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The Random Rerun of the Day is the Bizarre Hungarian 1989 Film Adaptation of Felix the Cat

One of y’all kind sadists paid me one hundred dollars to see and talk about a 1989 Hungarian-American Felix the Cat movie that, honestly, is pretty fucked up.

Before Silence of the Lambs, Michael Mann Brought Donald Trump's Favorite Cannibal to the Big Screen with the Mesmerizing 1986 Masterpiece Manhunter

Before Silence of the Lambs swept the Oscars and made a fortune, Michael Mann brought Donald Trump’s favorite cannibalistic serial to the big screen with the mesmerizing 1986 cult classic Manhunter.

The Random Rerun of the Day is the Disappointing 1998 Fright Flick John Carpenter's Vampires

John Carpenter’s ultra-violent, hyper-profane 1998 vampire western Vampires promised to be badass. Instead it’s merely bad.

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

The Random-Ass Rerun of the day is the Robby Benson Cracksploitation Shocker White Hot

Director-star Robby Benson trades in Ice Castles for mountains of blow as a troubled young professional with a beast of a crack addiction who has chosen to also get into dealing crack cocaine in the impossibly lurid 1989 crack exploitation movie White Hot.

My Shudder Pick of the Month is the 1990 Cult Classic Tremors

You know what really holds up? The beloved 1990 monster movie Tremors.

There Are More Respectful Ways to Honor George Wendt Than By Rerunning This Piece on Space Truckers, But It's the One We're Going With

Stuart Gordon’s deranged 1996 science fiction comedy Space Truckers went direct to video and looms as one of its creator’s biggest failures but it’s a lot more delightfully warped than its reputation suggests.

Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese's Short-Lived My Journey Through HBO's Period Music Drama Vinyl Continues With Its Juicy Fifth Episode, "He In Racist Fire"

My journey through Vinyl, Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese’s short-lived music-world period drama, continues with a look at its fifth episode, “He In Racist Fire”

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinMay 2, 2025Jack Quaid, Juno Temple, Bobby Canavale, Mick Jagger

The Shudder Pick of the Month is the Loopy 1980s Ghoulies Homage Frankie Freako

One of you kind souls paid me to experience the nostalgic magic of 2024’s Frankie Freako, a campy throwback to the Reagan-era heyday of Gremlins knockoffs.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinApril 30, 2025

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