Like totally tubular and bodacious, it’s Nicolas Cage at last! Continuing on a sub-theme of our last post, the mallification of America, I present you with the stereotyped female embodiment of this concept, i.e. the west coast “valley girl”. Here’s a definition: A valley girl is a socioeconomic, linguistic, and youth subcultural stereotype and stock character originating during the 1980s:…

So, in my first failed attempt to watch a Nicolas Cage movie, I watched a movie in which he did not appear. In my second attempt, I watched another movie in which Nicolas Cage did not appear. A technicality perhaps, but progress was made nonetheless. In Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Nicolas Coppola plays a…

[editor’s note: re-dated this blog for chronological consistency, but it was first published on 2/22/23] As previously discussed, I made a bit of mistake when I tried to watch Nicolas Cage’s first film, The Best of Times (1981). After I goofed up, I decided to skip Nicolas Cage’s first credited appearance because I feared I…

Before I decided to officially begin The World According to Cage journey with all its associated guidelines and disclaimers, I had a simpler aspiration. I just thought I would casually start watching Nicolas Cage movies from the beginning of his career to see how they (and he) evolved over time. After quick search #1 of…

WATC(H) = World According to Cage (Hee-haaaaaii!*) A guy I know, Tom, has been working his way through all of Nicolas Cage’s movies and has been reviewing them on Instagram where he posts them to the nicolas_cage_is_a_genius. Besides enjoying his Cage-themed artwork (Tom’s an art director at a well-known game company), and the excellent reviews,…