Joe -#021

In the midst of financial troubles, Nicolas Cage turned down a huge Expendables 3 pay day to team up with director David Gordon Green and a young Tye Sheridan to make a film most people have likely never heard of…and it’s an absolute shame because what they created is a hidden gem that might just be one of the best performances Nicolas Cage has ever delivered. So settle in as we dive deep into this brutal and heartbreaking forgotten indie film: Joe When an ex-con takes a destitute young drifter under his wing he becomes an unlikely role model but when he finds out the boys father is abusing him he’s faced with the ultimate choice between redemption and ruin. Joe features spellbinding performances from pre-cyclops/pre-Ready Player One Tye Sheridan, the one and only performance from actual homeless person and the man this film is dedicated to Gary Poulter, and Joe himself, Academy Award winning actor and the man I want in my corner when things get dark, Nicolas Kim Coppola, better known as Nicolas Cage.