CatBusRuss compares his favorite tale of a quest for vengeance in the 19th Century, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, to novelist Josh Nealis’s favorite film based on the premise, “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2002).

CatBusRuss’s editing project from his Mass Communication time at Illinois Central College was devoted to the hard to distribute comedy about high school violence.

John Cusack cannot manage to take his own life after his girlfriend leaves him for the ski team captain, so hopefully Curtis Armstrong and the mute French foreign exchange student will get his life back on the right path.

Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice. - Per IMDb

CatBusRuss thought this was the best sub 100-minute movie that he discovered in 2019. It is the story of a young adult who was kidnapped as a baby and raised on a sci-fi TV show his “father” created to encourage his math skills.

Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. - Per IMDb

David Cronenberg’s feature about a club whose fetish is having sex in motor vehicles, particularly as they end up in horrific accidents.

It is Thanksgiving Week, and ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ is very thankful for the opportunity to interview the writer/director of "⁠Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse⁠", ⁠Kyle Weingart⁠. If you want a story about good food in a desolate land, this is a far better tale than the white washing of colonialism's effect on Native Americans.

Teddy is the only person working at what was Hollywood’s premier hotel for movie stars. There may only be five rooms with guests to worry about, but witches, cuckhold husbands, destructive children, and drunken movie directors might be too much for him to handle in this anthology film.

Jon, an aspiring songwriter/keyboardist finds himself producing an album for The Soronprfbs, a band led by Frank. Frank refuses to remove his paper-mache head, so you know Jon will try to make this genius viral.

After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine. - Per IMDb

Frank loses his job on the same day he is informed that he has an inoperable cancer. And all people are talking about is an awful performance on the most popular singing reality show. With the help of disenchanted high schooler Roxy, the two go cross country to give the USA something worth talking about.

GalaxyCon Des Moine’s celebration of films that don’t outstay their welcome. CatBusRuss endures a viewing of a deeply personal ode to Nickelodeon, “I Saw the TV Glow”.

Pablo Schreiber is in debt to the Russian mob. If he does not pay off that debt, his father will be executed. Fortunately, the mob shoots snuff films. He offers to be the star of the next film to settle his account.

Jovovich was is a couple of features that critics were overly harsh to. Bad CG effects hindered the fun of Niel Marshall’s film. You’re overly serious to look down on the Emma Roberts flick.

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.

The son of Canada’s Prime Minister has fallen ill to a disease that only sharks could survive. A doctor proposes shrinking a great white to eat the pathogens, and shrinking a submarine to catch the fish when the illness is cleared. Unfortunately, the scientist accidentally inject a janitor with the shark.

Jess McCord, co-creator of TTRPG "Skies of Fortune"⁠, left ⁠GalaxyCon Des Moines⁠'s edition of "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Panel⁠" with a suggestion for an anime that best represents the premise of "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠". ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ had been hearing about "⁠Pompo: The Cinephile⁠" from Jess before he met him in Iowa's capital city.

After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne - winner takes all. - Per IMDb

Tim Loss and CatBusRuss discuss what may be the “Easy Rider” for Generation X. John Doe of X and Adam Horowitz of The Beastie Boys go on a motorcycle journey to spread a friend’s ashes. The challenge may not be the road, but the people they meet on the way.

Orpheus leads the Shredders, a skate punk band in the dystopian Pacific Northwest. The band’s success is not enough after his wife Eurydice is taken by the Euthanasia Broadcast Network. With his Lyre-Axe and board, he will try to bring her back to the Grey Zone, no matter the cost.