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POD 366, EP. 159: ANTENNA’S UP – ANTENNA RELEASING’S BILLY RAY BREWTON & RYAN VERRILL

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Discussed in this episode:

Antenna Releasing: A new boutique theatrical/physical media distribution company run by guests Billy Ray Brewton and Ryan Verrill along with Francis Galluppi (not appearing in this episode)

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. Julia Ducournau’s third feature has not earned the critical or audience buzz of Raw or Titane, but still appears to be strange stuff. In limited release this week. Alpha US distributor site.

The Bride! (2026): A mad doctor reanimates a woman to serve as companion for his male monster creation; for some reason, this happens in 1920s Chicago. Last week, we ignored ‘s “punk feminist” remake of The Bride of Frankenstein, and it’s tanking at the box office, but some reports (“chaotic, weird and beautiful”–Cleveland Plain Dealer) suggest that this may be a wilder and more interesting mess than we originally supposed. The Bride! official site.

Blue Sunshine (1977): Read El Rob Hubbard’s review. The “bad acid turns people into bald maniacs year later” cult film just got a 4K release last year; this stripped-down standard edition lacks the booklet, poster, and the soundtrack CD, but includes all the other numerous extra features. Buy Blue Sunshine.

Dead Lover (2025): A gravedigger reanimates her dream man in a campy and gonzo spin on Frankenstein. These special screenings in the UK and Ireland only are advertised as being presented in Stink-O-Vision (stench unspecified.) We hope it presages a US theatrical run in the near future. Dead Lover venues and tickets (UK & Ireland, Mar. 20-Apr. 10).

Viridiana (1961): Read Alfred Eaker’s review. ‘s celebrated anticlerical drama from the end of his Mexican period isn’t weird by the director’s early and late standards, but is still recommended. This is the 4K UHD upgrade (standard Blu-ray included) of the previous DVD-only release. (Also note: when we checked, it was $3 cheaper to buy the 2-disc combo than it was to buy the solo Blu-ray.) Buy Viridiana.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Giles, Greg, and Pete will return to discuss the week’s weird movies. In written content, Shane Wilson knocks the conjoined twin pseudo-documentary musical biopic Brothers of the Head (2005) out of the reader suggestion queue, Micheal Diamades investigates whether there’s any substance to ‘s latest AI feature Incorporeal Man, and Enar Clarke takes a Splendid Outing (1978) on Blu-ray, while Gregory J. Smalley plans to check out what’s the deal with The Bride! (see above). And on Sunday we’ll announce the winners of the Weridcademy Awards (still time to vote for features and shorts if you haven’t cast your ballot yet). Onward and weirdward!

Pod 366: A Weird Movies Podcast

POD 366, EP. 158: THE 2025-26 WEIRDCADEMY AWARDS NOMINEES

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Discussed in this episode:

Wetiko (2025): Billed as a “psychedelic jungle thriller,” this low-budget Mexican trip movie is in theaters this week in New York, LA, and a few large hip cities, but will probably show up on VOD very soon. Wetiko at Dekanalog.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Join next week’s Pod 366 as we interview Ryan Verrill and Billy Ray Brewton from new boutique distributor Antenna Releasing about the current state of cult film distribution. (Ryan also runs the Disc-Connected podcast and website.)  In written content, Shane Wilson  rummages through the reader-suggestion queue for the obscure Ukrainian action (?) film Overturn: Awakening of the Warrior (2013), Micheal Diamades also ventures into the queue for India’s “almost completely incomprehensible” Om Dar-B-Dar (1988), and Gregory J. Smalley joins the reader suggestion crowd to suffer through Visions of Suffering (2018). Onward and weirdward!

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YOUR VOTE DETERMINES THE WINNER OF THE 16TH ANNUAL WEIRDCADEMY AWARDS

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This year, Bugonia (and in Bugonia) marks the only overlap between the Weirdcademy Awards and Hollywood’s annual lipstick-on-a-pig hootenanny, the Most Conventional Movie Awards. This follows a trend dating back all the way to 2024-2025 of Hollywood recognizing one and exactly one (usually whatever directs in a given year) weird film for awards season. Sure, Arco, the story of a boy from the distant hippie future who time-travels to the distant past of 2075 using his magical rainbow cape, got a nomination in the animated film, but that’s only a marginal, weird-adjacent title. Aside from that, weird movies got about as far with the Academy as they normally do: nowhere. The Academy won’t even consider Baby Invasion, the first  movie based on a fake video game where all the armed assailants wear baby-face masks while invading SoCal McMansions and occasionally a white rabbit pops up for no reason, or Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, which is almost certainly one of the top five animated movies about Batman Ninja facing off against the yakuza ever made—just because neither ever played in real movie theaters.

Instead, the Academy wants to feed us movies about a ping pong speed freak who never actually takes speed, Shakespeare’s wife mourning the death of her kid for two hours, and remaking Top Gun: Maverick with a race car. (Though to be fair, One Battle After Another and Sinners are really good.)

The Oscars are a joke, and everyone knows it. But you, my friend, you aren’t content with the same-old same-old. You want weird in your movies. The Weirdcademy Awards are for you, the moviegoer whose friends roll their eyes and sigh loudly when you suggest movie night should feature a low budget Greek flick about three brothers who smoke the talking flowers growing from their mother’s grave so they can perfect their time travel machine.

Although the editors of 366 Weird Movies select the nominees from the pool of available movies, the Awards themselves are a naked popularity contest, and do not necessarily reflect either the artistic merit or intrinsic weirdness of the films involved. The Weirdcademy Awards are tongue-in-cheek and for fun only. Ballot-stuffing is a frequent occurrence. Please, no wagering.

The Weirdcademy Awards are given to the Weirdest Movie, Actor, Actress and Scene of the previous year, as voted by the members of the Weirdcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Weirdness.

Who makes up the Weirdcademy? Membership is open to all readers of 366 Weird Movies. If you can figure out how to vote in the poll, you are qualified to join. You can not be turned down because of your age, sex, religious or political affiliation, immigration status, pronouns, or whether you still use “X.” There is no requirement that you’ve have to actually see any of the movies listed before voting. You can vote for any or all categories.

You can only vote once—so choose carefully. We’ll keep voting open until March 15, so we can announce our results before the Academy Awards and steal their thunder.

Be sure to also vote for Weirdest Short Film of 2025. To watch all five nominees and to cast your vote, please click here.

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VOTE FOR THE WEIRDEST SHORT FILM OF 2025

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It’s time for the 2025 edition of the Weirdcademy Awards, the premier (only) awards contest exclusively focused on weird films, chosen by weird film fans. That means shorts as well as features. We’ve collected all five nominees for 2025′s Weirdest Short of the Year together in one place, for ease of voting. You can cast a vote for your favorite until March 15. Choose carefully, because you can only vote once. This year’s slate features the Agency for Defense against Hallucinatory Disruptions, lovers reunited inside a black hole inside a dream, little cosmic jokes, body-part stealing crows, and legendary big nights out.

You can watch all the nominees in full below before voting (shorts may contain A.I. generated images, advertisements, substance abuse, cartoon gore, and disturbing tiny flute-playing men):

“ADHD” (link) by

“Dream Machine” (link) by

“Heroic Dose” (link) by

“Salad Fingers 14: Crows” (link) by

“Yes I Didi” (link) by

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Interviews, Pod 366: A Weird Movies Podcast

POD 366, EP. 156: FLORIAN FRERICH’S “DREAM STORY”

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Traumnovelle [Dream Story] (2024): Disturbed by his wife’s fantasies of infidelity, a physician crashes a secret orgy. An adaptation of the same novel that inspired  ‘s Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001): Read Giles Edwards’ review. For collectors, a 4K Steelbook limited edition (Amazon exclusive) of ‘ crazy period Gothic horror/mystery. Buy Brotherhood of the Wolf.

The Carpenter’s Son (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A DVD only version of the gimmicky “Jesus horror movie” starring as “the carpenter.” Buy The Carpenter’s Son.

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998): Two refugees (Shie Kohinata and ) are on the run from oodles of odd yakuza in what the promotional material calls a “surreal crime comedy.” To our knowledge, ‘s sophomore film had not previously been released here on Blu-ray; Discotek rectifies the situation. Buy Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl.

Slamdance (Feb. 19 to Feb. 35, Los Angeles, CA)

Slamdance began its life as a cheaper, punkier alternative to Sundance, spotlighting microbudget films. With Sundance’s departure from Park City, UT, Slamdance has relocated its base of operations to Los Angeles. We can usually find one weird film at Slamdance (previous standouts include Man Under Table and Dave Made a Maze), but distribution prospects for these films can be iffy. Here are the two films we spotlighted as the most likely weird breakout candidates this year:

  • Matapanki – a n alcoholic Chilean punk gains superpowers after drinking some mysterious booze.
  • Tony Odyssey – Tony and his friend Ivy rip off their crooked employer, take his experimental psychedelic drug, and meet God. From Brazil.

Slamdance home page.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Next week, of Pocket Film of Superstitions will be our guest on Pod 366. In written content, Micheal Diamades considers Can Dialectics Break Bricks? (1973), Shane Wilson is hypnotized by the budget sci-fi of LFO (2013), Giles Edwards checks out the slate at Slamdance (see above), and Gregory J. Smalley has fun with the rest of the “Krazee Kidz Video Party” collection from AGFA/Something Weird. Onward and weirdward!