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Quick links/Discussed in this episode:
Kinds of Kindness (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s Apocrypha Candidate review. The Blu-ray release of Yorgos Lanthimos‘ absurdist triptych comes with a “making of” featurette and two deleted scenes. Buy Kinds of Kindness.
Late Night With the Devil (2023): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. The bargain Blu-ray of the Halloween talk show exorcism feature that has everyone talking, for those who don’t need the cool collectible doo-dads that came with the limited edition steelbook released a few weeks ago. Buy Late Night with the Devil.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The cult Halloween horror is being rereleased this week in theaters all across America; it’s from Disney, so nearly every corner of the country will get their shot. Check your local listings.
“So as to Dream: The Eternal Mysteries of Kaizo Hayashi”: Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review of To Sleep So as to Dream. The other films in this series hosted by the Japan Society in NYC are 1989’s circus-themed Circus Boys and the “Maiku Hama” trilogy, three stylistically distinct movies which straddle the worlds of American detective films and Japanese crime films. Series screening at the Japan Society in NYC October 11-19.
Tuesday (2024): Julia Louis Drefus stars as a mother whose daughter is dying from cancer; Death arrives in the form of a talking parrot. Now on VOD from A24 (fortunately, the rental is not premium-priced, as is sometimes the case). Buy or rent Tuesday on VOD.
The Unraveling (2023): After an accident, a woman becomes convinced she has shifted into an alternate universe (but can still receive calls from her husband in her original reality). Releases simultaneously in some cinema somewhere; more widely available on VOD. The Unraveling distributor’s FaceBook page.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest scheduled for Pod 366 next week; Giles and Greg will return to discuss the week’s weird news and new releases. On the written review front, Shane Wilson continues plundering the reader-suggested queue for Halloween-appropriate candidates; this week he explores the comically haunted House (1986); Giles Edwards reports on the time-traveling bank robber indie Things Will Be Different (2024); and after several positive reports, Gregory J. Smalley decides it’s not too late to get a taste of The Substance (2024). We’ll also sneak in a link for a bonus podcast (though not Pod 366) on Sunday (you’ll see). Onward and weirdward!