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Discussed in this episode:
The Dark Crystal (1982): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook edition of Jim Henson’s uncanny valley puppet fantasy was formerly a Walmart exclusive, now available everywhere. Buy The Dark Crystal.
Eddington (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. For Ari Aster completists, his pandemic drama arrives on 4K UHD (only) with a making-of doc and six cool collectible postcards. Buy Eddington.
F____ My Son! (2025) A.I. scandal: Todd Rohal‘s upcoming midnight movie about a mom trying to get her monster son laid continues to make news, although maybe for the wrong reasons. Rohal’s complete explanation of where and how A.I. was used in the film, thanks to Variety. Variety also brings us this list of upcoming screening venues (NYC, LA, Austin and so forth).
Labyrinth (1986): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Same situation as Dark Crystal above; love the cover design on this one. Buy Labyrinth.
Mr. K (2025): Crispin Glover kicks off Crispin Glover week by starring in this neosurrealist effort that casts him as a man trapped in an impossible-to-exit hotel. Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com apparently called it “perhaps the weirdest film I’ve seen this year,” although the official review RE decided to go with in print was Simon Abrams complaint that it amounts to “second-hand surrealism.” Mr. K at Music Box Films.
No, You’re Wrong! or, Spooky Action at a Distance (2025): Speaking of Crispin Glover, here’s his latest directorial experiment (announced by our crew a couple weeks weeks ago). Still no idea what this is like, and like a lot of Crispin’s other projects it will probably be confined to theatrical viewings. We might have a report for you down the line. No! You’re Wrong or: Spooky Action at a Distance official site.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The cult classic trans-musical arrives for the first time on 4K UHD, in a Steelbook, no less. Standard Blu-ray included (along with—unconfirmed but presumed—special features ported over from previous releases). Buy The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Sweet Idelness (2025?): Pitched as the first AI-directed (?) feature film, credited to “FellinAI.” The plot involves a future eu/dys-topia where AI and robots do all the work while humans enjoy idleness. Sure to raise a controversy. More at Variety.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992): Read the Canonically Weird entry. Nothing especially new here, just a 4K UHD upgrade from the Criterion Collection Buy Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
No guest firmly scheduled for next week, although we have some ideas. In any case, we will definitely return to run down the week’s weird news and releases. In written content, Eugene Vasiliev gives us an informative explanation of the “parallel cinema” of the late Soviet Union; Shane Wilson gets into the Halloween spirit with the reader-suggested Clive Barker/Stephen King anthology Quicksilver Highway; Giles Edwards addresses the low-budget weirdness of Soul to Squeeze (2025); and Gregory J. Smalley spirals into the madness that is the Uzumaki anime adaptation. Onward and weirdward!
Hate to be that guy again, but Alicia (the Jaume Balaguero short) is missing from List Candidates (I don’t know where Ghosts Before Breakfast stands)
I guess you haven’t seen The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux yet, so please excuse the minor spoiling, but I must mention that its plot actually revolves around shooting a movie directed by AI. Life imitates weird art yet again…