Thanks to Kelly Hargrave and Outsider Pictures, CatBusRuss received an opportunity to contribute to Hispanic Heritage Month by reviewing Bolivia's submission to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science for next year's Oscars presentation, Alvaro Olmos Torrico's "The Condor Daughter".

Per Ms. Hargrave:

It is a 109-minute Bolivian coming-of-age story about a teenage midwife's daughter torn between ancient tradition and big-city dreams, filmed in the Quechua-speaking Andes with non-professional actors.

The performances provided by leads María Magdalena Sanizo & Marisol Vallejos Montaño left Russ surprised by the amateur status of the actresses. This feature is a touching tale about defending tradition despite its subjugation of women. Is it a tale about rebellion or just accepting your true self?

Our host finds this feature to be something most Americans should be able to relate to. Hopefully, he is able to convince you to see this feature and understand what can be learned from it. It may not win the gold statuette in March 2027, but the feature itself is indeed a winner.

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CatBusRuss came off the bench again to make sure the visitors of the Indiana Comic Convention's 2026 edition would at least get a show from the 40th anniversary panel for James Cameron's "Aliens". Chris Martinez of the "Big Dumb Monsters Podcast" was short of fellow panelists. Thankfully, our podcast host's "Chuck Norris Was a Sith Lord" sign also listed idigcrazyflicks.com on it. It was like having his resume, but better.

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Russ fears he may have dominated the conversation since it was an unplanned situation, but Chris was great at keeping the panel flowing in the right direction. Both of these podcasters are on the, "'Aliens' is greater than 'Alien'" side of the discourse, so it was easy for them to get along...at least with each other.

As for the audience, they may have been fighting against an up and coming Ridley Scott crowd. This may have made for a successful panel because you know that means the contrarians wants to interact. Especially to express their disdain for Russ suggesting that Scott's prequels were actually good.

Inspired by this panel and a potential conversation to be had about Neil Marshall's "The Descent", our host went back to the Marshall's debut feature "Dog Soldiers". This very British, very indie movie might be the best clone of "Aliens" as an SAS unit fends off a Highland cottage from werewolves. It was a fun rewatch for Russ as he could imagine the side-by-side comparison video that could be made. If only the CatBus felt those were worthwhile YouTube videos.

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CatBusRuss went back to the "Ninety For Chill dot Com: The Podcast" archives to find some horror movie reviews. This brought him to an addition of the "Ally Accessories Shop on Etsy Trash Feature Revue". The triple-feature he found is not all horror, but they are all solid films.

This edition of the Revue covers letters T-V from 2022. Despite his disappointment (that he predicted) with Dark Castle's "Gothika", "Thir13en Ghosts" was crazy enough with its cast, gore effects, and outlandish premise to not amuse.

"VFW" is an ultra-violent film with all the action movie supporting actors who never got the chance to shine. It is crazy to the point of hilarity. "The Expendables" may have set the template for this kind of action cinema, but this crew of vets puts them to shame.

As for shame, just search Shane Carruth. "Upstream Color" is a brilliant film that investigates a need for connection while diving into the director/star's psyche. It almost makes you pity this man who maybe a "monster". He is definitely someone who let his demons deprive us of art.

To keep things fresh on "I Dig Crazy Flicks" for spooky month (and to prepare for his guest spot on the upcoming season premier of "Collateral Cinema"), Russ revisited what was once the most controversial film of all time "Cannibal Holocaust". Does it still hold that title? The American Humane Society did not truly get involved with protecting animals until "Heaven's Gate".

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