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Discussed in this episode:
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (2026): Human beings become trapped in a virtual reality world overseen by a deranged AI ringmaster in this YouTube sensation turned Netflix series. In theaters nationwide from June 4-18, debuting on Netflix on June 19. Expect a review of the entire series within weeks. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act official site.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The ultimate steelbook release of the weirdest movie about Elvis and black JFK fighting mummies in a nursing home you’ll ever lay eyes on. Buy Bubba Ho-Tep.
Iron Lung (2025): A surprise modest hit about a convict sent to explore a mysterious ocean on an interstellar moon in a ramshackle submarine. We ignored this video-game adaptation when it came out, but a loyal reader has since tipped us off that they think it’s weird; it’s now available for rental exclusively on YouTube. Rent or buy Iron Lung on VOD.
R.I.P. Yoshihiro Nishimura: We are sad to report that Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director of Tokyo Gore Police, has died at age 59 of liver disease. We published an interview with Mr. Nishimura in 2017; he was the first celebrity to give us a restaurant recommendation. Variety recaps his career.
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025): Read Pete Trbovich’s review. The ultimate Rocky Horror documentary (made by Richard O’Brien‘s son) is finally available in the US on VOD on Plex, Apple TV, or Google Play. Blu-ray drops in the US on July 7.
The Wizard of Oz (1939): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The Wizard of Oz has probably been released in as many different physical media incarnations as any film ever made; this is the standard edition of the 4K release previously available in a limited edition set. No Blu-ray included in this one. Buy The Wizard of Oz.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
We may have a guest for next week’s Pod 366: underground filmmaker and musician Jonathan Rosado (of Matador Bolero). It’s another packed week in written content, as Pete Trbovich puts out another Perverted Pick with Jess Franco‘s Venus in Furs (1969), Enar Clarke celebrates pride month with Flaming Ears (1992), Michael Diamades addresses the Czech comedy Buttoners (1997), Shane Wilson is happy to compose his thoughts on reader-suggestion Allegro (2005), and Gregory J. Smalley descends in an Iron Lung (2026). Onward and weirdward!
Amazing Digital Circus – isn’t there some sort of controversy over the voice actors saying racist things at one point? There’s a lot of online kerfluffle…
First I’d heard of it but it appears there is some controversy: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/1swo8w9/what_is_going_on_with_the_amazing_digital_circus/