Action Movies, Tax Write offs, and Ice Cube

Ninety For Chill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss

Episode 185: Write Off Marathon: Axel Foley v. Darkman v. The Rock v. Sons of Steel

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)⁠, ⁠Darkman⁠, ⁠The Rundown⁠, and ⁠Sons of Steel (1989)⁠. Aside from action and outrageous spectacle, what do these films have in common?

⁠CatBusRuss⁠ is tempted to do some research to determine if he has ever had a guest for a Labor Day Weekend episode of "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠", but why dwell on the past? Let's experience some flicks that are new to him, and help warrant writing them off when I Dig Crazy Flicks, LLC. files their taxes.

Our host believes that he came up with a fun four film marathon based on films from the subscription services that he pays for (Netflix & Paramount+), his recent iTunes purchases, and a film that he was tempted to purchase during ⁠Vinegar Syndrome⁠'s Labor Day Sale, but thanks to ⁠JustWatch⁠, found that it was free on Tubi. We are sure that we will address the Blu-Rays that he did buy on a later episode.

Episode 187: At the Late-Night, Double-Feature, Ice Cube Show

It is only appropriate that for episode 187, the podcast will be about films from a gangster rap founding father, ⁠Ice Cube⁠. He is a man so hard, that you never see him get killed on screen. ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ verified this on the ⁠Cinemorgue Wiki⁠.

This all stems around our host finding "⁠Trespass⁠" from 1992 on iTunes for $4.99. It is a movie that has Cube as fourth billed behind Bill Paxton, Ice Tea, and William Sadler. Not a bad place to be when the film is written by ⁠Robert Zemeckis⁠ & ⁠Bob Gale⁠ and directed by the man who gave us "Streets of Fire" & "48 Hours", ⁠Walter Hill ⁠.

But O'Shea Jackson can lead a film, or at least share top billing with The Chick from "⁠Species⁠", ⁠Natasha Henstridge⁠. With The Horror Master, ⁠John Carpenter⁠, at the helm, surely you will be entertained by "Ghosts of Mars". If that is not enough this to sell this feature to you, "The Beekeeper" Jason Statham further stacks the cast.

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.

CatBusRuss at Fan Expo Chicago 2024

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Bonus 5: #FanExpoChicago 2024 #Bonus: #MarkHamill & Underrated Gems (Like "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1")

The first day on any Chicago Comic Con is dedicated to getting your bearings to determine where and when you need to be. This has always been a bit rough on ⁠CatBusRuss⁠. He knew that he had to be 1 hour and 40 minutes early for the ⁠Mark Hamill⁠ panel (and find a way to seamlessly insert a review for "⁠Loaded Weapon 1⁠" into this episode), but what does he need to know to host a panel at the Creators' Stage (Sunday, August 18, 2 pm) and sell "I Dig Crazy Flicks" buttons and stickers?

Checking out a podcast recording about cosplay and an underrated gems panel with no microphones for fan input is leaving him worried, but perhaps ⁠CatBus⁠ can just get money by feigning naivety. It works for some of those in the Artist Alley.

Episode 183: #FanExpoChicago 2024 *Powerbombs* Cubpool

2024 may have been ⁠CatBusRuss⁠'s most productive ⁠Fan Expo Chicago⁠, but it came at a cost. He had a great time learning how to host a panel when he presented "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss⁠" live. Too bad the obsolete Fender PA system failed to record it. Or, the blame may fall upon the flash drive he bought from a dodgy phone repair kiosk at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago. But it was all about education, so sweating out a six-hour hangover after Fan Expo's Cosmic Celebration was a battle worth fighting.

Should ⁠Russ⁠ have drank half-a-fifth of ⁠Deep Eddy's Cranberry Vodka⁠? He thinks he earned it after successfully debuting his first masked cosplay, Cubpool. This allowed him to impress his fellow nerds with photo ops and, with the mask being so confining, left him quite blind. Which means, it is difficult to shop when you cannot see. Money was saved. The owner of I Dig Crazy Flicks, LLC. cannot write off every toy he wants to buy.

The Deadpool mask's eye holes were so small, it felt like his eyes would soon be dried out. Thankfully for CatBus, the stars were out for day two of the convention. Sitting in the darkened main hall to hear tales from ⁠Alan Tudyk⁠, the voice actors of "⁠Hazbin Hotel⁠", and the shared casts of the first two "⁠Terminator⁠" films allowed him to remove the hood and properly hydrate.

It was a fun three-days, but it did leave Russ feeling like he had been dropped seven feet by ⁠Sid Vicious⁠. This means it felt appropriate to splice in his review of the 2020, no-budget, Cleveland-based, indie-wrestling feature, "⁠Powerbomb⁠" into this podcast episode.

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.

#FanService #Summer: "MaXXXine" and "Deadpool & Wolverine"

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Episode 181: MaXXXine: A Ti West Fincher Flick

Ti West⁠ has shown with his the "X" Duology from 2022 that he can be an excellent and innovative horror filmmaker. He created an insane pair of gory masterpieces with "⁠X⁠", an ode to the birth of slasher movies, and "Pearl", a fun bastardization of the burgeoning dance and fantasy worlds that sound and color provided us with. But, modern cinema works upon the "rule of threes". All features should be a part of a trilogy. Since audiences tend to only remember the final act, his third collaboration with ⁠Mia Goth⁠, "⁠MaXXXine⁠", is placed in a tough spot.

Episode 182: #MarvelMonday: #Deadpool & #Wolverine & CouchmanBakes

2016's "Deadpool" qualified for "Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss", so it is only fitting that the biggest movie of the 2024's summer should be addressed. Andrew "CouchmanBakes" Tiede was the guest whom CatBusRuss discussed the first film of the trilogy with. When our host was told by his frequent guest that he was going to skip a trivia night to see the third entry in the franchise, Russ knew he better be prepared to discuss that feature for the sake of content.

Couchman and CatBus had a ball discussing "Deadpool & Wolverine", but it is clear that the two appreciate the latest addition to the franchise in different ways. Neither of the talking heads claim this to be the best picture of the franchise, so it is a discussion of whether "Deadpool 2" or the threequel is superior. CatBusRuss maybe in the minority after a listening to the "In Love with Movies" podcast. "Deadpool & Wolverine" is undeniably great spectacle that should be seen, but CatBus is a plot driven guy.

"Dunkirk" is a theatrical spectacle. Does two comic book guys punching and cutting each other demand the price of admission? Couchman thinks that after $50 in soda cups, it is.

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.