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Pod 366: A Weird Movies Podcast

POD 366, EP. 102: GOODBYE DAVID LYNCH — A MEMORIAL PODCAST

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“Penguin” Pete Trbovich’s  written appreciation: “RIP: David Lynch — In Heaven Now, Where Everything is Fine”

The Cell (2000): Read Giles Edwards’ review. ‘s trippy “inside the mind of a serial killer” film arrives on 4K UHD in a new restoration. Buy The Cell.

Ed and Rooster’s Great Adventure [AKA Ed and Rooster’s Big Adventure] (2025): Two seagulls investigate alternate realities. A real amateur oddity, a Google Play rental seems like the only way to see this at the moment. Ed and Rooster’s Great Adventure official site.

Feed (2005): Read Pamela de Graff’s review. This perverted movie about weight-gain fetishists gets what we presume is its Blu-ray debut. Buy Feed.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003): Read Caleb Moss’ review. Part one of ‘s martial arts homage arrives on 4K UHD this week (although it’s listed as out of stock as of this writing). Buy Kill Bill Vol. 1.

Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004): Read Caleb Moss’ review. The companion piece. Buy Kill Bill Vol. 2.

Love and Crime (1969): A rarity from : an anthology telling the stories of four female killers, out now for the first time in North America on a Blu-ray from 88 Films. Buy Love and Crime.

Myth of Man (2024): The Winans (Ink ) are back with another mystical low-budget fantasy that should be plenty weird. Expanding into major markets this week after some early previews, with scattered screenings continuing through February. Screening info at the film’s homepage.

Rumours (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. G7 leaders encounter giant forest brains and exploding, masturbating zombies during the apocalypse in this outrageous surrealistic satire from and the Johnsons, now on Blu-ray. Buy Rumours.

The Substance (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Coralie Fargeat’s outrageous  beauty satire got a home video release in all formats two days before it landed five Oscar nominations. Buy The Substance.

Sundance Film Festival: A quick scan revealed nothing especially weird debuting at Sundance this year; we’ll keep our ears open to hear if anything generates an odd buzz in the coming days.  Sundance Film Festival official homepage.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Next week we return to normal on Pod 366 with Gregory J. Smalley and Giles Edwards running through the week’s new releases. In written reviews, Shane Wilson adds his two cents to the pile of 366 opinions on Hundreds of Beavers (in conjunction with it’s wide Blu-ray release), while Greg reveals the winners of the Online Film Critics Society’s annual awards (and tells you how he voted, as well). Onward and weirdward!

Pod 366: A Weird Movies Podcast

POD 366, EP. 101: GILES, EL ROB AND PENGUIN PETE HOLD DOWN THE FORT

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R.I.P. David Lynch: The news broke just after the podcast was recorded. Giles Edwards expresses condolences on behalf of the entire 366 family.

Incubus (1966): Legi la recenzon de Giles Edwards (read Giles Edwards’ review.) The Esperanto art-horror arrives on 4K UHD or Blu-ray in a typically lavish disc from Arrow.  Buy Incubus.

La Pieta (2022): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Eduardo Casanova‘s stylized oedipal would-be cult film debuts this week on Film Movement’s proprietary streaming service, Film Movement+ (free trial available). There’s also this other La Pieta official site.

Omni Loop (2024): Mary Louise Parker is going to die thanks to a black hole growing in her chest, so she takes a pill to repeatedly travel back in time to try to. Now available on Blu-ray (or DVD) only (at least at the moment). Buy Omni Loop.

“Pastoral: To Die in the Country”:  A special screening of this rare and often requested Japanese avant-garde autobiographical film from , courtesy of NYC’s Japan Society.  As always, we hope that this screening presages an imminent physical media (or even just a streaming) release. “Pastoral: To Die in the Country” at Japan Society.

Snowpiercer (2013): Read James Phillips’ review. ‘s train-bound sci-fi allegory gets the 4K UHD treatment this week. Buy Snowpiercer.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Next week, Gregory J. Smalley will be back from vacation, though likely still suffering from jet lag, as he is joined on Pod 366 by Pete Trbovich (and possibly others); the major topic of discussion will be .  In written reviews, Shane Wilson excavates the Soviet supernatural mystery Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), while Giles Edwards struts his stuff with the musical blaxploitation oddity Darktown Strutters (1975). Onward and weirdward!

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POD 366, EP. 100: A SECRET MISSION OVERSEAS

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Motel Hell (1980): Read Giles Edwards review. A Steelbook with a 4K UHD and Blu-ray of the cheesy (but fun) cannibal comedy. A Walmart exclusive.

Rampo Noir (2005): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The anthology receives a deluxe Blu-ray from the good folks at Arrow.  Buy Rampo Noir.

Things Will Be Different (2024): Read Giles Edwards’ review. This is a DVD only U.S. release (a Blu-ray available in European edition). Buy Things Will Be Different.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

Co-host “Penguin” Pete Trbovich is now on Medium: https://medium.com/@levitatingrock

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

As Giles mentions, he and El Rob Hubbard will host next week’s Pod 366 as Gregory J. Smalley is still on vacation overseas. In written reviews, Shane Wilson will cover reader-suggestion Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) and Giles Edwards clues you in on Ryan Kruger‘s 2023 remake of Street Trash. Meanwhile Greg tries to run things using beach wi-fi (meaning posting and promotions may be sporadic). Onward and weirdward!

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POD 366, EP. 99: THE BEST AND WEIRDEST AND BEST WEIRD MOVIES OF 2024

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Adult Swim Yule Log (2022): Read the Apocryphally Weird  entry! ‘s original gonzo Christmas horror flick, now out of limited release and available to everyone in a standard Blu-ray edition; you’ll miss out on the special lenticular slipcase but score all the other extra features (commentaries, FX descriptions, actual Yule log, etc). Buy Adult Swim Yule Log.

EPISODE SPOILER! The 366 Weird Movies’ staff consensus top 10 Weird Movies of 2024.

9/10 (tie).  The Eternal Recurrence/Katernica

8. Daaaaaali!: “A journalist attempts to interview Salvador Dalí, but the painter’s erratic behavior and demands constantly cut her attempts short… While other directors resort to bemused realism to tackle the Surrealist icon’s notoriously slippery persona, Dupieux is a kindred spirit who fearlessly jumps right in to what makes Dalí tick: the irrational, the nonsensical, the dreamlike.“–Gregory J. Smalley

7. Abruptio: “Recovering alcoholic Les Hackels finds himself compelled to follow murderous instructions or a bomb implanted in his neck will detonate… Violent twists accumulate to breaking point as the plot lurches toward a supernatural conspiracy, with all its hapless character-victims played by humans-as-puppets.”–Giles Edwards

6. Kinds of Kindness: “A triptych of twisted modern fables from Yorgos Lanthimos: a boss dictates every aspect of his employee’s life; after his missing wife returns, a police officer suspects that she’s been replaced by a close copy; two cult members search for their messiah… John McEnroe’s broken racket will be gifted (and stolen), Emma Stone will cry ‘lick me again!’ (not what you think), and dogs will (mostly) have a blast on the beach.”–Gregory J. Smalley

5. The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost: “A mysterious milkman helps a grieving mother deal with the loss of her child… Some of the imagery is arresting: the cigar-smoking demons are as brilliantly conceived as they are easily achieved, and sequences like the woman who pierces her milk-bag bra (!) with a knife are hard to forget.”–Gregory J. Smalley

4. I Saw the TV Glow: “Two misfit teenagers become obsessed with a paranormal TV show, leading them into delusions that persist into adulthood… By the film’s end, imagery merging humans and TVs, reminiscent of Videodrome, reinforces the focus on pathological fandom in the face of pervasive media—but leaves a crack for Schoenbrun’s underlying metaphor to shine through.”–Gregory J. Smalley

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POD 366, EP. 98: DOUBLE FEATURE INTERVIEW – EVAN MARLOWE OF “ABRUPTIO” AND VERA DREW OF “THE PEOPLE’S JOKER”

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Abruptio review

Abruptio official site

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The People’s Joker review

The People’s Joker official site

Vera Drew on BlueSky

Heads or Tails? (2025): The filmmakers behind Tale of King Crab (which we have yet to see) have signed to play Buffalo Bill Cody in a film based on a real-life horse taming competition between Italian and American cowboys. We are taking Variety at their word when they describe it as a “surreal Western” without further elaboration. It will show up at festivals next year. Read more at Variety.

Heavy Traffic (1973): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s List Candidate review. Sandpiper Pictures re-releases ‘s pioneering underground X-rated cartoon on Blu-ray this week. As with the previous Blu issued by Shout!, there are no advertised special features. Buy Heavy Traffic.

Joker: Folie a Deux (2024): returns as The Joker in ‘ musical sequel (with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn). A staple of critics’ “worst of 20204” lists, everyone hated it, with the notable exceptions of and . If you trust those guys contrarian takes, give it a try. Buy Joker: Folie a Deux.

“Nyaight of the Living Cat”: will “executive direct” this anime series about a virus that turns people into cats. Miike’s big pull quote: “This laugh-out-loud, panic-inducing anime was born to bring happiness to everyone on Earth. I hope you enjoy it.” Coming in 2025 via Crunchyroll. We first heard of it from Fangoria.

Piece by Piece (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A musical biodoc of Pharrell Williams, but done complete in Lego-vision and featuring some surprisingly trippy animation. The DVD and/or Blu-ray includes a new exclusive interview with Williams and director (not specified whether it’s in Lego or live-action format). Buy Piece by Piece.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No Pod 366 next week, as the crew takes federally-mandated time off to celebrate the holidays. (It will be a late Saturnalia for Greg, but he hopes Saturn forgives.) But we’ll have plenty of written content, as El Rob Hubbard supplies a Happy End (1967); Shane Wilson brings you some Christmas Toys (1992); and Giles Edwards investigates 1973’s Alabama’s Ghost (from the enigmatic ). Onward and weirdward!