Thanksgiving and #Movies to Distract from the #Racism

 

*This blog post was started on November 26, 2021.

I hope everyone has had a good Thank the Naive Natives for Giving their land to us holiday. This year, we had our first political argument, and I am proud to say, as the only uncle present (My brother-in-law supplied the only kids.), the instigator was not me. At least I hope that is how it is remembered. The parent I call to check in on may need to be the one who did not try to encourage Kyle Rittenhouse suing the president for defamation because he was accurately called a white supremacist. If the video showing him embracing Proud Boys was not shown on Fox News, it could not have happened, is their logic.

The last time that parent was called out for being racist, they took a week to collect their thoughts and come up with a story of why the other parent wanted to cut me off for standing my ground. If they remember Thanksgiving correctly, they will know it was my nastier younger sibling who lead the charge. I may have backed their facts, like the other parent would if their spouse was flailing despite a valid argument, but I had learned not to offer a counter proposal instead of leaving them feeling betrayed.

If anything, this should have inspired me to try and pursue money over happiness just so I shan't be afraid of pissing them off. That is the lesson or I just need to knock some girl up so I have a grandchild to hold as collateral. Either angle does not seem fun. Since I am staring down $15 an hour and a month to get at least one shag in this year, neither seems feasible.

I know the standard tale of the holiday season kick off is the uncle to start strife at the holidays, but how are you suppose to handle things when its the host being close minded? If you follow my blogs, I am thankful for that and I presume you know who I am talking about. If that is the most pressing memory, the "Due Date" review I inferred in "@WWERomanReign at Least Ranks Higher than Kyle Rittenhouse" that I would transcribe at some point would be posted, is not going to be this blog.

So what to write about this week? I did not mention professional wrestling till the last sentence. My ranking for that sport seems to be a little too fresh. I suppose I could just focus on women's wrestling, but the year is winding down. With that said, my immediate concern should be ranking the movies of "NinetyForChill.com - The #Podcast". There are still some movies I need to watch before this year ends, but when I am dealing with scores of movies too judge against each other, best to get this exercise started now.

2021 Discoveries for NinetyForChill.com:
"2001 Maniacs" to "Judge Dredd"

Please pardon the lack of films that have "The" at the beginning of their title. Here are the top 23 in alphabetical order (down from 46).

1. 2001 Maniacs (2005) - Robert Englund
2. Bedtime Stories (2008): Adam Sandler
3. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020): Keanu Reeves
4. Bit (2019): Teenage Vampire Girls 
   
5. Bloodsucking Bastards (2015): Pedro Pascal
6. Bottle Rocket (1996): Wilson Bros.
7. Castle Freak (1995): S. Gordon
8. Class Action Park (2020): Documentary
9. Cobra (1986): Sylvester Stallone
10. Dagon (2001): Stuart Gordon
11. Dark Star (1974): John Carpenter
12. Death Race 2000 (1975): D. Carradine
13. Dracula/Horror of Dracula (1958): Christopher Lee
14. Dreamland (2019): Stephen McHattie
15. DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
16. Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone (2007): Anime
17. Event Horizon (1997): L. Fishburne
18. eXistenZ (1999): David Cronenberg
19. Hellraiser (1987): Clive Barker
20. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988): Clive Barker
    
21. Hotel Transylvania (2012): Adam Sandler
22. House on Haunted Hill (1959): Vincent Price 
23. John Dies at the End (2012): Don Coscarelli

The Deep Ones - Gore-Free Lovecraft Is Not a Thing.

*Blog post was started on October 4, 2021.

It was a productive weekend that was well worth the hangovers. My stomach was able to settle after the seasonal sinus drainage was exasperated, so with the recovery, I feel about as good as I possibly can. There was no time for laundry. If anything, that tells you not to second guess buying an old Nintendo 64 cartridge (especially when it was "Goldeneye"). If there was not a second trip to make that purchase, my clothes would be clean.

Here is to hoping for cooler weather to set in. With all my tattoos, I have quite the inventory of long sleeve shirts when compared to my lighter stuff for the summer.

My mom was allowed into England, so I cannot rely on her to take care of my wardrobe for a month. Dad would be more than willing to do it, but the situation is the same either way. A person who is not accustomed to doing the work has to do it. It is either he or I.

I suppose this is the consequences for focusing on "NinetyForChill.com - The #Podcast". Two episodes were recorded for this spooky month ("Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and Italian slasher "StageFright") and I still have my last conversation with ThePoeticCritic to use. If I can get one more recorded, the month is done.

It will get interesting with Wizard World Chicago from October 15 to October 17. Can I keep up the spooky theme? If you are attending, I should be wandering about in my attempt at "Captain N: The Game Master Cosplay". Feel free to bug me into recording an episode. You can also send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com to arrange a time to record.

I am just kidding around about the podcast being the reason for my clothes remaining dirty. The blame can be placed on Redbox for giving me a free rental code. Somehow I doubt Redbox is that cruel. "They knew my laundry needed done so they sent me a code to stop that" is a silly conspiracy. Their punishment toward me for not making rentals My Saturday Night Thing is having "H.P. Lovecraft's The Deep Ones" at the kiosk. In other words, disturbing the neighbors with late night laundry may have been a wiser decision.

The Deep Ones (2020)

It has been three months since Petri and Alexandra had a miscarriage. To try and get up the courage and passion to make another attempt at parenthood, they decide to take a second honeymoon at Solar Beach Colony. This is a quaint little community on the Pacific Coast where they are renting a house from Russel and his younger and pregnant wife Ingrid.

The hosts prefer to live on their boat anyhow, so you would not think they would be too bothersome. Plus, the wine the community makes is pretty good. There first night is a pleasant one, but Alexandra awakens the next morning from a dream where Petri, Russell, and Ingrid are celebrating her miscarriage. Finding the hosts making breakfast for them that morning only leaves her on further edge. She decides to stay in this day and to prevent her husband from feeling cramped in, allows him to go on the water with their hosts.

Their gracious hosts want to make sure everything is fine, so they arrange the local doctor to visit Alexandra while they are on the boat. Dr. Rayburn is an odd bird, but seems trustworthy enough. That is more than can be said about Russell and Ingrid. With a little weed and a lot of clams, Petri returns a changed man with hopes of talking his wife into moving here permanently. This leads Alexandra to be curious about the homeless woman who has been wondering near the property in an effort to warn the couple of an lurking evil.

You are probably in trouble when the production company for a feature in Crappy World Films. I can appreciate a bit of a nihilistic world view more than most, but I want that to come from the film's story, not the title cards. A quick summation of "The Deep Ones" would be that it is a turd, but it is not a very stinky one.

This is another take on Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" which is a story Stuart Gordon nailed with "Dagon" from 2001. I appreciate the attempt to make this feature more psychological than horrific, but when your only attempts to make us uncomfortable is just showing us how weird the cult members are, we are left hoping for a graphic payoff. That never comes.

It is not overly offensive for the most part. Having no tension to stress the audience with can do that. The pacing is quick enough that we can endure the lack of action and just laugh at the director's continuity errors and inability to light scenes. There are no moments of levity except for a few alcohol jokes, so it just moves along at a pace that at least lets you know that it is not going be too long. Anticipation of something reminiscent of effects from Jordan Peele or Stuart Gordon keeps you on the ride, too bad it just ends up feeling like a grade school tour.

The only thing the feature does to anger the audience is dedicating it to the late Gordon and having the gall to place a post credit scene centered around masturbation. Fortunately, most viewers will not stick around the final text crawl to notice these concerns.

"The Deep Ones" takes a great gory inspiration and turns it into mediocre community theater. There is nothing in this feature except a few tentacles that rewards the Lovecraft audience. As for none fans of the horror master, there is nothing of interest to pay attention to. It is just inoffensive which can be appreciated with so many low budget features that insult our intelligence, but I would rather feel something than nothing at all. (Am I a closet Three Days Grace fan?).

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NinetyForChill - The #Podcast: "The Suicide Squad" vs. Vampires"

  Films Researched for This Episode: Daughter of Darkness (1990) and Blood Sucking Bastards (2015), The Suicide Squad (2021).

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 30: "The Suicide Squad" vs. Vampires" (Does DC Even Suck Blood?)

This week's episode is short and sweet. Cool Movies Darth offers up his opinion on the latest DCEU feature, James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad", to show that he has his finger on the cinematic pulse while offering up some vampiric movies to check out, Stuart Gordon's "Daughter of Darkness" and the 2015 office comedy "Bloodsucking Bastards".

Am I surprised that the new squad has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? A bit because it definitely is not on the level of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" or even "Guardians of the Galaxy". I can see everybody agreeing that this feature is good, but it is an example of why all films should target a 90-minute runtime. If anyone wants to chat about this, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. Just offer a 90-minute subject (film, director, theme, or actor(s)) to also chat about. OR, another movie to figure out how to get from a bloated state down to the ideal frame of 74 to 99 minutes.

As for the vampire features, "Daughter of Darkness" is a fun made for CBS feature. If there is a flaw, it was the Chicagoan Gordon picking on Peoria and soy beans. Sadly, it also lacks the gore of "Reanimator" or "Castle Freak". In other words, where was Jeffrey Combs?

The vampire flick that I think all should have a ball with is "Bloodsucking Bastards". It features your typical timid white nerd, the juvenile-acting bro, and the former military security guard versus a homo-nocturna, sales manager Pedro Pascal. Part of the fun is seeing Oberyn Martell acting like a regular douchebag instead of foreign weapon expert. This is the perfect middle-ground between "Game of Thrones" and "The Mandalorian".

I do not know what next week's show will bring us. Perhaps it will be a podcast first date. Tinder has introduced me to a girl who wants to cover Kevin Smith's "Red State". That is the kind of sense of humor I do not want to miss out on.

I would not mind being a couples week ahead when it comes to content, so I would love to hear from you with ideas on what to chat about. Frankly, it would be honor to host you and find out about why you offered your incite. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com with a movie, theme, director, or actor. If you promise to center the topic around movies between 74 and 99 minutes, audio gold should be the product.

 

If you need some suggestions, movies like "Fear of a Black Hat", "UHF" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" can make for a great theme. ThePoeticCritic knew that Robert Downey Sr.'s satirical masterpiece, "Putney Swope" fits the pod's time restraints. There are also Tim Burton's early classics "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and "Beetlejuice". Or we could just focus on movies Danny Elfman scored.

 

I have been asking for weeks for assistance in composing an episode dedicated to vampire features like "The Lost Boys" trilogy, "Near Dark", and the "Underworld" movies. Here is to hoping that this bunch of critiques will stir up some inspiration in my audience to step up and hold off on the garlic. If this is a topic you up for discussing, feel free to send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All I need is a half hour on Zoom to get this done.

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 suggestions 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.

 

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.

 

 

The Suicide Squad: Promotional Poster - TheDirect.com

NinetyForChill - The Podcast: Bust'n Meatballs at the Caddyshack

Films Researched for this Episode: Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), and Killer Movie (2008).     

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 21: Bust'n Meatballs at the Caddyshack

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This week, my flexibility is demonstrated when it comes to coming up with content as I invite Andrew Tiede to the pod. He let me know what Ivan Reitman directed and Harold Ramis penned feature he wanted to gush over, so we talk about the sub 100-minute movies that got us to that paranormal comedy from 1984. And then we gush about the battle with the marshmallow behemoth.

 

@The_Couch_Man on TikTok and I do our best to get from the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" to "Ghostbusters". The focus was intended to be about Harold Ramis's directorial debut "Caddyshack" and Ivan Reitman's minimal effort that Bill Murray carried, "Meatballs", but you cannot dismiss the features surrounding Dan Aykroyd rise which allowed him to sell a space janitor movie that nearly had a German-themed John Candy. This leads to reminiscing about the power of John Belushi that John Landis facilitated.

 

And how can we overlook "Stripes" and how parents would let the kids of the early 80's watch anything? We discuss what you could get away with in comedies, but we do our best to provide context to all of the rapiness of "Porky's" and "Revenge of the Nerds". That seemed to be an easier topic to chat up than the weirdness that was 1989 cinema with its normalization of PG-13. I think I may owe Andrew a formal apology for that tangent bringing up "Nothing But Trouble".

We take the time to chat about the apparent lack of appreciation for Ernie Hudson. All of the features in the "Ghostbusters" franchise get a piece of the pod. More importantly, the timelessness of the original "Ghostbusters" is celebrated by trying to find out what movies are even comparable to the concept. Maybe "Roger Rabbit"...

If we get negative about anything, it is the realization that Ivan Reitman may not be the director that his son is. Since a comic was the guest and an aspiring writer is your host, maybe that is a win. This leads me to be further excited about "Ghostbusters: Afterlife". With Jason Reitman being one of the best five North American directors out there, how could this feature go wrong?

We also go back to Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Reviews. This week I review "Killer Movie". Is Kaley Cuoco dropping the C-word worth $3.33 from Disc Replay?

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 suggestions 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.

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.

 

NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast - Episode 15: When in Doubt, Take It To the Outer Space (Opera)

Films Researched for this Episode: The Ice Pirates (1984), The Heist (1989), and Space Truckers (1996)

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Episode 15: When in Doubt, Take It To the Outer Space (Opera) (Just Press Play)

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After communicating with a girl for two weeks via online dating apps only to come out to a bar to meet her on a whim and then be ghosted as if 20 minutes in person showed that I am not meant for three dimensions, it is great to know I have family. I made it to the bar safely. There is no way that I reeked of the Midnight Moon Strawberry Moonshine that I was consuming as I recorded this week's podcast.

Was it that I was not impressed by her Chase "Darth Vader" debit card she paid for her meal with? I work in retail. There have been hundreds of those cards that I have seen. It is perplexing to develop a connection online only to not hear anything from her because of a per chance meeting did not go fantastic. Girls who have shot me down are more considerate.

This is just an indicator that I need my friends to step on and go beyond expressing interest in recording podcasts and actually commit to it. If free evenings were not a commodity, then I would not have to deal with bar meetings and actually get to know a person on a date. Consider my love life folks like I am considering your vacations.

With that said, the idea of a Danny Elfman and Tim Burton themed episode has been expressed on the Internet. I will not mention who I worked the concept out with, but I know others who are tempted to volunteer for it. Email me at russthebus07@gmail.com to find out more.

One of those who expressed interest was this week's guest, ThePoeticCritic. Like all of us sophisticated cinephiles, she dug all of their early collaborations from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" to "Batman (and perhaps "Returns")". The closest thing to this concept that we really discuss in this episode is how I think "Mars Attacks" being released so soon after "Independence Day" perhaps prevented an early revival of the Space Opera that Stuart Gordon's "Space Truckers" could not jump on its own.

Letterboxd's The Poetic Critic and I examine the who/what/why/how the late 70's and early 80's fell in love with the concept of Jack Sparrow in space. Okay, the answer is "Star Wars" but lets give Stanley Kubrick some credit for "2001: A Space Odyssey" and more importantly "Silent Running" for setting the stage.

The biggest question we address is how did anyone think that creating galaxies could be done in 90 minutes. How much raping and pillaging can the "Ice Pirates" commit? Do all of Roger Corman's knock off count as a cinematic universe? How many space TV shows did the 70's have to offer? Should this genre have disappeared?

TPC and I share some debate on what constitutes a Space Opera and some of the features. She also points you in the direction of the best knock offs...or at least the most interesting ones that the world has to offer. 

As a bonus, I return to the "Ally's Accessories Shop of Etsy" trash features and look at the time between "Remington Steele" and "007 Goldeneye" by viewing the Pierce Brosnan starring feature, "The Heist" from 1989. It is good to see him playing Irish, but he might not be meant for 90 minutes (see "Survivor").

10 Best Gonzo Science Fiction Movies in the Whole - Gizmodo

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast Episode 11 - Do You Want To Scan a Skimble? (Just Press Play)

Film's Researched for this Episode: Rabid (1977), Naked Lunch (1991), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991), A History of Violence (2005), Rabid 2019, and Frankenstein (2015).

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 11: Do You Want To Scan a Skimble?  (Just Press Play)

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After finally finding a PlayStation 5 (Meijer's hides them) and getting a COVID-19 vaccination, I really cannot complain about not being able to secure a guest for this week's episode of the podcast. Believe me. I tried (To rant and secure a guest). It took recording three introductions, and by the third one, the societal anger had all but worn out.

Which is sad, because Tubi really needs the negative press for promoting Fox News even though these ads showed up while I was watching Stuart Gordon's adaptation of "The Pit and the Pendulum". If you wanted an appropriate feature to advertise Christian hate, a film about the Spanish Inquisition would be the ironic choice.

But is it not bad enough for Tubi to promote an anti-vaxxer's show. Here is to hoping Ken Jeoung can correct her politics. He is still a doctor, right?

I could go on about other anti-democratic propaganda like where am I going to eat breakfast, which I will rant on about at the bottom of this post. When my podcast involves the "adaptation" of William S. Burroughs's "Naked Lunch" and the ironic take on Middle America that is "A History of Violence", to continue ranting about politics to promote this blog seems pointless.

This blog explores David Cronenberg films I have watched or rewatched recently. It actually turns out to be quite poignant when I investigate 1977's "Rabid" and the Soska Sister's re-imagining from 2019. They both serve as accurate prediction's of the American response to COVID-19. You end up admiring the Canadians for learning from their art. They do not have the mess that is occurring to their southern neighbors.

And to further investigate the American attitude, "Ally's Accessories Shop's Trash Film Reviews" provides us with a take on "Candyman" director Bernard Rose's modern re-imagining of "Frankenstein". With Tony Todd on board for that ride for some racial abuse, you know you have an intriguing feature concept that only wretched monster makeup may hinder.

I hope you enjoy this brief edition to NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast. A guest has been lined up for next Tuesday's episode, so the migration to Spotify will definitely be worth it. Thanks for visiting and listening.

No cats were scanned in the making of this episode.

 

Buzzfeed - 15 Mensajes de texto que nadie quiere recibir

Georgia businesses need to take a hit for their state's racist voting laws, but all the best fast food places serve Simply Orange Juice which is a Coca-Cola subsidiary. There comes a point where I can no longer eat Chick-fil-A's delicious hate chicken. Of course when you look at the states that fast food chicken represents (Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky) this fowl may deserves Lance Henriksen's wrath. It is almost like these birds are the spawn of Satan. If only I was not an atheist, then I would lack the guilt for funding the fascism.

 

The Criterion Collection -   David Cronenberg Naked Lunch

 

90 Min. Netflix DVD - "Castle Freak" - All the Gore with Fewer Bodies

 *Blog post started on January 22, 2021.

It is a good thing that I have started "NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast" because I have blown my annual resolution of eating something with Buffalo seasoning everyday. The main issue with this is that it throws off my diet. I did not buy much food because I would need to eat out every other day to make it work.

Stuart Gordon could be waistline savior for those who have a weaker stomach. Maybe after seeing a hole carved out of my wrist with pins sticking out of it (WRESTLING! YAY!!!), I can take about anything visually. Perhaps I need to rent some more French Extremism to shake this invulnerability, or I just need to stop cheering for directors to go for the bad taste reactions. Being a direct-to-video feature, "Castle Freaks" is a limited experience for fans of "Re-nimator" and "From Beyond", but makes sure to give the audience the shocks that you expect and push the boundaries of what they are allowed to enjoy. That does not necessarily mean the feature has is good, but if cat and boob mutilation perk your ears up, this film may be worth a view.

Castle Freak (1995, 1 hour 35 minutes).

The Riley family has fallen on hard times. It has been nine months since the patriarch, John, was drunk behind the wheel and was involved in an accident that took his five year-old son's life and blinded his 16 year-old daughter Rebecca. They may have gotten a break when they are informed that they had just inherited a castle in Italy.

Of course, this castle is considered haunted. The duchess who lived their never left the premises after her five year-old son died. This was shortly after John's father left her and returned to the United States with her younger sister. Stories of wailing at night that can be heard through the castle halls do not help the properties reputation.

John does not plan to relocate to Italy, he is just looking to liquidate the assets. The simplicity of this task is quickly lost after Rebecca wonders off during his inventory to follow a cat into the dungeon and crypt. Believing she heard someone, her investigation inadvertently unleashes the Castle Freak.

The home is quickly cursed by strange occurrences mainly centering around Rebecca. John's overbearing wife believes her daughter has an overly active imagination, but as John investigates these happenings, he starts to unravel a dark tale about his parentage and how the duchess's son never died even presuming that she kept him alive to torture the past 40 years. One can only imagine the anger and vengeance that seethe in the mind of this newly freed monster. 

The title delivers exactly what it promises. "Castle Freak's" story really expounds upon the simple premise and is a classic in terms of body horror and the family-related horror that is becoming the current rage in cinema. Like the Italian horror legends, Stuart Gordon captures everything he wants you to see despite the 4:3 aspect ratio.

It is difficult to pin down anything this film does wrong. This is not high art nor is it cinema with a capital C. This feature is a solid, brief story which does harken back to the concepts of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft would give you a scenario and left the story to the audience's imagination. "Castle Freak" is not a Lovecraft adaptation like his two undeniable classics, but Gordon flushed this out from only seeing a poster in the producer's office (that producer being Charles Band of "Arena" fame). He saw a freak locked in a dungeon, and created a marvelous narrative.

The film benefits from the established chemistry between the lead actors, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton (who were also leads in the classics) and I think it is a shame that this is the last performance of Jessica Dollarhide who portrays the confident and caring Rebecca. You may complain about the Italian cast being there solely to become corpses, but that means no chemistry required. This is how no budget cinema thrives.

The most intriguing chemistry may come from how the Freak interacts with the starring cast. This maybe more of a story element, but from the beginning of the feature, you know the Freak has a reason for his actions. What is most important is the Freak trying to be human. It never works out, but he is not entirely evil.

He is definitely somewhat evil. I know why the cat has an awful fate, but killing our mewing masters will always tick me off. At least Dario Argento gives the felines vengeance.

If mutilated pets is not going to upset you, the Freak actions might. This feature likes to mix all kinds of vices, and the mixture is always messy. It may come off at chauvinistic, but I do not think you can argue the realism of the monster's actions. This would just be a French monster story that can be romanticized without them. Renting this title must mean you are here for the horrific. Do not complain about it.

"Castle Freak" is a horror movie for fans of the genre. Those who do not like graphic and nearly unthinkable violence need not view. That is sad because it is a brilliant take on stories like the Hunchback and the Phantom. Stuart Gordan could take any classic story premise and flush it out into something all his own.

This is a display of gore horror fans want without any unnecessary narrative to endure. "Castle Freak" is a classic from a horror master that fans of the genre owe to themselves to view.

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The Podcast - Episode 8: The Brilliance of Stuart Godon, The Madness of Russ Stevens

Films Researched for this Episode: Robot Jox (1989), Daughter of Darkness (1990), Castle Freak 1995, Dagon (2001), Eternal Damn Nation (2015)

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Thank you Stuart Gordon for creating nothing but gems that I am proud to promote. Too bad he passed away before I could get a chance to tell him to quit picking on cats and Downstate Illinois. Yes, Chicago is where I want to be, but I will not forget that I was Peoria Made. Daisy from "John Wick" was asking for it. A feline would have stayed out of Iosef and his gang.

The lesson this week is to always keep coming up with content. I ponder when I am going to get sick of that. Thanks to these little extra steps when it comes to documenting nearly every "new to me" movie I have watched since September of last year has allowed me to provide a somewhat genuine episode of the podcast. It is almost like I never missed a beat.

Of course there were some misses. I was unable to line up a new guest this week and that scramble was really frustrating for me. This is where I would say, "If you have been keeping up on my blog posts at MainEventOfTheDead.com," but there has been a back log since I am prioritizing promoting the podcast. With that said, some restructuring of my promotion schedule will be taking up my downtime today at work. That defeats the bringing "Pokemon White 2" to the bank, but content creation needs to be a constant in my life.

Creating content at least means I am doing something and have something to offer for my readers and listeners to invest in. But to be frank, I am still perplexed on how much less effort certain people put in to something to get people to invest in them. When you take in account how some of them treat others, their success can seem maddening. My forties outside of the podcast have sucked so far, but this is a theme to my adulthood. It is making life seem pretty pointless, especially when I have not asked for a cent.

I have only asked for advice on how to produce and opinions on my treatment for my pro-wrestling, zom-com Z-movie "Main Event of the Dead". 20 minutes of time is all I ask. If you want to offer that up, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

Needless to say, watching and pondering how the hell this week's addition of "Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/allysaccessoriesshop)" offering of trash cinema, "Eternal Damn Nation" was ever produced, did not help my state of mind. I guess "Brain Damage Films" thinks just producing content, regardless of quality, will pay for itself. Perhaps I need to get off my high horse and abandon wanting to create worthwhile material.

This is going to be a quick podcast and I promise to provide you with some great conversation next week. In other words, I do not have enough David Cronenberg material to devote 25 minutes to...unless I just pull all the references from the past episodes. Let me know if you want to hear The Poetic Critic talk about Jeff Goldblum killing cat monkeys again.

 

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NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast Episode 6: Henry Never Died

Films Researched for this Episode: Wrong Turn 2 (2007), The Colony (2013), Antibirth (2016), and Dreamland (2019).

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Episode 6: Henry Never Died

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We are back this week with a new full episode of NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast. This week, I talk with my friend Kodiak Thompson about the under appreciated talent and presence of Henry Rollins. When I said we were going to address Kodiak's favorite feature (and my second best discovery of 2019) "He Never Died", Mr. Thompson was ready to binge.

This ended up being a bigger challenge than I expected. Not many of the former Black Flag front man's sub 100-minute efforts are currently available streaming at a reasonable (free) rate. It seems that his debut performance in the Charlie Sheen take on the O.J. Simpson white Bronco affair, "The Chase" may be lost. Fortunately, it is not overly difficult to find montages of his performance in that flick, and my DVD collection allowed me to let him see the 2005 Project Greenlight feature, "Feast".

This was a pricier week for the podcast. Whenever I lend out a DVD, I use it as an excuse to purchase the film in HD. Then, discussing "He Never Died" made resisting purchasing that flick a pointless act. If I am going to buy the number two flick from 2019, it only makes sense to buy the number one ("Brigsby Bear") as well. But, those consequences were worth the great content that Kodiak provided.

A long with "He Never Died" and "Feast", we were both able to share our experiences with the "Pontypool Universe" when we watched the fever dream that is "Dreamland". I also get to discuss my Vudu freebie feature, "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" and how it has lead me to seek out assistance in producing a podcast episode dedicated to Sean Bean (I am looking for volunteers to talk about the man who always dies. Email russthebus07@gmail.com).

And this episode also fulfills all my goals thus far. My review for the Natasha Lyonne starring horror flick, "Antibirth", covered my Cronenbergian suggestions. There is also a review for Stuart Gordon's aquatic horror effort (per Screen Drafts), "Dagon" that also mentions the body horror master. And "Ally's Accessories Shop's Trash Cinema" finally delivers an acceptable feature with the Lawrence Fishburne and Bill Paxton in "The Colony".

Hope you enjoy and thank for the support.

www.henryrollins.com

NinetyForChill dot Com: The Podcast - Episode 5: Welcome To the Friend Zone - Biblical Style

 Films Researched for this Episode: Paradise Hills (2019).

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 5: Welcome To the Friend Zone - Biblical Style

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 After successfully predicting the Super Bowl on FanDuel, I am definitely in the position to afford the subscription fees to a podcast hosting platform. Thus, a square logo is needed to fit on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher apps. Above was the best I could immediately come up with. If anyone wants to clean up this concept or have a better one to offer, drop me russthebus07@gmail.com an email and I would be happy to discuss obtaining that image from you.

Is the podcast ready to be migrated to a different platform, not after this week failing to work out the way I wanted. There are people that can be called out in terms of offers and lack of replies when called upon to deliver, but I digress. Also, my uniqueness as a Russ Stevens is lacking. Below is the first image that comes up that represents me when I am Google image search.

This also means I need to take on a different moniker. It looks like "The Scoop" Stevens is the leading nominee. Promoting myself as Cool Movies (CM) Darth seems to be a flirtation with disaster and others with the name Russ Staley had approached me in regards to using that wrestling moniker. I suppose I could just go back to the RC gimmick (The Single-A Saint).

Fortunately, the next episode has a guest and an awesome premise (Sub 100-minute) Henry Rollins, so expect a return to form.

As for this episode, Ally from Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy visited her/our cat Skimble and had a story about people food ruining the trail of cats left in her wake. People food and Skimble's expectations of partaking in dairy products lead to me wanting to discuss the Milla Jovovich/Emma Roberts feature "Paradise Hills" and his efforts to get his share of Ben & Jerry's Netflix & Chilled.

From there, Ally provides us with some reading suggestions and an update on her shop. I get to go off on some tangents about Robert Rodriguez's "Alita: Battle Angel" and pregnancy horror movies like "Snatchers". We also discuss why cats are so often horror movie victims. There is also my Super Bowl prediction that I willed into existence. You are welcome Tom Brady.

I definitely earned that $275. There was an accidental deposit trying to set up my account. To get the money moved around, my ice scraper was destroyed, I had to fill up my tire where I dropped my wallet and had to back track to obtain. Of course there was a near miss accident. The work was put in.

This is only a 20-minute episode. If you want to just get to the movie chat, below is my YouTube play list of these three features. I think Ally is interesting enough to give 11 minutes to. As for me...I am worried about the Friend Zone chat. You be the judge.

NinetyForChill dot Com: The Podcast - Episode 4: Capital B-Fest and Capital C*-Fest

Films Researched for the Episode: Antisocial (2013).

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 4: Capital B-Fest and Capital C*-Fest

*Cronenberg

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And of course the text layout makes it look like I meant the actual capital C-word. So went the production of this episode.

The initial plan for this episode was just to get some quips from previous guests Ally from AllysAccessoriesShop on Etsy and Letterboxd's ThePoeticCritic. In other words, I did not have a new guest lined up. If you want to chat about sub 100-minute movies for 35 minutes over Zoom, shoot an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

It was supposed to be as simple as press play in Audacity and get 20 or so minutes of us chatting about movies. The laptop was opened and the mic was out, so neither should have been caught by surprised, but I just started recording. And then...

ThePoeticCritic became more laser focused than I have seen her and gave me over an hour of material. Oh how the tables had turned.

 

This seems to be the only promotional material B-Fest.com had to offer.

 

I cannot say that my older sister is overly empathetic, but damn can she be passionate, especially towards her friends and their pandemic plight.

The first weekend of February is usually the weekend of B-Fest, an annual 24-hour movie marathon of the finest B-movies that are available to the students and staff at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Being in Chicagoland, her friends from all over the country would fly in to take part in this extended:

audience-participation version of an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000; viewers are encouraged to voice their opinions of onscreen events, especially if such comments provide entertainment for the other festival attendees. (B-Fest.com)

Big sis has yet to attend the festival, and with the current state of world affairs, romanticizing any nerdy gathering cannot be helped. The result of this is her giving us quite the oral history of an event she has only dreamed about. If we do not get our shit together about COVID-19, she can only dream about shouting out her original riffs towards Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space".

Take it from experience, one can only dream so much before that dream becomes a chip on one's shoulder. Christian teachings (not practices) and Eastern philosophies has kept me from flinging that boulder at the world, but my sister has never attended a martial arts class to develop that discipline. I would hate to see her go Cobra Kai on some anti-maskers who denies her the simple pleasures and escapes.

Fortunately, she has not finished the Stuart Gordon and David Cronenberg filmographies, so she can still maintain a cinematic zen-like state. We explore Gordon's work like every movie podcast should and take an even deeper dive into Cronenberg's "The Fly". We even ebate whether "A History of Violence" is more heartwarming than the Goldblum flick.

To further the length of this podcast, Ally lets me bullshit with her about cinema and life. That went on for 10-minutes, so I cut the cat and tat chat from this pod's intro. But who does not want to hear about cats destroying condos? Stick around till after David Tenant calls for a "Woo Hoo" to get all of the Realtek audio.

I think it sounds alright (thanks Audacity), I just need to be a little more attentive to the input setting to assure that Blue quality is what I provide every week. Thanks for your patience.