We Gauge Cage

"Have you seen National Treasure?" 

For Nic's sake, Brian and Brock can finally say "Yes!" They have! They have seen National Treasure! Okay?!? So lay the heck off! Please and thank you! Geez! Holy buckets! Benjamin Franklin Gates! Abagail! Doug from the Hangover! 
Is it the same movie as the sequel? We'll find out! And we'll bring in the History and Mystery expert herself, Amanda Flannery-Hoppa, to help with the debate!

Before all that, the boys (and girl) take a few corrective measures, they play a game of Would You Rather, and they break down the mystery behind all that history. 

Let's get into it!

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I see Nic Cage a-comin'. He's coming round the bend. And he ain't made a good film since, I don't know when. 

But every now and then, there are some diamonds in the rough. And this week, Brock and Brian found a real depressing diamond in Nic's 2013 film "Joe." For once, Nic plays an ex-con and yet he's not the one in the film that could be described as a full-blown psychopath. It's a surprising turn. 

Before all of that, Brock channels his inner Simon Cowell and Dr. Seuss in order to drop some constructive criticism on the intro song, we get some hot shopping tips, and we give the wives some kudos for keeping it tight. 

Let's Joe, already!

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His bags are packed. He's ready to go. He's standing outside his cell door. He hates to wake you up to say goodbye...Cause he's leavin' on a jet plane. Don't know if he'll be back again. 

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Finally. We made it. Brian and Brock got to bear witness to the living weapon himself, Cameron Poe. Star of 1997's action classic "Con Air." Co-starring such heavy-hitters as Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Dave Chappelle, John Cusack, and John Malkovich, this movie pulled out all the stops. Thrills, spills, kills, and chills!

Before all that, the boys host a little fantasy draft with a babysitting twist. And that's it. Really. There's a lot of movie to talk about. Not a ton of banter. Take what you can get. 

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Every Rose has its ghost. Just like every night has its EMT shift. Just like every Ambulance driver has their sad, sad song. Every Rose has its ghost....

Hey look. They can't all be winners. Such is the case with this 1999 Scorsese dud, "Bringing Out the Dead." Nic Cage stars alongside John Goodman, the ever-famous and supremely talented Ving Rhames, and some talentless zombie they found on the street named Patty Arkett or something like that. 

Before all that, Brock and Brian get real emo-tional, they get so sick (so sick) of being tired, and oh so tired of being sick, they re-rank their most recent 10 films, they review "A Star is Born" (because they friction CAN, that's why!), and they rediscover Brian's original idea for a podcast: arguing. Pure and simple arguing. Will they make it out of this one still friends? You'll have to listen to find out. 

We'll always be your friends. That we can promise. Get after it. 

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We love you Ving Rhames. 

Oh Cagey. Why don't you just meet us in the middle? We're losing our minds just a little.

Ladies and Gentlemen, could I interest you in a romance, set in the 40's, starring two star-crossed lovers (he from the working-class side of town, she from a well-to-do, upper crust family) on the verge of the young man and his best friend shipping off to war? What if I told you there was a scene where he plays piano with her? What If I told you that he's charmingly awkward and she's charmingly well-educated and charitable? What if I told you the lead actor and actress MIGHT have names that might rhyme with Schmyan Schmosming and Schmachel SchmcSchmadams? What if I told you that we'd skip the whole overdramatic Alzheimer's angle? 

Well, this movie wasn't that one. But it was darn close, we tell ya! Darn close! 
Speaking of Notebooks, the boys jotted down a few quotes and tropes after pushing their way through Nic/Sean Penn's 1984 Romantic Snoozedy "Racing With the Moon." It's Sean's movie; Nic is just playing the ne'er-do-well best bud in it. 

Before all that, the boys bullshoot their way through more weather, the art of being neighborly, a real-life looking glass fakeout, we check in on their diets, they give a couple reviews of much better movies, and we learn the true meaning of friendship. Hear that, Leah? Friendship! 

I love you guys. I'm tired. Listen up!

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Love is all that I can give to you. Love is more than just a game for two. 

Which is why we needed four for this particular episode. It's our annual Valentine's Day episode, so we invited the wives back onto the podcast to talk about Nic Cage's 2000 Christmas, family, rommy commy film "The Family Man." Let's just say there was a difference of opinion on this one. Somehow. 

Before all that, we go back for a deeper dive on City of Angels/Iris. We discuss our respective Valentine's Day plans. And we see what happens when two families start a feud. 

Let's get into it!

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I don't want to wait. For this film to be over. I want to know right now, which will it be?

Will Nic get another thumbs up, or will he fail to rise to the occasion? Brian and Brock sat down on their comfy couches and pored over Nic Cage and Meg Ryan's 1998 whirlwind romance/stalking horror/extended Goo Goo Dolls music video "City of Angels." This movie had angels. It had a city. It had lots of "of." So much "of." Arguably too much "of."

Before all that, the boys talk life and death, the perils of mortality, and campaign finance reform. They also play what is possibly their highest-stake game of all time. With so much to lose, and everything on the line...who will emerge victorious?

Let's stalk into it!

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The boy is back in town. The boy is back in town. 

That's right. Back for another live recording together, in the same room, holding hands, gazing longingly into each other's eyes, shirts off, all bets also off, and with more energy than any two boys should be able to muster. Brock and Brian watched the heck out of 2009's Nic Cage/Werner Herzog confusingly-titled and even more confusingly-shot collabo "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans." Truthfully, you can probably skip watching this one. We sure wish we had. 

Before they go marching in, the boys have a special visit from a couple of real dirty dawgs, they recap their workout (#brockliftedmore), and they finally quit running with the devil and get right with the lord for Brian's daughter's baptism. 

Good luck with this one!

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Well the weather outside is...weather.

But inside, the boys are so delightful. And since they've no place to go, let them tell you about a 2005 Nic Cage film that they watched by the name of "The Weather Man." It's a tale as old as time about...a...weather man. 

But before we can talk about The Weather Man, let's talk about the weather, man. It's real cold in Minnesota, people. Brock begins his Apology Tour. Talk a little football. How's work at the restaurant going, Bri? Baby talk. Brian gives us a lesson on laying the pipe. And Brock takes you inside Daddy Boot Camp.

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Gone like a freight train. Gone like yesterday. Gone like a Nic Cage in the Civil War. Bang Bang. 

The boys done gone and done it, I tell you what. They watched Nic Cage's seminal '00 classic "Gone in 60 Seconds." We can say that this movie co-starred Angelina Jolie. But did it? Really? Does that count? The fellas were...underwhelmed. 

Before all that, they discuss their Bert and Ernie-style plans for childcare, Brian retreats back into his gripe corner to talk about the restaurant, and we check in on Charley. 

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