If it does not involve pro-wrestling, this is Russ Stevens's effort to create the one stop blog for movies that are cut to the ideal run-time, 90 minutes. This blog may feature films that may range from 71 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes, but 101 minutes and up are too long. An hour and a half can justify cutting a film into two chapters and a book into three. Hobbits and Katniss have too many ending, consider this an effort to stop that.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Bonus: 'Torso (1973)' & Johnnie Walker Redpool at Fan Expo Chicago 2025 - Day 1
Bonus: 'Torso (1973)' & Johnnie Walker Redpool at Fan Expo Chicago 2025 - Day 1
When CatBusRuss is at a comic convention where he is not serving as a panelist, the experience can be about remembering the sweet is never as sweet without the sour. (Anyone want to Zoom about "Vanilla Sky"?) This trip is virtually all inclusive (sans alcohol), so can there really be much to be sour about? Then came the journey of finding a Funko Pop! for an actor who was a last minute scratch from the Fan Expo Chicago line up (after he did the same at ATL Comic Convention).
Fortunately, the cosplay was great for the first day of a con (an anomaly), the visitors and exhibitors were friendly, the booze was easy to find, and CatBus got to end the night wailing on millennials and gen Z kids with foam swords and shields for 45 minutes. Aside from chasing Darkseid, it was a grand time.
There was no tattoo alley at this Fan Expo Chicago (a first), so maybe he will use the extra funds to get that Ewan McGregor autograph.
Hopefully the next day's panels will be as fun as "The Voices of Your Childhood: Bob West, Phillip Glasser, and Kate Micucci" and "Bursting into the Scene with the Cast of Aliens". They better be because its costing Russ's sponsors $40 to see one of them.
For those who cannot be sold on spending a grand for hotel and merch, our host has included a review for a giallo classic, "Torso". As these Fan Expo episodes drop, the films will only get weirder.
Films Researched for this Episode: Johnny Handsome (1989), Bedtime Stories (2008), and Hotel Transylvania (2012).
NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast
Episode 19: Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison vs. @CatBusRuss and @QuidPro_Joe (Part 1)
@QuidPro_Joereturns to stand up for the career of Adam Sandler, or at the very least remind us of the 10 years where he was the most reliable cinematic comic. If only Jim Carrey did not take himself so seriously.
We discuss how Adam Sandler's classics stack up to Chris Farley's. Another guest expresses more love for Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" which gives us a chance to reexamine everything from 1999. This includes a discussion that puts "Fight Club" in a battle with "Big Daddy". Who was the better teacher: Durden of Sandler?
The first half of our conversation covers all of the filmography of features that were just over 90 minutes. I cannot wait to rediscover how the two of us were able to keep chatting for another 90 minutes on top of that. I hope you enjoy some wrestling banter and tales of theater hopping to embrace R-rated features and Robert Rodriguez.
I do have to ponder after Mitchell Whitt's "Morbidly Macabre" podcast dropped and episode about Chris Benoit if I should delve into the wrestling podcast realm. Anyone up to host that...and watch at least six hours of wrestling a week? Drop me an email with a strategy at russthebus07@gmail.com.
After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.
I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestion on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth) If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.
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