That's High Praise

What would you do if you won the Lottery? Nicolas Cage apparently splits his winnings with random strangers he forgets to tip in this surprisingly wholesome mid-90s romantic comedy, It Could Happen to You. In this episode, we discuss the toxicity of abusive relationships, good guy archetypes in Hollywood, the importance of acceptance and much more. Find out if "It Could Happen to You" is worthy of high praise.This episode is brought to you by the wonderful $5 Patrons of Victims and Villains. If you would like to help us get mental health resources into schools and help cover us all Nicolas Cage movies, click here: http://bit.ly/vavpatreon

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That’s High Praise is a Victims and Villains production. It s is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) & Micah “V.H.Zest” Kimber.. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

The sequel or prequel depending on how you look at it, to 1993’s Deadfall (https://bit.ly/hipraise01) comes in the form of 2017’s Arsenal. Nicolas Cage returns to play Eddie King; one of his most bizarre and insane roles in this crime thriller. We discuss the Zach Snyder connection to this movie, our own ties to the world of drugs, film trivia and much more. Find out if Arsenal is worthy of high praise. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

That’s High Praise is a Victims and Villains production. It s is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) & Micah “V.H.Zest” Kimber.. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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Is Michael Bay’s The Rock worthy of high praise or not? We put it through the trials to find out if it is or not. This 1996 blockbuster pits Nicolas Cage with the legendary Sean Connery and future National Treasure: Book of Secrets co-star Ed Harris. This thrilling md-90s action film offers a lot in the way of action but also offers up hope. We discuss what winners specifically do, what justice really looks like, how bloody our history truly is and much more. If you would like to support Victims and Villains and cast your vote for which Nicolas Cage movies to hear us discuss on That’s High Praise, check out our Patreon: http://bit.ly/vavpatreon.

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This production of Victims and Villains is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) and Micah Kimber. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

What do we know about the motorcycle boy? Perhaps not as much as RustyJames who aims to step into his older brother's legend. On this episode of That's High Praise: A Nicolas Cage Podcast, we journey back to the year 1983 for a black and white coming of age movie that prompts the importance of identity, dangers of conformity and has Nicolas Cage sporting a hairdo as tall as his body of work. All this and more on this episode! If you would like to support Victims and Villains and cast your vote for which Nicolas Cage movies to hear us discuss on That’s High Praise, check out our Patreon: http://bit.ly/vavpatreon.

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This production of Victims and Villains is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) and Matthew Basile. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms)).

What happens when the uncontrollable hurricane known as Nicolas Cage meets the great director of Martin Scorsese - the dead come out to play. At least that’s how it was in 1999 when Cage played an EMT who struggled with sleep and depression with Bringing Out the Dead. In this episode, we’re discussing finding someone to cope with, being haunted by failure and much more. If you would like to support Victims and Villains and cast your vote for which Nicolas Cage movies to hear us discuss on That’s High Praise, check out our Patreon: http://bit.ly/vavpatreon.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This production of Victims and Villains is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) and Micah Kimber. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal).

Among the forgotten ruins of cinema lies the 1993 film, Deadfall. Deadfall depicts the story of a grieving son, who is also a con man, who gets roped into one more score with his uncle. He just happens to encounter a decent amount of strangeness along the way. It happens said strangeness includes a pool shark noir villain in Morgan “Fatts” Grip (Charlie Sheen), a James Bond parody villain (Angus Scrimm) and Nicolas Cage’s bizarre standout character, Eddie. Eddie is among some of the weirder moments in this paint-by-numbers thriller. Is Deadfall worthy of high praise? Find out in this episode.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This production of Victims and Villains is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) & Matthew Basile. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to join today.