The unbearable weight of The A.V. Club’s favorite Nicolas Cage performances
From Moonstruck to Mandy, it’s time to weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs

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From left: Pig (Photo: Neon), The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (Photo: Katalin Vermes), Mandy (Photo: XYZ Films), Moonstruck (Screenshot). Graphic: Libby McGuire
Ahead of April 22’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the highly anticipated Nicolas Cage movie starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, The A.V. Club’s film buffs weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs. The question is simple: What is your favorite Nicolas Cage performance, and why?