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I'm Rerunning This Five Year Old Piece on the Increasingly Hilarious Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
I'm Rerunning This Five Year Old Piece on the Increasingly Hilarious Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani’s very public fall from grace would be heartbreaking if it weren’t so freaking hilarious!

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 1, 2025Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
The Not So Random Rerun of the Day is the Hilariously Hagiographic TV Movie Biography Rudy about the Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner
The Not So Random Rerun of the Day is the Hilariously Hagiographic TV Movie Biography Rudy about the Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinSeptember 1, 2025James Woods, Penelope Anne Miller, tv movie, Rudy Giuliani, hagiography
My Shudder Pick of the Month is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
My Shudder Pick of the Month is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Michael Meyers is back, baby! That’s not cause for excitement, I’m afraid, on account of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers sucking.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 28, 2025Halloween, Film, Sequel
The Bratty Inspiration of Gavin Newsom's Aggressive Social Media Trump Parody
The Bratty Inspiration of Gavin Newsom's Aggressive Social Media Trump Parody

Hunky California Governor Gavin Newsom has been making fun of Donald Trump’s social media voice in a way that has amused the left, enraged the right and increased his national profile.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinAugust 27, 2025
No More Wire Hangers, Ever
The Big WhoopNathan RabinAugust 26, 2025
I Heard The Finale of Sex and the City Sequel Just Like That... Was Terrible. It's So Much Worse Than I Could Have Imagined
I Heard The Finale of Sex and the City Sequel Just Like That... Was Terrible. It's So Much Worse Than I Could Have Imagined

The notoriously awful Sex and the City sequel ended with a notoriously godawful insult of a finale that proves that Kim Cattrall was right about everything.

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My World Of FlopsNathan RabinAugust 22, 2025Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarita Choudhoury, flop, Sex and the City
I Will Never Understand the Appeal of the Avatar Movies
I Will Never Understand the Appeal of the Avatar Movies

The Avatar movies are among the most popular of all time. So why does the franchise feel so culturally invisible compared to other box office champions?

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinAugust 19, 2025Avatar, James Cameron
The Random Rerun of the Day is the Nicolas Cage Top Gun Knock Off Firebirds
The Random Rerun of the Day is the Nicolas Cage Top Gun Knock Off Firebirds

In 1990 Nicolas Cage made Firebirds, the first of several thousand forgettable action vehicles unworthy of his talent or originality.

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Travolta/Cage, The Travolta/Cage Project, My World Of FlopsNathan RabinAugust 18, 2025Nicolas Cage, Film, Tommy Lee Jones
The Chris Gaines Special Offers a Fascinatingly Cringy Look at a Flop of Legendary Proportions
The Chris Gaines Special Offers a Fascinatingly Cringy Look at a Flop of Legendary Proportions

One of you kind souls paid me to experience a fascinatingly awkward 1999 NBC special where Garth Brooks does a terrible job of promoting his ill-fated alter-ego, Australia-born pouty rocker/blue eyed soulman Chris Gaines.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 18, 2025Garth Brooks, Chris Gaines, vanity project, self-indulgence, television special, TV, Television
Our Tribute to Kennedy Center Honors Recipients Continues With This Rerun of 1985's Iconic Rambo: First Blood Part II
Our Tribute to Kennedy Center Honors Recipients Continues With This Rerun of 1985's Iconic Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II desecrates everything that made First Blood so powerful. That’s probably why it was a massive blockbuster.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 14, 2025Sylvester Stallone, Charles Napier, Richard Crenna, George P. Cosmatos, Rambo, patriotism, Martin Kove, Steven Berkoff, James Cameron, sequel, blockbuster
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