The Movie Draft House

We're back, y'all, with a brand new show!  In the midst of Nicholas Cage month here on the pod, we reviewed the 1999 Martin Scorsese-directed film Bringing Out the Dead.  Some would call the film "his greatest success" but those people don't exist and that quote is made up.  Jeff summons the courage not to completely mail this one in, while Mark does his best to act interested.  We don't get into any corners but you can listen to hear us ruminate on better films by the auteur himself.  Starring Nic Cage, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Patricia Arquette.  

IMDB synopsis "Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights."

Our music this month is brought to you by the Nashville, TN folk duo Fort Defiance with the song "Haunts"; catch their music wherever you get yours!  

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When you sit down to watch a Nick Cage movie, you want it to take you on a ride.  Love it or hate it, Drive Angry is a masterpiece of madness.  Undeniably entertaining, but is is good?  Jeff & Mark have very different opinions on this one, surprise surprise, and it gets quite heated.  But we both agree, The Accountant steals the movie.  Also, this episode features our first ever ad read.

Staring Nick Cage, Amber Heard, and William Fichtner.

Directed by Patrick Lussier or... loser? 

Music this month is brought to you by the blues/folk duo Fort Defiance from Nashville, Tennessee.  The featured song is "Haunts" and you can find their music wherever you stream yours!

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Welcome back, congregation! So happy you could join Pastor Mark and Reverend Jeff as we invite you, once again, to the Church of Cage.  It's November and that means new theme!  This month's theme is Nicolas Cage and we've lined up some bangers for your ears!  This episode Mark and Jeff review the 2021 indie film Pig directed by Michael Sarnoski, starring Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin. 

IMDB synopsis: "A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped."

Come for the review, stay for the Jesus talk.  No cap.

Music this month is brought to you by the blues/folk duo Fort Defiance from Nashville, Tennessee.  The featured song is "Haunts" and you can find their music wherever you stream yours!

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It's almost Halloween, and it's the last week of Psychological Horror/Thiller month.  Does Kathy Bates deserve her Oscar?  What was with the Sheriff's storyline?  What is hobbling? Mark and Jeff take you through the 1990 Stephen King classic Misery where James Caan and Kathy Bates talk in a room for several hours. Sounds kind of like a podcast. Also the guys award a celebrity "friend of the show" status.  You will never guess who.

Synopsis from IMDB: After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.

Directed by Rob Reiner.

This month's music is brought to you by the alt-hip-hop duo Little Stranger, find their music anywhere you get yours!

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This week's episode - staying with the monthly theme of "psychological horrors" - Mark and Jeff discuss the 2014 thriller Nightcrawler.  Directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and the late Bill Paxton (RIP).  This week Mark brings back "Police Corner" and we discuss tactics, Jeff's driving, Jeff being the fuzz, Jeff realizing he shouldn't be a cop, and a great ending!  Come for the review, stay for Jeff swooning over Dan Gilroy.  

IMDB synopsis "When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story."

This month's music is brought to you by the alt-hip-hop duo Little Stranger, find their music anywhere you get yours!  

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Psychological Horror month continues with the Jennifer Kent helmed 2014 film The Babadook.  Get your fill of generic store brand actors, metaphors, and sadly no wrestlers corner this week.

Starring: Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman

IMDB Synopsis: A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.

Our music this month is brought to you by the indie hip-hop duo Little Stranger with the song "1969".  You can catch their tunes anywhere you get your music from.  Check the links below for all of their socials...

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New month means new theme!  This month's theme (October 2021) is "psychological thrillers/horror films".  In this week's episode, Jeff and Mark review the 2018 sci-fi thriller Annihilation...they also discuss the merits of not understanding a film, how Donnie Darko paved the way for Jeff's hatred of "smart" movies, and how James Wan went from The Conjuring to Aquaman to Malignant.  Make sure you're following/subscribed so you never miss an episode!

IMDB synopsis..."A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply." Directed by Alex Garland and starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, and Oscar Isaac. 

Our music this month is brought to you by the indie hip-hop duo Little Stranger with the song "1969".  You can catch their tunes anywhere you get your music from.  Check the links below for all of their socials...

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September is Over-the-Top Villain's month, and now its morphin time!  The reason we are all here is to watch Paul Freeman portray the nefarious Ivan Ooze. There is only one group of 20 something teenagers that can stop him.  Rocky, Aisha, Tommy, Kimberly, Billy, and Adam.  The POWER RANGERS. Hey Amy Jo Johnson. :D  (Waves)

Synopsis from IMDB: A giant egg is unearthed at a construction site and soon opened, releasing the terrible Ivan Ooze, who wreaks vengeance on Zordon for imprisoning him millennia ago. With Zordon dying and their powers lost, the Rangers head to a distant planet to find the mystic warrior Dulcea.

Directed by Bryan Spicer

Staring: Amy Jo Johnson, Amy Jo Johnson, Amy Jo Johnson, and Amy Jo Johnson.  Also, Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas,Jason David Frank, and David Yost.

This month's music is brought to you by the Boston, MA punk-rock, post-hardcore band Driveways with the song "Skeletons".  Get their music wherever you get your music from.

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In this week's episode we Mark and Jeff review the the 2005 horror "classic" The Devil's Rejects directed by Rob Zombie.  We discuss how much Jeff loved this film, we talk wearing people's faces, the "wrestling corner" makes its return, and we discuss why fornication with chickens is gross but maybe not in Louisiana?  This one's a BANGAR!

IMDB synopsis - "The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target."

Starring - Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, and William Forsythe

This month's music is brought to you by the Boston, MA punk-rock, post-hardcore band Driveways with the song "Skeletons".  Get their music wherever you get your music from. 

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Movie theme for the month of September 2021 - "Over-the-Top Villains"

Dirty Mark and Sugar Jeff take a look at a perfect storm.  Cage vs Travolta, in a contest to see who can overact with the most finesse. Grab your Chiclets, golden hand guns, and a bushel of peaches while we review Face/Off from 1997 directed by John Woo.

IMDB Synopsis: To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Music this month is brought to you by the pop-punk/post-hardcore band Driveways from Saugus, MA.  You can find their music anywhere you get yours from.

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