movies

I'm Team Cage all the way baby! However, even I have to admit that for a while it was hard going picking the pearls from the pig shit (although even in truly terrible films like Jiu Jitsu, his turn is almost worth watching everything else for. Almost). Luckily, everything seems to be turning around for him at the moment so you can take a punt on most recent films. However, if I had to pick one from that list for a Cage-sceptic then it would be Pig.

After wickerman? I was pretty much on the hate train lol

OK, so you haven't dabbled much since Wicker Man? If so, then the list gets more interesting:

• Ghost Rider (both) - not critically well received but he is great in the role and I hope to see him return to mentor younger Ghost Riders.
• National Treasure (both) - a good Indy-lite archaeological adventurer movie, of which there are quite a few but most aren't that great.
• Knowing - odd film that I maybe didn't like as much as other people but definitely watch it.
• Bad Lieutenant - didn't think the remake would be any good and without Cage it would have struggled.
• Kick-Ass - more a supporting role for the supporting role but he does a great job with it.
• Drive Angry - an absolute blast that I enjoyed way more than most, especially as it embraces the Cageness of it all.
• Joe - a more understated performance but he nails it. Another one for the Cage-sceptical.
• Mom and Dad - Cage gets the Rage virus and unleashes maximum Cage on his kids.
• Mandy - peak Cage, it fully leans into the craziness he can bring to the screen. So good I bought the t-shirt.
• Colour Out of Space - one of the best Lovecraft adaptation, especially for ones that stick closer to the original text. The director Richard Stanley has spent too long on the sidelines but I hope this gets him more work.

Which, as I wasn't as much of a fan of Prisoners of Ghostland as I thought I'd be (Cage and Sion Sono working together - what could go wrong? Plenty, apparently) brings us back to the start of that list. There's plenty of top notch films in there covering a wide range of genres, so there should be something to tickle your fancy. If you find yourself converted then don't overlook Butcher's Crossing and Sympathy for the Devil from his recent work.