MRAC Film Club

Cold Hard Cage, Week 3 - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Episode 141 - Pack your bags, we are headed to the bayou and the city of New Orleans to watch some more Cage being Cage. Bad Lieutenant; Port of Call New Orleans (2009) stars Nick Cage as a loose cannon of a police lieutenant and was directed by another MRAC favorite Werner Herzog. This one had the potential of being an MRAC favorite but ended up being decisive for reasons you will have to tune in to find out. We also discussed the supplemental Color Out of Space (2019) And tune in next week for our final week of Cold Hard Cage where we will watch and discuss The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) We will also find out next month's theme. email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

Cold Hard Cage, Week 2 - Adaptation (2002)

Episode 140 - What's better than a movie with Nick Cage? How about a movie with 2 Nick Cages? This week we get meta with the story of Charlie Kaufman (played by Nick Cage) as he struggles to adapt the screen play for the novel The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean (played by Meryl Streep). Directed by Spike Jonze, this one is a modern meta classic that features and additional Cage who plays his own twin brother Donald. This one also made the MRAC history books as the 4th film to make it into the prestigious MRAC honors society, receiving a 10/10 from all 4 of us. Tune in as we break this one down. And tune in next week for a Cage double feature: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Color Out of Space (2019) email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

Cold Hard Cage, Week 1 - Mandy (2018)

Episode 139 - Pack your bags! The time has finally some. We have been talking for years about a Nicholas Cage month and that month is now. This month is what we like to call our Lottery style, where we choose one theme submitted by three of us and then each of us takes turns choosing a film each week. For week 1 we are diving in head first with Brian's choice; Mandy (2018). Panos Cosmotos directed this dark revenge horror fantasy film which showcases Cage at a time when the Cage revival was in full swing. Tune in as we break this one down. And tune in next week for Pete's choice: Adaptation (2002) email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

Top Dog, Week 5 - Vice (2018)

Episode 138 - Pack your bags and get ready to leave our nation's capital because it is our last month of Top Dog month. But before we leave we watch and discuss Adam McKay's Vice (2018). Vice is a somewhat satirical biopic on Dick Cheney and how he shaped the presidency and politics of his time, spanning 4 decades. We end the month where we began it with a discussion of historical accuracy and the ethics of historical fiction. Try as he might, Marco could not walk away from that conversation. So tune in as we wave goodbye to Top Dog month, and transition into next month. Next month being June, we did our lottery pick theme. This year's winner was Brian's pick of Cold Hard Cage, so we are finally doing a whole month of Nicholas Cage. First up is Mandy (2018) Tune in for the Cage madness. and email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

Top Dog, Week 4 - Frost/Nixon (2008)

Episode 137 - Pack your bags because we are headed back to the US of A. We recorded this on Memorial Day so Happy Belated Memorial Day everyone. For this week we watch and discuss a complicated figure in our nation's history; Richard Nixon. Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical fiction directed by Ron Howard. It is a dramatized account of the legendary interviews of the former president Nixon by David Frost. And just as Frost and Nixon went four rounds together face to face, we all debate this film... all except for Marco who watched the wrong film again. But of course he came with opinions. Tune in for this conversation devoid of technical difficulties And tune in next week for our last week of this month when we watch and discuss Vice (2018). We will also find out what we are watching next month. email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com