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Akira (1988) re-release.: Read the Canonically Weird entry! Some screenings of the restored-to-4K anime classic are in IMAX, but most of you shouldn’t get too excited: this is in UK cinemas on April 17 only. UK and Ireland residents can check here for screening locations.

Alpha (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Did young Alpha contract a disease that will turn her into a statue from a homemade tattoo? Buy or rent Alpha on VOD.

City Wide Fever (2025): A film student investigates the mysterious disappearance of a giallo filmmaker, uncovering a lost, cursed film. “Guy Maddin presents” (!) this low-budget giallo tribute from first-time director Josh Heaps. City Wide Fever official site.

“Dada Dick” (est. summer 2026): This modest kickstarter for a short dadaist adaptation of “Moby Dick” is already funded, but you can still get perks like wacky credits, the poster, and the opportunity to stream the film. “Dada Dick” Kickstarter.

Mother Mary (2026): David Lowery‘s latest appears to be a psychological thriller starring Anne Hathaway as a fading pop icon. Rolling Stone‘s David Fear calls it “wonderfully, gloriously weird…” Mother Mary official site.

Up the Catalogue (2024): An aging British actress is reduced to working at a home shopping channel. It describes itself as a “biting and surreal satire,” and therefore goes directly to DVD and VOD. Up the Catalogue official site.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Greg will return to hosting duties after his undeserved vacation. In written content, Enar Clarke senses the weirdness of Teuvo Tulio’s “unclassifiable” Finnish sex film Sensuela (1973), Micheal Diamades takes on another strange European sex film with Radu Jude‘s explicit Bad Lucky Banging or Loony Porn (2021), Shane Wilson moves from sex to drugs with coverage of the DIY Daymaker (2007), and Giles Edwards adds Up the Catalogue (see above) to our catalog. Onward and weirdward!

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The Bride! (2026): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The feminist Frankenstein flick with the literal spirit of Mary Shelley is now available digitally via “early access” (i.e. premium pricing). Rent or buy The Bride! on VOD.

ChaO (2025): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. GKids puts this anime “little mermaid” tale that’s not Ponyo into theaters. ChaO US distributor site.

Exit 8 (2026): A man must find his way out of a subway labyrinth filled with deadly “anomalies.” Korean film based on a video game, but it’s from Neon and therefore comes with artistic credentials. Exit 8 official site.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965): Read Alfred Eaker’s review. The Russ Meyer estate releases the killer Pussycat! to Blu-ray for the first time (with no extras). Buy Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Heads or Tails? (2026): John C. Reilly stars as Buffalo Bill Cody in a surreal Spaghetti Western from the filmmakers behind Tale of King Crab (which we have yet to see). In limited release. No official site found.

Looking for an Angel (1999): Experimental art-house Japanese film that was apparently overlooked in its home country at release due to its queer content, rescued from obscurity by Vinegar Syndrome. Buy Looking for an Angel.

Mermaid (2026): A drug addict finds a reason to live when he discovers an injured mermaid. From the director of Butt Boy. Mermaid official site.

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review.  The Chilean drag-queens-cause-AIDS-with-a-look magical realist feature hits physical media from Altered Innocence. Buy The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo.

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass (2024): Read Enar Clarke’s review. The Quay Brothers‘ version of the titular surreal short story by Bruno Schulz hits Blu-ray (no VOD or streaming options as of now). Buy Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass.

V/H/S Halloween (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Really, this anthology is only recommended for Casper Kelly‘s crazy candy segment, but collectors of the series may want the Blu-ray.  Buy V/H/S Halloween.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

“The Anti-Science of Homophobia and Trans-Denial” –Pete Trbovich‘s “zero genders” article referenced in this week’s Pod on Medium (free account required)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Greg will take a week off (in front of camera) of Pod 366 next week, but Pete and a resurgent Giles Edwards will be on to keep you on top of all the week’s weird movie news. In written content, Micheal Diamades enters Exit 8 (see above), Shane Wilson rolls Rock-a-Doodle (1991), and Penguin Pete takes a U-Turn (1997), while Gregory J. Smalley is hopeful for the Resurrection of Bi Gan. Onward and weirdward!

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The Backrooms (2026): A24 backed Kane Parsons‘ feature debut about mysterious logic-defying trans-dimensional rooms discovered in a retail establishment, and got Chiwetal Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve to sign on. It’s based on a webseries, whose  inaugural episode won the Weirdcademy Award for Weirdest short in 2022. The Backrooms official site.

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979): Read Shane Wilson’s review. The Estonian sci-fi thriller/mystery is now out in a deluxe limited edition;  cheaper standard edition is pre-order only.

“DEFA Fairy Tales”: This box set collects five bizarre fairy tales (in the vein of fellow 1957 DEFA production The Singing Ringing Tree) seldom seen outside the Iron Curtain. The titles are Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Hulda, Snow White and Rose Red, and The Devil’s Three Golden Hairs (which we are promised will blow some minds). Pre-order “DEFA Fairy Tales”.

The Devil’s Rain (1975): Watch Pete Trbovich’s video review. Robert Fuest‘s crazy Satanic horror film arrives on 4K UHD + Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films. Buy The Devil’s Rain.

The Final Programme (1973): Read Otto Black’s review. Continuing with Robert Fuest, Severin also releases this psychedelic, messianic, post-apocalyptic effort (also on 4K UHD + Blu-ray). Buy The Final Programme.

Return from Tomorrow (2026): A surprise sequel to the Canonically Weird Disney satire Escape from Tomorrow  is announced out of nowhere (which is appropriate, since the original came out of nowhere), continuing the story with the same characters but a bigger budget for more elaborate surreal visions. It’s debuting at the Florida Film Festival on April 11. Future dates are unknown, but we’ll keep tracking it. Bloody Disgusting broke the news.

Roy from Space (1983):  A nearly-lost Mexican sci-fi animation with outsider art elements. Deaf Crocodile is raising funds to replace some of the film’s, um, “questionably appropriated” live-action elements with new animation in the same style. Pledgers will get exclusive slipcovers drawn by Gilbert “Love and Rockets” Hernandez that will not be available outside of this campaign. Roy from Space Kickstarter.

Vampyros Lesbos (1971): Read Terri McSorley’s review. Jess Franco‘s most popular movie, probably because it casts curvy Soledad Miranda as a lesbian vampire. Buy Vampyros Lesbos.

“The Weird and Wonderful World of Czech Animation”: Perk up New Yorkers! This amazing series at Metrograph starting April 5 will include screenings of stop-motion shorts and features Invention for Destruction, Alice [Neco Z Alenky] (1988), and The Pied Piper.  The Weird and Wonderful World of Czech Animation at Metrograph.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled on next week’s Pod 366. Giles will be off, so Greg and Pete will get you up to date on another slate of weekly weird movies. In written content, Micheal Diamades tracks down the obscure Japanese pop-duo item Pink Lady’s Motion Picture (1978), Shane Wilson stays in Japan for the celebrity satire Helter Skelter (2012), Pete Trbovich gets the Cat Sick Blues (2015), and  Gregory J. Smalley exults in the The Tragedy of Man (2011) (a Deaf Crocodile release, by coincidence.) Onward and weirdward!

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Allegro non troppo (1976): Read the Canonically Weird entry! It’s great news that Bruno Bozzetto‘s alternate envisioning of Fantasia has been restored and will be touring theaters again (and likely show up on a decent Blu-ray soon.) Playing at the Metrograph in Manhattan this week, sometimes paired with Mr. Prisney’s movie.  Allegro non troppo restoration at Metrograph.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021): The film that first brought Radu Jude to the world’s attention is about a teacher whose sex tape is inadvertently leaked, causing a scandal. Not sure how weird it is, but it’s certainly eccentric, at least (and has explicit sex scenes). Buy Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn.

Cat Sick Blues (2015): A cat lover becomes a masked-kitty killer after his beloved pet dies. This one has been languishing for quite a while in the reader-suggested queue. Buy Cat Sick Blues.

Fishers of Men (202?): After eating a fish, a vegetarian becomes obsessed with all things piscine. This absurdist Indian parable is in pre-production, seeking funding, but promises “lush magical surrealism.” Found at Variety.

Rainy Dreams (202?): A hybrid documentary/dream animation, as the director enacts the nightmares of Iranian refugee children. Another in-development project seeking funds. Read more at Variety.

Revelations of Divine Love (2025): A low-budget biopic centering around the medieval Christian mystic Julian of Norwich. Playing at Anthology Archives in NYC this week, with limited stops thereafter (see following link) before a presumed VOD release. Revelations of Divine Love linktree.

“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Limited Series”: Read Shane Wilson’s review. A commentary track from “Scott Pilgrim” creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and the series’ executive producer are the only special features offered in this Blu-ray edition of the limited  animated series that’s a metanarrative version of the Canonically Weird original cult film, but at least you no longer need to subscribe to Netflix to enjoy it. Buy “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Limited Series.”

They Will Kill You (2026): This Zazie Beetz-fronted action film about a lone maid fighting off Satanists who want to sacrifice her is notable mainly because it marks the Hollywood debut of Why Don’t You Just Die!‘s Kirill Sokolov. A couple of isolated critics, however, have called it “weird,” giving us just enough leeway to consider it here. They Will Kill You official site.

“u know i luv u” (202?): Bill Plympton is seeking funds for a new animated music video. As of this writing the project is halfway funded with 12 days to go. “u know i luv u” Kickstarter.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

We’re super-excited about next week’s guests: Craig Rodgers and Dennis Bartok from boutique Blu-ray label Deaf Crocodile, on to talk about new releases, old releases, and (to the extent they can) future releases. In written content, Micheal Diamades discovers the surreal sc-fi animation Interface (2021), Shane Wilson makes a deal he may regret as he reviews both Faust (1926) and Faust: Love of the Damned (2020), and—Christ!—Gregory J. Smalley endures the bargain-basement blasphemy of “Your Life Is on the Line! The Joe Christ Anthology, Vol. 1.” Onward and weirdward!

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The Birthday (2004): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. A limited edition 4K UHD (!) of the strange Corey Feldman-led black comedy about a loser who stumbles into a cosmic conspiracy at his girlfriend’s father’s birthday party. Buy The Birthday.

By Design (2025): Amanda Kramer turns Juliette Lewis into a chair. Now on VOD after a limited theatrical run; review coming next week. Buy or rent By Design on VOD.

I Love Boosters (2026): Early reviews suggest Boots Riley‘s shoplifter-centered sophomore feature is, indeed, weird. Possibly the buzziesy titles debuting at SWSX, it opened the festival and did not disappoint. The I Love Boosters official site is not yet live, but the movie is scheduled for a May 22 theatrical release.

Phenomena (2026): A less buzzy SWSX title, this humble Australian home science experiment documentary grandiosely bills itself as “a Psychedelic Odyssey Into the Fabric of the Universe.” With stunning visuals and a musical score to match, it seems like a homespun version of a Godfrey Reggio -atsi spectacle. Phenomena official site.

Return to Silent Hill (2026): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The disappointing, but rather weird, video-game adaptation hits physical media this week. Buy Return to Silent Hill.

Touch Me (2025): Ejected from their apartments, two roommates find shelter with a mysterious man whose touch is literally addictive. In limited release from Yellow Veil, it’s getting great reviews, though it may be more oddball/eccentric than full-on weird. Touch Me official site.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled on next week’s Pod 366, but Giles, Greg, and Pete will be back to discuss the week’s news and new releases. In written content, Micheal Diamades reviews By Design (see above), Shane Wilson checks into reader-suggestion Hospital Brut (1999), Giles Edwards also goes to the reader-suggested queue to tackle the football horror Him (2025), and G. Smalley is first to Julia Ducournau‘s Alpha (2025). Onward and weirdward!