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Discussed in this episode:
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967): A hit man seeks revenge on the gangster who killed his girlfriend in this dreamlike pinku noir. If the trailer gives you Branded to Kill vibes, good call: the director of this one was a co-writer of that one. Pre-order Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands from Deaf Crocodile.
Love Me (2024): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The strange post-apocalyptic romance between a smart buoy and a satellite comes to Blu-ray. Buy Love Me.
Mutant Aliens (2001): A lesser-known (but typically strange) Bill Plympton animation is a sexy tribute to alien invasion films of the 1950s. The Blu-ray includes two classic Plymptoon shorts, “Hot Dog” and “The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger.” Pre-order Mutant Aliens from Deaf Crocodile.
One Battle After Another (Fall 2025): It is almost impossible to believe that Paul Thomas Anderson could convince Warner Brothers to back another Thomas Pynchon adaptation (the story comes from “Vineland”) after Inherent Vice (brilliant as it was) flopped mightily in theaters; perhaps that’s why the promo material says it’s “loosely” based on Pynchon. We shall see how much postmodern absurdism finds its way into the final product, but we have to confess we’ll be watching it in any case. Variety has written a couple of articles about this one; here’s the latest.
Summer Wars (2009): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This 4K UHD steelbook of the virtual reality-themed anime from Shout! Factory is (currently?) an Amazon exclusive. Buy Summer Wars.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE: No guest officially scheduled for Pod 366 next week, but Greg and Giles will return with more discussion of the week’s weird news and releases. In written reviews, Shane Wilson will review the Japanese black comedy Monday (2000) on Monday, Enar Clarke joins Radley Metzger in The Lickerish Quartet (1970) on Tuesday, Giles Edwards spends his Wednesday rebuking Greg over his blindness towards Tommy (1975), and Gregory J. Smalley himself falls into an Omni Loop (2024) on Thursday. Onward and weirdward!