Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

Andrew "Dice" Clay Cosplays as Alfred Molina in Boogie Nights in the Strangely Underwhelming Pilot for Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's Vinyl

My journey through the much buzzed-about 2016 drama Vinyl begins with a look at its heavy-handed and underwhelming Martin Scorsese-directed pilot.

Season Two of the Beloved British Cult Science Fiction Sitcom Ends on an Audacious Note with "Queeg" and "Parralel Universe"

The second season of Red Dwarf ends on a high note with the audacious “Queeg” and “Parallel Universe.”

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinOctober 30, 2024Red Dwarf, TV, cult, British

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

Creep 2 Takes the Micro-Franchise In a Fascinatingly Satirical, Meta Direction

The sequel to Creep took the series in a darkly comic, self-referential and very fun direction.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinOctober 9, 2024Mark Duplass, sequel, found footage, horror, Blumhouse

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

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.

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