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

Beyond the Lead Characters Being Identical, David Cronenberg's 1988 Masterpiece Dead Ringers is NOTHING Like The Parent Trap

One of you kind souls paid me to finally get around to seeing Dead Ringers, David Cronenberg’s 1988 masterpiece of chilly body horror, with an extraordinarily lead performance by Jeremy Irons as identical twin doctors in trouble.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 2, 2024David Cronenberg, body horror, Jeremy Irons, Genevieve Bujold, medicine, doctor, Film, Canadian, cult

It's New Year's Eve So That Can Only Mean One Thing: I'm Rerunning My Piece on 1980's New Year's Evil

One of you kind weirdoes paid me to watch and write about the wonderfully terrible New Year’s Eve-themed rock and roll slasher cult classic New Year’s Eve, from the fine folks over at Cannon.

Love Has Won, Robin Williams and the Narcissistic Insanity of Assembling an Etheric Dream Team

It’s one thing to think that you have a personal relationship with famous people you’ve never met. It’s quite another to assume that their job in the afterlife is to help you, as Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson did.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinDecember 14, 2023Robin Williams, QAnon, cult

If You Loved Barbie's Semi-Musical, Estrogen-Powered Weirdness You'll Probably Dig 2021's Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar As Well

Instead of going to the Gathering of the Juggalos, Insane Clown Posse’s yearly festival of arts and culture I took a little mind vacation to Vista Del Mar with some agreeable gals by the name of Barb and Star.

Sub-CultNathan RabinAugust 1, 2023Kristin Wiig, Annie Mumalo, Jamie Dornan, cult, comedy, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Bayer, Sub-Cult

The VelociPastor is the Killer Dinosaur Pastor Movie We Want and Need

One of you generous souls paid me to see a movie about a priest who turns into a vengeance-crazed dinosaur when he’s angry. No, it’s not a documentary.

My Patron-Funded Exploration of Freakazoid! Comes to an End with a Reverent Appreciation of the Best Thing Steven Spielberg Has Ever Been Involved With

My patron-funded exploration of the cult superhero spoof Freakazoid! comes to a bittersweet but deeply satisfying conclusion,

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinDecember 13, 2022Steven Spielberg, superheroes, satire, David Warner, finale, cult, silly

Room 237 Is a Mesmerizing Exploration of Cinematic Obsession

Rodney Ascher’s cult 2010 documentary The Shining uses fan theories about The Shining to explore the irresistible nature of conspiracy theories and the strong pull of what might be true.

The Audacious 2018 Cult Mystery Comedy Under the Silver Lake Is Exactly My Kind of Crazy

The 2018 mystery comedy-thriller Under the Silver Lake is a goddamn mess and I love it!

Tsui Hark's 1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme/Rob Schneider Cult Buddy Comedy Knock Off Is a Hoot and a Half, If Not Quite as Crazy as it Should Be

This movie is bonkers, y’all!

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinFebruary 23, 2022Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Tsui Hark, Hong Kong, cult

Nicolas Cage and Neil LaBute's Glorious 2006 Desecration of The Wicker Man One of the Best Bad Movies Ever Made

Our exploration of the complete filmographies of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage comes to a very special motion picture: Neil LaBute’s legendary desecration of The Wicker Man.