Bucky’s Basement Podcast

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Two Crusade Bros have had enough of the Holy Land — too much sun, too much guilt, too many swords in too many people. They desert, wander back to Europe, and find the whole continent has gone janky. 
 
Plague everywhere. Crops dead. Vibes: rancid. Hair: surprisingly good.
The culprit? A witch. Obvs.   When has a woman ever not been responsible for a continent-wide supernatural catastrophe? Classic.
 
So our boys get voluntold to escort this alleged witch to a monastery, where some monks will presumably sort it all out with prayers and vibes. Along the way: moral ambiguity, crew drama, and enough medieval atmosphere to make you grateful for antibiotics.
 
Oh, and everyone has American accents. Make of that what you will. Some have called it a bold subtext on the American military-industrial complex. Most have called it a choice.
 
Now — the twist. She's not a witch. She's a demon. A green demon. With an Eastern European gangster accent. Because nobody had ever done that before, and honestly, after watching this movie, you'll understand why.
 
The cast is genuinely stacked — Nic Cage, Ron Perlman, Christopher Lee, Claire Foy, Stephen Graham — all doing their best in a film that is not repaying that favor.
 
Will they make it to the monastery? Will the demon's accent hold up? Is green the right color for evil? Only one way to find out...
 
Because nobody does Cage like we do. Only on Bucky's Basement.

The Sack delivered something rare this week — four one-word titles. That means everyone gets their own word, their own pitch, their own movie.
With Film Editor Ryan Kendrick joining as special guest, that's four totally unique, completely off-the-cuff pitches — each with Plot, Cast, Tagline, and Movie Marriages.
 
This week, the Sack giveth:
Stranger. Neighborhood. When. Frogman.
Four titles. Four pitches. Pure entertainment.
 
Always unique. Always fresh. In 15 minutes or less.
Only on Bucky's Basement.

INT. BUCKY’S BASEMENT  NIGHT
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
The basement door slowly opens.
CREEEEEEAK.
A SMALL PAPER BAG sits on the doorstep — ON FIRE.
BUCKY(yelling back inside)IT’S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FLAMING BAGS!
From deeper in the studio:
OLDBOYDon’t put it out with your boots!
 
 
Too late.
Bucky stomps the flames out with his leather magician shoe.
He pauses.
Something was inside the bag.
Slowly, he bends down… removes the shoe… and brings it to his nose.
Sniff. Sniff. Sniiiiiiiiiiff.
Bucky recoils in horror.
BUCKYAWWWW MAAAN! WE GOT TURTELTAUBBED AGAIN!!
CUT TO BLACK.
 
 

The Sack has spoken, and this week it delivered something truly unprecedented: Snow Yogurt and Green.
You read that right.
 
Joining us in the studio is special guest and Nashville comedian Lisle Jones, making it a four-pitch showdown for the ages. Casts, Movie Marriages, Taglines — all built from the ground up with backs against the wall and absolutely no dignity to spare.
 
And somehow, through the beautiful chaos of it all, a common thread emerged: the artist Snow. Yes, that Snow. "Informer" Snow. A licky boom boom down.
 
Nobody plans it. Nobody can explain it. That's just what happens when the Sack is in charge.
 
Same title. Four movies. Zero dignity.
Always unique. Always fresh. In 15 minutes or less.
 
Only on Bucky's Basement.

Welcome to Bucky's Basement! This week, we're suiting up for a **Casting Cage** episode covering the 2010 indie superhero cult hit: *Kick-Ass*.
 
Critically acclaimed and fan-adored, this one stars Nic Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and a whole lot of people getting hit really hard. The guys break down the subplots, the style, the surprisingly deep character work, and a whole lotta Big Daddy and Hit-Girl
 
So strap on your homemade vigilante suit, hit the streets, and let us keep you company on patrol. Because nobody does Cage like we do. Only on Bucky's Basement.

This week on Fast Pitch, The Sack giveth a coveted 3-Word Title: The Posh Climber.
Where can the guys take us with a title like that? Mt. Everest... in style? A String Cheese Incident show... also in style ? Or maybe a documentary (ahem) about a flower? 
 
Yeah. We go there.
 
Same title. Three movies. Zero dignity.
Always unique. Always fresh. In 15 minutes or less.
Only on Bucky's Basement.

Holy smokes, do we have a Casting Cage episode for you! This week, we review the 2009 Werner Herzog joint: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
Nic Cage plays — you guessed it — a shady cop. How shady, you ask? 
 
Let's see. He dates a prostitute. He breaks nearly every law. He does ALL the drugs. There's nothing that will get in his way and nothing he won't smoke (except cigarettes — go figure) to help close the case. So does that, technically, make him a good cop with some bad habits? We discuss.
 
 
With a hell-yeah cast, an awesome director, and Nic Cage fully unleashed, BL:PoCNO is something to behold. Plus — there's lizards. Wtf is up with all the lizards?!
 
Put your hands on the wall and get ready for a shakedown. Because nobody does Cage like we do. Only on Bucky's Basement.
 
 

Sometimes when you stare directly into the sun you can still see the sun when you look away.  Like the image is burned into your retina, and your mind.  And sometimes when you watch a lot of Nic Cage movies he just becomes burned into your mind, popping out at the most inopportune times.  For example, when you're trying to record a podcast episode that has nothing to do with him, but he couldn't take not being in the spotlight...and so here we are.  It's another episode of Fast Cage, or, Cage Pitch...Pitch Coppola?  Rich Gabagool?  Now I'm just writing nonsense.  Why are you still reading?  Just play the damn episode!
 
 
This episode is brought to you by:
The number 4
The letter T
Square pegs in round holes
and contributions from loyal listernships like you.  
 
Thank You, your tote bag is not in the mail.  
 
 

Remember Knowing? The sci-fi, apocalyptic, sorta-religious action flick where Nic Cage deciphers a string of numbers that predict global catastrophes. And the numbers? They don't lie.
We're unpacking alien angels, questionable ciphers, and a story that's ultimately about finding faith — even when that faith is convoluted, chaotic, and kind of pointless.
 
Just like our review process.
 
We're faithful to one thing: watching every Nic Cage movie so you don't have to.
 
Because nobody does Cage like we do.
Only on Bucky's Basement.