I Dig Crazy Flicks with CatBusRuss

CatBusRuss & Faydra Black were going to amuse an ATL Comic Convention audience by gushing over the film that features Brandon Lee 's final and finest performance, " The Crow ". It is safe to believe that neither of them expected a packed room, but as our podcast host arrived after just concluding his first " 1985 Action Movie Triple-Threat Match ", he was surprised by t...

CatBusRuss had a four-movie marathon of sub 100-minute features that he intended to kick off the last week of spooky month. But since he currently has only one retailer to be responsible to, he had time to watch a longer flick or two. Lets just say Ryan Coogler 's vision changed that plan. And our host had promised to go back to the Grid while it was still in theaters. It cannot be the " Ninety Fo...

CatBusRuss went to GalaxyCon Des Moines to once again preach the gospel of " Ninety For Chill ". He is joined by Jess McCord from " Skies of Fortune " to further back his stance that modern movies are just too damn long, and to promote Jess's panel " A24: Horror Goes to the Art House ." It is a fun conversation that celebrates a shared love for cinema, so much so...

The past two Octobers have been tough for CatBusRuss . He stands by the concept, "If it's Halloween, it must be Saw ", and after the brilliance of " Saw X ", it sucks that we are still waiting for the 11th installment to what might currently be the most profitable horror franchise. Our host is hoping that going back to episode three of the original " NinetyForChill dot Com - The Podcast " feed wil...

CatBusRuss went into GalaxyCon St. Louis a little bit on edge. He had the " Ninety For Chill: The Panel " and the third edition of the " 1985 Action Movie Triple Threat " to prepare for with a virtual stranger who was crashing at his hotel room in Nix Eclips . Unlike GalaxyCon Des Moines , this podcast host did not have a day to relax, especially when he wanted that groovy auto...

CatBusRuss was given the honor to be a panelist at the first GalaxyCon St. Louis . For the second day of the convention, our podcast host is joined by ' Cinema Shitshow's ' Nix Eclips to have another go at " Ninety For Chill: The Panel ". And this time, they come sporting punch and pie. Nix dedicated the day to worship at the altar of Bruce Campbell , but the queue was so long that he tried to cut...

It was CatBusRuss 's pleasure to be invited to be a panelist on Jess McCord 's panel at GalaxyCon Des Moines . The topic of said panel, A24 's rich horror movie history and influence. But, perhaps, more importantly, is calling it "elevated horror" a good thing? One half of the " Skies of Fortune " tabletop, role-playing game team put on quite a presentation, and mus...

Comic book writer and novelist Josh Nealis is on a virtual promotional tour for his latest book, " Cocaine-Stripper Stronghold: Issue 2 ", so a podcast called " I Dig Crazy Flicks " seems an obvious production to reach out to. His project's wild premise makes him seem like the ideal guest for CatBusRuss , but can these two demented minds talk about films that can reach the...

After the small audience at the Indiana Comic Convention " Ninety For Chill: The Panel ", circumstances prevented screenwriter Chuck Thomas from " Atlanta Film Chat " meeting with CatBusRuss for a panel at ATL Comic Convention .Russ still wanted a chance to chat with one of Atlanta's best movie podcasters. So, it is only fitting for Chuck's cinematic wisdom to select a...

CatBusRuss was too worn out to catch the " Josie and the Pussycats " reunion panel with Rachel Leigh Cook & Tara Reid, but he still had a handful of " I Dig Crazy Flicks " buttons to give out, so he made it to day three of GalaxyCon Des Moines . Just in time to catch the Q&A with Brian O'Halloran ⁠ the star of " Clerks ". This was an insightful panel where our host was impressed about how...

CatBusRuss may have missed the "Speed Friending" event as he recovered from the stress of making it to day one of GalaxyCon Des Moines (Never mind the stress of his personal dramas.), but he worked his promotional butt off and is damn near out of the con's " I Dig Crazy Flicks " buttons. This is thanks to the help of Jess McCord of the tabletop RPG " Skies of Fortune &...

Barry Bostwick debuts " Making Megaforce ", a documentary/love letter about a bomb of his from 1982. Standout Adult Swim actors MC Chris & Dana Snyder gain a learning experience from their first attempt to record their podcast, " None of This Matters ". Out podcast host learns he may have to keep up with what the kids love after a well conceived panel, "Eternal Love: V...

For GalaxyCon Des Moines , CatBusRuss and the Dread Pirate Syzer from Skies of Fortune are going to be guests on each others' panels. Our podcast host thinks that maybe DPS got the easier assignment since he will just have to argue that the best movies are over 100 minutes in length at the " I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill - The Panel " (2 pm, Saturday, September 13). R...

CatBusRuss was able to participate in a lot of panels at ATL Comic Convention for movies that he loves, but one of those panels was for a feature not enough people have seen. He was honored to get to chat with the co-creator of the comic " Blood Orange ", Tim Avers about Rian Johnson 's 2005 debut feature, " Brick ". Hopefully, the two were able to convince those who were e...

At ATL Comic Convention , CatBusRuss attempted to hold his own with "Star Wars" experts by being a panelist on " 20 Years of Revenge of the Sith ". He seemed to have held his own when discussing " The Last Jedi ", but this third prequel of the Skywalker Saga may have held a more personal place in the hearts of his fellow panelists. CatBus was joined by the hosts of th...

CatBusRuss may still be recovering from Fan Expo Chicago 2025 . At 45 years-old, jumping into foam-sword combat for 45 minutes was too much since its been six years since his brief indoor soccer return, but not getting to contribute to the convention still pains him as well. Then again, you get to hear the nicest question John Cena has ever been asked in this episode, so he may have still won the...

Is it a good thing when a comic convention encourages one to sleep in? As long as the best content is available to a rested podcaster (at the price of $40), CatBusRuss shan't complain. Our host did not watch "Suits", so he may not have been the best audience member for only knowing Rick Hoffman from "Hostel" and "The Condemned", so his primary goal was to capture the " Hooked on a Feeling with the...

When CatBusRuss is at a comic convention where he is not serving as a panelist, the experience can be about remembering the sweet is never as sweet without the sour. (Anyone want to Zoom about " Vanilla Sky "?) This trip is virtually all inclusive (sans alcohol), so can there really be much to be sour about? Then came the journey of finding a Funko Pop! for an actor who was a last minute...

It is a #TossBackTuesday for " I Dig Crazy Flicks " as CatBusRuss gets himself in the mindset to just hang out at Fan Expo Chicago by revisiting the first Fan Expo Chicagoland ever hosted. Russ is a little bit in the dumps since this is the first time that Fan Expo has rejected his panel suggestions, but he looks to have a fun time seeing the likes of Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, O...

The crew in Lansing, MI, called the panel "Hollywood Squares", but we are not risking any infringement in this podcast episode's title. For CatBusRuss 's friends, this may have been the panel they were most intrigued by when he was invited to the C apital City Comic Con . Fans of the podcast get the show's gimmick, so who can blame them for wanting to be here rather than his pro-90-minute movie TE...

CatBusRuss may have finally broken the panel code. The audience was not large (What would you expect being placed in the furthest panel room of the ATL Comic Convention ?), but the enthusiasm of director/producer Mario DeAngelis and dark fantasy author with a second-degree black belt Hollis Jo McCollum ⁠ made the three flights to and from Atlanta worthwhile for our podcast host. After the " V...

Either celebrity involvement has finally come to " I Dig Crazy Flicks with CatBusRuss " or cease and desist letters are in the podcast's future. As they say, any press is good press. Friday, the podcast professional CatBusRuss was a panelist for just one panel, " Knives in My Eyes: 20 Years of 'Brick '". Saturday, he got to sleep in because the only panel he "n...

CatBusRuss 's three star (at best) accommodations are not too far away from the Georgia World Congress Center, so not having a good time at his first ATL Comic Convention would be a difficult task. Our host was able to perhaps make new friends, or at the very least frenemies, as he sat in on four panels and served as a panelist for " Knives in My Eyes: 20 Years of Brick ". The panel...

After impressing nerds with his win percentage at Jeffrey Stansberry "Real or Fake: Movie Edition" and being the center of the board at "Hollywood Squares" the day prior, CatBusRuss felt great going into "Ninety For Chill: The Panel" at Capital City Comic Con. It was not his biggest audience, but Punch and Pie may have allowed him to have a wise audience to deliver hi...

With ATL Comic Convention scheduling him for all three days and the need to take four days off to take ThePoeticCritic up to Fan Expo Chicago, CatBusRuss chose to not take the time off to attend the one day at Capital City Comic Con that he was not scheduled for panels. And the hospitality and camaraderie that the nerds of Lansing, MI offered may lead our host to regret that. No offense to Garrett...