Nathan Rabin (/ne??ð?n r???bi?n/; born April 24, 1976) is an American film and music critic. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rabin was the first head writer for The A.V. Club, a position he held until he left the Onion organization in 2013. Currently, he is a staff writer for The Dissolve, a film website operated by Pitchfork Media.
Often includes anecdotes from his life and childhood in his reviews.
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References to The Simpsons.
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Reviews films and books that were critical or commercial failures or are viewed as being of poor quality
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Cynical and sarcastic sense of humor
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Fact
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Often cut class to watch movies or play arcade games while in high school.
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Was a big fan of classic MGM musicals growing up.
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Loves Hip-hop and Rap music.
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Grew up in poverty after his father couldn't work due to illness.
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Started his ''My Year of Flops'' experiment after seeing and greatly disliking ''Elizabethtown (2005)''. He later had a much more positive view when he watched it the second time and published a glowing review in his ''My Year Of Flops'' book.
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Was the victim of intense bullying in middle school.
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Loves cats and used to own five, but had to sell them because his wife is allergic.
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He has never learned how to drive.
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Worked at a video store before he started at The Onion.
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Lives in Chicago with his wife and dog.
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Is a big fan of Philip Roth.
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Left the AV Club in May 2013 after having been head writer since it's beginning.
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Estimates that he watched between twelve to sixteen hours of television a day growing up.
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Is an avid fan of Dave Barry and credits his work with helping him during periods of depression.
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Grew up in a group home in Chicago.
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His feature "My Year Of Flops" in which he reviews Box-office failures actually lasted just under five years.
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Coined the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl".
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Suffers from depression and spent a month in hospital when he was age 14.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Call with Carson Daly
2010
TV Series
Himself
Steinjive
2009
Himself
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
2006
Video short
Himself
Look on up at the Bottom: The Music of Dolls
2006
Video short
Himself
Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby!