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Episode 229 - Renfield (2023)

Ep. 229

It's Week 3 of Cage-A-Palooza 2023, and we have a fun one in store for you. JF Dubeau, the Writer of Wrongs is here to talk about Nic Cage as Dracula. Also, Nicolas Hoult as a bug eating Renfield, Awkwafina as a New Orleans cop, and more CG blood splattering than a Mortal Kombat tournament. Is Nic Cage as the Count as much as it sounds? Can Renfield as a character carry the movie? Did that character really snort a millipede? Let's find out...


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