One night I started watching a movie called Starcrash... then this happened. We watch all kinds of movies and have a good time talking about them. We discuss the most important parts of the films including quotes and WTF moments!
Because You Watched Starcrash
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One night I started watching a movie called Starcrash... then this happened. We watch all kinds of movies and have a good time talking about them. We discuss the most important parts of the films including quotes and WTF moments!
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December 16, 2025
Movie Podcast: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans (2009) | Because You Watched Starcrash!
<p>“What are you acting all crazy for?”The Nicolas-athon Cage-athon continues with our first Werner Herzog joint, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans: Can We Possibly Fit Any More Colons into This Title? Topics discussed include the Millenium Films catalog, the film-ness of this film, Herzog’s career, breaking the 180-degree rule, Terence’s “save the cat” moment, a fine Goodfellas comparison, the reptile hallucinations, the weirdness that makes this different from a usual crime story, symbolism of reptiles in depictions of drug use, fish associated with goodness and purity, Terence’s moral lines, the disturbing nature of the club parking lot scene, comparison with Snake Eyes and commentary on happy endings and redemption, Pruit as a force of evil, making us feel bad about identifying with a bad guy, the viral scene of his confrontation in the care facility, a brief explanation of points in betting, the first Bad Lieutenant, sightings of General Zod and Fairuza Balk, Armand as a good cop, some New Orleans chat, a bit on Mary Sues, dancing souls, the questions posed by film, and getting crunchitized by the captain.</p>
December 21, 2024
The Family Man (2000) & The Massive Weight of Unbearable Talent (2022) - Because You Watched Starcrash!
<p>“I cried throughout the entire thing. It made me want to be a better man.” </p> <p>We’re at the end of an era, folks. The Nicolas Cage season of Because You Watched Starcrash draws to a close with our obligatory holiday movie and a spectacular piece of metafiction. Your Distinguished Professors and salute the man of the hour. Topics discussed include our latest accompanying whiskey, yet another manifestation of the Magical Negro, movies that get dads to cry, Cash’s alignment is called into question, nostalgia for pre-9/11 airport security, the apparent intense bone-ability of Jack, the lack of clear thinking at the airport, Téa Leoni’s shower scene, the relative lack of crazy-Cage in FM, comparison with The Good Place (with light spoilers), Jack’s life is actually pretty good prior to the glimpse, speculation about the dimensional or time-travel issues involved with the glimpse, Cage’s bad Boston accent, Nicky’s outfit and hairstyle as a callback to Cage’s infamous 1990 talk show appearance, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, some obligatory ribbing of M. Night Shyamalan, a nihilistic callback to Pig, speculation about drinking a beer underwater, parallel with Ex Machina, amazing Cage/ Pascal chemistry, Cage making out with Nicky, our three favorite movies, always trusting our shamanic instincts as thespians, the cruel end of the glimpse, the absurdity of being “trapped” in marriage to a Hollywood actress, parallels between FM and a Hallmark movie, a bleak interpretation of the end of FM, a quick PKD reference, being haunted by a lost alternate past, not one but TWO Nick Cage Queries, and our future date with Paddington 2.</p>
June 20, 2024
Vampire's Kiss (1988) - Because You Watched Starcrash
<p><strong>Vampire’s Kiss</strong><strong> (1988) </strong></p> <p>“You’re in the goddamn crapper, Loew, and I’m trying to take a dump. So either shut up and leave the acting lessons for home or go back to the ladies’ room.”</p> <p>Is it a deft <em>American Psycho</em>-level satire, a taut supernatural or psychological thriller, or insane, ridiculous crap? That’s the question facing our Distinguished Professors as they discuss the 1988 Nicolas Cage meme-fest <em>Vampire’s Kiss</em>. Let’s see if they find an answer. Topics discussed include gratuitous displays of alphabet-yelling, Cage’s love for this movie and role, Loew as a Renfield, a plug for proper hydration, the mystery of the imaginary (?) psychiatrist, Renfield’s a bug-eating simp, a plan for the holiday special that we don’t follow, a digression into the literary origins of vampires, late-80s hair and fashion, musing on whether Cage’s antics fit this movie, the role of ambiguity here, parallels with <em>Joker</em>, Loew’s awful Philadelphian accent, weird camera shots, the fake dialogue with Jackie on the way back to Loew’s apartment, Loew’s gradual descent into madness and how this movie takes its time, Alva as the center of both the movie’s corporate satire and its cruelty, the ambiguity of the murder, weird comedic moments, a possible fourth wall break, the roach-eating scene, <em>Nosferatu </em>playing in the background, the violent mimes and veering into the territory of the art film, Loew’s façade of culture, vampire practice, “BOO HOO!”-ing, Cage’s physical acting, a cheap postcard to New York, Loew’s prior scumbag behavior, and the state of contemporary art in the 1980s. Plus, look: soup! </p>
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