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Discussed in this episode:
Annihilation (2018): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. A lovely 4K UHD/Blu-ray steelbook edition of Alex Garland‘s dreamy, pastel-colored feminine sci-fi feature. Buy Annihilation.
Backrooms 2 (est 202?): More fuel on the Backrooms 2 rumor fire, delivered with a high degree of confidence. And yes, of course director Kane Parsons wants the story to focus on Async. We warned A24 not to push their luck. This sounds like a mistake: aesthetically, that is. It will probably make money. (Parsons apparently also has an original story in the works, under the tutelage of mentor Osgood Perkins: we’re more hopeful about that one.) Dread Central broke the news.
Helter Skelter (2012): Read Shane Wilson’s review. This somewhat obscure film, which is like an earlier, less-crazy Japanese version of The Substance, comes out in a limited edition from 88 Films in the UK. Besides new artwork and the limited edition number, it looks substantially similar to the US release from March of this year. Buy Helter Skelter from the distributor (UK site).
I Want Your Sex (2026): A contemporary artist manipulates her naive assistant into a BDSM relationship that (naturally) spirals out of control. Gregg Araki‘s latest is an eccentric BDSM dramedy with rom-com beats, now available on VOD at premium pricing. Buy or rent I Want Your Sex.
Kwaidan (1964): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The stunningly lovely restored version of Japan’s most famous ghost story anthology opens in NYC this week, rolling out to other art-house-housing cities in the future. Expect a Criterion Collection 4K re-release in the near future. Kwaidan at Janus Films.
This Is Buzz (2026): Documentary about the short-lived, short-attention-span avant-garde MTV show “Buzz” from the early 90s. This roadshow release starts in various California cities next week; check the following link to see if it’s coming to a town near you. This Is Buzz at Antenna Releasing.
Vincent Must Die remake: Giles Edwards told us the French/Belgian original about a man everyone wants to kill was a weird movie, so Hollywood rushed to correct that. This English-language version will be the directorial debut of David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, whose previous work as a screenwriter and producer on Orphan, as well as Insidious and The Conjuring sequels, doesn’t arouse a great deal of confidence. Variety has the news.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Dave Jackson, director of Cat Sick Blues, will be our guest on the next Pod 366 (this bizarre and disturbing shocker is currently free on Tubi, if you want to do your homework). In written content, Michael Diamades drinks in Australia’s boozy nightmare Wake in Fright (1971), Shane Wilson has intrusive thoughts about Claire Denis‘ L’intrus (2004), Germán Biener stares at Flesh of the Void (2017) (starring “Man Without a Face” and “Dead Flesh”), and Gregory J. Smalley warns you whether the newly-resurrected Scarlet Warning 666 (1974) (AKA It Happened One Weekend, AKA Scarlet Love) is, as its box cover asks, “a lost cinematic masterpiece of a mad genius, or THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE?” Onward and weirdward!