Nathan Rabin

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EX-A.V Club and The Dissolve. Currently, Happy Place/Bad Ideas/Every Episode Ever books, dad, autistic, ADHD, Travolta/Cage, and other stuff. I need teeth!

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Should I make paid subscriber-only reviews publicly available after a week?

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

I’m trying to figure out how best to grow this newsletter and encourage readership and subscriptions, both free and paid. I generally don’t know what people want, so I'm going to ask you all.
What new movie should I write about this weekend?

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

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Creepshow 2 Doesn't Have the Budget or Cast of the Original But Is Still a Down and Dirty Good Time

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

1987’s Creepshow 2 had half the budget of George Romero and Stephen King’s classic 1982 horror anthology, their loving tribute to the horror comic books of the early 1950s. That meant belt-tightening everywhere, including the director’s chair. Creepshow cinematographer Michael Gornik got a big promotion, and George Romero, who directed the film, wrote a screenplay based on Stephen King's stories. Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is a reader-supported publication.
The Joy of Positivity pick of the day: The Incredibles Edible Peanut Budda Buddha Chocolate Bars

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

This is a bit of an odd Joy of Positivity pick in that it’s not about movies, music, or books but rather edibles.
The Electric State Isn't As Bad and Boring as Its Abysmal Reputation Suggests: It's Even Worse

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

I remember reading the description for The Electric State on Wikipedia five or six months ago and being gobsmacked by how insane it looked. The movie didn’t just look kooky by blockbuster standards: it looked Neil Breen-level bonkers.
Drop Is a Nifty B-Movie That's Like One of M. Night Shyamalan's Thrillers, But Good

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

Drop is unique in that it’s a theatrically released studio film where I did not recognize a single actor or actress. That’s not unusual for low-budget art films, but even the obscure, low-budget slop I wrote about for The Fractured Mirror, my upcoming book on American movies about filmmaking, has at least one at least semi-famous name and face. They’ll have a cameo from Michael Nouri, Carmen Electra, or some other C-lister.
The Electric State or The Amateur?

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day at Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is Kyle Mooney's Retro Horror Comedy Y2K

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

Jaeden Martell, who you probably don’t remember as Henry from The Book of Henry, stars in Kyle Mooney’s 2024 directorial debut Y2K as Eli, a lanky geek who wants what all teenagers want: to get laid.
The 2009 Val Kilmer/50 Cent Vehicle Streets of Blood wants to be Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Instead, it's just bad

1 week ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

50 Cent has appeared in so many interchangeable direct-to-streaming movies that it can be easy to forget that at the very beginning of his career, when he was arguably the hottest, most successful rapper in the world, the G-Unit mogul starred in a prestige picture based on his own dramatic life and career. 2005’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ was supposed to be 50 Cent’s 8 Mile, a classy biopic rooted in the rich mythology of Curtis Jackson’s life as a drug dealer turned superstar rapper.
New Changes Coming to the Happy Place

2 weeks ago | nathanrabin.substack.com | Nathan Rabin

Over the past six months or so, something unexpected and wonderful happened. One of my businesses became more successful and lucrative rather than less successful and lucrative. Specifically, Nathan Rabin’s Bad Ideas grew in popularity. It’s been wonderful, not to mention validating. Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I seem to have hit a wall about two weeks ago, however.

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11 Apr 25

The Joy of Positivity pick of the day at Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is Kyle Mooney's warped retro comedy Y2K. https://t.co/H8LBXBmn3d https://t.co/qOu1m5ZNRC

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11 Apr 25

Big Changes are coming to Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas! https://t.co/ZXac51oyH5

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11 Apr 25

Out of morbid curiosity, I watched one of three movies the late Val Kilmer made with 50 Cent, 2009's Streets of Blood, for my Substack, Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas. It wants to be Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Instead, it's just bad. https://t.co/plI7M01KVU https://t.co/ermLe1BLxt

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Articles

Should I make paid subscriber-only reviews publicly available after a week?

What new movie should I write about this weekend?

Creepshow 2 Doesn't Have the Budget or Cast of the Original But Is Still a Down and Dirty Good Time

The Joy of Positivity pick of the day: The Incredibles Edible Peanut Budda Buddha Chocolate Bars

The Electric State Isn't As Bad and Boring as Its Abysmal Reputation Suggests: It's Even Worse

Drop Is a Nifty B-Movie That's Like One of M. Night Shyamalan's Thrillers, But Good

The Electric State or The Amateur?

The Joy of Positivity pick of the day at Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas is Kyle Mooney's Retro Horror Comedy Y2K

The 2009 Val Kilmer/50 Cent Vehicle Streets of Blood wants to be Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Instead, it's just bad

New Changes Coming to the Happy Place

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