Join us this Saturday on Netflix at 10:15 PM for The Land of Cards [Tasher Desh] (2012), a rare weird movie from India. This one has been in our reader-suggested queue for a while and was also #10 on Niels Matthijs Top 10 “Off-the-Radar” Weird Films list.
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):
After Blue (Dirty Paradise): Bertrand Mandico‘s “erotic sci-fi acid western” is doubtlessly one of the weirder things that will grace American theaters this year. Playing at some Alamo Drafthouses and select art-house venues starting today. After Blue (Dirty Paradise) official site.
Crimes of the Future (2022): David Cronenberg‘s latest follows the adventures of a future performance artist who specializes in self-organ transformations, and a shadowy cabal aiming to influence human evolution. The newest flesh arrives today. Crimes of the Future official site.
Neptune Frost (2022): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The afrosurrealist musical arrives in NYC and Dallas this week, expanding to select North American cities through mid-June. Neptune Frost official site.
NEW ON HOME VIDEO:
Big Gold Brick (2022): Read Giles Edwards’ review. In an unconventional move, this weird black comedy flop releases to DVD, but not Blu-ray (it was already on VOD). Buy Big Gold Brick.
“The Islands of Yann Gonzalez”/You and the Night (2013): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review of You and the Night. Interestingly, the seven short Yann Gonzalez films assembled here are considered the highlights of this Altered Innocence Blu-ray, with the erotic feature film pitched as a bonus item. Buy “The Islands of Yann Gonzalez”/You and the Night.
Love and Saucers (2017): Documentary about a man who claims to have lost his virginity to a space alien, and has been making paintings of his extraterrestrial encounters for more than 50 years. On Blu-ray or VOD. Buy Love and Saucers.
Mother Schmuckers (2021): Read Giles Edwards’ review. The extreme grossout Belgian comedy, previously on VOD, comes to Blu-ray. Buy Mother Schmuckers.
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 ONLINE WEIRD MOVIES ON TUBI.TV:
Gothic (1986): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Ken Russell‘s laudanum-hallucination account of the night Mary Shelley conceived “Frankenstein,” now listed as “leaving soon” on Tubi. Watch Gothic free on Tubi.tv.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
We’re still in the planning stage June 11’s Weird Watch Party—currently, Netflix’s Land of Cards [Tasher Desh] (2013) is the leading screening candidate, but we’ll consider any other suggestions that come in this weekend. Discuss here.
For next week’s reviews, we’re planning on covering at least one major debut—Crimes of the Future (see above)—and one major preview (Phil Tippett‘s descent into stop-motion hell Mad God, which we technically already previewed). Mad God hits Shudder June 16, so we’ll be ahead of the curve on that one. 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 disappearance of Kast.tv and the Tubi library from our streaming options means that, unless/until a free replacement is found, we can only stream movies from subscription sites Netflix, Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties.
Attendance was similar between our evening and afternoon sessions, so my instinct for the future is to have one watch party a month in the evening, and a second one later in the month in the afternoon.
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:
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.
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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.
FILM FESTIVALS – (Tribeca Film Festival, New York City, June 8-June 19):
We previously reported on a couple of potentially interesting offerings at this year’s Tribeca festival: the critical documentary Lynch/Oz and Andrew Bujalski ‘s anthology There There (see here). Since the full program has been released, a handful of other new features have come to our attention, making this an outstanding year for offbeat premieres (by Tribeca’s conservative standards). As a bonus, many of these films will be available to stream from the comfort of your home.
NEW ON HOME VIDEO:
Lifeforce (1985): Read our review. It’s hard to believe Tobe Hooper‘s hard-to-believe B-movie about naked space vampires in London is getting a lavish 4K UHD release from Shout! Factory, but here we are. One UHD disc, two standard Blu-rays, two cuts of the film, and many extras. Buy Lifeforce.
One-Armed Boxer (1972): Jimmy Wang Yu loses an arm then extracts revenge on a series of bizarre villains. This is surely entertaining enough for chopsocky fans, but it’s most notable because of its famous sequel, the even-more-bonkers Master of the Flying Guillotine. Arrow releases a newly-restored print as a Special Edition Blu-ray. Buy One-Armed Boxer.
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.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Amazon Prime subscribers, join us tomorrow afternoon at 4 PM ET for our short-notice Weird Watch Party (matinee version), which will feature Rudy Ray Moore‘s kung fu-on-PCP 1970s extravaganza Disco Godfather. Link drops here, on Facebook, and on Twitter around 3:45 PM ET.
In reviews next week, Shane Wilson considers the crazed Tiffany fan doc I Think We’re Alone Now (2018); Giles Edwards checks out Netflix’s stop-motion, three-story feature The House; and Gregory J. Smalley previews a weird one, upcoming the Rwandan science fiction musical Neptune Frost. 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 disappearance of Kast.tv and the Tubi library from our streaming options means that, unless a free replacement is found, we can only stream movies from subscription sites Netflix, Amazon Prime, or, (technically) Hulu for our watch parties.
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.
So this week we’re polling to see what we should do. Besides nominating or supporting a movie, we’d also like to hear whether people would like to meet Saturday May 28 (afternoon), Saturday May 28 (evening), Saturday June 4 (afternoon) or Saturday June 4 (evening).
Add your input in the comments, please.