Indiana Comic Con Presents: CatBusRuss - The Panel Host.

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Bonus Episode: #ICC25: Tron - Back to the Grid with Ron Hernandez

CatBusRuss⁠ and Gregory Carl had a great time in Indianapolis the past weekend for the ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠. In the case of our host, perhaps too much fun. By the end of the two nights, he was too partied out to create any of his traditional bonus episodes recapping his days at the convention.

Fortunately, there were five other panels he was on, and his fellow co-panelists had no issue with him pulling out the Yeti mic and Macbook Air to record those conversations.

⁠Russ⁠'s Friday started with a panel about the innovative computer-animation based films ⁠Tron⁠ and ⁠Tron: Legacy⁠ in anticipation for the upcoming threequel, Tron: Ares. He was joined by gaming expert and con crew member ⁠Ron Hernandez⁠ to see what Indiana loved about these to films and their hopes and fears about the Jared Leto movie that is due out in October.

"As long as it is not "Pixels"," was the general consensus. Everyone doubts that, so optimism was the vibe.

Episode 211 - Live from Indiana Comic Con 2025: Ninety For Chill - The Panel

CatBusRuss⁠ and Gregory Carl survived their first two days of meeting in person and sharing a hotel room. If they managed that, surely they were able to give ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠ a podcast to remember. The two are pretty sure their discussions about:

The ideal movie running time being between 70 and 100 minutes;

How great it was interacting with the mind behind the ⁠Full Moon Features⁠ magazine "⁠Delirium⁠" as well as Delirium Films, ⁠Chris Alexander⁠;

Recapping Russ Stevens's experience participating/moderating five other panels;

Gregory wanting our host to once again call out CM Punk.

At least the father with the "Sailor Moon" merchandise will not forget. The two did appreciate the politeness of his son.

Thus, it was another learning experience for "I Dig Crazy Flicks". CatBus has some new strategies coming out of this how to grow the podcast, so stick with the podcast to find out the next city he will take on. Starting with fighting against being slotted in the "Bottom of the Ninth so lets beat traffic spot".

 

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 100% "Death Proof" Podcast and 1985 Research for Indiana Comic Con

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Episode 209: A 100% "Death Proof" Podcast with Gregory Carl

CatBusRuss⁠ welcomes back comedian Gregory Carl to the podcast. Mr. Carl was intrigued by the recent focus on bonkers movies over the strict 70 to 100-parameters of "⁠Ninety For Chill⁠" and offered to chat about ⁠Quentin Tarantino⁠'s primary contribution to 2007's "⁠Grindhouse⁠", "⁠Death Proof⁠". The premise of a sadistic stuntman with a killer car may sound crazy, but when you realize it is the same universe as ⁠Robert Rodriguez⁠'s zombie homage "⁠Planet Terror⁠", this feature cannot occur in a sane world.

Our host does more than that to suggest this film qualifies for the podcast. What if ⁠Kurt Russell⁠'s Stuntman Mike is what happened to Jack Burton if Lo Pan cursed him with some Chinese black magic?

These two have not had a live conversation in over two years, so there was a lot of catching up to do on this episode. It may prove too tangent heavy for some, but they got to get it out of their systems before they head to Indianapolis for "I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill - The Podcast" at the ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠ on Sunday, March 16 at 4 pm. 

Episode 210 - Preoccupied with 1985 & Indiana Comic Con

CatBusRuss⁠ has a busy weekend when it comes to ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠. He will be hosting a live recording of "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill - The Podcast⁠" with friend of the show Gregory Carl on Sunday, March 16 at 4 pm (EDT), but he will also be a guest on panels about: bad sci-fi movies we love, "Tron", "Young Frankenstein", "The Last Jedi". Those are all cinema that he considers himself an expert in. But he grew up in a home that respected the MPA's ratings. Thus, he might not have strong enough knowledge about the films of 1985. He was only five at the time.

⁠Dr. Leah "Riwo" Leach⁠ has invited our host to participate in "Was 1985 the Greatest Year for Movies". Is it just a celebration of the 40 anniversary of the cinema or does she intend to try selling it as a better year than 1982? To prepare himself for any scenario, ⁠Russ⁠ has caught up with some of the essential cinema from the year, and has composed a marathon from these flicks. "⁠The Breakfast Club⁠", "⁠Death Wish 3⁠", "⁠Better of Dead⁠", and "⁠The Last Dragon⁠"

 

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.

Three Weeks of B-Fest: CatBusRuss & ThePoeticCritic & "There's Nothing Out There"

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Episode 205: B-Fest 2025: #Beepfest with ThePoeticCritic

CatBusRuss⁠ and ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ discuss ⁠B-Fest 2025⁠. This is perhaps the best B-Fest line up CatBus has seen, and from the sound of it, the best his big sister has attended. And ⁠A&O Productions ⁠earned these accolades because the line up did not make it out to the public until at least an hour and a half before this 24-hour movie marathon kicked off. ⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠ was able to be the last minute sponsor of B-Fest Traditions, "⁠Plan 9 from Outer Space⁠" and "⁠The Wizard of Speed and Time⁠", but with that being the case, our host had low expectations for the kids at Northwestern to high jump over. He did not know that they were going to bring a pole vault.

If a movie was bad like "⁠Truth or Dare? Critical Madness⁠", it was so bonkers that you could not help but enjoy it with the crowd. If a film was morally corrupt like the gory Christian-exploitation flick, "⁠If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?⁠", the audience bonded together with the insults and riffs that all fascists deserve. And B-Fest did not miss when it came to nostalgia movies to amuse the audience. We're talking about the animated, "⁠The Transformers: The Movie⁠", JCVD and Dennis Rodman teaming up to stop Mickey Rourke in "⁠Double Team⁠", and two movies featured devious characters portrayed by B-Movie royalty, ⁠Mary Woronov⁠.

It was a comedy of errors. A fire alarm went off as ⁠Pam Grier⁠ was smoldering. Sponsors were failing to show up when scheduled resulting in constant reshuffling of the line up. One of the DVDs refused to let the crew skip 20-minutes of no-budget movie trailers, resulting in them turning to YouTube to projecting it with pop-up ads. Honestly, when you are celebrating the best of the worst films ever made, this all seems quite appropriate.

Episode 207 - There's Nothing Out There...Except Nix Eclips

The primary audience for horror movies has been told to laugh at itself once ⁠Kevin Williamson⁠ penned "Scream" in 1996. But as ⁠L7⁠ wrote four years prior, "The Masses are Asses". Horror nerds were being treated to this message since the founding of ⁠Troma Films⁠, but never so directly as in the ⁠Rolfe Kanefsky⁠ horror comedy, "⁠There's Nothing Out There⁠".

Nix Eclips from the "Cinema Shitshow" podcast⁠ suggested that ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ give the 1991 film a watch. He felt it had that vibe of "Scream". Our host would disagree with that since the film's hero is essentially the Jamie Kennedy character from the Wes Craven feature. It is more along the lines of "Final Girls" or "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon". We have a lead who knows this is a horror movie, but will anyone else believe him. The boom mic "Gymkata" suggests they should, but the feature needs a body count.

Aside from splitting hairs in regards to what "There's Nothing Out There" is trying to be, this episode is a first time meeting of two podcasters. We find out about Nix's experience in entertainment and his surprise on how wrestling and podcasting has taken ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ on a tour as far west as Rolla, MO, as far north as Milwaukee, WI, as far east as Jacksonville, FL, and as far south as New Orleans, LA. Give it a listen if you want to hear about similar trauma caused by PG Eddie Murphy cinema. There will be tangents, so prepare yourself.

 

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.