Butcher’s Crossing (2023)

This has been a banner year for Nicolas Cage fans, as Butcher’s
Crossing marks his sixth (!) new film of the year… so far! This is
a moderately spoiler-heavy episode, so if you want to wait until
you’ve seen the movie (releasing in theaters on Friday, Oct. 20 and
on VOD after that) to listen, just know: it’s Cage’s best movie of
the year so far. We talk about feeling re-energized for this
podcast based on the success of this movie, we admire the
cinematography (and the landscape of the American West in general),
and we discuss cinematic name coincidences. We talk about the
tragedy of the American bison (and how it correlates to modern
waste), Cage’s bold (read: incredible) look in this movie, and how
Butcher’s Crossing adds elements of horror without ever going
full-tilt. We find a new wrinkle on a Cage movie staple, talk about
Cage’s character’s slow descent into madness, and whether or not
Cage’s star meter is higher right now than it’s been since 2008.