As always, this is the podcast where we ask the important questions… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? On this episode, we celebrate Loki’s mom with an actual banger… 1996 modern action classic The Rock! Not a ton to disagree about here, but we had lots of fun with it. Give it a rewatch if you haven’t lately, you won’t be sorry! Thanks for hanging out with us this month, we’ll be back in a few weeks! Don’t forget you can watch Merder and Loki be badass derby girls on Friday night on the Rockstar Roller Derby Twitch. There are a few tickets left and Justin will be announcing it all live on Twitch. And later this month, check out Rockstar’s Bizarre Bazaar! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll be posting more over there now and will have more opportunities for giveaways and other fun stuff over there, too! You can check out Loki, Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Xitter (pronounced “shitter”) and Facebook too, so join the discussion.

As always, this is the podcast that asks the hard-hitting questions like, “What the fuck is wrong with Justin’s mic” or “Why the hell is this even a movie” or “Why does Merder hate us and herself”… and the most important questions of all… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? After having a few real bangers, Merder was tired of letting the others pick the movies because she was getting dangerously close to actually liking Nic. Enter 1993’s Deadfall, a true shit show. Resting alongside Trapped in Paradise, this one was absolute dreck. The crew genuinely hopes they are more entertaining than this film. For a good synopsis of the film, you can just listen to Snot’s “Deadfall”, which is played at the end of the episode. It’s way better than the movie, for sure. And you can watch Merder and Loki be badass derby girls on Friday night on the Rockstar Roller Derby Twitch. Live tickets are sold out, but Justin will be announcing it all live on Twitch. SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll be posting more over there now and will have more opportunities for giveaways and other fun stuff over there, too! You can check out Loki, Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Xitter (pronounced “shitter”) and Facebook too, so join the discussion.

Episode 2 with a full team. Broken ankles, technical difficulties, and Justin being lazy (not really but he’s easy to blame) pushed back the release a couple weeks, but ALAS… we’re still on pace for a monthly episode, though we’re pushing to the third week of the month moving forward instead of the first… whoops… but we’re here, we promise! But it’s time for the important questions… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? On this month’s episode, Justin’s wife, and the illicit love of both Loki and Merder, joins to discuss her favorite Cage jawn, Kick-Ass! Spoiler alert, Merder HATES… how much she loves Nic in this one! If you’re watchign along, next month we’re watching 1993’s Deadfall, one of the the couple 0% Rotten Tomatoes films that Nic happens to star in, so maybe Merder will get to truly hate on him again next month, we shall see! And the contest we promised last month officially drops right here in the show notes (instead of on Instagram)… It’s easy as 1-2-3… Follow us on Instagram Let us know your favorite episode of the show and your favorite Cage film in the comments for this episode Winner of the Willy’s Wonderland 4K/Blu-ray from Scream! Factory will be announced on the next episode, which we’re recording the week after next… so get your entry in 11:59 PM EST on Monday, April 8th! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of

We’re officially a trio and we even have a schedule and a format now. With episodes set to drop the first week of each month, actual outlines for what we are discussing, and all that jazz, we’re kinda like a REAL PODCAST now! But it’s time for the important questions… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? On this month’s episode, we find out if Merder may actually enjoy Nic if he keeps his mouth shut, if Loki can put up with Merder and Justin long enough to make this trio thing work, and if y’all want a free copy of this awesome movie on Special Edition 4K and Blu-ray! Enjoy the episode and stay tuned to the CAGEMATCH Instagram later this week for details on scoring a copy of this gem from SCREAM FACTORY! And check out Rockstar Roller Derby, where Merder and Loki skate (and Justin rambles on Twitch)! Join the Fresh Meat program, come out to an event, or watch events on our Twitch stream! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans

2023 is over and the last episode recorded in 2023 also marks the end of our first phase. As we move into 2024, we enter CAGEMATCH v.2.0, CAGEMATCH Phase 2, or whatever the hell you wanna call it. We’ll formally introduce her in our new episode later this month, but let us take this time to welcome this episode’s guest, Tamrin Jenison (aka Splinch aka Loki aka Splotch aka Sploki aka…), as a permanent feature moving forward. We didn’t know it until the very day we recorded, but it became very evident that we were strongest as a trio… so lisen to the rambling intro Justin recorded for some notes and enjoy the show… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? On this episode, we wrap up the year of 2023 with the 2016 biopic of sorts, Army of One! Stay through the end top here a fun rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” by Hungarian punks, Paddy and the Rats! We get off track, add a new podcast cohost, and experience recording issues… but we had too much fun and we hope you share in some of that fun too! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “

We’re back… and as per usual, we’re woefully and wonderfully inconsistent. That’s kinda our thing… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? This was our “spooky season” episode, even if it is out a week or so after Halloween… so we decided to cover a horror film. Who better to tackle the spooy than our good friend Raven? On this episode, we ramble about the douchebaggery of Lovecraft and Richard Stanley, bring back the Cage-O-Meter (no matter how we decide that’s supposed to be pronounced), and ramble some more. Arriving at a 3ish on the Cage-O-Meter, we didn’t hate this movie but couldn’t stay in love with it… as Justin noted, you just can’t get away from the Richard Stanley of it all. But alas, we had fun and we hope you enjoy listening and hanging out with us! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with a our poll winner – Arrmy of One – starring Russell Fucking Brand as God! Merder is really going to hate it and Justin can’t wait! And a quick shoutout to NINGEN ISU, who’s Lovecraft themed track called “The Colour Out of Space” closes the pod.

We’re back, maybe not a month from last time, but at least it wasn’t a full 2 months… or was it… we’re bad at telling time… but on to the important questions… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? This month, we decided to do Summer-y… so Merder chose the modern “classic” National Treasure. Lots of folks swear that this one is a pivotal movie from their youth, but neither she nor Justin had seen it before. Is the movie any good? Are Justin and Merder going to repeatedly confuse the Constitution and Declaration of Independence as they discuss the document that’s central to this film? How’s Nic in it? All of these questions and more, packed into a tight little podcast for your listening pleasure! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with a movie of YOUR CHOICE. Voting is now closed but stay tuned to see what won!

First and foremost, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA DUCK! We watched a special movie just for you… Peggy Sue Got Married! But wait, there’s more… we also watched a SECOND movie… the brand spanking new horror-comedy Renfield! Two movies, which means twice as many many questions to tackle, starting with the central questions for every episode… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? But where do the questions stop? What is with Nic Cage’s voice in Peggy Sue Got Married? Is Nic Cage the inferior “Nick” of Renfield? Why are there so many ska jokes in Renfield? How is Helen Hunt supposed to be believable at Kathleen Turner’s daughter? And REALLY… what is up with Cage’s voice? SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. Wepost polls for the next month’s film, hgiveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with a yet to be determined Nic Cage gem, so stay tuned to the socials to see what’s to come.

A delayed release on this episode (big surprise), but still more timely than that 2 month break a few months back. We’re getting there… really… we promise… but on to the important questions… Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? So even though we discover here that Merder may not be the right audience for the weirdness that is David Lynch… and we already know her likelihood or truly enjoying Nic is low… we still agree that this one is a huge step up from Trapped in Paradise. Then again, what isn’t? Listen to us talk Nic news, Wild at Heart, and getting COVID. And hear Justin yell at his dogs. It’s truly a podcast for the ages! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with a yet to be determined Nic Cage gem, so stay tuned to the socials to see what’s to come.

Two! Count em! Two months in a row with a timely episode! But… also two months in a row where Merder and Justin agree that the movie was not good… but how was Nic? That is the question! Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? Like the film or not, Trapped in Paradise was at least much more fun to discuss for the Cagematchers this month and it lead to Justin picking one he knows at least HE loves for next month in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart… even if this month’s film had him so frazzled he referred to Laura Dern as Helen Hunt. We hope you enjoy this holiday special (or holiday not-so-special, as it were)… even if you don’t enjoy the movie, or even Nic Cage! Saint Nicolas by CAGE Grind Noir And as a bonus, the episode closes out with a track from UK grindcore band Cage, the song is entitled “Trapped in Paradise” and is inspired by this movie. It’s loud and obnoxious and oh-so-much better than this movie! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with Wild at Heart, a great excuse to dive into some David Lynch and revisit young Nicky, who we encountered in episode 1 of the podcast.

It has been far too long since we dropped a new episode, but we’re back and we’re on a schedule now. Despite dropping this one on December 1st, we consider this our November episode, so expect ANOTHER episode in a few weeks and a steady schedule of one a month to follow! Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? After a failed attempt at recording a spooky season episode on Vampire’s Kiss, we returned to record a Thanksgiving-ish time episode on a film neither of us was all that thankful for. Tune in to find out why neither of us really care much for Mandy and why both of us really enjoys the eggnog/coffee concoction Justin whipped up. We hope you enjoy the podcast… even if you don’t enjoy Nic Cage! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with Trapped in Paradise, a holiday treat that neither Merder nor Justin has seen before (well Justin may have have seen it, but doesn’t remember because he’s old).

Third episode… well… really fourth, but we lost one to recording issues, but you’ll hear all about it… so, rather than beat aroudn the bush, why don’t we get to the business at hand, exploring life’s big questions: Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? This month, we try for a second time to talk about one of Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider films. The first attempt failed (much like the first movie), but this time it’s Merder and Justin taking on Spirit of Vengeance with special guest Joe Macri. We hope you enjoy the podcast… even if you don’t enjoy Nic Cage! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with Merder’s pick for a spooky season movie, the classic old school Nic Cage bizarro comedyVampire’s Kiss.

Second episode… a movie we both really enjoyed, but what did Merder think of Nic in this one? Join us as we explore life’s big questions: Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? This month, spoilers abound because the film is pretty well known by now… 1997’s modern action classic, Con Air. We hope you enjoy the podcast… even if you don’t enjoy Nic Cage! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with the much maligned Ghost Rider film and our first guest, our friend and huge Ghost Rider (the character, not necessarily the film) fan.

We’re finally here… for better or for worse… the inaugural episode of the podcast where we ask the important questions: Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? This month we try to keep it relatively spoiler free for the new Cage flick The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and we introduce a bit about the podcast and the hosts! We hope you enjoy the podcast… even if you don’t enjoy Nic Cage! SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Listen to “Cage Rage” on Bandcamp and support the band! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans Follow us on Instagram at @cagematchpodcast to be a part of the show. We’ll have polls for next month’s CAGE-O-METER rating, future giveaways, and much more. You can check out Merder, Justin, and The Farsighted over there too. The Farsighted is also on Twitter and Facebook too, so join the discussion. We’ll see you next month with Con-Air, as recommended by local author Jon Marshall.

Coming soon, the newest addition to The Farsighted Network, CAGEMATCH – the monthly podcast where we ask the important questions: Is Nicolas Cage a legitimate acting genius? An utter piece of silver screen trash? Or somewhere in between? SPECIAL THANKS to The O’Mulligans for allowing us to use their fantastic track “Cage Rage” as our new official theme song! Done in 60 Seconds by The O'Mulligans This podcast will soon be available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and other podcast platforms. If you can’t find it somewhere that you prefer listening, just comment below or email Justin and he’ll fix that. You can also subscribe by adding the feed URL to your podcast app: http://farsightedblog.com/feed/podcast/cagematch/.