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I Can See You (2008): Read the Canonically Weird review! The “psychedelic campfire tale” arrives on Blu-ray for the first time; includes the short 3D film “The Viewer” and three other shorts (plus a music video) from director Graham Reznick. Buy I Can See You.

Only the River Flows (2023): A Chinese policeman questions whether they have the right suspect in a murder, as he struggles with nightmares that suggest madness. More than one critic described it as “enigmatic”; now on Blu-ray. Buy Only the River Flows.

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass (2024): The Quay Brothers return with their first feature film in two decades, an adaptation of the same source material as Wojciech Has‘ The Hourglass Sanatorium done in the style of Street of Crocodiles. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass official U.S. distributor page.

The Toxic Avenger (2023): Peter Dinklage (that’s right) takes the lead role in this remake of Troma’s scuzzball hit. In theaters everywhere. The Toxic Avenger official site.

Venice International Film Festival, Aug 27 – Sep. 6: Venice is always worth a peek. This year, Werner Herzog receives an honorary Golden Lion (presented to him by no less than Francis Ford Coppola) as a prelude to what looks like a fairly weird slate. The big item for our eyes is Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Bugonia, a remake of Save the Green Planet! that’s getting great early reviews (but no reports of major weirdness, sadly). Also getting buzz (from us): Mike Figgis’ behind-the-scenes feature about the making of Megalopolis, Megadoc. The “looks interesting” category features three foreign films (two with uncertain distribution prospects): an Azerbaijani film whose title translates as Sermon to the Void, which appears to be a desert quest set during the end of the world; a new animated fantasy from Mamoru Hosoda called Scarlet; and an experimental avant-garde Italian adaptation of the Orpheus legend (Orfeo). Plus, in the not-weird-but-we’ll-be-watching-anyway category: Guillermo del Toro‘s take on Frankenstein. Venice International Film Festival official website.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001): Discussion begins. A salaryman romances a village woman who has a river inside her. Shôhei Imamura‘s final movie is a weird romantic comedy focused on female sexuality. A Blu-ray came out in 2023; not sure why there’s a follow-up release so quickly. Buy Warm Water Under a Red Bridge.

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No guest (definitively) scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Greg and Giles will return with a look at the week’s weird news and releases. In written content, Shane Wilson considers whether We Are the Strange (2007) lives up to its name, Enar Clarke reviews four (!) Something Weird roughies in one post, Giles Edwards investigates a Dream Hacker (2025), and Gregory J. Smalley plans to report on The Toxic Avenger remake. Onward and weirdward!

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Black Swan (2010): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Black Swan gets a re-release in IMAX (though it was not originally shot in IMAX—not sure how that works). See it Aug 24. Check the Black Swan official IMAX release site for venues.

Drag Me to Hell (2009): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A fun, if not especially weird, occult horror outing by Sam Raimi. Buy Drag Me to Hell.

Lips of Blood (1975): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Perhaps Jean Rollin‘s weakest vampire outing, but Indicator is insistent on releasing everything the auteur did on 4K UHD. Buy Lips of Blood.

Night of the Hunted (1980): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Better than Lips of Blood; already out from Indicator on Blu-ray, but here’s the 4K. Buy Night of the Hunted.

Perpetrator (2023): A surrealistic feminist high school horror from Jennifer Reeder about a girl who harnesses her inner monster to chase down another monster. This Arrow Blu-ray release contains three additional short films and two music videos from Reeder. Buy Perpetrator.

Xanadu (1980): Read Scott Sentinella’s review. Did this movie kill disco? Buy Xanadu.

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No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but we had no guest scheduled for this week, so who knows? In written content, Eugene Vasiliev describes the rare (in the U.S.) The Annunciation (1984) (which, you may recall, is an adaptation of the same source material as in Marcell Jankovics‘s newly available The Tragedy of Man). Also.  Shane Wilson revisits Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022),  and Gregory J. Smalley will put his head in the Cloud (2024) for a report on latest psychothriller from Kiyoshi Kurosawa check out the synesthesia indie Magnetosphere (2024) (sorry, Cloud was just not that weird). Onward and weirdward!

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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4 (2000): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The last of the Toxie sequels gets the same deluxe treatment as the rest of the series, infra. Buy Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4.

Eddington (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Not a weird movie, but a recommended one that Ari Aster fans owe it to themselves to check out. Buy or rent Eddington (premium pricing).

Jimmy and Stiggs (2024): A drug addict (who might be hallucinating?) is abducted by aliens, then fights them off when they return to his apartment. The in-your-face violence of this metal, neon-soaked offering from Joe Begos attempts to evoke comparisons to carnage classics like Evil Dead and Dead Alive. Jimmy and Stiggs official site.

WARNING: Trailer above is NSFW (profanity and neon alien carnage)

Prince of Darkness (1987): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Shout! Factory’s 4K UHD Steelbook version of John Carpenter‘s strange quantum/occult horror film; contains numerous seen-before bonus features. Buy Prince of Darkness.

The Toxic Avenger (1984): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The movie that put Troma on the map is being re-released in 4K (UHD and Blu-ray) ahead of of the Peter Dinklage-led remake that will be dropping in a few weeks.  Buy The Toxic Avenger.

The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The first sequel leans even further into absurdity, which would be the hallmark of the series (and Troma’s output generally) going forward. Buy The Toxic Avenger Part II.

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. For completeness’ sake. Buy The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie.

The Tragedy of Man (2011): After the fall, Lucifer guides Adam through a preview of mankind’s coming atrocities. A truly monumental release from Son of the White Mare‘s Marcell Jankovics, this era- (and animation style-) spanning epic is based on a 1861 play and took almost 25 years to complete.  Buy The Tragedy of Man.

Vampire Hunter D (1985): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Surprisingly, the original post-apocalyptic vampire OVA had never had a Blu-ray release until this year. Here it is. Buy Vampire Hunter D.

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No guest firmly scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, although we are negotiating a date for a surprise interview. In any case, Giles will return to discuss the week’s news and new releases with Greg. In written content, Shane Wilson brings you an appetizing double feature of Calamari Union (1985) and Calamari Wrestler (2004), Giles Edwards returns with a look at the new animation Boys Go to Jupiter, and Gregory J. Smalley finally delivers on his promise to add Andrzej Zulawski‘s semi-finished sci-fi epic On the Silver Globe (1988) to our Apocryphally Weird list. Onward and weirdward!

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Boys Go to Jupiter (2024): Animated coming-of-age story about a 16-year-old food delivery cyclist. The trailer and promo material proudly highlights quotes like “otherworldly,” “surreal,” and “bizarre,” so you know they’re aiming for our type of viewer. Boys Go to Jupiter official homepage.

Ebony & Ivory (2024): In 1981, two pop superstars hole up in a Scottish cottage to write a musical masterpiece. The Greasy Strangler‘s director Jim Hosking and star Sky Elobar team up almost a decade later on another absurd, anti-comic obscenity. Ebony & Ivory official site.

Friendship (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Tim Robinson‘s higher-profile, less-obscene (compared to Ebony & Ivory, above) anti-comedy is now available on Blu-ray with deleted and extended scenes and other goodies. (Also, the VOD version has now dropped to a more affordable price point.)  Buy Friendship.

Harvest (2024): Athina Rachel Tsangari directs Caleb Landry Jones in a meditation about the birth of modern capitalism as a Scottish town is mapped and parceled out. This slow-paced (and Marxist?) arthouse weirdness is not to be confused with horror film Strange Harvest, also in theaters this week. Harvest at MUBI.

Late Night with the Devil (2023): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. The popular exorcist found-footage feature arrives in the ultimate physical media format: the 4K steelbook. We may now lay our coverage to rest. Buy Late Night with the Devil.

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No guest scheduled on next week’s Pod 366, and Giles Edwards will take the week off, but Greg and Penguin Pete Trbovich will be there to give you the latest on the week’s weird news and releases. In written content,  Shane Wilson reviews Fiend (1980), a microbudget creature-feature from Don Dohler (“a bid to become the Roger Corman of Maryland”); while Gregory J. Smalley plans to report on whether Ebony & Ivory (see above) provides perfect harmony. Onward and weirdward!