Archive - Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas

The Brutal and Pretentious The Death of Robin Hood Gives the Gentleman Bandit of Sherwood Forrest the Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey…

For someone who loves horror, I am awfully squeamish.

Jun 19 • Nathan Rabin

The Fractured Favorite of the Day is Yorgos Lanthimos’ acidic social satire Bugonia

In Yorgos Lanthimos’ acidic social satire Bugonia, Emma Stone is boldly unlikable as Michelle Phillips, an Elizabeth Holmes-like girl boss who has risen…

Jun 19 • Nathan Rabin

It's that time again! Should I Watch/Write About Toy Story 5, The Death of Robin Hood, Voicemails for Isabelle, and/or Never Change?

Jun 18 • Nathan Rabin

Shards from the Fractured Mirror: Nicolas Cage Gives Dual Performances of a Lifetime in Spike Jonze's Masterful 2002 Comedy-Drama Adaptation…

Nicolas Cage is Doubly Delightful in Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's meta dramatic comedy about the struggle to bring Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief…

Jun 18 • Nathan Rabin

Live with Nathan Rabin

A recording from Nathan Rabin's live video

Jun 17 • Nathan Rabin

1:13:14

I go live in five minutes!

Jun 17 • Nathan Rabin

The Fractured Favorite of the Day is Martin Scorsese's Skillfully Sordid 1991 Remake of Cape Fear

It can be hard to believe that Steven Spielberg was at one point slated to direct the 1991 remake of Cape Fear, while Martin Scorsese was supposed to…

Jun 17 • Nathan Rabin

I'll be going live tomorrow at noon EST to answer your questions!

I still don’t know what I’m doing, in terms of live aspects of this website, and also everything else, but I’m planning to go live tomorrow for paid…

Jun 16 • Nathan Rabin

Daily Shard from the Fractured Mirror: Ben Hecht’s Sly 1952 Show-Business Satire Actors and Sin

The legendary writer perversely cast his own daughter as a pint-sized Hollywood hellion

Jun 16 • Nathan Rabin

Stephen King's Desperation is a Nasty Little Sleeper with a Mesmerizing Performance by Ron Perlman as a Maniac Cop

Considering the direction his career subsequently took, it's easy to forget that Ron Perlman rose to fame not as a towering badass who could crush…

Jun 16 • Nathan Rabin

Watching the Badass New Action Extravaganza The Furious is Like Getting Hit with a Mack Truck of Awesomeness

Holy shit does this movie rule.

Jun 15 • Nathan Rabin

The Fractured Favorite of the Day is the Irresistible Health and Wellness Podcast Maintenance Phase

A really great podcast can get you interested in subject matter you otherwise wouldn’t care about.

Jun 15 • Nathan Rabin