-diapered bacchanal, and...you know...some light string theory and quantum physics talk. Something like that. Let's get int-Actually...
Nov 08, 2018•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 47
Nobody knows the trouble we've seen. Nobody knows our sorrow... My goodness gracious, did the fellas walk right into a stinker of a film this week. One might say it was downright horror-ble! Your brave boys Brock and Brian took a trip into the old, abandoned, spooky castle for another one of Nic's castle-period thrillers "Seeking Justice." But before the guys attempt to polish that turd, they talk dinner plans, they talk wife gripes, and they spill the tea on one of their most infamous battles, ...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 46
