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#68:  Mom and Dad/The Humanity Bureau

#68: Mom and Dad/The Humanity Bureau

FromTravolta/Cage


#68: Mom and Dad/The Humanity Bureau

FromTravolta/Cage

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nic Cage plays sad dad figures of children (or child figures) facing the threat of violence this week! First up is The Humanity Bureau, another piping hot cup of Redbox dreck with Cage as a renegade agent for a dystopian future agency meant to track the populace's productivity on a dying Earth. Unfortunately, that mostly takes the shape of shoddy green-screen effects, a meandering road trip in a chintzy station wagon, and a cast of Canada's finest day players to play off. Fortunately, things get better in Brian Taylor's zombie-parent horror-thriller Mom and Dad, as Cage (along with Selma Blair) play stressed-out middle aged parents who find themselves the victim of a plague that causes people to murder their offspring. Sure, a good portion of it is a clever "Home Alone meets Dawn of the Dead" scenario, with gore and power tools aplenty. But there's a fascinating strain of adult melancholy in there, with Cage doing some of his best recent work.  Plus, we talk a bit about Nic Cage's latest, the droll, bizarre A24 flick Dream Scenario! Pledge to our Patreon at patreon.com/travoltacage Follow us on Twitter @travoltacage Email us questions at travoltacagepod@gmail.com Podcast theme by Jon Biegen Podcast logo by Felipe Sobreiro
Released:
Nov 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A deep dive into the strange, fascinating careers of two of cinema's most prolific weirdos -- John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. With Nathan Rabin (Nathan Rabin's Happy Cast) and Clint Worthington (Consequence of Sound, The Spool).