Nathan Rabin
Hail to the King: How Army of Darkness Cemented Bruce Campbell’s Cult Icon Status
July 6, 2017
Why The Lonely Island’s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Deserves a Cult Following
June 20, 2017
How Robin Williams’ Genie in Disney’s Aladdin Changed Animated Comedy Forever
June 6, 2017
Why 2001’s Rat Race Is A Perfect Piece of Escapism for Modern Times
May 16, 2017
How Weekly World News Helped Set the Stage for Contemporary Satire
May 3, 2017
Why George Clooney’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Works As A Tragicomedy Despite Its Indulgent Flourishes
April 18, 2017
Why Stay Tuned Is A Dated Artifact of 1990s Comedy Done Wrong
April 4, 2017
Level Up: Why Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Endures As A Cult Favorite Beyond Its Geek Appeal
March 22, 2017
Alright, Alright, Alright: Why Dazed and Confused Is More Than Just a Stoner Comedy
March 7, 2017
Why Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs Is As Relevant Today As It Was In 1989
February 22, 2017
I Got You Babe: Why Groundhog Day Is the Pinnacle of Harold Ramis and Bill Murray’s Collaborations
February 7, 2017
Why Snakes on a Plane Fails as a Cult Film
January 25, 2017
How Sylvester Stallone Transformed Demolition Man from a Subversive Satire into a Sylvester Stallone Movie
January 4, 2017
Why Batman Returns Deserves Its Cult Following
December 20, 2016
Robert Altman’s The Player is a Meta Exploration of Hollywood’s Twisted Self-Obsession
December 6, 2016
Does Captain Ron Deserve Cult Status?
November 22, 2016
Man Bites Dog Is a Potent Mix Of Indie Film Cliches and Bloodlust
October 27, 2016
Why What We Do in the Shadows Became an Instant Cult Classic
October 19, 2016
Wayne’s World: How a Self-Referential TV Satire Became a Cultural Touchstone
October 5, 2016
1993’s Falling Down is an Eerie Reflection of Modern America’s Persecution Complex
September 20, 2016
The Ben Stiller Show: How Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller Turned Pop Culture on its Head in 1992
September 7, 2016
Batman ’66: Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb
August 17, 2016
How Goodfellas Anticipated the Dark Comedy of the Tarantino Era
August 2, 2016
Why John Waters’ Cry-Baby Deserves More Attention
July 19, 2016