CatBusRuss gets to ask The Horror Master what influences Argento’s films had on “Halloween”, watched Miike’s “Dead or Alive” to prep for @ccinemapodcast.bsky.social, and how the money gouging of #FanExpo constantly mocking nerds & geeks.

CatBus endures the #Tubi cut of “Scanner Cop 2”, bugs #JamesPax, memorabilia collector #MarkShort, @thecinemasnob.bsky.social, and Sam #FlashGordon Jones, and enjoys the vendors & after hours at QCFrightFest & PlanetFunkCon.

CatBusRuss⁠ is starting a new job this Monday, so regardless if he was asked to host his "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠" panels, he is getting one more convention out of the way. This has led him to a chill pair of conventions in Davenport with movie stars that get him hyped for a film. Welcome to ⁠QC Fright Con⁠ & ⁠Planet Funk Con⁠.

QCCC: Ninety for Chill versus Kirkwood Community College Anime Club CatBusRuss & ThePoeticCritic preach about the pros (and cons?) of ninety-minute movies at Quad Cities Comic Con…to Kirkwood Community College’s #Anime Club.

CatBusRuss⁠ and ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ have made it back to the Heart of Illinois and Chambana respectively from ⁠Quad Cities Comic Con⁠. It was a pretty successful trip to deliver a trio of "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks⁠" panels despite the growing pains ⁠VXV Events⁠ has in their expansion.

It’s been a busy weekend for CatBusRuss. He had to catch the first showing of #Mandalorian & #Grogu Thursday. Friday was the drive to #QuadCitiesComicCon and #Pokemon Concierge binge. And then two panels in East Moline.

CatBusRuss provides a TEDTalk to Missouri Comic Con 2026 about knock off cinema from 40 years ago. It was time before the direct-to-video market allowed Mom to say, “We have Texas Chainsaw 2” at home.

Springfield, MO cosplayers weigh in on what were action movies in 1985. Were “Back to the Future” & “The Breakfast Bunch” among them? Russ thinks not, but “The Goonies” had the #WWE connection. If only it was as mean as “Death Wish 3”.

CatBusRuss provides his TEDTalk about why movies rarely need to be longer than 100 minutes to #MissouriComicCon. For #Ani-May and to reinvigorate his joy of just being a fan at comic cons, he got around to watching “Otaku No Video”.

CatBusRuss concludes his panels at #MissouriComicCon. How did he fair against a competing #StarTrekTNG cast panel? A preview of his chat with @ccinemapodcast.bsky.social about #MST3k. A movie review for a God in a Glory Hole film from @rebekahmckendry.bsky.social.

If you’re a panelist at #MissouriComicCon, it’s you versus the #celebrities. And the #nerds of Springfield seem even more supportive of creatives. Wish we could take them all to #Hooters to celebrate.

CatBusRuss is joined by ThePoeticCritic to recap the whole C2E2 2026. Was the Geena Davis or Christopher Eccleston panel the must? CatBus reviews “Aliens: Resurgence - For the Hive” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

CatBusRuss recaps the first day of C2E2 2026. Geena Davis panel. Channel Awesome’s “Movies Everyone Disagrees with You On”. Chicago Podcasters Unite meet up. “Hear Me Out: Smash or Pass”.

CatBusRuss is joined by ThePoeticCritic to recap the whole C2E2 2026. Was the Geena Davis or Christopher Eccleston panel the must? CatBus reviews “Aliens: Resurgence - For the Hive” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

CatBusRuss and ThePoeticCritic return to Northwestern Univeristy for their annual B-Fest. This 24-hour celebration of the “Best of the Worst” movies ever made. 2026 featured “The Pirate Movie”, “The Dragon Lives Again”, “Down”, “Voyage of the Rock Aliens”, “Demons”, and more.

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.

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?

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.

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.

CatBusRuss waits in the two-hour queue for a Bruce Campbell autograph to get verbally bitch slapped by the Groovy One. He offers a review for the Nix Eclipse approved “Demons 2” and recalls nerdy psychology panels.

CatBusRuss⁠ goes home to deal with plumbing issues at the folks’ house, but primarily to check out his first ⁠Quad Con⁠ with ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠. If it was not for ⁠The Cinema Snob⁠ advertising his appearance, our host may have stayed in Urbana to catch up on “AEW: Fight Forever.”