Rainn Wilson — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

Backstrom Investigates a Murder in a Scientology-Like Cult in the Latest Episode of the Rainn Wilson Detective Vehicle

My journey through the one season non-wonder Backstrom continues with a look at an episode where he solves a murder at a Scientology-like cult.

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Rainn Wilson's Cranky Detective Backstrom Continues to be a Genius/Jerk in the Woefully Cliched "Bella"

My journey through the forgettable police procedural Backstrom continues with a look at its underwhelming second episode.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinOctober 16, 2024Rainn Wilson, television, detective shows, Dennis Haysbert, remake

I Begin a Look Through Backstrom, a One Season Wonder Where Rainn Wilson Plays a Self-Destructive Detective Genius Like All the Others

The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 25, 2024Rainn Wilson, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Best of 2022: My Five Thousand Word Dissertation on the Greatness of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

It took me a solid week of furious effort and three viewings of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, but I have written what I think is the definitive 5000 word manifesto about the Citizen Kane of “Weird Al” Yankovic-themed parody biopics.

Scalding Hot Takes: The Meg (2018)

They made a big, dumb movie about a big old shark that, real talk, I kinda liked.

Scalding Hot TakesNathan RabinAugust 27, 2018Jason Statham, Ruby Rose, Rainn Wilson