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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #219 The Brothers Solomon (2007)

Bob Odenkirk flopped hard with 2007’s The Brothers Solomon, a rough but often funny and inspired vehicle for scarily committed stars Will Arnett and Will Forte.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #218 Girlfriend's Day (2017)

The column where YOU pay me to watch movies celebrates the life, career and non-death of Bob Odenkirk with the first of four entries about his film career, the nifty 2016 Netflix sleeper Girlfriends Day, which is Charlie Kaufman lite in the best possible way.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #217 Harvard Man (2001)

2001’s Harvard Man is the ultimate James Toback movie. I mean that in the harshest way possible.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #216 Batman Beyond: "The Last Resort" and "Armory"

Bruce and Terry tangle with an evil cult and Armory, a guy with a lot of weapons in two sub-par episodes of the otherwise brilliant animated cult show Batman Beyond.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #215 Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Tom Cruise chased Oscar gold in Born on the Fourth of July, Oliver Stone’s messily compelling adaptation of Ron Kovic’s anti-war memoir.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #214 Mr. Rice's Secret (1999)

David Bowie made a lot of movies. The wildly overwrought kiddie Cancer drama Mr. Rice’s Secret was one of them.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #213 Playback (1996)

My perversely obscure, random patron-funded exploration of the films and television projects of Tawny Kitaen comes to an appropriately obscure, random end with a look at Playback, a business-themed erotic theater that paired Kitaen with DTV erotic thriller queen Shannon Whirry and the slumming likes of Harry Dean Stanton and George Hamilton.

Control Nathan Rabin #212: Batman Beyond "Eyewitness" and "Final Cut"

The Henry Rollins parody Mad Stan (voiced by Rollins, of course) makes a big impression in “Eyewitness” before sexy, silent assassin Curare returns in two more audacious episodes of the bold and brilliant animated cult classic Batman Beyond.

Control Nathan Rabin #211 Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

My patron-funded exploration of the films of Rebecca Gayheart covers her scene-stealing cameo in the underwhelming sequel to 1998’s Urban Legend.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #210 Talk Radio (1988)

My patron-funded exploration of the films of Oliver Stone’s complete filmography covers Talk Radio, his prescient 1988 about men being terrible and toxic over the airwaves.