Bonus: Scary Cinema 6-Pack: Sinners, Jared "Ares" Leto, Puppet Master, Quench, The Reaping, Faustian Weller

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Bonus: Scary Cinema 6-Pack: Sinners, Jared "Ares" Leto, Puppet Master, Quench, The Reaping, Faustian Weller

⁠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 For Chill: Discovery of 2025⁠" with its extra 37 minutes, but ⁠Russ⁠ will be very disappointed in the Academy if "⁠Sinners⁠" does not take home best picture. He needs to see "One Battle After Another", but there are just three too many Oscar winners to tell me that they should receive one more. Never mind that it is 24 minutes longer than Coogler's film while lacking a time-traveling musical number, and, most importantly, anti-Klan vampires.

"⁠TRON: Ares⁠" also lacks the vampires, but a ⁠Nine Inch Nails⁠ soundtrack and a love for Depeche Mode checks off all the boxes to amuse this CatBus. It does what "⁠TRON: Legacy⁠" forgot to do, play to the nerds. ⁠Jared Leto⁠ is no Michael Sheen, but he does not mess up, and the geeky fanservice made it a fun two hours. And since it is the son of "⁠TRON⁠" (runtime 1:36), it does qualify to be the NFC D25.

The idea of Jared Leto is scary, but to make sure this bonus episode of "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠" fits the spooky tone, Russ revisits four movies that he covered in 2022. We will transition to more fun special effects with "⁠Puppet Master (1989)⁠" and then maintain a no budget vibe with emo-vampire flick "⁠Quench (2007)⁠".

And to test your threshold of pain (Let's see how long you last.), the podcast will conclude with movies our host may have misunderstood. He doubts it, but you cannot hate the idea of a ⁠Hilary Swank⁠ and ⁠Idris Elba⁠ movie on paper. Not be the religious type, "⁠The Reaping (2007)⁠" may never have been up his alley. On the other hand, ⁠Peter Weller⁠ possibly portraying the devil, is a premise that you cannot deny the potential. Does "⁠Shadow Hours (2000)⁠" deliver?

GalaxyCon Des Moines 2025: Scottish Panels, Panels with Jess McCord, Dante's Sentimental Swear Words

  

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Bonus: Scottish Panels Galore @ GalaxyCon Des Moines - Day 2

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". The two guested on each others' panels respectively and had so much fun, Russ nearly lost his Yeti microphone.

But ThePoeticCritic may think that is justified because he was in a rush to get to see his first ⁠John Barrowman⁠ panel. It was a fun show, but Barrowman's lack of humbleness leads our host to believe he getting paid way too much to frolic around and curse at conventions. If only the appreciative ⁠Karen Gillan⁠'s panel would have followed his instead, ⁠CatBus⁠ may have felt better about his love for the country that is cool with the C-word.

Russ also had fun running into some familiar faces from his travels this year, and if it was not for his hard out, ⁠Darby Harn⁠ from ⁠ScreenRant⁠ (Check him out on the "⁠The Last Jedi⁠" episode.) would have had him as a guest on his "Humanity of Superman" panel. Perchance this professional nerd gig may pay off for this kid from Peoria.

Episode 237 - Dante Hicks's Sentimental Swear Words, GalaxyCon Des Moines (Day 3), and 'Dario Argento's Dark Glasses'

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 active he is in film and television, and every actor's fascination with Jason Mewes. It also gave ⁠CatBus⁠ a sound byte to open this episode with. If Russ is not tempting the Hollywood big wigs to start sending out cease and desist letters, is he putting enough effort in promoting this podcast?

Our host also ran into ⁠Jess McCord⁠ at that panel and the two stuck around to check out the "⁠Inglourious Treksperts⁠" panel/podcast recording with ⁠Bret Spiner⁠. It was a fun panel that pretty much ignored the series and films that are the actor's claim to fame, "⁠Star Trek: The Next Generation⁠".

With October coming up, CatBus has been trying to figure out when to release all of his banked podcasts/panels (Hopefully to coincide with Spooky Month). While he was figuring out that schedule, he decided to post up a review for the latest feature from ⁠Dario Argento⁠, "⁠Dark Glasses⁠". Russ is going to be on ⁠Jamie Ray's "Fave Five from Fans"⁠ podcast where the two will discuss all elements of the Italian auteur's career some Friday in the upcoming weeks, until it doesn't.

 

Follow me on Bluesky @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.

Bonus: Jigsaw's Games with Joe Golwitzer + Trashy TRON & Costumes with ThePoeticCritic

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Bonus: Jigsaw's Games with Joe Golwitzer + Trashy TRON & Costumes with ThePoeticCritic

⁠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 will serve as metaphorical methadone for his ⁠Tobin Bell⁠, ⁠Shawnee Smith⁠, and ⁠Costas Mandylor⁠ cravings.

⁠Russ ⁠ was joined by ⁠@QuidPro_Joe Joe Golwitzer⁠ to discuss the best cinematic series that ⁠James Wan⁠ and ⁠Leigh Whannell⁠ have gifted us. The two discuss the first eight films in the franchise and its evolution from gory police procedural to the epitome of torture porn. At least for the CatBus, that is a sweet spot for his taste in cinema.

Don't you threat. This podcaster has included reviews of "⁠Saw X⁠" and "⁠Spiral: From the Book of Saw⁠" in this podcast feed. But if you are looking for current movie chatter, CatBusRuss is joined by ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ before we get into John Kramer's world.

Russ's big sister is still maintaining an anti-Disney IP stance and is reveling in the disaster of "⁠TRON: Ares⁠". She hopes this will finally make The House of Mouse go back to work to creating "original" masterpieces instead of efforts to promote theme-park rides. Having participated in a "⁠TRON⁠" panel at ⁠Indiana Comic Convention⁠, this is a beloved franchise by at least 40 nerds. If there is anything trashy about the series right now, the two siblings agree it is the idea that ⁠Jared Leto⁠ can be a box office draw (alongside his music and public attitude...and...).

Speaking of trashy, Russ's older sister manages to scrounge up some Halloween PTSD when she brings up a slow, drawn out, biassed documentary about the man who sold licensed "costumes" that were just a stamped mask and plastic tunic. For the parents and OCD-riddled kids who hated applying excessive makeup, there were Ben Cooper outfits, and "⁠Dressing Up Halloween: The Story of Ben Cooper, Inc.⁠" is that celebration.