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G.B. Hajim’s Mermaids’ Lament official Facebook page
The Congress (2013): Discussion begins. Read the Apocryphally Weird entry! A new Blu-ray and DVD release of Ari Folman‘s half-animated dystopian parable The Congress was announced in late 2023, then pushed back, and then the listing disappeared completely. There is a new Region B Blu for Europeans, but we’re still waiting for news on Region A. We discuss the film anyway.
“Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films – Collector’s Edition”: Discussion begins. A major release from Shout! Factory in collaboration with GKIDS. The five fantastic Yuasa features are the Canonically Weird Mind Game; the Apocryphally Weird Night Is Short, Walk on Girl; the kid-friendly Lu Over the Wall; Ride Your Wave; and his latest, the anachronistic historical musical Inu-Oh. Plus rare shorts, the previously unreleased-on-disc English-language dub of Night Is Short, and more extras. A truly special collector’s edition. This set dropped while the Pod was on hiatus, but we thought it merited additional discussion/notice. Buy “Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films – Collector’s Edition.”
Some Other Woman (2023): Discussion begins. A woman moves to an island paradise with her husband, but then some other woman replaces her as her reality bends. Not much info on this limited-release indie psychological thriller beyond what you can see in the trailer. Some Other Woman official site.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Next week’s Pod 366 will be a preview of the Sundance/Slamdance slate, as we officially kick off the 2023 movie season.
In written reviews, Shane Wilson takes on Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime spinoff, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” for Channel 366; Gregory J. Smalley gives you a somewhat delayed take on Hayao Miyazaki‘s animated fantasy The Boy and the Heron; and Giles Edwards goes deep underground for an online movie called molkipolki, a one-man film with dialogue in a nonsense language (which you can watch ahead of Giles’ report here if you so wish). Onward and weirdward!