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(Skip to the Cory McAbee interview here)
Cory McAbee links:
Red Planet Planning Commission – Central location for all McAbee projects
Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences (2022): A man must justify humanity to a female robot in this performance art collage with lectures, animation, and musical numbers. Will be available for free starting Dec. 5. Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences official site.
Quick links/Discussed in this episode:
“The Curse”: Discussion begins. Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder star as a couple who deal with a curse while fronting a house-flipping TV show in New Mexico. Put that way, the premise doesn’t sound too unusual, yet consider these quotes: “the weirdest, most unforgettable show of 2023” (Entertainment Weekly) and “a masterclass in incredibly strange TV” (The Daily Beast). On Showtime, with Season 1 releasing on Nov. 10 and a second season already greenlit. “The Curse” official site.
Dream Scenario: Discussion begins. Nicolas Cage stars as a nondescript professor who shows up in strangers’ dreams. We’re guessing it will be weird, in a highly mainstream way. Dream Scenario official site.
Duck Soup (1933): Discussion begins. Read Alfred Eaker’s review. The Marx Brothers‘ anarchist classic reissued on Blu-ray. Buy Duck Soup.
Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974): Discussion begins. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This reissued Blu-ray looks identical to previous editions, but you no longer have to search for an expensive used copy. Buy Perfume of the Lady in Black.
Screwdriver (2023): Discussion begins. A newly-divorced women goes stay with an old high school friend who manipulates her with mind games (perhaps involving hypnotism?) Low-budget psychological thriller makes its way to VOD this week. Rent Screwdriver.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Next week’s Pod 366 guest will be Scott Bateman (5000 Space Aliens).
In written reviews, Shane Wilson takes on the trippy Chappaqua (1966), while Gregory J. Smalley checks out the sexy shapeshifting in Piaffe (2022). Onward and weirdward!