NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: Rare Exports with @TheReal7Ceez

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Episode 99: Rare Exports with @TheReal7Ceez.

Rare Exports with @TheReal7Ceez

December 20, 2022

7Ceez from "The No On 15! All Cast" makes his debut appearance on "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" to explore how Finland sees Father Christmas. He and Cool Movies Darth discuss the horror-themed fun that is "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale". This is a film where Krampus is nothing more than King Kong to Santa's Denzel Washington. He ain't got s*** on him or his band on naked elves.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

I have been doing a bit of catch up when it comes to listening to "The No On 15! All Cast", but 7Ceez and his friends have always delivered fun content. Sometimes it is sheer chaos like "The Gift of Sho-nuff Shaun vs Rahuhl the Zeltron on Batman 89'" bonus episode. Regular episodes like "Flight of the Navigator feat. Raph from The Geeky Dad and The Podsquad", have a solid format, but you know it will get a little nuts when a guest is randomly selected to sum up the film being covered in 30-seconds while impersonating a character from that feature.

I have a tendency to listen to movie podcast episodes that are dedicated to films that I have seen. "No On 15!" has done a lot of eighties movies, many of which I would like to do on this podcast. It did not surprise me that 7Ceez wanted to do "Better Off Dead", but being a Paramount Film, the likeliness of it being available on a streaming a service that most have access to would make it a trickier title for me to watch (Star Trek peaked at Next Gen...full stop.)

Of course I tracked down a DVD of the feature at Barnes & Nobles (It hurts me to relent to standard definition.), but before the hunt that I was determined to come through on, 7Ceez suggested Finnish Christmas horror movie, "Rare Exports". Since I have gotten a lot of mileage out of "Deadly Games", it makes a lot of sense to keep up with the fascination of Europe's perverted takes on Saint Nick.

Pardon the interruption to this episode's narrative. That is my shortcut to not removing the below portion of this cut and paste job.

I have determined that I just need to find a cohost for two weeks of the month. There will be invitations sent out to people I have had on the show that I think fit my attitudes. If you want to apply, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. We could do both recordings in one night. The only issue with that is that I will be more shitfaced than usual.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: Ally Presents: The ”XX/XY”, ”Young Adam” Holiday Sandwich

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Episode 98: Ally Presents: The ”XX/XY”, ”Young Adam” Holiday Sandwich.

Ally Presents: The ”XX/XY”, ”Young Adam” Holiday Sandwich

December 13, 2022

ThePoeticCritic is the greatest of sports. Aside from being Central Illinois's premier critical mind in terms of motion pictures, she tries to help Cool Movies Darth in obtaining the Christmas spirit via cinema. Did she expect to have this conversation shoved between two films about men thinking with their organs instead of their hearts when it comes to relationship? CM Darth doubts that, but to not show the importance of the Mark Ruffalo lead "XX/XY" and Ewan McGregor's "Young Adam" would be denying those with chauvinistic attitudes their lumps from Santa.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

This episode should not have been this difficult to produce. I had a great guest lined up, but I misread their affirmation. They were busy Saturday afternoon, but said they were available after 5 pm on Saturday. What threw me off was using the day's name twice in a sentence. Because their busy day was stated once, it led me to think that their intention to record would be the next day.

Do not worry for them. They seemed to love the subject matter, so it should not have been 90 minutes lost.

It is even more humiliating than when I screwed up how time zones work. There were only five-months of my near 20-year customer service career where my living was made outside of that (After those five months, I started in hospitality on the weekends.). I was given a job as a third-party copywriter for Walmart.com based on my ability to proofread. Spellcheck was expected to handle the rest. My screw up this week makes me ponder how badly my Friday hangovers affected the website. They thought I was responsible enough to publish copy without further checks.

Thus, I think this podcast would benefit from having a co-host to make sure that my priorities are straight. Someone needs to tell me to let my nephew know that those with December birthdays have to acknowledge that celebrating them seems pointless. Would I even have the energy to get drunk after my quest over three counties to get him a Blu-ray copy of "The Princess Bride"?

With that said, I have determined that I just need to find a cohost for two weeks of the month. There will be invitations sent out to people I have had on the show that I think fit my attitudes. If you want to apply, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. We could do both recordings in one night. The only issue with that is that I will be more shitfaced than usual.

With the year coming to a close, this month is going to be more about awkwardness than the holidays. That statement makes me feel like I best reissue "Ally and The Nightmare Before Christmas" episode to make this month feel like the holidays. It would also be appropriate since I need to wrap up the 2022 line up of Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Revue.

Any how, this is why the conversation with ThePoeticCritic was bookended by two sexed up existential films. Ally had found "Young Adam" last year as my only other option for the letter Y at Champaign's Disc Replay ("You're Next" was the other.). X is a nearly impossible letter to find movies under that do not feature a cameo from Hugh Jackman at the very least. I guess there is some Marvel synergy finding an Incredible Hulk starring movie to represent the second to last letter of the alphabet.

This also allows me a transition to describe the my conversation with my big sister. So few people remember that "Iron Man 3" is set at Christmas. We all acknowledge that is one of the most forgettable films in the MCU, so did you recall that? You should have since Shane Black uses the birth of Christ as a crutch to his action screenplays.

Fortunately, ThePoeticCritic knows and expresses her favorite Shane Black features, like "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and "The Last Boy Scout". I should have asked if that was "The Predator's" primary flaw, but I doubt she would give weaponized autism a chance. She may consider that concept from that sequel to be as bad as placing that film at Halloween.

It would be difficult to get her off the topic anyhow. She fondly looks back on features that use Christmas as a set piece. We laugh about using our uncle's illegal cable box to watch a loop of "Ghostbusters II" and "Ernest Saves Christmas". Every cool podcast talks about stealing cable. Why should "NinetyForChill" be denied that honor?

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.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: The Menu...And a Call For More Streaming

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The Menu...And a Call For More Streaming (and ThePoeticCritic on "Silent Night, Bloody Night").

The Menu…And a Call For More Streaming

December 6, 2022

Cool Movies Darth thinks it was quite appropriate that he had to endure 20 minutes of technical difficulties to watch "The Menu". Surviving the experience was very similar to seeing if Ralph Fiennes was serious about killing everyone at the conclusion of the meal. That is a bit of hyperbole, but it really nails down why the cinema experience might be overrated. Fortunately, enduring the ordeal was worthwhile, and CM Darth would like to try and sell you on checking this flick out.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

I went to the cinema to see a John Leguizamo film. With the holiday season, "Violent Night", the Santa as John McClane picture, seemed appropriate, but the runtime was 1:52. 12 minutes of credits seemed to be unlikely, so I chose "The Menu" with its 1:47 runtime. If there was not a stinger after the credits, it might qualify for the podcast (My math says it does.). Without a guest for the show like I had hoped, covering a current film in theaters is the best I could offer to make up for two weeks of me carrying the show.

With that said, I have determined that I just need to find a cohost for two weeks of the month. There will be invitations sent out to people I have had on the show that I think fit my attitudes. If you want to apply, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. We could do both recordings in one night. The only issue with that is that I will be more shitfaced than usual.

The best thing about this proposition is that I will not expect you to put any money down to see movies at the cinema. No one should need to be stuck in a cinema when a power surge occurs while they are trying to determine if a film's narrative concludes in 100-minutes. Unless there is a complete power outage in a neighborhood, a reboot of the modem should not take that long to get back to your movie.

On top of that, iTunes, Disney+, and Prime Video keep track of the time during a feature. No one should deal with the cinematic hypocrisy of not shutting your phone off because you need to let the stop watch run to make sure the movie qualifies for this show. It is a rule I hate breaking. Hell, I go to the cinema to have a reason to shut off my phone.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast - Thanksgiving Weekend Horror: ThanksKilling, ThanksKilling 3, & Black Friday

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Episode 96: Thanksgiving Weekend Horror: ThanksKilling, ThanksKilling 3, & Black Friday.

Thanksgiving Weekend Horror: ThanksKilling, ThanksKilling 3, & Black Friday

November 29, 2022

Cool Movies Darth is not really a Thanksgiving fan. The high school wrestling season started that weekend, so enjoying the feast was not really an option. Granted, NinetyForChill's host grew up a picky eater, so the holiday did not really offer anything for him. Let us not even get into familiar anxiety. Horror may be too extreme a term for the fourth week of November, but then came his career in customer service. So the "ThanksKilling" franchise and the Bruce Campbell produced "Black Friday" may be appropriate comfort viewing for the holiday season kick off.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Are we happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

I have been exhausted. This blog post is being composed the day after I dropped this podcast episode. There was 11.75 hours spent at my retail job on Black Friday. Not having a guest this week (as designed) lead to a last minute binge of movies. This should not have been a last minute task, but without having a guest secured yet for my December 6, there was no idea on similar movies to build up anticipation for that episode. With that said, send me an email if you want to be on the show. The address is russthebus07@gmail.com.

If this podcast was not my passion, I suppose being this busy is good. Too bad this means that I may not have the time to set up recordings before the next episode is due. With any luck, those hurdles will be worth it just for the sake of my ego. In other words, dates with romantic aspirations will hopefully keep me sane.

As I said, these films served as good comfort viewing. The binge made sure I did not take the past weekend too seriously. When you have a one dimensional puppet and actors who lack multiple of dimensions, if you get overly critical, you may end up scratching your eyes out.

I will not deny this, if I had a couple of robot friends, things would be even easier.

"ThanksKilling" was in my original Netflix digital queue 12 years ago. At that time, I was just embracing no budget movie making. For it to be successful, the story has to be told well and you must embrace your features shortcomings. Jordan Downey's film does this.

It seems the goal for Downey was to use this feature to encourage people to invest in a better movie. That is how we ended up with a Peter Jackson inspired sequel, "ThanksKilling 3".

So, lets get "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. My no budget, zombie comedy just needs to get made. I promise you a better movie once I have that IMDb profile. Ask for the treatment of the screenplay by sending an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

If my pro-wrestling movie does not get off the ground (Hopefully the Ta2Squid Podcast episode kaiju big battel zombie screenplay w/russ from cat bus will help with that), The Bruce Campbell produced "Black Friday" makes me glad that I work for a great retailer. In the event of an alien invasion, I have faith that my team will remain unified and be able to stand up to space zombies. That cannot be said of Marine Bank. There was a strong squad at one-time, but management has no spine or faith in us.

If you have worked for multiple retailers, you know that some of them have uncaring and/or out-of-touch management. "Black Friday" has a script and actors that capture that vibe. It takes a while to get going, but accurate archetypes will get you invested in this feature. There could have been more Bruce acting like Ash, but it is amusing enough. Amusing enough that I think it could be a new Holiday classic.

Who would have thought that Starz was aware of the potential of the direct-to-home releases they have in their line up? There spam emails almost make me consider maintaining a subscription. Almost being key.

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.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: The Sadness...Holiday Appropriate? (Featuring Gregory Carl)

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Episode 95: The Sadness...Holiday Appropriate? (Featuring Gregory Carl).

The Sadness…Holiday Appropriate? (featuring Gregory Carl)

November 22, 2022

To get you ready to defend yourself against the madness of Black Friday, Gregory Carl and Cool Movies Darth take on the Chinese viral outbreak movie, "The Sadness". It is a COVID-19 inspired tale about a virus that will not kill you via lung failure, but by the perverse whims of the infected. This is a case of what does not kill will you makes you stranger, more violent, and what is most shocking, hornier.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

We always seem to think the "zombie" film fad is about to pass, and then a feature like "The Sadness" comes along. This feature is not a zombie flick, but an outbreak feature, but to the layman it is tomayto tomahto. The dead are not coming back to life, and if the dead were to reanimate, they would not run.

Zack Snyder had screwed up this subgenre of horror with his "Dawn of the Dead". It really lacked the satire that made George A. Romero's original the classic that it is, and for that alone I was not a fan. The director has his missteps, and that just happened to be a financially successful accident. I am a fan of his DCEU efforts, "300", and "Watchmen", but even there, he does not have a clue about the messages these stories try to get across. There is no way I can get too angry at this director because he did allow us films like "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" and the "Zombieland" franchise, but the Western zombie scene had lost its way.

Fortunately, "The Sadness" is the course correction that we need. To its credit, it demonstrates that there are those in the West who agree with me. This feature was directed by a Canadian animator, Rob Jabbaz. The frustration with this is that he had to go to China to make it. I have no issue with foreign films, but if I was not looking for material to podcast about, Greg probably would have remained turned off by the subtitles.

The most important thing about "The Sadness" is the degree of satire. It presents over the top violence that will shock initially, but as it continues to be displayed, you cannot help but embrace the ridiculousness of it. Having watched the feature a handful of times for this episode of the podcast, Greg and I end up with a similar relationship to the film that Beetlejuice had with "The Exorcist".

The satire stems from our "need" to resist authority's suggestions for safety. How do they know what I need?

It was featured in a far more relatable sense with Romero's "The Crazies" which is honestly more disturbing. Jabbaz's film shocks you every chance it can get, but with so few protagonists, you do not get attached to anyone. Thus, you can impress the gore-hounds with the blood and the critics with the stunning visuals. There are some filthy scenes, but they do not seem personal, so it is easy to get comfortable while watching this.

With all of that said, I had difficulty deciding whether or not to censor the most obscene language from this episode. Should children have access to such ideas? Well, I am not a parent. Gregory is. He starts the podcast by asking his grade schooler if he wanted to watch this along side him because "You don't have school tomorrow". So, this leads me to rely on Sheila Broflovski to justify cutting out the F-bombs from our conversation:

Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty woids! That's what this war is all about!

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.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: Vicious Virus Videos: Shivers, The Crazies (1973), and Mayhem

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Episode 94: Vicious Virus Videos: Shivers, The Crazies (1973), and Mayhem.

Vicious Virus Videos: Shivers, The Crazies (1973), and Mayhem

November 14, 2022

Outbreak films have been around as early as the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to say the very least, but most of these features focus on humanity being absolutely lost. Lost via body theft by aliens or demons. Individuality vanished due to a disease taking over the body and conscience. What happens when a virus removes your inhibitions and replaces it with madness? Cool Movies Darth investigates this idea as presented in the 1970s and the 2010s by reviewing Romero's "The Crazies", Cronenberg's "Shivers", and Joe Lynch's "Mayhem".

Allow me to get out of third-person. Are we happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

My introduction to horror movies as art came with Dario Argento. With his greatest works being associated with the 1970s, it was not much a stretch to find myself being fascinated by the ideas of his legendary friend George A. Romero. As I am discovering these artists, Cronenberg was making waves with his relatively down to Earth features "A History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises". Obviously, this Canuck gained my attention if wanting to see the film with the most famous exploding head was not enough.

There was also the release of Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later", but Boyle narratives got a little long in the tooth after the success of "Trainspotting". Fortunately, I have seen another member of the Great North get inspired by that "zombie" film, so do not hold it against me not covering the Rage virus in this episode.

When it comes to zombies, of course I have seen all of Romero's films about the undead. But surely there is more than that when it comes to the auteur. "Bruiser" was fun, but it does not make a case for him having range. Fortunately, "The Crazies" received a remake in 2010. Gut reaction is to consider that an insult. To make sure of that, the original has been on my queue for a while.

A pathogen driving people crazy, I knew that was the plot of "Shivers" and that brings us to why I got around to this feature (aside from viewing it for the "Gen X and Scorsese V. Millenials and Marvel" episode with ThePoeticCritic). When I think back to "28 Days Later", the realization that there are two extremes to viral madness. The sides are excessive violence or excessive sexuality. Inhibitions stop those from occurring.

So the narrative of this blog post should end with Rob Jabbaz's "The Sadness" where the violence and sex intermingle, but that is for next weeks episode. Plus, I feel I got to add some genuine fun into this episode. You can enjoy the ride that are "The Crazies" and "Shivers", but they are not meant to receive out loud laughter. "The Sadness" may also still be to serious for its own good.

Gregory Carl will return to "NinetyForChill" next week to discuss this crescendo. So to get my relatively guilt-free kicks in, I got around to "Mayhem". Samara Weaving has been a sign of great sub 100-minute cinema on this podcast, and I wanted to see the office place purge film that "The Belko Experiment" sold itself as. It did not disappoint.

With all this said, the next episode that I need a guest for will need to be recorded by December 4th, 2022. There are not too many Christmas movies, so I do not expect anyone too feel restricted to a seasonal theme. The Twitter migration to Mastodon is not as grand as Neil Gaiman has implied, so I need to call for assistance on any platform I can find.

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.

NinetyForChill: The Podcast - Puppet Show & Spinal Tap feat. Rambling Ronnie & ThePoeticCritic

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Episode 93: Puppet Show & Spinal Tap feat. Rambling Ronnie & ThePoeticCritic.

Puppet Show and Spinal Tap featuring Rambling Ronnie and ThePoeticCritic

November 7, 2022

For the first time, "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" has gone international. Rambling Ronnie has come on to discuss one of her favorite comedies and what is unquestionably the most important mockumentary of all time, "This Is Spinal Tap". This was the first R-Rated feature that ThePoeticCritic rented along side her little brother Cool Movies Darth. Needless to say, all parties are excited to tell the world aboot the excellence of this film.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

I definitely saw this picture before I entered the world of professional wrestling. It was hilarious, if just for picking out the cameos like Billy Crystal as Mort the Mime and the oldest (and perhaps first) Fred Willard appearance that I had ever seen. After entering a showmanship profession, this film is even funnier because it is beyond authentic.

For me, it was not a puppet show where I sustained my most severe documented concussion. It was wrestling during a Christion-promoted boxing expedition. Puppet's would have been an honor.

ThePoeticCritic spent her teens as an amateur actress. Needless to say, she has her tales of nearly falling off balconies because of poor backstage crew. Being trapped like Derek Smalls is something all performers are or will become familiar with.

Rambling Veronica (TPC's Twitter account impressed her since she was using Veronica as an alias), did not happen to have any tales to tell as a performer, but with the sincerity and politeness of Canadians, they all seem to share a common vibe. Provided they are not from Quebec. I am sorry I did not give the listeners a warning about the mocking of Montreal during this podcast.

We all seemed to have been on the same page when it comes to comedy. Ronnie's last episode was about "Monty Python's Life of Brian". Us Stevens children were raised on British comedy. Monty Python was the only MTV we were allowed to watch. With "The New Red Green Show" being Central Illinois's "Red Dwarf" lead in, this podcast seemed destined to happen.

Discussing Monty Python lead us to bring up "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash". This was Eric Idle's Beetle mock that was produced by Lorne Michaels. When you bring up Lorne Michaels, you bring us "Saturday Night Live" and "SCTV". We end up talking about all of the best Western comedy that was influenced by the British.

By proxy, I guess you can say all of Christopher Guest's mocumentaries are British comedies. He is a British Baron after all.

ThePoeticCritic and Rambling Ronnie are even bigger fans of Guest's directorial efforts than I am. We do get to address and compare and contrast these films. It was kind of a silly part since none of us have seen them all. Ronnie is a big fan of "A Mighty Wind" and TPC seemed to lean towards "Best in Show". One thing is certain, you must give "Waiting for Guffman" a chance.

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.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: Rock ’n’ Roll High School - Top Secret - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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Episode 92: Rock ’n’ Roll High School - Top Secret - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Rock ’n’ Roll High School - Top Secret - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

November 1, 2022

Next week (November 8), "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" will present a round table conversation about the film that launched the auteur careers of Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest, "This is Spinal Tap".  To prepare for the humor and music, Cool Movies Darth decided to go on a musical-comedy binge. Roger Corman X The Ramones "Rock 'n' Roll High School", Zucker-Abraham-Zucker's "Top Secret", and the John C. Reilly showcase "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox" are all regarded as classics. What better way to prepare for a podcast that will turn the knob to 11?

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

This waking up at 6:30 am is for the birds. I am doing well in regards to falling asleep before midnight, but that still means I am missing out on 10 hours of sleep a week. Where has the energy gone? This was something that I tried to preserve by skipping Goth Night and Goth Halloween.

The only drinking I did this past week was during the recording of next week's "This Is Spinal Tap" episode with the ThePoeticCritic and Rambling Ronnie. It was only for two-ish hours and I talked myself out of continuing through the weekend. Why must I suffer?

Could it be the lack of chicken in my diet? The body is revolting.

I best wrap this rant up. If we are going to do anything productive besides get an oil change with my rare weekday off, there needs to be a goofy blog for MainEventOfTheDead.com/DRCW Wrestling. Too have material, there is a need for me to shut the fuck up.

So, what should one expect from this podcast episode? Well, with how often I end up having issues with arranging for guests on the show, I am going to try alternating episodes with myself just reviewing movies on my own and someone like my big sister or Veronica to keep me in check.

With that said, I will try to use the solo episodes as a way to lead into the grander projects. This gave me an excuse to focus on movies I enjoy. There is no way I can guarantee this will happen every week. My current lead for the November 22 episode is Gregory Carl suggesting Chinese "zombie" movie "Sadness". We have just packed up spooky month. Do we need horror so fast?

There is also a need to finish up this year's Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Revue. We still have X, Y, Z, and # to address.

To close out the new format chat, at least I will get these pleasant binges. This one finally allowed me to address a Zucker-Abraham-Zucker movie. With that stated, anyone up for "Airplane" or "BASEketball"? Send an email to russthebuss07@gmail.com.

"Top Secret" is fun, and I think maybe the best ZAZ movie, but it shows that they are/were never going to give us a perfect movie. I think this story just did not know how to incorporate the music.

That problem is also seen in "Rock 'n' Roll High School", but it is a little more glaring because it is Ramones propaganda. This stresses my need to see "Sid and Nancy". No message, no propaganda.

As for "Walk Hard", it is going to be part of the "This Is Spinal Tap" conversation. Perfect flicks deserve perfect flicks to stand by. Especially when they are essentially the same genre.

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.

NinetyForChill: The Podcast - SkimbleSHANKS, ”Frankenstein”, ”The Invisible Man”, & "Booze, Boobs, & Blood"

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Episode 91: SkimbleSHANKS, ”Frankenstein”, ”The Invisible Man”, & "Booze, Boobs, & Blood".

SkimbleSHANKS presents ”Frankenstein”, ”The Invisible Man”, & Booze, Boobs, & Blood

October 25, 2022

Rae and Ween from "Booze, Boobs, & Blood Podcast" come to "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" to close out #SpookyMonth. When they took up Cool Movies Darth's offer to come on the show, it was mentioned that they had only scratched the surface of John Whale's filmography during their Pride Month episode dedicated to him. Thus, CM Darth is more than happy to further engage the Universal Monsters. The result, a drunken, foul-mouthed conversation about "Frankenstein (1931)" and "The Invisible Man (1933)".

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

It has actually been a really trying couple of weeks. I think it maybe an indication that I am not a youngster anymore. When I say youngster, I mean in my mid twenties when I was drinking six nights a week. After this episode, sobriety does not sound like a bad idea.

I am not blaming Rae and Ween for this. Spooky Month on the other hand...

The boozing started with "The Night of the Demon" Podcast three Wednesdays ago. Thursday was dedicated to my free-lance trivia. I had to go out on Friday to be social. Saturday was KMFDM at the Metro where I soon realized that L7 was going to be there the next weekend. Sunday morning was a nervous breakdown over doing all of this only accompanied by my sense of alienation.

Beating up some Gopher fans at the Blind Pigs would have been a way to course correct. A night in county would have prevented me from falling into the lather, rinse, and repeat cycle. The same drinking pattern came about for L7 and the "Mothra vs. Godzilla" podcast.

Thankfully, the Southern Professional Hockey League season has started. I have not drank since the trivia night after I recorded with the B3 episode, and a trip to Peoria for Rivermen hockey would keep me away from the bottle. And the Quad City Storm best be glad that I was not drinking. Imagine how crazy that Twitter beef would have been if I was drunk and depressed.

October has been a month of extreme ups and downs. If only I could find a cohost to manage me. What it comes down to is that I have great nights like KMFDM, L7, and Podcast recordings, and then I have to return to reality. This is blog post now seems to be me thinking out loud. With that said, if you want to be a permanent part of the show, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

Rae and Ween have their hands full. They each seem to have their own podcast outside of B3. If only I could be that busy...and smart.

These lasses from Cleveland's primary podcast provide extremely thorough rundowns of horror movies. This made them great guests for this show. I can be a little dense when it comes to subtleties. Rae and Ween wanted to chat about the films of James Whale because of his sexuality.

Cinematography, acting, and direction are things that I am great at criticizing. Picking up on motivations of all involved, that where you need the latter B's.

But, perhaps not the booze. It was a fun conversation, but we nearly ran as long as both films in length. There is a lot fun movie talk, but the tangents will run wild.

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NinetyForChill: The Podcast - SkimbleSHANKS presents: Mothra vs. Godzilla vs. ThePoeticCritic

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Episode 90: SkimbleSHANKS presents: Mothra vs. Godzilla vs. ThePoeticCritic.

SkimbleSHANKS presents: Mothra vs. Godzilla vs. ThePoeticCritic

October 18, 2022

ThePoeticCritic joins the likes of Gregory Carl as one of NinetyForChill's annual spooky month guests as she comes to chat about Kaiju movies. Cool Movies Darth did not know that his big sister had purchased the Criterion Collection's complete "Godzilla" box set, so he may have underestimated the knowledge that would be brought to the show. He gets to chat about the modern, less fun features, but TPC from Pumpkin Town brings the A-Grade knowledge about giant monsters to this episode.

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

As I copy and pasted the last paragraph from two episodes ago (House), passive aggression maybe my only means of aggression. This week's #SpookyMonth bonus episode is the complete conversation with Mitchell Whitt from "Morbidly Macabre" about "Dance of the Dead". After expressing criticism about his podcast's "Chris Benoit" episode, Michell took at least two weeks insulting me on that show. 

This had been mentioned on this podcast before, but I never went deep into it. I figure when I release a 2 hour 45 minute bonus episode, I better explain what is going on before letting the conversation commence. Sadly, nailing that intro was my priority, so immediately calling him out for being an egotistical psychopath did not happen.

There is a link to his show. Give the episodes from "Columbine" to "Child Star Tragedies" a try, and it will speak for itself. Why scream it out I suppose when you can get him some listens? Let him show how awful and two-faced he is. I only wonder how he would react if I posted the review on a podcast platform instead of Facebook.

I wish I could be more like "Godzilla". This guy just straight up chooses violence. ThePoeticCritic helps me understand the modus operandi of the original King of the Monsters. Until he gets a more ferocious kaiju to challenge for his crown, he could care less about the little people.

This is what makes Mothra so cool. She is quick to negotiate. It really makes me further dislike the Legendary Pictures Monster-Verse. Mothra is just a foot note, a means to prolong "Godzilla: King of the Monsters". That movie is 2 hours and 20 minutes long. "Mothra vs. Godzilla" is 50 minutes shorter.

It focuses on fun. Samuel L. Jackson versus King Kong was definitely fun. Deciding that Rinko Kikuchi can only serve as a means to shows there are stakes in a Kaiju franchise sequel is not. Jackson did not make it to "Godzilla vs. Kong" and I am pretty sure that John C. Reilly's character from "Kong: Skull Island" would not be alive for the latest HBO Max movie. If it is not Guillermo Del Toro offering anime and monster movie fan service, I am out.

When it comes to ThePoeticCritic, it seems it would take a lot are arm twisting for her to verify the current kaiju scene. Perhaps she has too much knowledge about these monster. Anything more would be excessive. Thus, I did pick her brain about what else she has been watching.

We will get to hear about a "classic" Michael Biehn flick in "The Fan". We address Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" in 3D. She also suggest a wide release for a Hanna-Barbera Halloween special.

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.