Cage reaches for a lofty artistic metaphor to describe his way of working. The Surfer, though, provides another. The bullies on the beach are the immovable object. The man with his board is the ...

For a long, sun-addled stretch, Lorcan Finnegan’s beach-set “The Surfer” simmers as a deliciously punishing nightmare, ...

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