I Dig Crazy Flicks with CatBusRuss

Gregory Carl  and  CatBusRuss  team up like the "Snyder's Justice League" to provide an introduction into the world of DC Comics' Animated Features. The two bring up at least 20 of these films, and for the most part, at least one of them will recommend each movie. Your hosts will also express how they got into these features and if you can take the short cut of watching these ins...

CatBusRuss is still exhausted from the trip to Chicago, but day three was worth the physical toll. He got to argue for one of his favorite “Alien” movies with Channel Awesome. The acting insights of Maya Hawke were quite impressive. But the biggest thrill may have been meeting James Pax. Lighting from “Big Trouble in Little China” had podcast advise. How can you top that?

CatBusRuss had a fascinating day at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. He got the slap in the face about how far behind he was on the Adult Swim classic, “Rick and Morty”, and the gut punch of how great “Hannibal” sounds when he went to the Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy panel. Then it got serious after hours with Nerdlesque and Cosplay Karaoke. It becomes more intense when ThePoeticCritic int...

CatBusRuss has arrived at C2E2, and he is surviving. He is doing his best to vacation, but like anything you plan out, it is more hustle than relaxation. It was a fun day because 4.26 is “Alien Day”. Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright provided a great panel about the 45 year-old film. Celebration was the theme of the day as Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes showed their respect to their audience that...

No laptop, no #rewindwednesday. CatBusRuss is coming at you with a new movie review for another movie that was released in the last year. This week, he watched Jason Statham in “The Beekeeper”. It is essentially a solo action hero flick for the Brit which yells at you about what they did wrong with “Expend4bles” and how capitalist are awful once they inevitably sell out. Both messages we can all g...

CatBusRuss was left to explore what might entice an audience to his podcast. This led him to the recent Uma Thurman/Samuel L Jackson movie “The Kill Room” a comedy of errors about art dealing and money laundering. That maybe too indie a genre to investigate. To find out whether or not the “Fast & Furious” franchise met the podcast parameters is a concept for the masses.

Samara Weaving week concludes. Outbreak films have been around as early as the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to say the very least, but most of these features focus on humanity being absolutely lost. Lost via body theft by aliens or demons. Individuality vanished due to a disease taking over the body and conscience. What happens when a virus removes your inhibitions and replaces it wit...

Samara Weaving week continues. Michael Dubois  makes his return to the podcast to further express his admiration for Samara Weaving with a discussion about 2019's action satire,  " Ready or Not " .  CatBusRuss  goes into this thinking the film was a step down from the quality of " Bill and Ted Face the Music ", but only a baby step. Is Samara the next Uma Thurman ? We will...

Michael Dubois comes back to the podcast to discuss the most excellent trilogy when it comes to doing fan service right, " Bill & Ted ". If only Disney had thought about giving "The Rise of Skywalker" to Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters , the galaxy would be what Rufus and Kenobi would consider tranquil. What is there not to like about these films? There is casual homophobia i...

HappyBeebsMeowMeow (or just Beebs) returns to the podcast to discuss another one of her favorite movies, " The Princess Bride ". A movie with Christopher Guest and Andre the Giant, how could CatBusRuss ⁠ resist? Ninety For Chill's guest said this was a feature that she knew so well, that she did not require a rewatch. To make sure everyone was in the right headspace, CatBusRuss had t...

If there is a master of spotting subtle horror on Shudder, it is Gregory Carl . This week he suggested a film that has a horror-worthy premise with " The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane " featuring a 14 year-old Jodie Foster . It is a feature that turns the seemingly defenseless adolescent premise on its head while maintaining all that 1970s creepiness in all its glory.

Perhaps the episode should have been titled, "Are @CatBusRuss & @CouchManBakes the Reitmen to Go Ghostbusting" but the pun does not feel right. Would the billing order have been right? With " Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire " being released this week, our host decided to get audiences prepared with all of Ninety For Chill 's conversations about "Ghostbuster" movies where the lineup is not totally...

If it is a movie adapted from a video game, you may lure out the Ta2Squid . CatBusRuss welcomes a returning Andras Bodolai to Ninety For Chill: The Podcast for a chat about what is essentially the first attempt at bringing characters from a home gaming console to the big screen, " Super Mario Bros. (1993) ". Our host's first conversation with his fellow podcaster was about 2005's...

Inspired by George Miller 's means to make Mel Gibson feel something in " Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior ", CatBusRuss addresses how you rarely go wrong by killing a dog on the big screen. Hoping to be ready for "Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City",  CatBusRuss  revisits Russell Mulcahy's "Resident Evil: Extinction". This Australian-helmed feature allows him t...

ThePoeticCritic has always had a lot to say about the state of cinema at the moment, and she seems to appreciate the platform. The two siblings have a boundless conversation to address their favorite actors, the upcoming (2023) and previous Oscars, and hopes of fewer comic book movies. As for movie reviews, CatBusRuss was able to watch Costas Mandylor of "Saw" fame star in a 2022 knock o...

It is never too late to start the New Year. Some people hope to just get out of their comfort zone. That is the goal of Brandy Stonum, or should we call her HappyBeebsMeowMeow . With a Twitch handle like that, watching a movie where a feline plays a big role seemed perfect. So CatBusRuss was able to bend the rules of the podcast a bit, Han Solo style , and allowed Henry Selick 's Neil Gaiman a...

ThePoeticCritic  and  CatBusRuss  take you on a journey ranging from the Criterion Channel's Saturday Matinees for the smart kids to the directors with obsessions of dreamlike environments. The Spanish animated gem "Nocturna" and Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm St" serve as bookends to this narrative that does quite a bit of juxtaposition of features like "The Nev...

Jeff Goldblum maybe  NinetyForChill's  "In case of fire, break glass" metaphor. It is an easy means to bring  ThePoeticCritic  back on the show to discuss a classic sci-fi feature. (With Jim Carrey's rubberface, we would be consider that to be syfy.) The guy who was the blue alien may draw TPC out, but Peter Weller seems to have an ability to capture  CatBusRuss's  attention....

For the first time since CatBusRuss started making the annual trip to Evanston, ThePoeticCritic accompanied her little brother to B-Fest. It is a celebration of “The Best of the Worst” in motion pictures. That is a bit of hyperbole, and the two siblings will try to support that claim with there recap of the events. B-Fest at least met our host’s expectations. Bad musicals (The Apple), some deep hu...

Ninety For Chill Goes to B-Fest 2022: With " Showdown in Little Tokyo " sharing the marquee at the Norris University Center at Northwestern University,  Cool Movies Darth  was obligated to attempt to make it through the 24-hour, B-movie marathon that is  B-Fest . He spent all 24 hours in the McCormick Auditorium, but did he watch all the movies? Sometimes, there are things so bad, you just need to...

Now featuring trailers for the expected closing feature of B-Fest 2024 : Tammy and the T-Rex . It was supposed to be as simple as press play in Audacity and get 20 or so minutes of us chatting about movies. The laptop was opened and the mic was out, so neither should have been caught by surprised, but I just started recording. And then... ThePoeticCritic became more laser focused than I have seen...

Andrew "CouchManBakes" Tiede makes his 2024 return to "Ninety For Chill", and once again, the feature that he wanted to chat about was just over 100 minutes long. The feature is the Robert Rodriguez directed (and Quentin Tarantino co-penned) " From Dusk Till Dawn ". This of course means that to cover this feature, CouchMan and CatBusRuss must partake in a marathon. Fo...

As always noted on " Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss ", you maybe able to get a clue of what a future episode maybe about if you follow the host's Letterboxd. If that would take up too much time, then let this conversation with Andrew "CouchManBakes" Tiede about a classic vampire movie allow you to offer a prediction for February's first podcast. Andrew Ti...

So " Ninety For Chill " is addressing the Chris Klein -led " Rollerball " remake. This obviously means the past couple of weeks have been a comedy of errors for CatBusRuss . These faults include: car issues, difficulty finding guests for the show and balancing them with his dating life, and enduring another "far right" kick. Comedy is the key term in that paragraph. T...

Jessica Kwazz ⁠  from the  " ⁠ Second Chance Movies   Podcast ⁠ "  expresses her love for  ⁠ Mel Brook ⁠ 's   " ⁠ Spaceballs ⁠ "  while  ⁠ ThePoeticCritic ⁠  returns with the history of how this feature became a classic. ThePoeticCritic and  ⁠ CatBusRuss ⁠  discuss why "Star Wars" was nearly abandoned while Jessica tells of her admiration of cinema's GREATEST...