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There are more respectful ways to honor Val Kilmer than by rerunning this piece on 2017's The Snowman but it's the one we're going with

There are more respectful ways to honor Val Kilmer than by rerunning this piece on 2017's The Snowman but it's the one we're going with

Great meme, terrible movie.

Great Catch Up, My World Of FlopsNathan RabinApril 4, 2025Michael Fassbender, Chloe Sevigny, J.K. Simmons, J.K Simmons, Val Kilmer, flop, Martin Scorsese 69 Comments

My Val Kilmer Story

My Val Kilmer Story

I had the surreal honor of doing a Q&A with the late, great Val Kilmer at a big comic book convention that didn’t turn out quite as planned.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinApril 3, 2025Val Kilmer 12 Comments

1991's The Doors Epitomizes Everything That Makes Oliver Stone the Absolute Worst

1991's The Doors Epitomizes Everything That Makes Oliver Stone the Absolute Worst

One legendary asshole pays reverent, insufferable tribute to another.

Hoo boy. This one was tough.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinDecember 11, 2023Val Kilmer, Frank Whaley, Kyle McLaughlin, Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone, Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan, biopic, Walk Hard, terrible, drugs, hippie 85 Comments

Holy Shit Is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Ever Crazy, Great

Holy Shit Is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Ever Crazy, Great

It doesn’t get much better, or much crazier, than Werner Herzog’s 2009 masterpiece Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

Travolta/Cage, The Travolta/Cage ProjectNathan RabinJune 27, 2022Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Xzibit, Brad Dourif, Val Kilmer, Werner Herzog, New Orleans, Jennifer Coolidge, Shea Whigham, Film, Shawn Hatosy 23 Comments

Oliver Stone's Bloated 2004 Epic Alexander is a Real Stinkeroo

Oliver Stone's Bloated 2004 Epic Alexander is a Real Stinkeroo

My patron-funded exploration of the complete filmography hits 2004’s Alexander, a wildly ambitious historical epic that's just kind of meh.

My World Of Flops, Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinApril 29, 2022Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Oliver Stone, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, flop 42 Comments

The Fractured Mirror 2.0 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

The Fractured Mirror 2.0 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr. came back in a big way in the hilarious and wildly entertaining 2005 neo-noir Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Fractured Mirror 2.0Nathan RabinNovember 30, 2021Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Larry Miller, Shane Black, Corbin Bernsen, neo-noir 34 Comments