Here’s the poll to vote for our November Weird Netflix watch party, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:15 PM ET. If you plan on virtually attending, please vote for the movie we’ll be watching below. We’ll screen the two movies that get the most votes. Your host, Gregory J. Smalley, will personally break any ties. Note that unlike our other polls, you can only vote once. Poll closes at midnight ET on Wednesday, November 11. You may vote for multiple movies, but not for every movie (because that would be pointless).

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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.

VIRTUAL CINEMA RELEASE:

Koko-di, Koko-da (2019): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review and our interview with director Johannes Nyholm.  Delayed for about a year from it’s originally scheduled screen debut, this eldritch nightmare about three psychopathic fairy tale figures who kill a grieving couple over and over is (virtually) here. Regular VOD release coming on Dec. 8. List of participating virtual venues for Koko-di, Koko-da.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (2020): The bimbo heroines of Corona Zombies (and its equally rushed sequel Barbie & Kendra Save The Tiger King) return to investigate an alien conspiracy. It’s their third movie in eight months, a pace made possible by the fact that each flick consists mostly of humorously re-dubbed dialogue from older Full Moon features–this time, The Day Time Ended (1979) features heavily. On VOD, and also streaming on Full Moon’s subscription service and Amazon Prime channel. Rent Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51.

I Was at Home, But… (2019): A boy mysteriously disappears, then reappears. A challenging, minimalist German art movie, now out on Blu-ray or DVD. Buy I Was at Home, But….

Lake Michigan Monster (2019): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. Made for (relative) pennies, this audience-pleasing microbudget B-movie spoof is an absurd and eye-popping comedy experience. Arrow releases it on Blu-ray only. Buy Lake Michigan Monster.

Possessor (2020): Read our review. Brandon Cronenberg‘s icy sci-fi psychothriller about the future of assassination hits small screens on-demand this week; physical media still to come. Buy or rent Possessor.

The Secret of Kells (2009): Read our review. Stunning animation (the look is inspired by medieval manuscripts) full of eerie Celtic folklore. A Blu-ray re-release. Buy The Secret of Kells.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

American’s aren’t back to full capacity yet, but some repertory theaters are open with screenings in theaters, drive-ins, and online.

• Austin, TX
  • Alamo Drafthouse
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/6-8
    • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), 11/12
• Charlottesville, VA
  • • Alamo Drafthouse – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/8, 11
• Corpus Christi, TX
  • Alamo Drafthouse – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/6-8
• Denver, CO
  • Alamo Drafthouse – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/6-8
• Phoenix, AZ
  • Alamo Drafthouse – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/6-11
• Vancouver, BC
  • The Rio – Akira (1988), 11/7, 10
• Winchester, VA
  • Alamo Drafthouse – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 11/7-8

FREE MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

Bronson (2008): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Tom Hardy‘s breakthrough performance as the obstinately brawling prisoner Bronson in Nicolas Winding Refn‘s surreal boipic is now listed as “leaving soon” on Tubi. Watch Bronson free on Tubi.tv.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: We’ll continue taking nominations for our upcoming Weird Netflix Watch Party scheduled for Saturday, September 13 until early Sunday. Feel free to nominate a movie to watch here.

Next week’s review slate is a little bit in flux as we continue working behind-the-scenes on the 2020 Yearbook, still on schedule to roll out on the first day of December. We do promise Giles Edwards will review Russia’s weird new entry in the torture-porn genre, Sleepless Beauty (due on VOD next week and Blu-ray the week after). Gregory J. Smalley is working on numerous items, but expects to give you a rundown of the newest special edition release of Death Laid an Egg [La morte ha fatto l’uovo] (1968), if nothing else (and there probably will be something else). Stay tuned, and upward 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.

We had a healthy turnout for our Halloween Weird Watch Party despite not getting the requested number of RSVPs. Therefore, we are going to drop the request for RSVPs from now on and just ask for nominations. If watch party viewership drops below five attendees, we may either reinstate the RSVP process or scrap the screenings. But for right now we’ll stick to one Netflix and one Amazon Prime watch party per month.

We’re open to suggestions for different starting times, dates, or methods of propagating the watch link.

Our next Netflix Party will be scheduled for Nov. 14 at 10:15 PM. We’ll take nominations in the comments on this post up until next Sunday (Nov. 8), then put up a voting poll. Although there is no longer an RSVP requirement, please don’t nominate a film unless you intend to join us for the screening.

The Canonically Weird movies on Netflix that we haven’t yet screened yet are Being John Malkovich (1999), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), The Lobster (2015), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), A Serious Man (2009), and Swiss Army Man (2016). Feel free to nominate any of these, or ignore them in favor of other selections. You can nominate something you nominated before, but not something we watched in a previous party: so no The Platform, April and the Extraordinary World, The Bad Batch, Skins [Pieles], Under the Skin, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Enemy, A Ghost Story, Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema, Between Worlds, Buster’s Mal Heart, The Aerial [La Antena], The Endless, The Wicker Man (1973),  Murder Party (2007), I Lost My Body (2019), I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020), or We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018).

To participate, you’ll need a U.S. Netflix account, a Chrome-based browser, and the Netflix Party extension.

Make your nominations in the comments below.

Halloween’s Amazon Prime Watch Party—The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)—starts in fifteen minutes.

You’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member in the US (we think) to participate.

There will be no pausing or rewinding except for technical reasons.

We are offering no technical support, so help each other out if needed.

Here is the link to join: https://amz.onl/4IsOMXz

See you soon!

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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.

LIVESTREAM EVENTS (10/31, 9 PM ET):

Rocky Horror Picture Show: A livestreamed Rocky Horror screening/event with much of the original cast in virtual attendance, including Tim Curry. Musical guests include Fall Out Boy and the Dresden Dolls, with other celebrities scheduled. A pay-what-you-want event with proceeds benefiting the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. You could technically catch the first hour of this and then scoot over to 366 Weird Movies’ own Amazon Prime Weird Watch Party screening of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (see WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE, below) for a busy virtual Halloween. Details on the Rocky Horror Show Livestream official page.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Caniba (2017): Read our review.  There was no guarantee this ultra-disturbing experimental documentary about real-life cannibal Issei Sagawa was ever going to be released on home video, but Grasshopper made it happen. On DVD or Blu-ray. Buy Caniba.

Daughters of Darkness (1971): A newlywed couple meet a mysterious Countess (named “Bathory,” which should have set off alarm bells) at a deserted resort on their honeymoon. This odd lesbian vampire feature starring Delphine Seyrig was enough of a hit for director Harry Kümel that he convinced United Artists to back the even stranger Malpertuis (1972). Now in a 4K restoration on DVD or in a Ultra-HD/Blu-ray/soundtrack CD multipack. Buy Daughters of Darkness.

The Swimmer (1968): Read the Canonically Weird entry! We’re not completely sure this limited edition is actually a new release of Burt Lancaster‘s surreal suburban turn; at any rate, it appears to be the same as the old Grindhouse DVD/Blu-ray, but with the addition of Marvin Hamlisch’s rare soundtrack on CD. Buy The Swimmer.

Zebraman (2004): A third-grade teacher becomes the hero Zebraman. This superhero spoof is a relatively straightforward outing by Takashi Miike standards, but it spawned a weirder sequel in Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City . DVD or Blu-ray. Buy Zebraman.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

We’re not back to full capacity yet, but some repertory theaters are open with screenings in theaters, drive-ins, and online.

• Austin, TX
  • Alamo Drafthouse
    • Mandy (2018), 10/31-11/1
    • Nosferatu (1922) (with new score by Brown Whörnet), 11/1
• Baltimore, MD
  • The Charles – Evil Dead II (1987) (outdoor screening), 10/31
• Chicago, IL
  • The Music Box – Mandy (2018), 10/31
• Cleveland, OH
  • Cedar Lee Theater – Come and See (1985), 11/1
• Coxsackie, NY
  • Hi-Way Drive-In – Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), with Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970) and Terror is a Man (1959) (triple feature), 10/30-31
• Dallas, TX
  • Texas Theatre Sunset Drive-In – Mandy (2018), 10/30
• Denver, CO
  • Alamo Drafthouse – Mandy (2018), 10/30-11/1
• Kansas City, MO
  • Screenland – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), 10/30
• Kitchener, ON
  • The Apollo – Donnie Darko (2001), 10/30-11/1
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  • The Trylon – House [Hausu] (1977), 10/30-11/1
• Phoenix, AZ
  • Alamo Drafthouse,  Mandy (2018) 10/30-31, 11/3
• Silver Spring, MD
  • AFI Silver – Nosferatu (1922), live stream, Silver Rewards members only, “pay what you can,” with musical accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson, 10/30
• Vancouver, BC
  • The Rio – Suspiria (1977), 11/5

FREE (LEGITIMATE RELEASE) MOVIES ON YOUTUBE:

Nosferatu, The Vampyre (1979): Read Alfred Eaker’s review. Werner Herzog‘s dreamy take on Nosferatu is our pick for free Halloween viewing on the Tube. Watch Nosferatu, The Vampyre free on YouTube.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: It’s settled: our Halloween Amazon Weird Watch Party will be The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). Look for the link here, on Facebook, or on Twitter around 10 PM ET for the 10:15 PM screening.

Next week, El Rob Hubbard knocks one item out of the reader-suggested review queue with coverage of the weird 1993 miniseries “Wild Palms”; Giles Edwards expands our catalog of Shinya Tsukamoto reviews with Tokyo Fist (1995), and Gregory J. Smalley tackles the new-release cultist/surrealist horror Welcome to the Circle. Meanwhile, we’re working behind-the-scenes on the 2020 print Yearbook, currently on schedule for a December 1 release date (fingers crossed). 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.