"Labyrinth" a.k.a. "Bowie: The Movie" & "Hard Target" or "JCVD vs. The Mummy"

Ninety For Chill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss

Episode 193: "Labyrinth" or What My Niece Called "Bowie: The Movie" with HappyBeebsMeowMeow

It was not a very scary "spooky month" for "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠", but ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ can deliver on finding guests who can provide monsters to enjoy. ⁠Brandy "HappyBeebsMeowMeow" Stonum⁠ returns to the podcast to discuss her favorite movie of all time, "⁠Labyrinth⁠" from ⁠Jim Henson⁠.

Brandy remembers this film fondly. She was only two when the film came out in 1986, but it had such an impact on her family that her little brother was named Jareth, the character portrayed by the father of modern alternative rock, ⁠David Bowie⁠. As for the lasting impact on ⁠Russ⁠ and his older sister, ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠, this was the two's first real exposure to this musical god, but more importantly, The Muppets (more accurately, Jim Henson's Creature Shop) as a source of drama. It also may have prepped them for Mom's love of anything English as ⁠Terry Jones⁠'s script left them in a good place to appreciate "⁠Monty Python's Flying Circus⁠".

And of course, as many suggest, all parties involved with this episode consider the children's feature to be a catalyst of sexual awakening. Those wardrobe choices will be discussed.

Episode 197: Pik'n Away at "Hard Target" with CouchManBakes

Andrew "CouchManBakes" Tiede⁠⁠ must have been sure that ⁠⁠CatBusRuss⁠⁠ was going to get his panel approved for ⁠Fan Expo New Orleans 2025⁠⁠. Why else would he have requested to cover perhaps the best narrative ⁠⁠Jean-Claude Van Damme⁠⁠ had ever starred in, ⁠⁠John Woo⁠⁠'s "⁠⁠Hard Target⁠⁠"?

That is presumptuous statement, but would it not be great for "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠" to have provided a friendship for our host where a guest can be on the same wave length? ⁠CatBus obviously had posted a fan art image of this nineties gem on his Instagram⁠ when he was making a call out for guests. It is a surprise that it took so long for this show to cover this feature because it is essentially, "What if "⁠Commando⁠" had known assets to face off/support our uber hero".

We do not mean that as shots against the talents of William Duke, David Patrick Kelly, Bill Paxton, and Rae Dawn Chong, but ⁠Wilford Brimley⁠ Cajun accent is a lot more fun than Dan Hedaya's Central American. Sorry Vernon Wells, you were not a known commodity in 1985. ⁠Lance Henriksen⁠ was very mush that in 1993.

This is a charming take on "The Most Dangerous Game" set in New Orleans. At least ⁠Sam Raimi⁠ decided to give the rundown Detroit tropes a rest for this feature. It is a silly tale of a Louisianan merchant sailor from the Marines being hunted for sport, but it delivers great action and asks the question, how could we ignore "The Mummy" giving us a virtually mute ⁠Arnold Vosloo⁠?

After this film, not letting him deliver English dialogue is awful. Surely Stephen Sommers did not want to hurt our feelings.

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.

A Trilogy for Twin Cities Con 2024

Ninety For Chill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss

Episode 195: Live From Twin Cities Con 2024 - Ninety For Chill: The Panel

CatBusRuss⁠'s ⁠Blue Snowball⁠ was enough to capture the vibe of 2024's ⁠Twin Cities Con⁠. Our host and his big sister, ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ introduced Minneapolis to "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠" and after a little time, they got a pretty good crowd who were more than willing to give the two some "Wahoos".

Of course, ⁠Russ⁠ did not have his resources to recall that ⁠Crowley⁠ quote correctly, so it may have just been some woohoos. As the ⁠worm in "Labyrinth"⁠ would say "But that's close enough".

It turned out to be an opposing conversation between the two siblings. CatBus wanted to play up his LLC "I Dig Crazy Flicks" and talk about sub 100-minute movies that are bonkers. His elder wanted to focus on why movies are just too long. The audience seemed to agree with her thesis, and the Gen Z kids were behind it with commentary like "how hard is it to kill one shark?"

Hopefully, the kids will be inspired to check out the Stevens siblings discussing ⁠why movies that were released before 1975 are still artistically relevant⁠. The audience did not appear to think that they were too harsh on the MCU.

All in all, these two Peorians were able to come out victorious. Their panel's supervisor stated that they were given the worst time slot being booked up against Hayden Christensen. With a score of people at the end, the two kicked the Dark Side in the balls.

Bonus 6: Twin Cities Con 2024 - Day 1: Vampire in Brooklyn (Park, MN)

CatBusRuss⁠ and ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ have settled into Minneapolis to prepare for "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠" at ⁠Twin Cities Con⁠. Of course they are taking advantage of the weekend passes they were provided in exchange for the fried gold they are to deliver on Saturday, November 9.

ThePoeticCritic was content with the floor, a "What If...Doctor Who" panel, and karaoke. ⁠CatBus⁠ was scouting out other podcaster panels to prepare for his own. Be it a discussion of what makes a truly evil yet lovable villain, a Christian-themed nerd podcast being hijacked by the amateur Pokemon casters, our host thinks he has everything needed to be prepared for his time on stage.

But speaking of evil, Emperor Palpatine himself had a panel. ⁠Ian McDiarmid⁠ had a lot of fun talking about the joys of the stage and working with George Lucas. If anything was off limits, it was dealing with the current state of politics. It kind of makes you wish that Trump actually watched movies. We would have gotten to this hellscape a lot sooner and have the rebellion prepared.

If there was anything more sinister than Darth Sidious, it was the layout of Twin Cities Con. To not think about that, Russ has included his review of ⁠Wes Craven⁠'s "⁠Vampire in Brooklyn⁠" starring ⁠Eddie Murphy⁠. Lets hope that Saturday will be all sunshine and rainbows. Russ was once pro-wrestling's Sith Lord. The audience best be kind.

Bonus 7: Twin Cities Con 2024: Booze, Brian, "Blood and Bone"

CatBusRuss⁠ wraps up the last two days of ⁠Twin Cities Con⁠ and does his best to provide drunken affirmations to his guest for "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Panel⁠", ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠. This may have been the most patience his big sister ever displayed to him.

Our host decided to open this bonus episode of the podcast with tales of day three of the con, which was not much more than the⁠ Brian Posehn ⁠and some shopping. This decision was made after he listened to his drunken audio to make sure it was usable. As it turns out, ⁠Russ⁠ failed to talk about the day two "⁠Hazbin Hotel⁠" panel during that recording, so at least day three chatter is more than asking Brian about not getting to curse in his "⁠Deadpool⁠" comic book run.

As for day two, the two siblings talk about how well they thought the panel went and a panel that our host attended about what makes "Junk Food Cinema". This at least kept his mind off of the lousy karaoke and security set up.

So we have the Brian and the Booze, where's the blood and bone? Well, to justify the Netflix write off, CatBus went and reviewed the 2009 ⁠Michael Jai White⁠ action flick "⁠Blood and Bone⁠". It is like "Lionheart" but without JCVD's tears.

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.