nicolas cage

Behind the camera and in front of it, Cage is a walking affirmation that Hollywood is the unhinged, glamorous jungle everyone suspects it to be.

“Sound of Violence” is the sort of film that feels like it was conceived over a joint and a bag of cheese puffs at 2 a.m. 

Cage spends too much time listening to exposition and waiting for the surprisingly listless plot to push him into the next weird occurrence.

Hopefully, with this list guiding some of your entertainment decisions, you’ll either avoid these films or have a very interesting, very tense Valentine’s night.

Jake Cannon is a UC Berkeley alumnus and host of the podcast “The Look Back Machine,” which features documentary-style retellings of various forgotten Hollywood stories, tales described as “the overlooked, the disregarded, and misremembered.”

With virtual reality cinema, all you need to experience the latest action thriller or romantic comedy are a VR headset and a swivel chair.

Sit back, relax, close all your homework tabs, put the chemistry away and enjoy our list of the best Youtube videos to distract yourself with!

“The Beguiled” is a true testament to the woman behind the camera — a film with inspired visuals and masterful performances, and which imparts a needed feminist stamp on a story (the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, based on Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name) originally known for its pulp alone.

For every "Wonder Woman" or new "Spider-Man," throw in a "Sharknado" or "Twilight" movie every now and then. It keeps things interesting.