Renfield (2023)
Nicolas Cage’s gloriously unhinged Dracula anchors a comedy about escaping a toxic boss, undercut by an overstuffed plot. A flawed, fun 6/10 reviewed at Master of Worlds.
Nicolas Cage
This archive gathers the films featuring Nicolas Cage reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Face/Off (1997)”, “I Am Wrath (2016)”, “Life on the Line (2015)”, “Lord of War (2005)”, and “The Forger (2014)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Nicolas Cage serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
Vampire’s Kiss (1988)
Nicolas Cage delivers one of the most committed and bizarre performances ever as a yuppie who thinks he’s turning into a vampire. An essential 6.5/10 at Master of Worlds.
Face/Off (1997)
1997 John Woo action with Travolta and Nicolas Cage swapping faces as cop and terrorist. Operatic ridiculousness.
The Forger (2014)
2014 Philip Martin crime drama with Nicolas Cage as an art forger who breaks out of prison for his terminally ill son.
Life on the Line (2015)
2015 David Hackl drama with Cage as a Texas power lineman raising his niece while battling storms and corporate negligence.
I Am Wrath (2016)
2016 Chuck Russell action with Cage as an engineer hunting his wife’s killers through corrupt Columbus, Ohio.
Lord of War (2005)
Andrew Niccol’s 2005 Nicolas Cage international arms trade drama. Among the most accomplished commercial cinema examinations of the industry.