Nathan Rabin's Happy Cast

This week on the podcast, Nathan and Clint go it alone for the welcome return of Travolta to the cast! Unfortuantely, it’s in the worse half of an otherwise-decent double feature about ex-thieves dragged back in for One Last Job to look after an estranged child in hyper-specific American cities! In Philip Martin’s ponderous The Forger, Travolta tries his hand at a serious, downbeat character drama, as an expert art forger from Boston who works out a deal to get out of prison early to see his terminally ill son (Tye Sheridan). But of course, it’s contingent on forging a priceless Monet and stealing the real one! Too bad any attempts at intergenerational male bonding (between Travolta, Sheridan, and a game Christopher Plummer as their irascible gramps) is bogged down by a top-tier bonkers Travolta wig/soul-patch combo. On the bright side, there’s Stolen, which is the good kind of bonkers! Reuniting with Con Air director Simon West, Cage hams it up as an expert bank thief blackmailed into giving his ex-partner (