We will tentatively schedule July’s second Weird Watch Party for Saturday, July 23 at 10:15 PM (unless someone requests an afternoon screening instead, in which case, majority decides).
Currently, we can only confidently stream movies from subscription sites Netflix, Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties.
If you’d like to attend our watch party, then the important thing is to RSVP in the comments, where you can make a screening suggestion, or just say you plan to be there. When making your nomination, simply comment with “I think we should watch Weird Movie on Netflix” or “How about Weird Movie 2: Electric Boogaloo on Prime?” You can also pitch in as to whether you prefer the afternoon or evening time slot.
When the party is set to begin we’ll announce it in three places:
On this site (if you’ve signed up for regular email alerts via the sidebar you’ll also get a notice that way)
This month’s Netflix Weird Watch Party—The House (2022)— starts in fifteen minutes. (It’s a planned replacement for Let the Corpses Tan, since Kast let us down. Apologies to eager Corpses fans.)
You’ll need to be a Netflix member to participate, and have the teleparty extension installed.
Join us this next Saturday, July 9 at 10:15 PM for Let the Corpses Tan (2017) on Tubi (hopefully). We will be using Kast again to stream and chat, as they appear to have restored this functionality (at least temporarily).
We have a backup plan if Kast fails us: The House (2022) on Netflix.
The link to join will drop here, on Facebook, and on Twitter around 10 PM Saturday night. Save the date!
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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):
Clara Sola (2021): A Costa Rican peasant woman develops mystical healing powers, but they may not come from God. Reviewers are throwing around the words “magical realism” a lot. Clara Sola official site.
NEW ON HOME VIDEO:
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985): Dusan Makavejev directs a movie about a Coca-Cola salesman trying to market his product in the Outback. Aimed at a mainstream audience, but inevitably includes weirdo bits like a seduction by a sexy Mrs. Santa Claus. Buy The Coca-Cola Kid.
Hey, Stop Stabbing Me! (2003): A recent college graduate joins a cult where he’s forced to dig holes in the backyard and deal with a sock-stealing Sasquatch in the basement. Microbudgeted absurdist shot-on-video comedy that’s actually funny, from the guys who went on to helm the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise (which is actually not funny). Also on VOD. Buy or rent Hey, Stop Stabbing Me!
Inspector Ike (2020): Inspector Ike investigates the murder of the star member of an avant-garde acting troupe. An absurd spoof of 70s police procedurals like “Colombo.” Blu-ray only. Buy Inspector Ike.
Pink Flamingos (1972):Read the Canonically Weird entry. You’re a filthy liar if you said twenty years ago that you thought Pink Flamingos would be in the Criterion Collection, with two commentaries, essays, appreciations, deleted scenes, appreciative essays, the whole works. Buy Pink Flamingos.
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever (1986): Those crazy teens and their hot alien friend Lum cut down a magical tree and find themselves trapped in various movies. More craziness for the Urusei Yatsura crew, now on North American Blu-ray. Buy Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever.
Videophobia (2019): When a woman finds one of her sexual encounters was surreptitiously filmed and put online, she develops a severe agoraphobia eventually manifesting itself in surreal imagery. Japanese, black and white, and dreamy. Blu-ray only. Buy Videophobia.
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:
You can vote on our next Weird Watch Party, scheduled for the evening of July 9, here. Currently Let the Corpses Tan on Tubi is our leading candidate; since the Kast streaming platform has let us down in the past, The House on Netflix is our backup plan. But you can still make suggestions or just RSVP through the weekend.
366 Weird Movies takes a hike next week. Shane Wilson kicks us off with Gus Van Sant‘s arid Gerry (2002), about two men who take a long walk in the desert, while Gregory J. Smalley goes in a different direction with The Long Walk, about a single man who takes a walk (into the past) Laos. Giles Edwards, however, shirks this theme and instead covers Shirkers (2018), a documentary about the making of a documentary (with a twist). 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.
We will tentatively schedule July’s first Weird Watch Party for Saturday, July 9 at 10:15 PM.
Currently, we can only confidently stream movies from subscription sites Netflix, Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties.
Kast.tv, which allows streaming Tubi and YouTube free content, is a again a possibility, but it is now asking for a $10 yearly subscription, followed by (if I am reading this correctly) a 3-month waiting period after signing up. They also appear to have a temporary “free summer streaming promotion” up right now; sounds good, but I don’t know when it ends and I’m suspicious of the service given the bad experience last time. You can suggest Kast/Tubi selections but we also need to have a back-up from another service ready in case they flake again.
If you’d like to attend our watch party, then the important thing is to RSVP in the comments, where you can make a screening suggestion, or just say you plan to be there. When making your nomination, simply comment with “I think we should watch Weird Movie on Netflix” or “How about Weird Movie 2: Electric Boogaloo on Prime?” You can also pitch in as to whether you prefer the afternoon or evening time slot.
When the party is set to begin we’ll announce it in three places:
On this site (if you’ve signed up for regular email alerts via the sidebar you’ll also get a notice that way)
