#68: Mom and Dad/The Humanity Bureau

Nic Cage plays sad dad figures of children (or child figures) facing the threat of violence this week! First up is The Humanity Bureau , another piping hot cup of Redbox dreck with Cage as a renegade agent for a dystopian future agency meant to track the populace's productivity on a dying Earth. Unfortunately, that mostly takes the shape of shoddy green-screen effects, a meandering road trip in a chintzy station wagon, and a cast of Canada's finest day players to play off. Fortunately, things get better in Brian Taylor's zombie-parent horror-thriller Mom and Dad , as Cage (along with Selma Blair) play stressed-out middle aged parents who find themselves the victim of a plague that causes people to murder their offspring. Sure, a good portion of it is a clever " Home Alone meets Dawn of the Dead " scenario, with gore and power tools aplenty. But there's a fascinating strain of adult melancholy in there, with Cage doing some of his best recent work. Plus, we talk a bit about Nic Cage's latest, the droll, bizarre A24 flick Dream Scenario ! Pledge to our Patreon at patreon.com/travoltacage

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#68: Mom and Dad/The Humanity Bureau is an episode from Nathan Rabin's Happy Cast by Nathan Rabin.

This episode is 43:59 long.

This episode was published on Nov 15, 2023.

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