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Not The BeesThe Frozen GroundOur second entry with John Cusak.The Frozen Ground (2013)"An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2026-02-1011 minNot The BeesColor Out of SpaceRichard Stanley's favorite movie of Nicolas Cage is Vampire's Kiss (1988). He asked Cage to use the same style of performance. And Cage does the accent.Color Out of Space (2019)"A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2026-02-0316 minNot The BeesThe Old WayGunslinger! Pew pew!The Old Way (2023)"An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2026-01-2717 minNot The BeesThe Boy In BlueWe are just a couple of goofballs for Ned Hanlon!The Boy In Blue (1986)"A biography of the famous sculler Ned Hanlon who led a colorful life as a bootlegger at the turn of the 20th century." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2026-01-2019 minNot The BeesNever on TuesdayCome for Nicolas Cage's nose, stay for Cary Elwes drinking bad beer.Never on Tuesday (1988)"After their cars collide on a desert highway in the middle of nowhere, two friends and a woman they both like must wait for someone to pass by and help them. Unfortunately, those who do stop turn out to be criminals, eccentrics or wackos." (Synopsis courtesy of IMDB)
2026-01-1317 minNot The BeesFace/OffOriginally Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were in mind to play the lead roles. When John Woo was brought in to direct, he decided that John Travolta and Nicolas Cage would be more suited to the roles. Other pairs that the studio wanted was Michael Douglas (who was the executive producer for this movie) and Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal, Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes, and Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.Face/Off (1997)"To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the...
2026-01-0619 minNot The BeesA Christmas Carol : The MovieThe absolute worst version of this story.Christmas Carol: The Movie"Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-12-3018 minNot The BeesTrapped in Paradise"I'm beging held hostage on Jesus' birthday!"Trapped in Paradise (1994)"Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-12-2315 minNot The BeesJoeJust a little icky.Joe (2013)An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-12-1621 minNot The BeesPig"We don't get a lot of things to really care about."Pig (2021)A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-12-0913 minNot The BeesKill Chain"You know anything about rice cookers?"Kill Chain (2019)Three strangers become involved in a conflict. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2025-12-0217 minNot The BeesMom and DadWoof.Mom and Dad (2017)A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-11-2524 minNot The BeesThe Surfer"Don't live here, don't surf here."The Surfer (2024)A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-11-1822 minNot The BeesWilly's WonderlandThe pinball machine is a rethemed Gottlieb Devil's Dare and was created for and used in the 2021 film "Willy's Wonderland". I would like to know where it is now.Willy's Wonderland (2021)A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-11-0418 minNot The BeesKick-Ass"The world I lived in, heroes only existed in comic books, and I guess that would have been okay -- if bad guys were make-believe, too... but they're not."Kick-Ass (2010)Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming; however, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers or training. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-10-2817 minNot The BeesWild At Heart"This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top."Wild At Heart (1990)"Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-10-2119 minNot The BeesThe Wicker ManOh no, not the bees!The Wicker Man (2006)"A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-10-1427 minNot The BeesLooking Glass*snore*Looking Glass (2018)Ray must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to a desert motel. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-10-0719 minNot The BeesBetween WorldsWhat the fuck did we just watch?Between Worlds (2018)"A young woman in a coma appears to be possessed by the soul of a tormented man's dead wife."
2025-09-3024 minNot The BeesA Score to SettleThis movie was a pleasant surprise.A Score To Settle (2019)"An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son."
2025-09-2321 minNot The BeesThe Best of TimesAnd they're all babies!The Best of Times (1981)Here's the lives of 7 teenage friends in 1981, singing, dancing and breaking the 4th wall.
2025-09-1607 minNot The BeesPrimalCGI Murder Kitty!Primal (2019)"Hunter and collector Frank Walsh expects a big payday after bagging a priceless white jaguar for a zoo. But the ship bearing Frank's precious cargo has another predator -- a political assassin facing extradition to America. When the prisoner manages to break free, Walsh must utilize his expert skills to capture the dangerous killer -- not dead, but alive."
2025-09-0919 minNot The BeesThe Ant Bully"Ah, Kraznoks!"The Ant Bully (2006)After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-09-0217 minNot The BeesVengeance: A Love StoryCome for the bad acting, stay for the brutal rape scene!Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)One vigilante policeman comes to the aid of a single mother seeking to bring her rapists to justice. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-08-2616 minNot The BeesThe Croods 2: A New Age"Tomorrow doesn't have to be a place. It's a person. It's you, Eep. You are my tomorrow!"The Croods: A New Age (2020)"The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be better and more evolved." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-08-1918 minNot The BeesThe FlashWe have nothing good to say about this movie or Nicolas Cage's role in it, but our podcast is now on YouTube so go follow us there at @notthebeespodThe Flash (2023)"Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-08-1223 min
The Amateur Movie Review Hour35: Happy Death DayThis episode your three fantastic hosts, Josh, Megs, and Trevor, review late 2010's slasher/time loop movie Happy Death Day. Josh questions the movie's candle color choices, Megs wants to see more seal based stories in pop culture, and Trevor's Brown moment briefly goes over Anne Elizabeth, author of West Coast Navy SEALS book series. Next genre: Action moviesJosh's pick: SpeedracerYou can listen us on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.Don't forget to leave a review and follow to stay up date on new episodes.
2025-08-071h 07Not The BeesAstro Boy"I got machine guns... in my butt?"Astro Boy (2009)"When an android replica of a boy is rejected by his aggrieved creator, he goes off to find his own identity in an adventure that would make him the greatest hero of his time." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-08-0520 minNot The BeesRenfield"Well, thank you Wiccan Tumblr!"Renfield (2023)Renfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-07-2931 minNot The BeesSpider-Man: Into the Spider-verse"That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero."Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)"Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-07-2222 minNot The BeesKiss of DeathDavid Caruso left NYPD Blue (1993) in order to film this movie, and pursue a full-time film career.Kiss of Death (1995)"A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-07-1523 min
Best Film EverEpisode 287 - The Karate Kid“Wax on, wax off.” Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and the triumphant return of Megs (Kev’s still away… last seen jogging up a hill in a grey tracksuit muttering “No mercy”) – as we crane kick our way into our 287th episode, tackling the inspirational, emotional, and occasionally questionable The Karate Kid (1984). We’re trading crystal fortresses for dojo face-offs and dusty training montages as we discuss:
Does Daniel LaRusso bring most of his problems onto himself? We break down whether he’s the underdog—or the instigator.
What is the difference between a cute girl and a hot girl? A...
2025-07-153h 15Not The BeesThe TrustHey, it's Elijah Wood!The Trust (2016)A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-07-0817 minNot The BeesThe Weatherman"I mean, I'll bet no one ever threw a pie at, like Harriet Tubman, the founder of the Underground Railroad. I'll bet you a million fucking dollars."The Weatherman (2005)A Chicago weatherman separated from his wife and children debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-07-0119 minNot The BeesMandyA++ all around. Required viewing.Mandy (2018)The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-06-2418 minNot The BeesMatchstick Men"You're not a bad man, you're just not a good one."Matchstick Men (2003)A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-06-1720 minNot The BeesWorld Trade CenterWell this is a downer of an episode.World Trade Center (2006)Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-06-1011 minNot The BeesKnowingWe've officially been doing this for a whole year!Knowing (2009)M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
2025-06-0320 minNot The BeesInconceivableYou keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.Inconceivable (2017)A mother looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-05-2714 minNot The BeesFast Times at Ridgemont HighJesus Christ is everyone naked?!?!Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-05-2015 minNot The BeesLeft BehindElizabeth: This is the greatest movie that's ever been made.Megs: Are you high?Elizabeth: Yes. Very.Left Behind (2014)The entire planet is thrown into mayhem when millions of people disappear without a trace -- all that remains are their clothes and belongings. Unmanned vehicles crash and planes fall from the sky, overwhelming emergency forces and causing massive gridlock, riots and chaos. Airline pilot Ray Steele (Nicolas Cage) struggles to save the lives of the passengers who remain on his flight, while his daughter (Cassi Thomson) races to...
2025-05-1325 minNot The BeesDog Eat DogWoof. Just... woof.Dog Eat Dog (2016)"A crew of ex-cons are hired by a Cleveland mafioso to kidnap the baby of a rival mobster." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-05-0618 minNot The BeesPay the GhostDoes the ghost take Mastercard?Pay the Ghost (2015)A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-04-2924 minNot The BeesThe CroodsAn animated romp through the pre-historic.The Croods (2013)"In the primeval era, Grug and his family risk the dangers of their surroundings to find a new dwelling place. Along the way, they meet a modern boy who woos them with his adventurous ways." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-04-2219 minNot The BeesThe RunnerHe runs, physically, mentally, for congress, in to the wall...The Runner (2015)"In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-04-1534 minNot The BeesUSS Indianapolis: Men of CourageHistory lesson time! This film is based on the true story of the worst maritime disaster in American history.USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage"After their ship is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the crew members of the USS Indianapolis face a harrowing nightmare as their ship goes down in the shark infested Philippine Sea." (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2025-04-0837 minNot The BeesValley GirlLike, this movie is totally tubular!Valley Girl (1983)Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-04-0118 minNot The BeesSympathy for the DevilWherein Nicolas Cage discovers Manic Panic. Sympathy for the Devil (2023)Forced to drive a passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-03-2524 minNot The BeesStolenWell it certainly stole our time...Stolen (2012)A former thief (Nicolas Cage) has just 12 hours to come up with $10 million after his former partner (Josh Lucas) kidnaps his daughter and locks her in a cab. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2025-03-1821 minNot The BeesTrespassJoel Schumaker's final film is a piece of shit.Trespass (2011)As they're held for ransom, a husband and wife's predicament grows more dire amid the discovery of betrayal and deception. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-03-1126 minNot The BeesHoneymoon in VegasThis movie gets an F in feminism .Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)Jack loses $65,000 in poker in Las Vegas, where he's marrying Betsy. The wedding will have to wait as the poker winner wants the weekend with Betsy to cancel the debt. She accepts. Whom will she marry? (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-03-0429 minNot The BeesLonglegs*shiver*Longlegs (2024)In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-02-2529 minNot The BeesSonnyFor a movie all about whores, this sure is boring.Sonny (2002)An honorably discharged soldier returns home to New Orleans, hoping to break away from his upbringing as a trained prostitute, but his brothel-madam mother has other expectations. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-02-1821 minNot The BeesLeaving Las VegasThis movie is just devastating.Leaving Las Vegas (1995)Adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support, Ben's self-destruction threatens to eclipse their bond. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2025-02-1118 minNot The BeesDeadfallHey, is that Eddie?
Deadfall (1993)
A New Yorker (Michael Biehn) heads to California to find the look-alike brother (James Coburn) of his con-man father. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2025-02-0422 minNot The BeesBringing Out the DeadA harrowing, dark portrayal of a man on corporate burn out.
"Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-01-2828 minNot The BeesVampire's Kiss"That mescaline, wow, does strange stuff. "
Vampire's Kiss - 1988
After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-01-1439 minNot The BeesTeen Titans GO! To The MoviesThere was a Green Lantern movie... but we don't talk about that.
Teen Titans GO! To The Movies (2018)
A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom. (Synopsis via IMDB)
2025-01-0718 minNot The Bees211This is a new low.
211 (2018)
Officer Mike Chandler and a young civilian passenger find themselves unprepared and outgunned when fate puts them squarely in-the-crosshairs of a daring bank heist that is being carried out by a fearless team of highly trained and heavily armed men. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-12-3121 minNot The BeesThe Family ManMerry Christmas! Here's what your life would be if you weren't such an asshole.
The Family Man (2000)
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate (Tea Leoni), his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power...
2024-12-2421 minNot The BeesThe Sorcerer's ApprenticeYou're a wizard, Harry!
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 2010
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay. (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-12-1722 minNot The BeesGhost Rider - Spirit of VengeanceIdris Elba is soooo dreamy.
Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
Now hiding out in Eastern Europe, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is still struggling with the curse of the Ghost Rider -- the devil's bounty hunter. Johnny meets a priest named Moreau (Idris Elba), who asks Johnny to find a boy named Danny (Fergus Riordan) and bring him back. But there's a catch -- Satan (Ciarán Hinds) is looking for the boy too, and has a personal stake in the matter. But if Johnny can find Danny first and save the boy's soul, there's a...
2024-12-1025 minNot The BeesJiu JitsuJake and the Dollar Store Predator
Jiu Jitsu (2020)
Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-12-0325 minNot The BeesArsenal"That movie was a crime."
Arsenal - 2017
"A Southern businessman attempts to rescue his kidnapped mobster brother." (Synopsis via IMDB)
2024-11-2620 minNot The BeesAmos & AndrewThis should have been a horror movie.
Amos & Andrew - 1993
When erudite black playwright Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming he's a burglar. To avoid a scandal, unscrupulous Chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) conscripts low-rent criminal Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) to break in and take Sterling hostage. But Amos and Andrew soon realize Tolliver has no plans to let either survive, so they must put their differences aside and work together to get out alive. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-11-1919 min
A Real Cult ClassicRed Door RedOn this week’s episode of A Real Cult Classic you’re stuck with just me, Megs. Sorry. Anyway, I’m going to tell you all about Elizabeth Arden and her magical 8 hour cream. I hope you like it and may the Cult be with you!
2024-11-1521 minNot The Bees8MM"Especially the bat nipples."
8MM - 1999
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among her late husband's belongings, and she wants Welles to determine if the movie is real or fake. Welles heads to California, where a video store employee (Joaquin Phoenix) helps him infiltrate the dangerous and depraved world of illegal porn movies.
2024-11-1226 minNot The BeesGone in 60 SecondsWherein we spend 5 minutes talking about Doctor Who.
Gone in 60 Seconds - 2000
Randall "Memphis" Raines long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after an ominous visit from an old friend, he finds he has no choice but to return to what he does best -- stealing cars -- in order to save his brother's life. It all comes down to one night, 50 cars and a contract. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-11-0518 minNot The BeesIt Could Happen To YouI wish someone would split their lottery winnings with me!
It Could Happen to You - 1994
Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda), Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez). Not content with...
2024-10-2923 minNot The BeesNational Treasure - Book of SecretsIt's our first sequel!
National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets
When a long-missing page from the diary of assassin John Wilkes Booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the great-great grandfather of treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) as a conspirator in Lincoln's death. Ben's globetrotting quest to prove his ancestor's innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nation's deepest secrets. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-10-2239 minNot The BeesIndustrial Symphony No 1: The Dream of the Broken HeartedWe're sorry about this one, you guys. It's our shortest episode, by far, because it is difficult to talk about an avant-guard, experimental art piece.
The performer of Twin Peaks theme Julee Cruise's experimental concert film, which opens with a short intro where a man breaks up with his girl over the phone, which devastates her. The concert is set in her nightmarish subconscious mind.
2024-10-1512 minNot The BeesGhost RiderWe're super sloppy on this episode, but Johnny Blaze isn't!
When motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil to save his father's life, he is transformed into the Ghost Rider, the Devil's own bounty hunter, and is sent to hunt down sinners. (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-10-0832 minNot The BeesThe Retirement PlanWe would like to nominate Nic Cage's hair for an Oscar.
When Ashley (Ashley Greene) and her young daughter Sarah (Thalia Campbell) get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help -- her estranged father Matt (Nicolas Cage), currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. (Synopsis via Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-10-0128 minNot The BeesSnowdenWe spied on you while watching this.
Snowden (2016)
Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is being assembled to track all forms of digital communication -- not just from foreign governments and terrorist groups, but from ordinary Americans. When Snowden decides to leak this classified information, he becomes a traitor to some, a hero to others and a fugitive from the law. (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-09-2423 minNot The BeesZandaleeEw. Gross. Just... ew.
An artist (Nicolas Cage) drifts to New Orleans and explores the theme of lust with his poet buddy's (Judge Reinhold) wife (Erika Anderson). (Synopsis courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-09-1722 minNot The BeesPrisoners of the GhostlandWhat in the Hell did we just watch?
"A notorious criminal must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-09-1030 minNot The BeesCon AirPut. The bunny. Back. In. The. Box.
"Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-09-0330 minNot The BeesThe Humanity BureauIn the not to distant future, Nic Cage drives an El Camino and must save America.
"In the near future, global warming turns parts of the American Midwest into a desert. In its attempt to take hold of the economic recession, a government agency called The Humanity Bureau exiles members of society deemed unproductive and banishes them to a colony known as New Eden. An ambitious and impartial caseworker Noah Kross investigates a case appealed by a single mother and her son. Knowing the unjust fate of the innocent boy, Kross sets off to...
2024-08-2731 minNot The BeesBad LieutenantDid you know Werner Herzog directed a Nicolas Cage detective film?!?!?
"Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants." (synopsis courtesy of IMDB)
2024-08-2025 minNot The BeesFire BirdsIt's Top Gun but with Helicopters!
"Army lovers (Nicolas Cage, Sean Young) and their task-force leader (Tommy Lee Jones) join the drug war in Apache assault helicopters." (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-08-1320 minNot The BeesCaptain Corelli's MandolinNicolas Cage with an Italian accent.
"An epic tale about the enduring hope of love and the devastating brutality of war, set amid the Italian occupation of Greece during World War II. " (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-08-0625 minNot The BeesThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent"This is why I must trust my shamanic instincts as a thespian." Join us for the most Nic Cage experience of all time!
"Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters...
2024-07-3029 minNot The BeesCity of AngelsWhat does a peach taste like to you? Listen as we go through City of Angels.
"An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-07-2332 minNot The BeesNextBased on a Philip K Dick story, join us as we discuss Next.
"A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-07-1631 minNot The BeesMoonstruckSnap out of it! Join us for a discussion of the utterly charming "Moonstruck."
"Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-07-0925 minNot The BeesDying of the LightJoin us for the not-so-thrilling thriller "Dying of the Light."
"Forced into retirement and terminally ill, a CIA agent gets word that his longtime nemesis has resurfaced, so he sets out on a personal mission to kill him." (Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes)
2024-07-0223 minNot The BeesWindtalkersThis week we watched the WWII film Windtalkers, starring Nic Cage and Adam Beach.
"Marine Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) -- a Navajo code talker, the Marines' new secret weapon. Enders' orders are to protect his code talker, but if Yahzee should fall into enemy hands, he's to protect the code at all costs. Against the backdrop of the horrific Battle of Saipan, when capture is imminent, Enders is forced to make a decision: if he can't protect his fellow Marine, can he bring himself to kill him to protect...
2024-06-2524 minNot The BeesThe RockThis week Megs and Elizabeth watch the 1996 masterpiece "The Rock," starring Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, and an entire raft of "Hey, it's that guy!"
"FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris) from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John...
2024-06-1827 minNot The BeesGuarding TessThis week we watched Guarding Tess. Tune in to hear how much Elizabeth loved it!
"Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage), an agent with the Secret Service Uniformed Division, is assigned to protect former first lady Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine). Chesnic finds the job demeaning and a challenge because of Tess' high-maintenance personality and petty demands. He's desperate to get another assignment, but she insists that he remain head of her security detail, using her influence with the current president to get her way. When she's kidnapped, however, Chesnic's feelings change."
2024-06-1420 minNot The BeesNational TreasureThis week Megan and Elizabeth watched National Treasure. "Historian and code-breaker Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of the United States. Joining an expedition led by fellow treasure hunter Ian Howe (Sean Bean), Gates finds an ice-locked Colonial ship in the Arctic Circle that contains a clue linking the treasure to the Declaration of Independence. But when Howe betrays him, Gates has to race to get to the document ahead of his so-called colleague." (Synopsis from IMDB)
2024-06-0724 min
2024-06-0403 min
Best Film EverEpisode 211 - A Patch of Blue(Deep Dive begins at 28:45)
It's wonderful to have a friend. It might just be our favourite word in the world. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan on a BOYS NIGHT (Georgia and Megs are opening up a business across town) as we tackle Lina Oberholzer's winning entry into our Patreon Lottery, the Sidney Poitier film, A Patch of Blue.
Ian serenades Ensign Ian across the miles
Liam tries to turn it into a Elizabeth Taylor episode
We discuss the sense in shooting POV flashbacks when the protagonist is blind and never would...
2024-01-302h 38
Wild Women in ChristElizabethSend us a textJoin us this week as we talk about the Mother of John the Baptist and her journey to motherhood!Contact us at-Email-wildwomeninchrist@gmail.comInstagram-@wildwomeninchristFacebook-Wild Women in ChristThanks for listening!!!
2023-02-0322 min
Tea & Strumpets: A Regency Romance Review110 - Maiden Lane 5 - Lord of DarknessTwo years ago Megs married Godric St. John to save her reputation and then promptly left to live in the country. Now she is back in town and wants to finally consummate their marriage. Godric for his part, only agreed to marry Megs because he assumed it would be in name only. Besides he's too busy with his nocturnal expeditions to spend time with a wife. However, events push our MCs towards a different path in Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt. **There is more than one case of SPOILERS**
2022-09-2946 min
What Are We DoingChanning Tatum & The Dog Movie Saga & Texas Roadhouse VS. Papa Johns - The State of California & MoreLevi kicks off the episode with some riveting news about PPP Loans & Pokemon cards! Federal prosecutors claim a man from Georgia used an $85,000 pandemic relief business loan to buy a $57,000 Pokémon card. He is being charged for lying on his application about how many people his business employed, its gross revenue, and faces one count of wire fraud.
He then covers the all-new 2022 movie - DOG featuring Channing Tatum. Question for all of you...why do they make the same exact dog movie every single year? Levi breaks down every dog movie from 2022 back to 2017. Some of...
2021-11-2339 min
Secretly TimidWooly Mammoth, Elizabeth Perkins/McGovern, Vaccination HesitationOn this week’s all new episode, Jon and Megs discuss the possibility of bringing the Wooly Mammoth back from extinction, continued vaccination hesitation, and a “is it Elizabeth Perkins or Elizabeth McGovern?” prop bet.
This week’s featured song is Call In Sick by Billy Nomates
2021-09-1855 minPodcast – Secretly TimidWooly Mammoth, Elizabeth Perkins/McGovern, Vaccination Hesitation
On this week’s all new episode, Jon and Megs discuss the possibility of bringing the Wooly Mammoth back from extinction, continued vaccination hesitation, and a “is it Elizabeth Perkins or Elizabeth McGovern?” prop bet.
This week’s featured song is Call In Sick by Billy Nomates
2021-09-1855 min
Wild Heart6."Breathe With Megs" A Journey of Motherhood, Truth, Courage, Presence and Breath.This week we enter the New Moon in Cancer. A window of time now open to plant seeds of intentions you want to manifest. This Moon cycle offers you an opportunity to shine light on how you present yourself to the world and how attuned you are to your emotions, energy levels and emotional commitments. There couldn't be a more aligned time to welcome Megan from "Breathe with Megs". Be moved by her story of Self Responsibility, truth, courage, comitment and reestablishing connection to her "Energy", Souls Mission and most importantly her "number one priority" as she says with her wh...
2020-07-2256 min
But Not All At OnceMegs and Haz Take Hollywood: The Next Chapter of SussexitIt's been a few weeks since we chatted about the history, protocol, romance and tabloid headlines shaping the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's future. Since then, besides the whirlwind of COVID-19, there have been some major - and somewhat explosive - developments.Today's episode sheds light on where Harry and Meghan have landed since exiting their roles as senior royals last month. We also wish Queen Elizabeth II a happy 94th birthday, and Prince Louis a happy 2nd one, while hoping things seem rosier all around this time next year.Come tell me your thoughts a...
2020-04-2432 min
DFMEEpisode 52 - "Margarishiez"Nuff respect to my lady and the mother of my child. A giant-ass slice of a birthday soiree with whippy frosting, 61 blocks east of the capitol. Attendees: Megs, Rose, Pete, KRAST, Rodd314 + family, The Stemmler Consortium, Elizabeth, Esteban, Baby Duck, MKizzle, Suzi, MOM, Joaquín & yours truly. A special thanks to Cookiehead Jenkins for the super dope breakdancing demo.
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