Ever since Nicolas Cage revitalized his career with a disarmingly moving performance in 2021’s Pig, critics have found it irresistible to psychoanalyze his roles and their applicability to his own arc. In his late career, the actor seems drawn to once-great characters down on their luck, their glory days behind them. Coincidence? Maybe not.

Director Lorcan Finnegan rides the Australian New Wave through "The Surfer," starring Nicolas Cage. Film review.

The Surfer casts Nicolas Cage in his most unlikely role yet: a regular guy.