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Trial Royale: The Nicolas Cage Match. Round Two—Caged Division.

Vote for the best Nic Cage movie in the Caged division: ‘Adaptation,’ ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Raising Arizona,’ or ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’

By Dave Gonzales, Joanna RobinsonApril 13, 2023, 12:45 pm UTC • 1 min

The Cage Match continues! This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue their Nic Cage Trial Royale with the Caged division. But first, they have an update on their big movie bet in the wake of the box office success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (7:42). Then, they warm back up for the Cage discussion with a Nic Cage trivia game (17:37). Later, they go through some more pretrial dismissals (34:41) before discussing each of the four movies in the Caged division of the bracket (47:34).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What’s the best movie in the Caged division? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find Trial by Content. The winner will be announced next week! You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to TrialByContent@gmail.com.

You can also submit suggestions for future Trial by Content topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller
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Dave Gonzales

Dave Gonzales is a writer, producer, and podcast host living in Denver, Colorado. He is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’ His other podcasts are ‘Fighting in the War Room’ and ‘Da7e and Neil’s Pop Culture Adventure.’

Joanna Robinson

Joanna Robinson is a cultural critic appearing on several podcasts, including ‘House of R,’ ‘Prestige TV,’ and ‘Trial by Content.’ Formerly a senior writer at Vanity Fair from 2014-21, she is the author of the New York Times bestselling book ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.’