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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):

Apples (2020): A man enters a program to build new memories after a pandemic causes amnesia. A debut feature from Greek director Christos Nikou that reportedly contains surreal imagery. Apples official site.

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2019): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The mindbeding Eurohorror tribute gets a week-long debut at Columbus, Ohio’s Gateway Film Center; no other theatrical screenings located, but it is on video-on-demand. Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes official site.

Flux Gourmet (2022): Intrigues rage at a culinary institute among a members of an art collective devoted to “alimentary performance.” Peter Strickland is at it again; a must-check-out feature for weirdos. Simultaneously released on VOD. Flux Gourmet official site.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2019): Read Giles Edwards’ review. The DVD was released toe weeks ago; here’s the Blu-ray. Buy Aliens, Clowns & Geeks.

Strawberry Mansion (2021): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Audit your whimscially weirdest dreams on DVD, Blu-ray or VOD. Buy or rent Strawberry Mansion.

Vampire’s Kiss (1988): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Nicolas Cage‘s strangest performance arrives on Blu-ray for the first time from MVD video. Buy Vampire’s Kiss.

Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (2013): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Giant Pictures recently acquired Drafthouse Films’ catalogue, and is rereleasing Sion Sono‘s bloody yakuza meta-movie under its own imprint; specifics about this release are unknown. Buy Why Don’t You Play in Hell?

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

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. Like the one below:

• Saturday, 6/25, Los Angeles, CA: Batman Returns (1992) at The Montalbán Theatre. With numerous guests in attendance for a Q&A, including screenwriter Daniel Waters, makeup artists and hairstylists, and the guys who played Acrobat Thug #1and Terrifying Clown #1 (!)
• Friday, 7/8-Sunday, 7/10, Memphis, TN: “Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree” at Malco Summer Drive-In. Joe Bob Brigg’s annual exploitation celebration for mutants is back, and the horror host announced some of the movies and guests in a video posted to his Facebook page. The reason we’re mentioning it is because one of Saturday night’s movies is Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) (the second half of a double feature, paired with with Rock ‘n’ Roll High School). Lots of other movies, guests and acts, but Bubba’s the highlight for weirdophiles.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Amazon Prime subscribers, be sure to join us tomorrow evening (not afternoon!) at 10:15 PM ET for our Weird Watch Party, Lake Michigan Monster (2019). As always, the link to join will drop here, on Facebook, and on Twitter around 10 PM.

In reviews next week, Giles Edwards covers the new-release beat with the allegorical Finnish horror Hatching, while Gregory J. Smalley reaches deep into the reader-suggested review queue for a look at Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995). 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.

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

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.

STREAMING DEBUTS (SHUDDER):

Mad God (2021): Read the Apocryphally Weird entry! Phil Tippett‘s utterly surreal stop-motion descent into Hell debuts on Shudder, where it will likely find its largest audience—although if you can catch it in its theatrical tour, we’d recommend that route.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Offseason (2021): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Lovecraftian indie horror on a budget, now on DVD or Blu-ray as well as VOD. Buy Offseason.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

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. Like the one below:

• 6/18, Memphis, TN: Mandy (2018) at Malco Summer Drive-In. Part of the “Time Warp” series—June’s theme is “Nicolas Cage Against the World.” Face/Off (1997), Willy’s Wonderland (2021), and Drive Angry (2011) are the other movies in this Cage quadruple-feature. Malco Summer Drive-In.

FREE ONLINE WEIRD MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

Videodrome (1983): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Whet your appetite for Crimes of the Future with David Cronenberg‘s weirdest classic. Now listed as “leaving soon.” Watch Videodrome free on Tubi.tv.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: We haven’t got much response in the RSVP department this week, but we’ll still go ahead with a matinee Weird Watch Party on Saturday, June 25, as long as people continue to show up. As it stands fight now our feature presentation will be Lake Michigan Monster (2019) if no one else pitches a suggestion (which you can do here).

In next week’s reviews, Shane Wilson braves the thickets of Turkish copyright infringement for a look at the astounding Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam AKA The Man Who Saves the World AKA Turkish Star Wars; Giles Edwards looks at Richard Elfman‘s cavalcade of Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2019); and Gregory J. Smalley previews the Gothic mindbender Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (coming to VOD next Friday). 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.

Currently we can only stream movies from subscription sites Netflix, Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties.

We will tentatively schedule June’s matinee Weird Watch Party for Saturday, June 25 at 4:00 PM. The Watch Party has been scheduled for June 25 at 10 PM.

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)
• On our Facebook page
• On Twitter

Make your nominations and/or RSVP in the comments below.

Also, since we did not have the opportunity to host an afternoon party, that option is still open. And since we didn’t have a party last week, we could schedule one for next week.

Add your input in the comments, please.

This month’s Netflix Weird Watch Party— The Land of Cards [Tasher Desh] (2012)— starts in fifteen minutes.

You’ll need to be a Netflix member in the US to participate, and have the teleparty extension installed.

Here is the link to join: https://amz.onl/07TAGNT

See you soon!

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links.

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):

Mad God (2021): Read the Apocryphally Weird entry! Phil Tippett‘s utterly surreal stop-motion descent into Hell opens in New York and Los Angeles this week, expanding across North America throughout the year. It debuts on Shudder next week, where it will likely find its largest audience, but due to the detailed spectacle involved, it’s best to see it on the largest screen you can. Mad God official site.

Wyrm (2019): A geeky young boy must kiss a girl to pass his required Sexuality 101 course and “pop his collar.” They’re going for a The Lobster meets Welcome to the Dollhouse as directed by Wes Anderson kind of thing. In select theaters, and concurrently available on VOD. Look for a review next week. Wyrm official Facebook page.

IN DEVELOPMENT (re-release):

Lost Highway (1997): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Like INLAND EMPIRE early this year, Lost Highway is getting a restoration and re-release, starting June 24. The new “trailer” below was shot and edited by David Lynch himself on his Iphone:

Lost Highway at Janus Films

IN DEVELOPMENT (post-production):

“Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” (2022): An eight-episode anthology series curated by del Toro, intended to “challenge our traditional notions of horror.” Two stories are written by del Toto himself, as well as offerings from Vincenzo Natali, Ana Lily Amirpour, and, perhaps most notably, Panos Cosmatos (who both directs and co-scripts). Add to that an H.P. Lovecraft adaptation starring Crispin Glover, and you have what we would consider must-stream TV. No date announced, but we have our first teaser trailer.

IN DEVELOPMENT (rumored):

Untitled “Silent Hill” project (2023): In an interview with the French magazine Jeuxvideo, Christophe Gans announced that he has been working for several years on a new “Silent Hill” script. The continuity will be unrelated to the Canonically Weird original or its unsuccessful sequel. Almost nothing else is known about the project, but you can read comicbook.com’s summary of the French interview for a few more tidbits.

NEW ON HOME VIDEO:

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2019): An unemployed actor stumbles onto a war between aliens and clowns. Richard Elfman‘s stopgap comedy (made in order to try to generate interest and funding for Forbidden Zone 2) finally arrives on VOD, with DVD and Blu-ray to follow in a couple of weeks. Buy or rent Aliens, Clowns & Geeks.

Clifford (1994): 40-year-old Martin Short portrays obnoxious 10-year-old Clifford. It flopped on release, but a few defend it as avant-garde cult comedy, including director Graham Reznick (who named it one of his top ten weird movies). Ronin Flix releases it for the first time on Blu-ray. Buy Clifford.

Combat Shock (1984): A Vietnam veteran struggles to adjust to society in this gritty and surreal exploitation flick. This feature is in our reader-suggested queue and now out on Blu-ray from Troma. Buy Combat Shock.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s Apocrypha Candidate review. Daniels‘ weird hit about a middle-aged Asian woman saving the multiverse is now available for digital purchase (not yet for rental). Blu-ray coming next week. Buy Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Forbidden Zone (1982): Read the Canonically Weird entry! This self-published “director’s cut” Blu-ray has a couple of small features not on previous editions  Buy Forbidden Zone.

Human Lanterns (1982): Human Lanterns are people! This Shaw Brothers chopsocky trends towards the bizarre, and was a former Weird Watch party selection; now on a “collector’s edition” Blu-ray from 88 Films. Buy Human Lanterns.

Luminous Procuress (1971): An obscure Surrealist-queer film from Haight-Ashbury with a cast of vintage drag queens, Luminous Process was championed by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali on release, but has been all but forgotten since. You can read all about it in this article from The Guardian. Unfortunately, it is being released by the UK’s Second Run, so it’s pricey, but at least it’s region-free. Buy Luminous Procuress.

The Tales of Hoffman (1951): Based on Jacques Offenbach’s operetta, the poet Hoffman recalls stories of three different lovers. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s high art movie won accolades for its surreal production design; the Criterion Collection finally upgrades it to Blu-ray. Buy The Tales of Hoffman.

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This Blu-ray+DVD set is a stripped-down/bargain version of the limited-edition steelbook Shout! Factory issued a few months ago. Buy The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.

CANONICALLY WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:

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.

FREE WEIRD MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:

The Lair of the White Worm (1988): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Ken Russell‘s fever dream if a sexy vampiress, an unfortunate boy scout, catfighting stewardesses, and impaled nuns, all listed as “leaving soon” on Tubi. Watch The Lair of the White Worm free on Tubi.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Netflix subscribers, be sure to join us tomorrow night (Saturday 11) at 10:15 ET for our first June Weird Watch Party, The Land of Cards [Tasher Desh] (2012). As always, the link to join will drop here, on Facebook, and on Twitter around 10 PM.

Next week we’re busy reviewing new-release indies, as Gregory J. Smalley digs into Wyrm (see above), while Shane Wilson visits Germany’s absurd Gelateria and Giles Edwards considers the post-apocalyptic-something-or-other Friend of the World. 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.