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

Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1994 Hit Timecop is Dumb Fun As Long as You Don't Think About It Too Hard

One of you kind. souls paid me to experience the cheesy majesty of the 1994 cult hit Timecop.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinMarch 16, 2022

1987's Slam Dance is an Erotic Thriller. It's NOT About Dancing, Except It is, a Little

My patron-funded exploration of the films of Virginia Madsen hits Slam Dance, a Wayne Wang-directed thriller that’s all style and no substance.

Freakazoid Just Keeps Getting Freakier and Freakier!

My patron-funded exploration of the cult cartoon Freakazoid just keeps getting freakier and freakier!

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 24, 2022superheroes, 1990s, Stan Freberg

Batman Beyond Hits a Rough Spot with an Another Visit from the Staggeringly Stupid Royal Flush Gang

Batman Beyond hits a bit of a rough spot when Terry and Bruce square off against the insultingly silly Royal Flush Gang and we learn how Bruce came to own Ace the Bat Hound.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 24, 2022Batman Beyond, Ace, Super Pet, Bruce Wayne, Terry McGiniss

Tsui Hark's 1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme/Rob Schneider Cult Buddy Comedy Knock Off Is a Hoot and a Half, If Not Quite as Crazy as it Should Be

This movie is bonkers, y’all!

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 23, 2022Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Tsui Hark, Hong Kong, cult

My World of Flops Hardboiled and Soft-Headed Case File #203 U-Turn (1997)

My patron-funded exploration of the films of Oliver Stone continues with a look at his adaptation of my old TV buddy John Ridley’s Stray Dogs entitled U-Turn.

1986's Modern Girls is a Kooky, Irresistible New Wave Cult Classic With an Utterly Beguiling Performance From Virginia Madsen

My patron-funded exploration of the complete filmography of Virginia Madsen continues with 1986’s Modern Girls, a charming, funny and smart exploration of female friendship and the 1980s nightlife featuring an absolutely magnetic turn from Madsen.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 16, 2022Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga, Cynthia Gibbs, New Wave, music movie, the 1980s

Mommie Dearest Is a Riveting Look at an Endlessly Fascinating Monster

I kind of love this fucked up motion picture.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 7, 2022Joan Crawford, Faye Dunaway

Exploiting our Archives: Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #39 Human Highway (1982)

In honor of Neil Young’s very public stand against Spotify I am re-running a loving appreciation of his 1982 cult classic Human Highway, co-directed and co-starring the late, great Dean Stockwell.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 5, 2022Neil Young, Devo, Rock and Roll, New Wave, Punk, Dean Stockwell

The 1978 Star Wars Knock-Off Starcrash Has Sex, Country-Fried Robots, Christopher Plummer and a VERY Young David Hasselhoff

One of you kind souls paid me to experience the glorious madness of the 1978 Star Wars knockoff Star Crash, starring Marjoe Gortner, Christopher Plummer and Baywatch Nights star David Hasselhoff in his first major film role.