Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

Jobe’z World (2019): A middle-aged rollerblading drug dealer goes on the run on a long NYC night after a celebrity client suddenly dies. This no-budget post-millennial update of After Hours is playing in New York only, but hasn’t exactly won the local critics over. Jobe’z World official site.

IN DEVELOPMENT (completed):

“Weird City”: A dystopian class satire from Jordan “Get Out” Peele, with six episodes set in the titular locale. “Super weird,” says one trailer character. “That’s your opinion,” answers another. We’re hoping the first character is right. The cast features LeVar Burton, Ed O’Neill, Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera, Mark Hamill, and more. Debuting on YouTube Premium on February 13, so exposure may be limited. Busy Peele also has a new horror feature film, Us, opening the SWSX festival and hitting theaters soon after.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

An Evening with Beverly Luff Lin (2018): An unhappily married woman (Aubrey Plaza) attends a performance put on by a man from her past entitled “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn.” Greasy Jim Hosking tries to make a romantic comedy, without sacrificing his absurdist tendencies. Now on DVD and Blu-ray. Buy An Evening with Beverly Luff Lin.

Let the Corpses Tan (2017): Gold thieves have a shootout with cops in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani‘s latest, this time a tribute to Italian poliziotteschi films. It doesn’t look as strange as their earlier giallo-inspired work, but at least one mainstream reviewer found it “profoundly weird.” On DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD. Buy Let the Corpses Tan.

Silent Scream (1980): Read Pamela de Graff’s review. A late Barbara Steele slasher movie in what Pam dubbed the “Unusual ’80’s” horror genre. Upgraded to Blu-ray this week. Buy Silent Scream.

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Bloomington, IN, 1/11 – The Exterminating Angel [El àngel exterminador] (1962). At Indiana University Cinema.
• Los Angeles, CA, 1/17 – Walkabout (1971), with The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) (double feature), hosted by author Luc Roeg and cinematographer Tony Richmond. At the Egyptian Theater.
• New York City, NY, 1/11-1/12 (midnights) – Eraserhead (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 1/11-1/12 (midnights) – The Holy Mountain (1973). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 1/11-1/12 (midnights) – Mandy (2018). At IFC Center.
• New York City, 1/17 – Branded to Kill (1967). At the Metrograph.
• Oakland, CA, 1/17 – Fight Club (1999). At the New Parkway Theater.
• Pittsburgh, PA, 1/11-1/17 – Inherent Vice (2014). At Row House Cinema.
• San Francisco, CA, 1/12 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). At the Roxie.
• Toronto, Ont., Canada, 1/11 – After Hours (1985). At the Royal.
• Tuscon, AZ, 1/11-1/12 – Wild at Heart (1990). At the Loft.
• Tuscon, AZ, 1/16 – The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). At the Loft.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

As previously mentioned, our announcement of the week’s coming reviews will henceforth appear as part of the “Weird Horizon” column.

G. Smalley is aware he suggested he’d be taking a brief post-#366 vacation, but he still has some review commitments and leftover submissions to publish, so you’ll get a full slate of reviews next week. We’ll start with Shane Wilson‘s recap of “Mystery Science Theater, Season 12 (The Gauntlet).” Shane will also knock one out of the reader-suggestion queue with 1951’s reincarnated dog comedy You Never Can Tell. Finally, G. Smalley gives you the lowdown on David Firth‘s animated greatest hits remix, Umbilical World. After that, maybe there’s a brief vacation window before the Sundance/Slamdance slate hits on January 24—although we do still have a couple more reviews in the can, so these pages won’t be bare.

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

Only one more movies to Certify Weird! Many of you have already guessed the title, but feel free to try again in the comments.

Next week, we’ll be taking time out from reviews (with the exception of our 366th choice) for some reflections, starting with thoughts from  our gadfly Alfred Eaker. We’ll also bring you an updated list of the top weird movies not yet released on home video, and G. Smalley will add some thoughts on the 366 milestone, looking back fondly on what we’ve accomplished—and looking ahead to where this site will be going in a post-366 world.

Some things will be changing here in the coming weeks. We’ll let you in on the first change right now: we’re no longer going to list the upcoming reader-suggested review queue every week. (You can always see the complete list, alphabetized, on our Suggest a Weird Movie page). We will allow you to continue making suggestions for new movies, however.

Another change is that we will no longer be tracking the Weirdest Search Terms of the Week, since we’re seeing diminishing returns and a lot of repeats. If you’re disappointed by that, rest assured that at least we’ve been holding some very weird searches back—and we’re now going to dump them on you all at once, as a farewell to the series. These searches all came about because we link Pussy Goes Grrr in our sidebar. “Pussy” is, for some reason, a popular internet search term. Combine that with our high Google rank for the search term “weird” and you get a lot of strange, and often disturbing, searches combing “weird” and “pussy.” We’ve been saving some of these searches for almost a decade now. You can now finally enjoy them. Be warned, however: some of the items below contain pussy-related concepts you never thought of, and quite likely, never wanted to think of. Broad-minded, mature adults only, please. Try to keep the snickering to a minimum and do not attempt image searches on any of the following. This list may be illegal to access in Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Utah; check you local laws. Peruse at your own risk; 366 Weird Movies will not be responsible for any arousal, distress or insanity caused by reading the following list.

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Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…

Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

Between Worlds (2018): Nicolas Cage must defend himself from the ghost of his wife, who’s jealous of his new relationship with a medium. We’re hoping it’s Cage’s other weird movie of 2018. No official site located.

IN DEVELOPMENT:

Psychomagic: An Art to Heal (2019?): We’re not so sure about Alejandro Jodorowsky‘s belief in “psychomagic” therapy (a discipline he created) and wish he’d devote his remaining years to more narrative films instead of documentaries. But he’s a living  legend in weirdness, and entitled to pursue whatever interests him. His fans agree, as they crowdfunded this psychomagical doc into existence. Psychomagic: An Art to Heal at Indiegogo.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Read the Certified Weird review! If the “Special Edition” 4K of Stanley Kubrick‘s psychedelic sci-fi classic was too pricey for you, here’s your chance to snag a Blu at less than half the price. No word on which special features are included or omitted from this version. Buy 2001: A Space Odyssey [4K].

Snowflake (2017): Read Giles Edwards’ review. A remarkably scripted German fantasia with hitmen, angels, superheroes, and fascists battling it out, and an amateur dentist screenwriter directing the action. Blu-ray (the DVD edition was released last week). Buy Snowflake.

MUSIC:

“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Walk with Me”: We don’t usually cover musical releases, but since it’s Christmas and we’re short on stocking stuffers, we’ll link this short EP of carols done in the style of Angelo Badalamenti by composer Jherek Bischoff. It’s a spot-on tribute that a heap of eerie seasonal fun; listening to it, you can just see the snowflakes falling on the prom queen’s corpse while the midget dances around a tree backwards. Buy (or just listen to) “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Walk with Me.”

CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.

• Chicago, IL,12/26-27 – Mandy (2018). At the Music Box Theater.
• Los Angeles, CA, 12/27 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). At the Egyptian Theater.
• New York City, NY, 12/21-12/23 (midnights) – El Topo (1970). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 12/21-12/23 (midnights) – Eraserhead (1977). At IFC Center.
• New York City, NY, 12/21, 12/26 – Desperate Living (1977). At the Quad.
• New York City, NY, 12/21, 12/26 – Female Trouble (1974). At the Quad.
• New York City, NY, 12/25 – A Clockwork Orange (1971). At the Quad.
• New York City, NY, 12/26 – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971). At the Quad.
• New York City, 12/26-12/27 – Spirited Away (2001) (subtitled). At the Metrograph.
• Portland, OR, 12/22 – Nosferatu (1922), with a live score performed on pipe organ. At the Hollywood Theater.
• San Francisco, CA, 12/21 – Brazil (1985). At the Roxie.
• San Fancisco, CA, 12/22, 12/27 – Spirited Away (2001) (subtitled or dubbed screenings on 12/22, subtitled only 12/27). At the Roxie.

FREE MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

The Chumscrubber (2005): Read our review. This scatterbrained teen satire, probably aimed at the Donnie Darko demographic, isn’t altogether successful (we’re still not 100% sure what a “chumscrubber” is, or why it’s in the movie), but there’s no denying this is a weird one. Listed as “leaving soon.”  Watch The Chumscrubber free on Tubi.tv.

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.

Time for another giveaway! We would like to increase our social media footprint, so to enter, we’re asking you to make a post referencing 366 Weird Movies either on Facebook or Twitter (using either “#366WeirdMovies” or “@366WeirdMovies”). Then, return here to and link to your post in the comments to enter. (You can say whatever you want in your post, from “give me some free stuff @366WeirdMovies” to “You suck, #366WeirdMovies.” Just mention us and return here to tell us!)

We are going to select the winner from the eligible comments randomly using random.org (One entry per person, please).

The usual eligibility rules apply: to receive the DVD/Blu-ray, you must supply us with a mailing address in the United States. (Don’t publish your address in your comment! We’ll contact the winner through email). You also must be over the age of 18. 366 contributors are not eligible for the prize. We’ll stop accepting entries Tuesday, December 18, at midnight EST. If the winner does not respond to our request for a mailing address within 24 hours we’ll email a runner-up, and so forth, until the prize is given away. We don’t guarantee your prize will arrive before Christmas.

And now, for our prizes, both courtesy of Artsploitation Films. First up is a Blu-ray copy of Snowflake, a meta-narrative feature in which an amateur dentist screenwriter finds his own characters pressuring him to change the outcome in his script that features hitmen, angels, superheroes, and fascists fighting it out in a dystopian future Germany. We’re big fans of this movie and heartily recommend it: if you don’t believe us, check out Giles Edwards rave review and our just-published interview with director Adolfo J. Kolmerer.

And because it’s that time of the year, our second chilly feature is Norway’s Christmas Blood (DVD). Artsploitation pitches it thusly: “Horror’s Santa-slasher sub-genre mixes with Scandinavian Noir in this bloody Xmas tale. Christmas is a time of peace, love and family. But not for Norway as a psychopath dressed in a Santa Claus suit has been terrorizing them for the past 13 years. For as soon as the caroling starts, this demented Kris Kringle dispenses bloody ax blows regardless of whether you’ve been bad or good. As the holiday approaches on one snow-covered town filled with revelers, a pair of detectives work against time to find and arrest this bearded serial killer. Will they manage to stop this demented St. Nick before he kills again? Director Reinert Kiil (The House, Whore) delivers a dark, disturbing and bloody holiday thriller.”

Now get to it! See you on Facebook (or Twitter). Don’t forget to notify us of your entry in the comments below!