We’ve taken all your nominees (minus a few duplicates and ineligible titles) and come up with 44 current Apocrypha Candidates for the readers to select their favorite. The winner will be written up as an official Apocryphally Weird entry; other movies that get high vote totals will receive extra editorial consideration. You may only vote for one movie and you may only vote once, so make it count! Voting closes on June 15.
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POD 366, EP. 120: THE LEGEND OF THE DAY SOMETHING WEIRD CRIED (FOR TWO VOICES)
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Discussed in this episode:
An Evening Song (for Three Voices) (2023): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Graham Swon’s dreamlike experimental drama about two writers and their scarred maid in the 1930s just finished a token theatrical run; we expect it on VOD soon, and will let you know when that happens. An Evening Song (for Three Voices) official site.
The Day the Clown Cried: Swedish TV channel SVT announced this week that an employee of the company that co-produced Jerry Lewis’ The Day the Clown Cried illegally copied reels from the workprint film onto VHS tape in the 1980s. You can view a clip from the interview (in Swedish) announcing the discovery (and including some very short background snippets as proof) at their site; scroll to the second video at the bottom of the page for the English captioned version. There’s also this article at “Icon” (in Swedish). On the off chance you don’t know what this is about or why it’s a big deal: in the early 1970s slapstick comedian Jerry Lewis made a sincerely intended drama movie about a clown who is sentenced to a concentration camp where he entertains children before they die. At first Lewis was enormously proud of this anti-Holocaust statement, but when he previewed the dailies to some friends the reaction was, shall we say, not encouraging (Harry Shearer was quoted as saying “This movie is so drastically wrong, its pathos and its comedy are so wildly misplaced, that you could not, in your fantasy of what it might be like, improve on what it really is.”). Lewis (and the screenwriter) shelved the movie and insisted that it would never be released; he relented late in life and donated some incomplete footage to the Library of Congress, with stipulations that it could not be shared until June 2024, and even then could only be publicly screened with permission from his estate. The difference here is that this is apparently a relatively complete workprint that could theoretically be restored and released, although only in an unofficial, unsanctioned underground version.
“House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection Vol. 2”: The four movies in this femme-forward set are thrillers Butterfly Kiss (1994) and The Glass Ceiling (1971), “dramatized documentary” The Savage Eye (1959), and, most excitingly to us, Juraj Herz‘ Gothic melodrama Morgiana (1972). The set includes hours of special features including 7 short films, one of which is a made-for-TV vampire musical by Herz! Buy “House of Psychotic Women: Rarities Collection Vol. 2”.
In My Skin (2002): Read Pamela de Graff’s review. This unexpectedly lavish UHD/Blu-ray edition of the auto-cannibalism shocker advertises 7 hours (!) of special features, including 4 short films from director Marina de Van. Buy In My Skin.
Queer (2024): Luca Guadagnino‘s adaptation of William S. Burroughs‘ 1985 novella of the same name. It’s our reader-suggested queue (and will soon be out of that closet). Buy Queer.
Rats! (2024): Read Giles Edwards’ festival mention. Soon-to-be cult comedy now on Blu-ray, with an orgasm-themed set of special features. Buy Rats!
“Something Weird” streaming: The independent streaming channel “Cultpix” struck a deal to acquire the (complete?) Something Weird catalog for streaming, meaning the works of pre-70s exploitation auteurs like Doris Wishman (among others) will migrate there. Be aware Cultpix includes (vintage) porn and is 18+ only. Visit Cultpix.
No guest is scheduled for next week’s Pod 366 (unless you count El Rob Hubbard, who is indeed scheduled). In written content, Shane Wilson gets curious about Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988), the previously-mentioned El Rob Hubbard worships The Cathedral of New Emotions (2006), and Enar Clarke reviews an Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967). Plus, we close our Apocrypha nomination contest on Sunday, announce a winner, and open voting on Monday. Onward and weirdward!
POD 366, EP. 119: HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING TO IN THE MOUTH’S CORY SANTILLI AND JESSE MURO
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Discussed in this episode:
In the Mouth (2025): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Merl finds himself afraid to leave his house because his own giant head is growing out of his lawn. In the Mouth official site.
Alpha (2025): After a girl gets a homemade tattoo, her mother fears she may have acquired a disease that will turn her into a statue. Details on this one were scant, and the teaser trailer made it look like a family drama, so we were afraid that Julia Ducournau‘s third feature might mark a retreat from surrealism; early reviews from Cannes suggest this is not the case. It’s already been acquired by Neon (who also released Titane), so we’ll get to it by the end of the year. Alpha at Cannes.
“Delirium Magazine, Issue #41”: The Spider Baby-themed latest issue of the genre magazine (produced by Full Moon studios) includes a new interview with Beverly Washburn and a rediscovered interview with the late great Sid Haig. Plus, great cover art! Buy “Delirium Magazine, Issue #41”.
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The Criterion collection reacquired the rights to Advertising and releases it on Blu-ray (sorry, hypervideophiles, no 4K UHD this time—surviving elements must not have been good enough.) Buy How to Get Ahead in Advertising.
The Iron Rose (1973): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Indicator continues their Jean Rollin releases with this Gothic fave in a limited edition 4K UHD or Blu-ray; includes two cuts of the film (including an alternate English language version), multiple interviews, video essays and appreciations, and an 80 page booklet. Buy The Iron Rose.
Kung Fury 2 (202?): Writer/director/star David Sandberg goes into more detail about the legal issues plaguing the sequel (which we discussed last week) and reveals he’s been working on a “similarly bonkers” secret new project in the meantime. Variety has all the details.
Themroc (1973): An experimental French movie made in a nonsense language, starring Michel Piccoli as a man who chooses to live like a savage in the contemporary world. We never expected this obscurity to be reissued, but we’re thrilled. Buy Themroc.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366; but then again, there was no guest scheduled for this week’s Pod 366, so who can say definitively? At any rate, Giles and Greg will return to discuss the week’s weird news and new releases. In written content, Enar Clarke covers the recently uncovered Czech fairy tale The Golden Fern (1963), Shane Wilson digests the cannibalism tale Grimm Love (2006), Giles Edwards sings the praises of arthouse indie An Evening Song (For Three Voices) (2023), while Gregory J. Smalley is hoping to finally encounter Friendship (2025). Onward and weirdward!
NOMINATE APOCRYPHA, WIN A BOOK
We’ve gotten several individual comments requesting us to add particular movies onto our Apocryphally Weird list, and it’s time to listen to the readers. We’re going to let you guys nominate a slate of movies (from our “List Candidates“) that you’d like to see elevated into official Apocrypha, and give you a chance to win a hardcover copy of the “” at the same time. Win, and you’ll be halfway to a full set!
Reminder/notice: Volume 2 of the “366 Weird Movies Guide” is currently scheduled to appear in June.
Nomination process: simply name up to 3 movies you’d like to see apocryphacized in the comments. Movies must be from our “list candidate” category (here’s a quick link to the relevant section of our movie index). We will leave the comments open for 2 weeks for nominations. After this, we will put up a poll allowing readers to select which movies will actually be apocryphacized. Contributors to the original book are welcome to make nominations, but are ineligible for the contest.
CONTEST INFORMATION:
We will randomly select one commenter to receive a copy of the book. To win, you must include an email address to contact you (do this when filling out the “email” box in the comment form—do not leave your email in the public comment!) and have a mailing address in the continental United States (again, obviously, don’t make it public: we’ll email the eventual winner). You can nominate a movie without entering the contest (but please tell us you are doing so), and you can also enter the drawing without nominating a movie. If the first winner is ineligible for a prize, we’ll select an alternate.
Hopefully this is all clear enough. Now get to it! Nominations close on June 1.
POD 366, EP. 118: ALEX KITTLE, RE-ANIMATOR, & MORE
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Discussed in this episode:
Better Man (2024): Read Shane Wilson’s review. The Robbie-Williams-as-a-CGI-chimp biopic is out in a 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack, and is also available on DVD. Buy Better Man.
Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025): This Lionsgate release somehow incorporates an insomniac pop star, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and the tagline “reality lies deeper than you think.” It looks fairly surreal, but we haven’t seen any advance reviews (which can be a bad sign). Hurry Up Tomorrow official site.
Kung Fury 2 (202?): This week, a 10-minute sizzle reel for the troubled, long-in-production Kung Fury 2 was leaked on the Internet and quickly removed (although staying up long enough to attract attention and analysis, naturally). What we can gather of the plot: cop Kung Fury (David Sandberg) returns from the original, joined by a Dirty Harry type played by a magnificently-mulleted Michael Fassbender, to face off against Hitler and the President of the United States (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger!). There’s also a David Hasselhoff cameo (at least). This project may be moving again. Variety calls the reel “insane” and “bonkers.”
May (2002): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Weirdo character study gets a Vestron Collector’s Series Blu-ray release, with extras like 3 separate audio commentaries and 8 interview featurettes. Buy May from Lionsgate.
Megadoc (202?): Mike Figgis‘ behind-the-scenes documentary about the crazy production of last year’s bonkers Megalopolis, now has a distributor (Utopia). Although that company is owned by Francis Ford Coppola‘s nephew, unnamed sources assured reporters the doc will be a “warts-and-all” exposé. Indiewire has more details.
Reanimator (1985): Read Giles Edwards’ List Candidate review. Ignite Films is releasing a number of different editions of the seminal horror comedy, in four different versions ranging from a standard Blu-ray for about $40 to the ultra-deluxe box with a Blu-ray, 4K UHD disc, hardcover book (with essay by Alex Kittle and others), Dr. Hill bobblehead (!), and more for about $130. Buy Re-Animator at Ignite Films.
Resurrection (2025): Bi Gan‘s Resurrection was added to the Cannes lineup (in competition) this week at the last possible minute. The details we’ve heard about the plot are somewhat confusing but it seems to involve a post-apocalyptic future, a love affair between a woman and an android, and humanity’s loss of the ability to dream. The teaser features Gan’s typical intriguing camerawork. We’ll be awaiting this one eagerly.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Greg and Giles will return to discuss the week’s news and new releases. In written content, Shane Wilson takes a trip to the underground Subway (1985), Enar Clarke writes a Requiem for a Vampire (1972), and G. Smalley can’t wait to see Hurry up Tomorrow. Onward and weirdward!