CatBusRuss compares C2E2 experiences with ThePoeticCritic. Is it about community or content? Who had the best Verhoeven cast reunion?

CatBusRuss attends the first day of C2E2 2025. He meets Joe Hendry, gets a Star Wars tattoo, and checked out NJPW Windy City Riot.

"⁠Truth or Dare? Critical Madness⁠", so bonkers that you could not help but enjoy it with the crowd. "⁠If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?⁠", the audience bonded together with the insults and riffs that all fascists deserve.

CatBusRuss⁠ could not have asked for better guests than local podcasters ⁠TJ & Plaideau from NOLA Film Scene⁠. This was the first panel these hometown actors have starred in and this was the first in person roundtable for Russ.

CatBusRuss reviews day two of Fan Expo New Orleans. He got to check out NOLA’s Arial Space Squad, Bootleg Safari, and Ashley Eckstein’s panel.

CatBusRuss reviews his first day at Fan Expo New Orleans 2025. A bond develops with “NOLA Film Scene”. Our host also reviews “Valhalla Rising”.

CatBusRuss⁠'s ⁠Blue Snowball⁠ was enough to capture the vibe of 2024's ⁠Twin Cities Con⁠. Our host and his big sister, ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ introduced Minneapolis to "⁠Ninety For Chill: The Podcast⁠" and after a little time, they got a pretty good crowd who were more than willing to give the two some "Wahoos".

A recap of Twin Cities 2024’s panels, Brian Posehn stand up and Michael Jai White movie “Blood and Bone (2009)”.

CatBusRuss and ThePoeticCritic recap the first day of Twin Cities Con 2024 featuring the Ian McDiarmid panel.

CatBusRuss got to argue for one of his favorite “Alien” movies. The acting insights of Maya Hawke were quite impressive. Podcast advice from James Pax. Lighting from “Big Trouble in Little China”.

A “Hannibal” reunion with Hugh Dancy and Madds Mikkelsen. The “Rick and Morty” cast panel. Burlesque and drunken karaoke.

Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright provided a great panel about the 45 year-old film. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes showed their respect to their audience that owes their sense of humor to “Clerks” a movie that is celebrating its 30th Anniversary.

Bad musicals (The Apple), some deep hurting (She-Devils on Wheels), kaiju (Tammy and the T-Rex), and roller skates (The Monkey Hustle). If only there was some classic action, but we will let the elder sibling speak on that (Runaway).

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.”

A complete breakdown of the convention like the MCU heavy Day 3. Plus, audio unboxing.

Burlesque, Networking, Supernatural, and Jurassic Takes

CatBusRuss’s first B-Fest was to see “Showdown in Little Tokyo” on the big screen. It was a fun enough time to comeback for 2023 to catch Willem Dafoe doing his best in “Streets of Fire”.

B-Fest⁠, an annual 24-hour movie marathon of the finest B-movies that are available to the students and staff at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.