He was in Masked and Anonymous, guys.

He was in Masked and Anonymous, guys.

Thora Birch was already on the radar thanks to American Beauty. But I think her parents attempted to manage her career and screwed it up terribly. The "nunchucks guy" went on to star in Frank McKlusky, C.I., so that explains what happened to him. And Brad Renfro overdosed on heroin.

Thora Birch was already on the radar thanks to American Beauty. But I think her parents attempted to manage her career and screwed it up terribly. The "nunchucks guy" went on to star in Frank McKlusky, C.I., so that explains what happened to him. And Brad Renfro overdosed on heroin.

If I had to make a list of my ten favorite things in human history, Ghost World (the comic) would be on there without hesitation, and before I had time to even think about what the other nine spots might be. I practically have the damn thing memorized, and I'll never get tired of it. And the movie is wonderful as…

If I had to make a list of my ten favorite things in human history, Ghost World (the comic) would be on there without hesitation, and before I had time to even think about what the other nine spots might be. I practically have the damn thing memorized, and I'll never get tired of it. And the movie is wonderful as…

Sigh. Again. Go see any combination of the following films: Valley Girl, Rumble Fish, Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Wild at Heart, Red Rock West, Leaving Las Vegas, Face/Off, Snake Eyes, Bringing Out the Dead, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Lord of War, The Weather Man, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of…

Sigh. Again. Go see any combination of the following films: Valley Girl, Rumble Fish, Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Wild at Heart, Red Rock West, Leaving Las Vegas, Face/Off, Snake Eyes, Bringing Out the Dead, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Lord of War, The Weather Man, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of…

Too bad she's become a hardcore right-winger who accused Sean Penn of being a communist to his face.

Too bad she's become a hardcore right-winger who accused Sean Penn of being a communist to his face.

George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove

George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove

There are his bland, forgettable performances in movies like It Could Happen to You, City of Angels, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Windtalkers, and The Family Man. But yeah, he's usually pretty batshit.

There are his bland, forgettable performances in movies like It Could Happen to You, City of Angels, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Windtalkers, and The Family Man. But yeah, he's usually pretty batshit.

Nicolas Cage as a spaceship? Or a waste land, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's next take on Eliot.

Nicolas Cage as a spaceship? Or a waste land, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's next take on Eliot.

He was in Dinner for Schmucks, which I think the universe has collectively agreed to forget the existence of.

He was in Dinner for Schmucks, which I think the universe has collectively agreed to forget the existence of.

I know some poor, miserable souls who refuse to watch a movie if it stars Nicolas Cage. These depressing individuals have made the mistake of finding him a terrible actor, rather than a supremely gifted one who makes some puzzling choices (until recently, when bankruptcy became the clear catalyst for his roles). I'll…

I know some poor, miserable souls who refuse to watch a movie if it stars Nicolas Cage. These depressing individuals have made the mistake of finding him a terrible actor, rather than a supremely gifted one who makes some puzzling choices (until recently, when bankruptcy became the clear catalyst for his roles). I'll…