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

There Are Probably More Respectful Ways to Remember Dabney Coleman Than By Re-Running This Piece on Hot to Trot But We're Doing So All The Same

The talking horse comedy Hot to Trot is like my ex-wife’s Meatloaf Surprise: not good!

It Took Three Decades But 1994's Clifford Is Finally Getting the Acclaim and Respect It Deserves

In the latest in my series on the films of 1994 I write about the universally beloved cult classic Clifford.

1994 SeriesNathan RabinMay 8, 2024Charles Grodin, Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman, child, flop, cult

Garry Marshall's Underwhelming Directorial Career Began Blandly with 1982's Young Doctors in Love and Ended Disastrously with 2016's Abysmal Mother's Day

Garry Marshall was a beloved character actor and television mogul but his cinematic directorial career wasn’t so hot, as evidenced by his forgettable debut, the deeply unfunny 1982 Airplane knock off Young Doctors in Love and his dire final film, Mother’s Day.

Sub-Cult 2.0 #12 Clifford (1994)

Charles Grodin Month comes to an end with a fond look back at Clifford, a notorious flop that cast Martin Short as a ten year old boy and Grodin as his apoplectic uncle that went on to find a dedicated cult thanks largely to podcaster Tom Scharpling.

The Travolta/Cage Project #33 Amos & Andrew (1993)

Our deep dive into the complete discography of Nicolas Cage continues with a look back at the muddled 1993 inter-racial buddy comedy Amos & Andrew, a maddening heap of missed opportunities and muddled satire.

Rando! Pray TV (1981)

Movies about TV month continues with an exploration of 1981’s muddled Pray TV, with Devo as Christian band Dove and Paul Reubens’ feature film debut. It’s like UHF, except terrible.

Rando!, Movies About TV MonthNathan RabinJuly 13, 2020Devo, Dabney Coleman, Paul Reubens, satire, TV, Fim, Rando!