ThePoeticCritic & Her Ironic WISH That Magnifico Won't Grant
CatBusRuss returns to the "Ninety For Chill Dot Com: The Podcast" archives to discuss five films from the original "Scottish" hero, Christopher Lambert. When are we going to get an actual Scotsman to portray the title role?
Russ saw the promotional material for "Highlander II: The Quickening" on Plex. This was his first "Highlander" movie since 2nd Cinema Home Video in Morton did not have a copy of the original 1986 feature.
In the end, there can be only four other movies that will be discussed on this episode. CatBus ended up enjoying all three parts of the Connor MacLeod trilogy. How can anyone hate "Fortress"?
And until the sequel to the 2021 reboot is released, Lambert was the biggest name from Paul W.S. Anderson's "Mortal Kombat".
“I Dig Crazy Flicks” was founded as “Ninety For Chill”. It is Russ Stevens’s blog dedicated to movies with runtimes between 70 to 100 minutes. This runtime was the standard for horror movies and goofball comedies. Without the time for drawn out narratives, throwing everything at the wall and seeing what would stick was the rule. Thus, craziness ensues, and cinephiles like CatBusRuss want to preach the greatness of embracing the insanity.
Recent Episodes
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Episode 257
CatBusRuss honors the under-appreciated genre actor, Christopher Lambert. He reviews the 20th century “Highlander” trilogy, Stewart Gordon’s “Fortress” (1992), and “Mortal Kombat” (1995).
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Episode 256
ThePoeticCritic return to the podcast to state her frustrations with the current state of the American box office. Where are the personal stories? Why so much IP? When did Disney lose their way. CatBusRuss cannot pinpoint it. He thought “Wish” is the cartoon we need right now.
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Episode 255
Which 1986 fighter pilot flick was better: “Iron Eagle” or “Top Gun”? Which 1986 cartoon was better: “The Great Mouse Detective” or “An American Tale”? What film from 1986 had the best robot? CatBusRuss & Andrew Tiede explore these at UI-Con.
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Bonus
UI-Con advertises itself as an Anime and Comic Convention. CatBusRuss and “Couchman” Andrew Tiede came to host panels about U.S. Domestic Cinema. How did they fair when the cosplay and vendors were focused on Japanese Cartoons?
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Episode 254
CatBusRuss and Jason Parker welcome you to the Church of Bokeem Woodbine as they discuss the bonkers feature “Caught Up”. It is a De Palma tribute from the hood.
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Episode 253
CatBusRuss is joined by a mostly focused Gregory Carl to discuss the most influential feature in adult animation, Ralph Bakshi’s debut. A time before rotoscoping.
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Episode 252
CatBusRuss recaps the last day of Fan Expo New Orleans 2026. He meets Billy Boyd and Joe Pantoliano, gets some audio from Jamison Newlander, and survives beignets and Bourbon St.
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Bonus
CatBusRuss recaps the first two day of Fan Expo New Orleans 2026. “Bootleg Safari”, John Cena, Jamison Newlander, reunions for both 1990’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and the original four Hobbits.
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Episode 251
CatBusRuss and “The Cinema Shitshow’s” Nix Eclips present GalaxyCon St. Louis with the concept of why movies should be between 70 & 100 minutes. They chat about censorship and lots of horror.
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Episode 159
HappyBeebsMeowMeow steps out of her comfort zone.
With a Twitch handle like that, watching a movie where a feline plays a big role seemed perfect. Henry Selick's Neil Gaiman adaptation, "Coraline", be the focus of the show.
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Bonus
CatBusRuss approves of the first 21st century sequel to “Ghostbusters” and acknowledges the sound filmmaking of the first reboot. He is joined by Andrew Tiede to worship the original Ivan Reitman/Bill Murray trilogy: “Meatballs”, “Caddyshack”, and “Ghostbusters” (1984).
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