DIRECTED BY: Luc Besson FEATURING: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Amr Waked, Min-sik Choi PLOT: An American student develops godlike powers when she is accidentally dosed with an experimental drug. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: I’m unsure whether Luc Besson is just joshing around here or whether Lucy the worst premise for a seriously intended … Continue reading CAPSULE: LUCY (2014)
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. Audio link (Spotify) YouTube link Discussed in this episode: Catch-22 (1970): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The absurdist antiwar classic is now on 4K UHD from Shout Select. Buy Catch-22. Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (2023): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Argentinian magical … Continue reading POD 366, EP. 142: TRICKY HALLOWEEN TREATS
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. DIRECTED BY: Luc Besson FEATURING: Isabelle Adjani, Christopher Lambert, Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno PLOT: Fred, a free-spirited thief, absconds with valuable papers belonging to Héléna, the kept wife of a powerful criminal, and escapes into the underground world of … Continue reading IT CAME FROM THE READER-SUGGESTED QUEUE: SUBWAY (1985)
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. DIRECTED BY: Luc Besson FEATURING: Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Lincoln Powell PLOT: A boy, imprisoned for years in a dog cage by his sadistic father, grows up understandably misanthropic, preferring the company of canines. COMMENTS: Luc Besson began his career in … Continue reading CAPSULE: DOGMAN (2023)
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. Quick links/Discussed in this episode: Lee Demarbre links: Our review of Enter the Drag Dragon Enter the Drag Dragon Instagram page Follow Lee Demarbre on “X” (Twitter) Mayfair Theater Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (1979/2023): Read Pete Trbovich’s review of the theatrical cut. This … Continue reading POD 366, EP. 81: ENTER “ENTER THE DRAG DRAGON”‘S LEE DEMARBRE