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The Surfer

John Stark

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Finn Little Written By: Thomas Martin Directed By: Lorcan Finnegan Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: William Michael Redman What is it?: Simplistically, a man (Cage) is at a beach in Australia with his son (Little), and would like to go surfing, but a gang of locals refuse to let him surf. So it becomes one mans quest to surf… even if it kills him. What Works: All the acting is great. Cage is finally used in a film that requires his talents, instead of some basic crap like … Continue reading The Surfer

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It Could Happen To You: 30th Anniversary

John Stark

It Could Happen To You: 30th Anniversary- Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez Quick Take: this romantic comedy is something I have seen more times than what I would have originally predicted. I’d say I’m between 4 and 7. It is just a simple high concept comedy about a nice cop (Nicholas Cage) who tries to do good deeds, and ends up pledging to share his lottery winnings with an out of luck waitress (Bridget Fonda) when he can’t give her a tip. Turns out, it is a winning ticket, but his wife (Rosie Perez) isn’t so quick to share. … Continue reading It Could Happen To You: 30th Anniversary

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Long Legs

John Stark

Long Legs- A Spooky Season Review An unnecessarily divisive movie. I watched so many critics join in on the artistic backlash of Long Legs, which originally had the vibe of being the scariest movie of the year, only to see the late stage critics writing it off as self indulgent and boring. Is it perfect? No. this is not in my Top 10 of the year either, but I can put each of the little problems in their own bubble and enjoy the totality of what was intended. And when you do that, Long Legs is just shy of brilliant. … Continue reading Long Legs

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Arcadian

John Stark

Nicolas Cage claims he’s close to retirement, so as his career supposedly winds down, I would really like him to go out on a high note. that means no more random shit like The old Way and The retirement Plan. So, the question here is Arcadian worthy of being one of Nicolas Cage’s final films? Well, that depends on how you look at it. He isn’t really the star of the film.That’s not meant to be a spoiler, it’s just how the movie is really structured. We are in a dystopian future where a lot of humans are now dead, … Continue reading Arcadian

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Dream Scenario

John Stark

A24 has to manage their portfolio better. It is a little like how WB dropped Wonka, Aquaman and the lost Kingdom, and the Color Purple on the same weekend. A24 needs to figure out their awards contenders, so films like Dream Scenario, The iron Claw, and other late entries aren’t forgotten. I’m happy Nicolas Cage got a Golden Globe nomination, but with the work he’s been putting in recently in films like this, Pig, Massive Talent, and a few other choices, I feel like we are pulling him away from exceptionally awful straight to streaming titles. he had at least … Continue reading Dream Scenario

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The Retirement Plan

John Stark

Despite being offered gems in 2023, Nicolas Cage is still saying Yes to anything. No wonder he wants to retire. We are so close to having a Cage renaissance, but he desperately needs an agent who won’t put him in useless shit. The Retirement Plan is that. Useless. It’s a “guy with a particular set of skills” movie, when Cage is introduced as a former heavy who is drawn back in to protect his daughter and granddaughter.I think Cage has already done this Liam Neeson genre before, so I’m not sure why he’s back. And he just protected a child … Continue reading The Retirement Plan

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Raising Arizona

John Stark

Where i Watched it: Starz English Audio Description?: No I do like to continue to check on services like Starz that currently offer no audio description, in addition to reviewing titles on services that do, but don’t on a specific title, so we can discuss what we are missing. or, perhaps, the film might be watchable. There are some rare exceptions where a dialogue driven film is so limited in locations and set in modern times that it can work. The terrific recent indie Mass is an example of simplicity with a focus on dialogue. The Coen Brothers are known … Continue reading Raising Arizona

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The Flash

John Stark

Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes now that the maligned Flash project is on MAX, we can all make up our own opinions. Good news for the filmmakers in that I won’t be commenting on what I understand to be not very impressive visual effects. I also believe that despite how you feel about one person in a film, there are hundreds of people trying to make this art, and we need to be able to separate ourselves sometimes. So, Ezra is getting a clean slate for the purposes of this review. I also am a nerd, … Continue reading The Flash

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Renfield

John Stark

Where I Watched It?: Peacock English Audio Description?: Yes Nicolas Cage is having the time of his life right now. After playing himself last year in the surprisingly well done The unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, he’s getting things off his bucket list. I know I can’t talk about that other one just yet, but he’s been wanting to play Dracula forever, and he might have wanted a dramatic turn, but he wouldn’t have had something fitting of his talent. Nicolas Cage has fans because no matter how shitty the film, he is always 100% committed to the role. He’s … Continue reading Renfield

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The Old Way

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description?: No I think one of the tidbits that hulu refuses to acknowledge in its steadfast refusal to acquire audio description for non hulu programming (or non Disney/ABC/FX), is that a lot of times they are the streaming debut for a movie. So for anyone who was remotely interested in this Nicolas Cage western, sucks to be you. There’s no audio description. Westerns without audio description are a shame because they usually have some truly great cinematography, some serious potential in costume and set design, and likely a few well choreographed gunfights. And … Continue reading The Old Way

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Matchstick Men

John Stark

Where I Watched It?: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: No Excuse me for my tardiness. I do believe that Apple has moved on to a newer set of licensed titles. i noticed a while back that they were offering anywhere from 3-6 films made by other studios along with their subscription, and with this being the 20th anniversary of Matchstick Men, i figured I’d roll the dice. After all, i think this is a very underrated Ridley Scott film. yes, the least Ridley Scott film is actually a Ridley Scott film. This is mostly about con artists, and a man … Continue reading Matchstick Men

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The incredible Weight of Massive Talent

John Stark

Where I Watched It: VOD from ITunes Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Nicole Sansorella I did pay for this one. it was one of those things I really wanted to see, and it was on ITunes for a 99 cent rental (which has since gone away), which felt like a fair price. Man, am I glad i did this one. Massive Talent, as it sometimes gets shortened in commercials, is a very self aware, meta film about the state of Nicolas Cage’s career. A brilliant actor, who signs up for various films that don’t do well, and he’s … Continue reading The incredible Weight of Massive Talent

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The Best Of 2021

John Stark

With the Oscar’s swiftly approaching, and my Oscar final predictions released yesterday, it’s finally time to discuss who i think actually should have been nominated in the major categories, and who I would vote to win. This list will be completely different than the Oscar list, because I am just myself, I have no guild or board of people to mess up my nomination process, and my awards mean nothing. No actor is sitting out there waiting with bated breath to see if they will be included on Mac The Movieguy’s Best of 2021. Which is great for me, because … Continue reading The Best Of 2021