Pay the Ghost (2015) - Review

This post will conclude the reviewing of movies that my wife and I watched while we were out of town some weeks ago (I am posting somewhat in advance to avoid as many conflicts with classes as possible). I'm thankful to have a supportive partner that is willing to suffer alongside me. Coincidentally, both Knowing and Pay the Ghost see Nicolas Cage defy fate and the natural order as a mild-mannered professor - a fact that I have become ignorant over the years. I have seen both movies before, but did not make the connection until his profession was made to be a plot point in both works. This is concerning for me as an aspiring instructor in my field of study (thankfully not film-related) - that I will take elements of either film's eccentric professors and incorporate them into my own teaching style. This is in jest, because I want to have a long and rewarding lecturing career. The moment I start chasing ghosts or bible-code inspired documents is the moment that I know that I've truly lost it and might be in a similarly contrived movie.