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Discussed in this episode:
Better Man (2024): Read Shane Wilson’s review. The Robbie-Williams-as-a-CGI-chimp biopic is out in a 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack, and is also available on DVD. Buy Better Man.
Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025): This Lionsgate release somehow incorporates an insomniac pop star, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and the tagline “reality lies deeper than you think.” It looks fairly surreal, but we haven’t seen any advance reviews (which can be a bad sign). Hurry Up Tomorrow official site.
Kung Fury 2 (202?): This week, a 10-minute sizzle reel for the troubled, long-in-production Kung Fury 2 was leaked on the Internet and quickly removed (although staying up long enough to attract attention and analysis, naturally). What we can gather of the plot: cop Kung Fury (David Sandberg) returns from the original, joined by a Dirty Harry type played by a magnificently-mulleted Michael Fassbender, to face off against Hitler and the President of the United States (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger!). There’s also a David Hasselhoff cameo (at least). This project may be moving again. Variety calls the reel “insane” and “bonkers.”
May (2002): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Weirdo character study gets a Vestron Collector’s Series Blu-ray release, with extras like 3 separate audio commentaries and 8 interview featurettes. Buy May from Lionsgate.
Megadoc (202?): Mike Figgis‘ behind-the-scenes documentary about the crazy production of last year’s bonkers Megalopolis, now has a distributor (Utopia). Although that company is owned by Francis Ford Coppola‘s nephew, unnamed sources assured reporters the doc will be a “warts-and-all” exposé. Indiewire has more details.
Reanimator (1985): Read Giles Edwards’ List Candidate review. Ignite Films is releasing a number of different editions of the seminal horror comedy, in four different versions ranging from a standard Blu-ray for about $40 to the ultra-deluxe box with a Blu-ray, 4K UHD disc, hardcover book (with essay by Alex Kittle and others), Dr. Hill bobblehead (!), and more for about $130. Buy Re-Animator at Ignite Films.
Resurrection (2025): Bi Gan‘s Resurrection was added to the Cannes lineup (in competition) this week at the last possible minute. The details we’ve heard about the plot are somewhat confusing but it seems to involve a post-apocalyptic future, a love affair between a woman and an android, and humanity’s loss of the ability to dream. The teaser features Gan’s typical intriguing camerawork. We’ll be awaiting this one eagerly.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Greg and Giles will return to discuss the week’s news and new releases. In written content, Shane Wilson takes a trip to the underground Subway (1985), Enar Clarke writes a Requiem for a Vampire (1972), and G. Smalley can’t wait to see Hurry up Tomorrow. Onward and weirdward!