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

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 Returns with an Affectionate Look at John Dahl's 1989 Debut Kill Me Again, a Terrific Neo-Noir Starring Val Kilmer and Michael Madsen

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0, the column where I give YOU the opportunity to force me to watch and write about a movie returns with a fond look at John Dahl’s nifty 1989 debut Kill Me Again, which stars the late Val Kilmer and Michael Madsen.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinJuly 16, 2025Val Kilmer, Joanne Walley, John Dahl, Neo-Noir

Val Kilmer: The Direct to Video Years

Robert Downey Jr. and writer-director Shane Black leaped back onto the A-list with the beloved 2005 dark comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. People expected it to do wonders for Val Kilmer as well, but he spent much of the next decade cranking out interchangeable direct to video cheapies, many costarring 50 Cent.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinApril 17, 2025Val Kilmer

A Kooky Scientist Played by Val Kilmer Traps Six Sexy Singles in a Steam Room to Make a Muddled Point About Global Warming in the Delightfully Insane 2009 Thriller The Chaos Experiment

A lunatic played by the late Val Kilmer traps six sexy singles, including Eric Roberts, in a locked steamroom to make a muddled point about global warming in the insane, Steve Bannon-produced 2009 thriller The Chaos/Steam Experiment.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinApril 16, 2025Val Kilmer, Eric Roberts, Patrick Muldoon