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Matchstick Men

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Can a con man be conned? Of course, I mean we are all but human. What if that con man is Nicolas Cage?Then that question takes on a new weight. In this Patreon-picked episode, we’re about to test that theory of how far Nic Cage can be pushed. If this movie didn’t have enough Nicolas Cage for you, we’re sitting down with the Cage enthusiasts podcast, Cage’s Kisses. Matchstick Men director managed to capture the art of OCD or was it just the quick cut phase of the early 2000s? We’re answering that question, favorite ice cream, mental health themes, community and more in this cunning episode of Victims and Villains!

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Victims and Villains is written Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey. Music by Yuriy Bespalov & Beggars.

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