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

I Am Looking for a Cohost and Producer for a Fractured Mirror Podcast

The Fractured Mirror, my magnum opus about the history of American films about moviemaking is coming out VERY soon. I'd love to do a podcast to promote it but I need a cohost and producer to make that happen.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 8, 2024

Mark Duplass Is a Memorable Mumblecore Monster in the Nifty 2014 Found Footage Cult Hit Creep

Mark Duplass plays a creep looking for a friend to murder in the nifty 2014 found footage horror film Creep.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinOctober 7, 2024Mark Duplass, horror, found footage, Patrick Bice, serial killer

For My Shudder Pick of the Month I Finally Get Around to Experiencing the Magic of 2013's Sharknado

I finally experienced the malevolent magic of Sharknado, the movie about a tornado full of shame. I will never be the same.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinOctober 4, 2024Ian Zeiring, John Heard, Tara Reid

My Substack Has Experienced A Surge of Modest Growth and I'm So Shocked and Overjoyed I Can Barely Stand It

Outside of this website, things are going great for me professionally! Or at least pretty good.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 3, 2024

Kevin Can F**k Himself is the Kevin Can Wait/Breaking Bad Hybrid We Never Knew We Needed

I finally got around to watching Kevin Can F**k Himself, a unique blend of traditional sitcom and heavy drama. I loved it!

Lukewarm TakesNathan RabinOctober 2, 2024Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek, Sean Clements, Tom Scharpling, sitcom, TV, post-modern, self-referential

Pet Peeve Corner: Sober Celebrities With their Own Liquor Brands

I'm not sure why, but I've always been annoyed when sober celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and 50 Cent launch their own lines of liquor.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 2, 2024Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, alcohol, alcoholism, Kiss, 50 Cent

Do You Want to Let the World Know That You're a Huge Asshole? Why Not Buy a Cybertruck?

Want to tell the world that you're a huge jackass? Why not buy a Cybertruck?

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 1, 2024Elon Musk, Donald Trump

There Are More Dignified Ways to Remember Kris Kristofferson Than By Re-Running This Piece on Convoy But We're Going With It Nonetheless

Our patron-funded journey through the films of Sam Peckinpah hits another high point with a loving exploration of 1978’s Convoy, a smash hit CB trucker sex comedy based on a novelty song that’s pure fun.

In a Real Switcheroo, You Voted For Me to See a Good Movie, Namely 2021's Delightfully Demented The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's nifty 2021 supervillain team up comedy The Suicide Squad does everything right, whereas its predecessor did everything wrong.

My Journey Through the Cult Science Fiction Show Red Dwarf Continues with the Bleak "Thanks For the Memory" and Convoluted "Stasis Leak"

My journey through the British science-fiction comedy Red Dwarf continues with the bleakly funny "Thanks For the Memory", which is like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in reverse, and the time travel-centric "Stasis Leak."

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 27, 2024