With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
Cage as Cage, Van Damme as Van Damme: Two Icons Play Their Ultimate Role
Tom Jolliffe looks at Nic Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and compares with Jean-Claude Van Damme’s temporarily redefining role as himself in JCVD… April 2022 included a special day for me. It was something of an event. I got to see Nicolas Cage strut his stuff on the big screen. Maybe 10-15 […]
Movie Review – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, 2022. Directed by Tom Gormican. Starring Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Ike Barinholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish, Lily Mo Sheen, Sharon Horgan, Jacob Scipio, Paco León, Joanna Bobin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Nicholas Wittman, Demi Moore. Mario Perez, and David Gordon Green. SYNOPSIS: Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage […]
The Box Office Problem: The Desertion of the Cinephiles
Tom Jolliffe looks at the disappointing box office returns for The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and the possible implications for cinema… The box office has been improving of late. We’re getting back to a stage of careful optimism and growth closer to the kind of numbers which films were pulling in […]
Sonic collects more rings, Fantastic Beasts slumps, and The Northman makes a mark at the box office
It was just like the good old days at the box-office this weekend, with three wide releases competing with blockbuster holdovers for everyone’s pandemic pound-note (or in this case dollar), and while nobody saw Universal’s animated comedy The Bad Guys making off with so much swag atop the chart, there was a crushing inevitability about […]
Why 2022 might just peak on April 22nd
Tom Jolliffe looks at two highly anticipated and unique films due to hit cinemas on April 22nd, The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent… April has perennially been something of a slow month in film release terms. In more recent times, given the sheer volume of blockbuster tent-poles, (particularly those under the Marvel […]
Exclusive Interview – Lily Sheen on working with the iconic Nic Cage on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
EJ Moreno sits down with actress Lily Sheen to discuss her role in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent… Lily Sheen joins Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. During our chat with Lily, the actress opened up about filming with Cage, if she used her parents Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen as […]
Nic Cage action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent gets an illustrated poster
Coming off its premiere at SXSW (with reviews putting it at 100% Fresh on the Tomatometer), Lionsgate has shared a new illustrated poster for Nicolas Cage’s hotly-anticipated action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. featuring Cage and co-stars Pedro Pascale, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris and Ike Barinholtz. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]
New poster for Nicolas Cage action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Following hot on the heels of this week’s red band trailer, we now have a rather colourful new poster for the hotly-anticipated Nicolas Cage action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent; check it out here… Nicolas Cage stars as… Nick Cage in the action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial […]
Red band trailer for Nicolas Cage’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Lionsgate has released a new red band trailer, poster and images for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the upcoming action comedy which stars Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage, a fictionalised version of himself who is approached by the CIA to spy on a dangerous superfan who offers him $1 million to attend his birthday […]
