Underwater (2020) & Michael Biehn vs. The Academy
CatBusRuss will occasionally bring up the fact that Harrison Ford does not have a lifetime achievement academy award. He does not work as much as Samuel L. Jackson, but he has as many Oscar nominations. Another actor who deserves similar recognition to the man who brought life to Han Solo is Michael Biehn.
Because Russ started this podcast as "Ninety For Chill", 2 hours and 20 minutes is far too long a runtime. Fortunately, this episode will still give you aquatic sci-fi. Before we get to some Biehn flicks, CatBus provides us with a review for the 2020 Kristen Stewart feature, "Underwater", a place holder for “The Abyss”.
Once he concludes this placeholder for Cameron's under the sea film, this episode has reviews for Biehn flicks from the past three completed decades. Hear about him as an amnesiac assassin in 1991's "Timebomb". He provides great support to Sean Patrick Flanery in the 2006 vampire comedy "The Insatiable". And Russ provides a review of his grindhouse-inspired, directorial domestic feature debut, "The Victim" from 2011.
Is Michael Biehn the Harrison Ford of genre cinema? That sounds like a pretty cool title to bestow on him. Perhaps that is better than any statuette.
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“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 261
CatBusRuss reviews three Michael Biehn and “Underwater” as a placeholder for “The Abyss”. Is/was Biehn genre cinema’s Harrison Ford? The films reviewed are “Timebomb”, “The Insatiable”, and “The Victim”
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Episode 260
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.
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Episode 259
CatBusRuss & ThePoeticCritic debate whether or not “Kpop Demon Hunters” is worthy of having a spot in The Criterion Collection. After watching the French animated feature “Fantastic Planet”, our host further believes Huntrx’s recognition is undeserved.
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Episode 258
CatBusRuss & Nix Eclips from the CinemaShitShow present GalaxyCon St. Louis with the 1985 Action Movie Triple-Threat Match. Our host also determines if Christopher Lambert had a film that should be considered for the ‘85 melee.
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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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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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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 155
CatBusRuss & Andrew Tiede compose two marathons that conclude with “From Dusk Till Dawn”. With the exception of the first sequel to the Robert Rodriguez classic, the auteur directs them all.
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