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Discussed in this episode:

Megalopolis re-release: Read our Megalopolis “three takes” review. Francis Ford Coppola refuses to give up on Megalopolis despite the movie flopping at the box office, and now hopes to revive it theatrically annually for New Years’ Day. Alamo Drafthouse is willing to play along, this year, at least. Even more interesting, though, is the fact that Coppola wants to make another cut, Megalopolis Unbound, a longer, weirder version (with dream sequences that didn’t make the initial cut). More in this snarky article from The Guardian.

STAFF CONSENSUS TOP WEIRD MOVIES OF 2025:

10 (tie). The Shrouds: “Starting from a typically Cronenbergian premise–straddling the line that separates the just barely plausible from the utterly implausible, but presented as if it were perfectly natural—the august director takes a deep dive into human depravity and loss, accompanied by plentiful hallucinations.“–Gregory J. Smalley

She Loved Blossoms More: “Hallucinating your dead mom as a talking vaginal flower, complete with glowing clitoris, might be a totally natural Oedipal response for a son still processing grief and loss. But when Hedgehog then makes a psychedelic drug from said flower so he can hold a séance with a transdimensional severed head to perfect his time travel experiments, things get pretty weird.“–Enar Clarke

8. Bugonia: “… it’s the confluence of outrageous plotting and matter-of-fact adherence to the film’s psychotic worldview that creates the sense of strangeness here. Despite Lanthimos working in a stripped-down, more approachable mode, the material allows him to indulge his love of nihilistic plot twists. Parts will make you squirm, and parts will fill you with moral horror. The closing montage, scored to Marlene Dietrich singing ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?,’ ends things on as beautifully bleak of a Lanthimosian note as could ever be imagined: a deep cynicism undercut by a yearning melancholy that testifies to the director’s genuine, bereaved humanism.“–Gregory J. Smalley

7. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass: “The meandering pace, repetitions, and lack of clear narrative may be off-putting to some viewers, but the films of the Brothers Quay have always been more about the experience of seeing than storytelling. For fans, this one is definitely a long-anticipated must-see.“–Enar Clarke

6. Mr. K: “As the journey deepens, Mr. K asks a lot of questions but provides no answers. It’s left open-ended enough for the viewer to decide on their own interpretation…“–Enar Clarke

5. Boys Go to Jupiter: “Mid-’90s-style computer-animation visuals in a mid-’00s-style slacker dramedy with a mid-’10s-style soundtrack make Boys Go to Jupiter something of a disorienting experience. Also: a dozen or so odd little aliens, a hyper-intelligent dolphin running a juice concern, and a Spanish-speaking mini-golf dinosaur skeleton.“–Giles Edwards

4. Baby Invasion: “…a ‘romp’ can really only be so disturbing before it leaves romp territory, so perhaps the director did things correctly. Regardless, Baby Invasion is, without a doubt, exactly what Harmony Korine wanted it to be…“–Giles Edwards

3. Universal Language: “Rankin’s icy fantasia is the premier (well, only) fusion of Canadian absurdism and Iranian neorealism.“–Gregory J. Smalley

2. Reflection in a Dead Diamond: “Cattet & Forzani whirl their inspirations in a blender while pushing a cornucopia of sub-genres up to and past the breaking point — including the popular kink, “CMNKWF”. (That’s “Clothed Male, Naked Katana-Wielding Female,” for those not in the loop.)“–Giles Edwards

1. Kill the Jockey: “Even before his traumatic brain injury, Remo is not well in the head, and director Luis Ortega’s narrative reflects that haziness. Once our fractured jockey hits the streets in a borrowed lady’s fur coat (with elegant handbag), all bets are off as Kill the Jockey careens toward its mystical photo-finish.“–Giles Edwards

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Richard Bailey has a new film out (poetic/apocalyptic horror Howler, now available for rental on Amazon Prime) and will be our guest on next week’s Pod 366. In written content, we handle a number of titles that have been hanging out in our reader-suggested queue as  Micheal Diamades takes a bite of the Danish Neo-Nazi character study Adam’s Apples (2005), Enar Clarke covers the ultra-rare art-house/softcore sci-fi porno Spermula (1976), and Shane Wilson gets sucked into the black hole of Deep Dark (2015), while  Giles Edwards gives you the lowdown on the aforementioned Howler ahead of our interview with Mr. Bailey. Onward and weirdward!

STAFF BALLOTS FOR BEST WEIRD MOVIES OF 2025

Gregory J. Smalley‘s Votes

	WEIRDEST	BEST
1	Reflection in a Dead Diamond	Bugonia
2	Mr. K	Universal Language
3	Baby Invasion	The Surfer
4	She Loved Blossoms More	Reflection in a Dead Diamond
5	Kill the Jockey	Kill the Jockey
6	Myth of Man	Boys Go to Jupiter
7	Universal Language	She Loved Blossoms More
8	The Actor	Else
9	Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League	The Shrouds
10	Ebony & Ivory	Best Wishes to All

Giles Edwards‘s votes

	WEIRDEST	BEST
1	The Wheel of Heaven	Kill the Jockey
2	Kill the Jockey	Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
3	Reflection in a Dead Diamond	Reflection in a Dead Diamond
4	Boys Go to Jupiter	Boys Go to Jupiter
5	Soul to Squeeze	The Ice Tower
6	Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League	An Evening Song (for Three Voices)
7	Baby Invasion	Soul to Squeeze
8	Myth of Man	Myth of Man
9	Kryptic	Kryptic
10	An Evening Song (for Three Voices)	Baby Invasion

Enar Clarke‘s votes

	WEIRDEST	BEST
1	Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass	Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2	She Loved Blossoms More	Universal Language
3	Universal Language	Reflection in a Dead Diamond
4	Kill the Jockey	She Loved Blossoms More
5	Mr. K	Invention
6	Kryptic	Kill the Jockey
7	The Waves of Madness	The Actor
8	Reflection in a Dead Diamond	Kryptic
9	Invention	The Waves of Madness
10	The Actor	An Evening Song (for Three Voices)

Micheal Diamades‘ votes

	WEIRDEST	BEST
1	Baby Invasion	Boys Go to Jupiter
2	The Shrouds	The Shrouds
3	Boys Go to Jupiter	Baby Invasion
4	Universal Language	Universal Language
5	Mr. K	Mr. K
6	The Ice Tower	The Ice Tower
7	Daniela Forever	Kill the Jockey
8	Kill the Jockey	Bugonia
9	Bugonia	Daniela Forever
10	Friendship	Friendship

El Rob Hubbard‘s votes

	WEIRDEST	BEST
1	Ebony & Ivory	Bugonia
2	Bugonia	Better Man
3	Better Man	The Shrouds
4	Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass	The Toxic Avenger
5	Myth of Man	The Carpenter’s Son
6	Waves of Madness	Waves of Madness
7	The Toxic Avenger	Myth of Man
8	The Shrouds	Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
9	The Actor	The Actor
10	The Carpenter’s Son	Ebony & Ivory