Ep 83: Collateral Cinema vs. Neil LaBute’s The Wicker Man (2006) (SPOILERS)

Title: The Wicker Man [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Neil LaBute Producers: Nicolas Cage , Boaz Davidson , Randall Emmett , Norm Golightly , Avi Lerner , John Thompson Writer(s): Neil LaBute (screenplay), Anthony Shaffer ( original film ), David Pinner ( original novel ) Stars: Nicolas Cage , Ellen Burstyn , Kate Beahan , Frances Conroy , Molly Parker , Leelee Sobieski , Diane Delano Release date: September 1, 2006 (US/CA) PROMO: Anime Talk ( @AnimeTalk12 ) SHOWNOTES: It's Cagin' time on Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast, as we continue Bad Movie December with a look at Neil LaBute's 2006 remake of The Wicker Man , starring none other than the One True God Himself: Nicolas Fucking Cage. This reimagining of the original 1973 horror film (itself an adaptation of the 1967 horror novel Ritual ) manages to be batshit in completely different ways than its source material(s) and also (un)intentionally hysterical, in no small part due to Nic Cage's classic over-the-top performance working harmoniously with a hilariously inept script. Being our very first Cage review on the podcast, how does it rank amongst the legendary 60-year-old actor/producer's filmography as well as " so bad it's good " cinema? Find out now, and stay tuned for our January content, including a two-part analysis of the Indiana Jones Trilogy and more! Collateral Cinema is on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter , and is on Podbean , Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , YouTube , iHeartRadio , Chill Lover Radio , and wherever else you get your podcasts! Collateral Cinema is a Podbean affiliate. Sign up for unlimited podcasting hosting at the following link, and get one month of hosting free: podbean.com/CCinemaPodcast (Collateral Cinema is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

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