NinetyForChill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss: Renfield and the Codependent #Podcaster

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Episode 124: Renfield and the Codependent #Podcaster

Renfield and the Codependent #Podcaster

4 days ago

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Nothing seems to be working out for CatBusRuss. He is doing a lot better mentally, but that maybe out of spite. The day after he finished producing "Toss Back Tuesday: Jim Carrey Under 100 Minutes", the podcast scheduling plans were all screwed up. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was the big Blu-Ray release for June 6, 2023. Its theatrical run was released the week prior to the April movie CatBus wanted to see the most, Nicolas Cage starring as Dracula in "Renfield", so the resources our host used to find out that the physical release date of the Nicholas Hoult film was going to be a week after the billion-dollar cartoon seemed correct. You can only imagine his dismay when he started ringing out customers who brough up the vampire disc along side the plumber flick.

Russ did get around to seeing the movie when it was still in theaters. This would have been in its third week of release. As noted in "Nicolas Cage & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Filmography", our host ended up dealing with unexpected cancellations of this feature during its second weekend. He decided to sit on the review he recorded from the parking lot. Being the only other person in the cinema for the flick, expecting the physical release to be just a couple of weeks away seemed like a fair assumption. Sadly, Comcast/Universal seemed to do nothing but fumble in their efforts to make this feature profitable. Fortunately, "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" is going to make an effort to further make this feature relevant.

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

Things are looking up for me. Next week, I will be in England with my dad to watch the Cubs beat up on the Cardinals (I really need to make the time to get up to Wrigley for a game this year. I also need to follow what is going on at The Vick and The Metro as well.). Next week's podcast is just editing away from completion. If I stay productive in my off time (Why the hell am I doing laundry right now? Upgrading my PS5 was one thing.), an episode should be released while I am on the other side of the pond. It also helps to have the Podbean feed to move episodes from when I have an existential crisis.

I am almost at the point that I am thinking about begging for support with Patreon. No bonuses for anybody, just trying to see if my existence is appreciated. In other words, there have been some past podcast guests that I cannot rely on.

Last week was supposed to have a guest per my schedule. No one offered, so I tried to rely on someone who I had hoped would understand my situation. That turned out not to be the case, just the personality.

Since they are one of my oldest friends (Please pardon the passive aggressiveness.), it left me thinking about my current situation. I have a fair amount of debt (I would rather enjoy adulthood until my inevitable prostate cancer diagnosis.). Can I survive without familiar support? Yes. Knowing that I have family who does not want me hustling anymore than I do should be great. But what are they getting in return on their investment.

It has been nearly two decades of this existence. I have been spending all of adulthood trying to succeed at my passions. Too bad no one gives a shit about these. Why am I being supported if I am not doing what they want me to pursue? Am I to just grow up and accept making money is the only purpose of adulthood? If others are (seem) happy doing this, am I fucked up for not? Am I just a fuck up?

And of course I am not comfortable enough with my latest group of friends to be this open about my dealings. That sucks. If I were, Skimble would have probably gotten a wake.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss: AniMAY...be 2 Furious: Redline & MFKZ

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Episode 122: AniMAY...be 2 Furious: Redline & MFKZ

AniMAY...be 2 Furious: Redline & MFKZ

4 days ago

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CatBusRuss could not have fallen into a more appropriate way to close out the month of May (a.k.a. AniMay [anime + May]). Coinciding with the release of "Fast X", our host watched a couple of features that actually succeed at what the Vin Diesel franchise tries to capture. These are crazy stories that do not get caught up in male soap opera and "Just Kiss Already!" moments. Unlike "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, both "Redline" and "MFKZ" are must see films for entirely different reasons.

Neither of them are thankfully a "Point Break" knock off. Each represents an element that "The Fast" franchise that just seems to be too ridiculous. "MFKZ" is all about the craziness presumed of non-white communities and how action packed that must be. "Redline" is all about the living life a quarter mile at a time, or should I say parsec. Each feature should be seen by any animation fan. One for its "Saints Row" vibe. The other for nearly being perfect.

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

I am always busy, but it does not feel too hectic right now. The bills have been paid. Fun was had at Pour Bros. Free Trivia. Hell, there was minor league (A-ball like the Peoria Chiefs) flirting to be had.

On the flipside, there was trying to be supportive to a friend who feels like the outcast of their trivia team. (I only feel like the one to be ousted from my trivia team). Then there was taking home a 25, generally wise, year-old home after an alcohol and medication mishap. The crew at the Barrel House 34 on Walnut were kind of assholes about him taking up the only stall in the men's room to find relief from that.

I am not a fan of Quality (the bar on Neil) because of the lack of atmosphere, but at least the staff does not judge someone for getting sick. You make sure they are cleaned up and ridicule them playfully their next visit. If we end up there next week, that best be their attitude. Of course, there is a great deal of pride that I possess about being the ideal patron.

Do these details of my week make for a fine excuse to not writing this blog until four days after the podcast was posted? Probably not. I guess I am really patting my own back about just living my life a little healthier. Wednesday was a movie night, but I only had one shift to worry about. Tuesday, dinner was had and it was straight to bed. Tucking myself in before 11 pm narrows down my time to blog, but do I need to? The answer is yes. If I am going to post the support of Chris Hardwick from the "ID10T" podcast before my episodes that tell the listener to head to ninetyforchill.com, I have to.

Yes, I only had one shift yesterday, but I had to finish my rewatch of "WestWorld" Season 3. All it took was one ad for Kevin McCarthy's victory lap over the debt ceiling deal on YouTube to tell me to further appreciate my physical media. There is a work story to be told about regretting some charges to secure there building, but I digress. But a PS5 media controller would be nice.

So, this episode is me just talking about cartoons for a half hour. I am doing my best to come up with a guest for the June 6th episode (if you can recall my episode which was dedicated to Jim Carrey's sub 100-minute movie filmography, "The Number 23" can officially make the upcoming episode 666.). Hopefully somebody will step up. Two weeks of me on my own seems a bit much. June 13th will be my "Renfield" podcast to celebrate the feature's physical release.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss: "The Truman Show" with ThePoeticCritic

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Episode 121: "The Truman Show" with ThePoeticCritic

The Truman Show with ThePoeticCritic

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"The Truman Show" was a feature that some would say has aged like a fine wine, but there seems to be many who still have a bitter taste in their mouth. What would Hollywood be like if this feature received its roses back in 1998 instead of 2022 at Cannes? Would Jim Carrey have become the post-modern Tom Hanks? Is he American enough to usurp the two-time Oscar winner's greatest title of "America's Dad"?

Before this podcast recording, CatBusRuss had only seen the third act of this Peter Weir classic. He was thoroughly impressed by the direction and could tell that Carrey was providing the performance of his lifetime. The first chance he found a discount on the digital release, our host knew it was a must buy. Finding the time, and perhaps the motivation, to watch it was the challenge.

His living situation the past seven years could be to blame. Perhaps he did not want to break the initial rules of the "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast". This feature is officially three minutes too long. More than likely though, it may have been the thought of further enduring ThePoeticCritic's obsession with everything that was late nineties Jim Carrey. This week, CatBus faces all of those challenges with a 130 minute conversation with his big sister about what may be one of her favorite features of all time.

As for Ani-May, CatBus watched the return of Studio Ghibli with Goro Miyazaki's "Earwig and the Witch", another tale of strange adoption.

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

It is just after 5 pm on Tuesday the 23rd, and I am, of course, exhausted. My last actual day off between both jobs was Mother's Day, and even that one was a rough one. With less than six hours in this evening to use, actually getting motivated to write this blog post is tough.

I am currently at war with all of Popeye's Chicken after the wasted a half hour of Mother's Day. They did not just screw up my order, but forgot about it twice during the half hour of waiting. Shitty customer service is something I cannot stand for and being made to feel like I was wrong for not being empathetic to the understaffed's plight further enraged me.

All I wanted was a refund for the food I was never going to get. They offered me food that was not my order to make up for it, which I declined. Why would you want to open your mouth if it is not to apologize when you have a seething customer?

I did not ask any follow up stories. My conditions were being met. Telling me that I had to allow it because one person had been working seven hours (7 am to 2 pm) was going to piss me off further. You just apologize and ask if there is anyway to further resolve your fuck up(s). Asking me to be calmed because only three people showed up will result in me responding with, "Why are you even open if you do not have the staff?".

After dealing with their online customer service, ignoring and insulting customers must be their standard operating practice. I have aired my grievances with them after saying that I had to download their app to receive any compensation for potentially ruining Mom's Day for me. The Twitter thread had been posted, and I have jumped in to their timeline as well. Their social media team responded shortly after that, but it was before I went to bed last night. They invited me to message them, which I have, but am still waiting on their response.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss: Ani-May Cinematic 6-Pack with Witches & Lance Henriksen

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Episode 120: Ani-May Cinematic 6-Pack with Witches & Lance Henriksen

Ani-May Cinematic 6-Pack with Witches & Lance Henriksen

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CatBusRuss is pondering how often he should be releasing new episodes of "Ninety For the Chill". This current season has had a great balance of episodes dedicated to his own personal binges and conversations with great guests. But with so many podcasts having a monthly or biweekly release schedule, is the CatBus working too hard?

The episode for next week is in the can, so this week, our host is keeping up the ani-May theme by watching Studio Ghibli's spiritual successor's, Studio Ponoc, first feature, "Mary and the Witch's Flower". It is a fun kids film. Then CatBus pulls out some reviews that sum up his own maturity. It starts with coming of age in the punk rock world with "London Town" and moves on to the oversexed college experience with Gregg Araki's "Kaboom".

From sexually explicit cinema, CatBus makes a quick transition to the other extreme of indie cinema with the Soska Sisters' remake of David Cronenberg's "Rabid". Cronenberg was one of the two patron saints of this podcast. The other is Stuart Gordon. What sounds better than Gordon with Lance Henriksen? To find out what that is like, you will hear a review for "The Pit and the Pendulum". If that is not enough of a Henriksen fix, stick around for a review of Stan Winston's directorial debut, "Pumpkinhead".

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

Pinterest @sthevand

Am I going to regret writing this blog tonight? I say that because I do not have a morning shift to attend on Wednesday. Should I muster up or try to save the strength to party on Tuesday night?

Why go out? Because I think history is repeating itself. I have my trivia team, but the team captains are expecting their first kid. That is what I think the first sign of being complete grown ups is. The coworker who introduced me to the team is starting a new job at some point, so who knows where that will take him? It was graduation weekend last week, so there are a handful of new friends who will be moving on. How do I start over again?

HellBentForHorror.com

Obviously, I am looking into finding a new therapist (the tab is opened on the browser right now), but that comes with more stress than just worrying about the Christian nature of the only recommendation I received that is definitely covered by my insurance. The stress stems from the $600 I am expected to pay for lab work. Hopefully my primary will be understanding when it comes to me cancelling the next set.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast with @CatBusRuss: Deadpool in 12 Parsecs featuring @CouchManBakes

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Episode 119: Deadpool in 12 Parsecs featuring @CouchManBakes

Deadpool in 12 Parsecs featuring @CouchManBakes

2 days ago

One of the worse things about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that they insist that you stick around until the credits conclude for what is essentially a tease for the next feature in the franchise. It is far more forgivable in "Turning Red" to just feature the father dancing to some boy band, but it is still not part of the narrative of the feature that you paid to see.

So what if you cut out the six minutes of credits and the teaser for an inevitable sequel to a feature that is only 50 seconds past 100 minutes? You have sold CatBusRuss on allowing "NinetyForChill: The #Podcast" to address Ryan Reynolds in his greatest role "Deadpool". Leave it to Andrew Tiede to find another loophole in the parameters of this movie podcast. Like Han Solo established, the feature is 100 minutes, if you round down.

As a bonus, CatBus pays tribute to the month of AniMAY by finally getting "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence", and ends up giving more credence to the underappreciated quality of the controversial, live-action adaptation of the franchise. If only Scarlett Johansson and Reynolds would have made it, the synergy of this episode would demand admiration.

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

I might need to look back through these blogs to see how tired I felt after watching "John Wick: Chapter 4". The last feature I watched was "The Last Emperor" which clocked in at 2:43:00. That is just shy of how long the conclusion (Pardon the spoiler.) to Wick's story was.

Sunday was spent composing a bonus episode for the "Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss" feed and editing this episode with Andrew. By the time I got to Bernado Betrolluci's technical masterpiece, it was past 9 pm. Needless to say, it was not until 1 am that I got to smoking a bowl to fall asleep watching "Robot Chicken". Monday was a double, and I could not muster the energy to write this blog despite the recordings were all finished.

Tuesday was the same, but I felt more prepared. Netflix cannot send a DVD in time to give me something that would make my bedtime too late. Too bad there had to be a flat tire just as my work night concluded. Getting the spare on kind of left me pumped and in a tired but wired state. I think I got to bed at a reasonable time, but there was the tire to take care off today. And, with Mother's Day coming up, expecting Mom and Dad to take care of the little chores like laundry would be distasteful.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.