When you dream or crave a world that is currently outside the bounds of reality, they may call you crazy. So obviously, CatBusRuss is drawn to science fiction cinema. Because the worlds that ambitious screenwriters and directors are trying to sell to “sane” producers may solely belong to them, the big wigs are not likely to give them that much film to shoot on. This ends up being a bonus for “I Dig Crazy Flicks”. It offers films that we are forced to think about, and the chances they will only be allowed to go up to the ideal maximum runtime (100 minutes) are better than indie dramas. CatBusRuss has ended up watching a lot of space operas, robot drama, and anime for his podcast.

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Science Fiction (ooh-ooh-oh)

  • Promotional image for Absolon on Fandango

    Absolon (2003)

    Before Justin Timberlake starred in a movie about time being used as literal currency, Christopher Lambert fought the time-issuing authority of Ron Perlman and Lou Diamond Phillips.

  • Apple TV promotional image for Another Earth

    Another Earth (2011)

    A promising high school grad who just served four years for drunken-vehicular manslaughter tries to secretly make amends with the sole survivor of the crash while also trying to go on a space mission to a planet that is identical to Earth at the present time.

  • VHS box art for Armitage III: Poly-Matrix. Image from IMDb

    Armitage III: Poly-Matrix (1996)

    This is a film about android liberation on Mars. A new generation of robots allow them to give birth, thus making women obsolete. A man decides to murder these cyborgs, so Naomi Armitage is out to stop him.

  • Skimbleshank the One-Eared Angel is ready to rock out with the Wyld Stallions

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Trilogy

    Michael Dubois comes back to the podcast to discuss the most excellent trilogy when it comes to doing fan service right, "Bill & Ted". If only Disney had thought about giving "The Rise of Skywalker" to Keanu Reeves and ⁠Alex Winters, the galaxy would be what Rufus and Kenobi would consider tranquil.

  • Eva the Queen Kitty loves her Buckaroo Banzai Steelbook

    Buckaroo Banzai vs. ThePoeticCritic

    Jeff Goldblum may draw ThePoeticCritic out, but Peter Weller seems to have an ability to capture CatBusRuss's attention. Our host has the Shout! Factory's Steelbook of 1984's "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension", an underappreciated blueprint of how all comic book movies should operate.

  • Cannes Film Festival poster for "Crimes of the Future" - Image from IMDb

    Crimes of the Future (2022)

    David Cronenberg’s story about a future where mutations have lead to surgery becoming a form of artistic expression. Tumors are grown as works of arts and autopsies are theaters.

  • Poster image for "Crime Zone". Image is from IMDb.

    Crime Zone (1988)

    Authoritarianism has won. Sex is now a controlled commodity. There must be a means of escape, and David Carradine might have that solution.

  • German movie poster for "Cyber Vengeance". The image is from IMDb.

    Cyber Vengeance (1995)

    Prison has now become virtual reality. But instead of reforming hardened criminals, Robert Davi puts them in historical battlegrounds for the rich to hunt and murder.

  • Dar Star DVD available on Amazon

    John Carpenter's Dark Star (1974)

    A crew that has been wondering the galaxy on a mission to destroy space junk are starting to go a bit stir crazy. Adding an alien life form and an overly literal computer will not help them.

  • Poster for Fortress 1992 - IMDb

    Fortress (1992)

    The United States is in disarray. Environmental disasters have led the country to be a strict police state. All “criminals” end up in the Fortress, a fully automated and brutal prison. What else would you expect from a Stuart Gordon film?

  • Promotional image for Extinction. Image from IMDb

    Extinction (2018)

    CatBusRuss reviews a Netflix original feature with Michael Pena defending his family from an interplanetary insurrection.

  • The stars of "Galaxy Warriors" - Image from IMDb

    Galaxy Warriors (2022)

    From the finances of the comic strip “Effin’ Birds”, an intergalactic bounty hunter is on a mission to save her sister from a prison planet ran by an evil, cybernetic armed warden.

  • Ghostbusters logo

    Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

    CatBusRuss and Andrew Tiede celebrate the first “Ghostbusters” film. Russ then watches the 21st Century offerings from the franchise.

  • Poster for "The Hidden" - Image from IMDb

    The Hidden (1987)

    Law-abiding citizens are suddenly becoming crazed criminals. Stealing cars, murdering the innocent, and robbing banks out of the blue. Every time one of them is stopped, someone in their vicinity takes up their cause. It is up to an LA cop and a very secretive FBI agent to stop this trend.

  • Eva the Queen Kitty is Agent E

    Men in Black with the SMarshian

    Sam Marsh is a lot like the aliens who seek political sanctuary in the "Men in Black" franchise. CatBusRuss thinks that is a fair thing to say because this is his first podcast guest who is from the Mastodon social media platform.

  • The crew of Red Dwarf - Image from IMDb

    Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

    CatBusRuss tries to have his cake and eat it to by chatting up Pixar’s “Turning Red” and his favorite British Comedy, Red Dwarf.

  • Poster for "Predator: Badlands" - Image from IMDb

    Predator: Badlands (2025)

    After being rejected as a runt by his clan, Dek the Yautja is out on a mission to kill the unkillable to prove his worth. Of course, Weyland-Yutani wants to capture that beast for their weapons division. Who will get the monster first? Who are the real monsters?

  • Eva the Queen Kitty, Queen of the Porgs

    #ICC25: The Last Jedi - Masterpiece with Bryan Young, Clayton Sandell, and Darby Harn

    It’s the humbling of a Padawan as CatBusRuss tries to offer the opinion of just happy to have “Star Wars” with a panel of Jedi Masters.

  • Promotional image for "Tron: Ares".

    #ICC25: TRON - Back to the Grid with Ron Hernandez

    CatBusRuss and Icon Tournaments’ Ron Hernandez present an Indiana Comic Con panel about the “Tron” movie franchise.

  • TRON: Ares poster. Image from IMDb

    TRON: Ares (2025)

    The software wars continue between ENCOM and Dillinger Systems. Both companies are seeking to create physical incarnations of programs. Flynn’s legacy is out to save the world. Dillinger is out to rule it. Ares is an AI who just wants to live for more than 29 minutes.

  • Eva the Queen Kitty with the stars of "Zieram".

    Zieram: Proof of Concept with Noel Thingvall

    CatBusRuss is joined by prolific podcaster Noel Thingvall to discuss a Sci-Fi Channel Saturday morning classic, "Zieram"

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