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The print version of the 2022 Yearbook is now live for purchase! You can click here to buy it (in the U.S.; in other countries you will want to search your local Amazon branch). We’re almost two weeks late in getting this out, but so it goes; we did complete it 5 days faster than last year.
2022’s Yearbook is shorter than past years, but longer than last year’s. (Hey, that rhymes!) We have succumbed to inflationary pressure and raised the price to a still remarkably cheap $6.99. And you can still get it before Christmas if you order now!
Other than possessing the quality of independent material existence in the physical world, the print version is nearly identical in content to the Kindle version. (A couple of the illustrative images are different, and Kindle offers some the ability to view the pictures in color.) This volume offers your first look at the top 10 weird movies of 2022 and a transcript of our interview with the team behind All Jacked up and Full of Worms. And, hey, if we sell enough copies we can buy a six pack! Help a weirdo out, will you?
Next up: the Big Book containing all 366 Canonically Weird movies. There was a chance we could have gotten this out in 2022, but we struck out, so now it’s going to be 2023 or bust. And we will have some new changes and features coming with the New Year, some of which are hinted at in the Yearbook’s introduction, and some of which you’ll just have to wait for.
“Shawscope: Volume 2”: Canonically Weird black magic/martial arts hybrid The Boxer’s Omen [Mo] (1983) highlights Arrow’s second restored Shaw Brothers kung-fu marathon Blu-ray box. Includes 13 other films, a huge number of extras, a big informative booklet, and two CDs of soundtrack music (with no Boxer’s Omen tracks). Pricey, but worth it. Buy “Shawscope: Volume 2.”
(Boxer’s Omen trailer starts about 16:22 and is NSFW)
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In other news, tomorrow night at 10:15 PM ET we’ll have our Weird Watch Party of Relaxer (2018) on Amazon Prime (subscription or purchase required). Please join us. Link drops at 10 PM tomorrow.
In reviews next week, Giles Edwards looks at Netflix’s princely Robert Downey (Sr.) biopic Sr.; at a reader’s suggestion, Shane Wilson samples Fruit Chan’s tasty Dumplings (2004); and Gregory J. Smalley takes a deep breath as he prepares to tackle Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s 2.5 hour Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, which debuts on Netflix next week. Onward and weirdward!
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.
The past couple of years, we’ve released our annual Yearbook in time for Christmas shopping season. (Our calendar year runs from November 2021 to November 2022—December is usually a light month for weird movies anyway.) This year, we’re a little behind schedule, though still slightly ahead of last year.
The print version should be ready for purchase sometime next week for late stocking-stuffers, but if you can’t wait, or prefer digital, here’s a link to buy our Kindle.
This year’s copy again focuses on our top weird movies of the year, with extensive-but-snappy (and occasionally snarky) supplemental listings covering all the year’s weird movie releases and re-releases that are fit to print.
You’ll also get:
An advance peek at the top 10 weird movies of 2022, before the year is even over!
Color illustrations (in the Kindle version) for readers that support it.
And it’s free to Kindle Unlimited participants ($2.99 for those without the service).
All profits derived from your kind purchase will go towards paying our hosting costs. Any leftover monies will be wasted on our staff’s relentless and desperate pursuit of hedonistic excess, in a vain attempt to momentarily blunt the nagging feeling of purposeless and presentiment of doom that is the constant unwelcome companion of all thinking creatures. Enjoy!
Nr. 10: A man’s life changes when a stranger whispers a single word to him on a bridge. Alex van Warmerdam‘s latest plays exclusively in Alamo Drafthouse locations this week (it should hit VOD soon); not 100% sure it’s weird, but it is van Warmerdam, so a conventional thriller would be a big departure. Nr. 10 at Alamo Drafthouse.
“Sr.” (2022): Documentary biographical account of the life of the only Robert Downey who matters (Sr., “a prince”), narrated by his less-talented son. A cool pickup by Netflix. Watch “Sr.” on Netflix.
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FREE ONLINE WEIRD MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:
Night of the Hunter (1955): Read the Canonically Weird review. The Criterion Collection is stingy about licensing films they own the rights to, so it’s no surprise that this expressionist/noir classic is listed as “leaving soon.” As a side note, Night of the Hunter is also a Christmas movie. Watch Night of the Hunter free on Tubi.tv.
Behind the scenes, we’ve made progress on the 2022 Weird Movies Yearbook, but we’ve unfortunately missed the planned Dec. 1 release date. Look for an announcement sometime next week.
And in reviews next week, we’ll plunder the reader-suggested review queue, as Shane Wilson analyzes Todd Haynes‘ schizophrenic Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There (2007), Gregory J. Smalley essays whimsical Thai surrealism with Citizen Dog (2004), and new contributor Amy Vaughn faces the Argentinian sci-fi feaure Man Facing Southeast (1986). Onward and weirdward!
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.
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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):
Leonor Will Never Die (2022): A “surreal” story about a Filipino screenwriter trapped in one of her own unpublished action scripts. Reviews are overwhelmingly positive. Leonor Will Never Die US distributor page.
IN DEVELOPMENT (partly complete):
“The Wheel of Heaven”: Joe Badon casts this ultra-absurdist series of shorts as a miniseries; no idea how it will be distributed after its planned film-festival run. Episode one is complete, along with festival short “Blood of the Dinosaurs,” which is described as a prequel to “The Wheel of Heaven.” Preview clip below. “The Wheel of Heaven” official Facebook page.
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007): A mortician sells a dead girl’s hair for use as hair extensions… bad idea. This Sion Sono horror is in our reader-suggestion queue but has been out of print for far too long. Buy Exte: Hair Extensions.
Hatching (2022): Read Giles Edwards’ review. The Finnish horror about a preteen girl who hatches a strange bird-monster from an egg she finds in the woods debuts on home video this week. Egg-citing! Buy Hatching.
Mystery Men (1999): Read Giles Edwards’ review. It’s a mystery, man, why this flop superhero-comedy gets released to 4K UHD before so many more deserving films. Buy Mystery Men.
Something in the Dirt (2022): Two men document supernatural events in L.A., leading them down a paranoid rabbit hole. Staying indie despite the lure of Hollywood, Aaron Moorhead andJustin Benson‘s latest sci-fi mindbender hits VOD this week. Buy or rent Something in the Dirt.
“Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection 4K Ultra HD Collection”: These types of compilations never make much sense; they’re unified by the fact that they came from the same studio, not by theme, artist, or genre. But this one is a little out there, by mainstream standards. It includes a surprising three Canonically Weird movies: The City of Lost Children, Run Lola Run, and Synecdoche, New York, along with SLC Punk, reader-suggestion Orlando, and arthouse faves The Celluloid Closet, The Devil’s Backbone, Volver, Still Alive, Call Me By Your Name, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. UHD only. Buy “Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection 4K Ultra HD Collection.”
This section will no longer be updated regularly. Instead, we direct you to our new “Repertory Cinemas Near You” page. We will continue to mention exceptional events in this space from time to time, however.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
We’ll continue accepting nominations and votes for a Dec. 10 Weird Watch Party, although it looks like Relaxer (2018) has significant momentum already. Add your voice here.
And you should know that we are planning and actively working on producing a 2022 Yearbook, hopefully to appear as soon as next week (but no promises on our meeting that deadline).
In reviews next week, Giles Edwards attends an animated musical with cult aspirations, Röckët Stähr’s Death of a Rockstar, and Gregory J. Smalley takes a shot at the surreal serial-killer horror A Wounded Fawn (debuting on Shudder Dec. 1). Onward and weirdward!
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.
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2022’s Yearbook is shorter than past years, but longer than last year’s. (Hey, that rhymes!) We have succumbed to inflationary pressure and raised the price to a still remarkably cheap $6.99. And you can still get it before Christmas if you order now!