Category Archives: Nic / Nicolas Cage

Next (Review)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by OGR

‘Next’ is a homonym (word with two meanings), at least where this film is concerned. Upon hearing the word the writer, director and probably Nicolas Cage want you to think of a man with the ability to see the near … Continue reading →

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Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (Review)

Posted on March 16, 2012 by OGR

When angry Johnny Blaze turns into the titular Ghost Rider, a leather clad flaming skeleton who thrives on extracting the souls of evil-doers. Long story short you probably wouldn’t like Johnny Blaze when he’s angry. Then again if you have … Continue reading →

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‘Hollywood Mega-Star’ Movie Demerits: Nicolas Cage

Posted on February 18, 2012 by OGR

Many respected and highly paid professions require their practitioners to be highly skilled and reliable at performing the basic aspects of the craft. In fact it is fair to say that the better remunerated the profession the greater the expectation … Continue reading →

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Con Air (Review)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by OGR

Like Face / Off, Con Air works best when you don’t think too hard about what you are watching, though it must be said that the first 2/3 of the film are pretty good – if formulaic. Nic Cage is … Continue reading →

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Face / Off (Review)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by OGR

The only thing that really needs a transplant in order to enjoy Face/Off more completely is a brain, preferably with that of a goldfish (for people who enjoy Transformers that procedure seems to have been successful). When evil and vicious … Continue reading →

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Drive Angry (Review)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by OGR

This is either this month’s Nicolas Cage mortgage payment or someone ran a reality show with the prize of Cage financing and starring in films made by randomly selected amateurs. How else can you explain Season of the Witch, The … Continue reading →

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Season of the Witch (Review)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by OGR

Here’s how I see it: Two years back a Hollywood powerhouse had a brainstorming session and some guy with a title like “Head of creative development” or similar said “Well we’ve done werewolves, vampires and zombies to death… killer animals … Continue reading →

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Matchstick Men (Review)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by OGR

With Matchstick Men the reason this more or less arrived and vanished without a trace is that it has been made many times before, not necessarily better made but definitely made. And with a film like this the ceiling is … Continue reading →

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Review)

Posted on September 16, 2010 by OGR

A while back a guy named Merlin took on three pupils: Balthazar, Morgana and Horvath. One went rogue… Balthazar was then forced to trap Morgana and Horvath in a magical receptacle that looked like Russian Dolls, and because the only … Continue reading →

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Kick-Ass (Review)

Posted on April 14, 2010 by OGR

Internet. Viral videos. Jackass. UFC. Violence in video games. DVD. Unrated DVD. Netflix. The rise he horror genre into the mainstream, leading to the need and demand for “more”, as in more gore, more extreme violence, more disturbing material. In … Continue reading →

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