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Emesis Blue (2023): Discussion begins. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Investigating a conspiracy that leads him into an underground labyrinth, a nameless Soldier ventures from one combat to another, questioning his own reality. This feature-length psychological horror/thriller is weird, but even more noteworthy for how it was made: created entirely with the Source Filmmaker accessory program for the video game Team Fortress 2, using game assets to build a mysterious world entirely different from the source material. Emesis Blue is available free on YouTube.
Evangelion 3.0 + 1.11: Thrice Upon a Time (2021): Discussion begins. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s Apocrypha Candidate review. The conclusion to Hideaki Anno‘s reboot of his own Evangelion franchise is now on UHD; this collector’s edition version includes a booklet and art cards. Buy Evangelion 3.0 + 1.11: Thrice Upon a Time.
Fuzzy Head (2023): Discussion begins. Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. Wendy McColm‘s dreamy mystery/thriller hasn’t shown up anywhere since it debuted at Slamdance earlier this year; hopefully this special Los Angeles screening, in conjunction with Slamdance’s Screenplay Awards ceremony (which will kick in funding for promising screenplays) means we can hope to see it distributed in the near future. Buy tickets to Fuzzy Head/2023 Slamdance Screenplay Awards at Landmark Westwood, Los Angeles, Oct. 25.
Kick Me (2022): VOD roundup begins. Read Giles Edwards’ review. Director Gary Huggins Pod 366 Appearance. Violent indie black comedy set in Kansas City, KS now available on VOD. Kick Me on VOD.
Lynch/Oz (2022): VOD roundup begins. A documentary exploring the influence of The Wizard of Oz on the work of David Lynch, with Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and David Lowery among those offering theories. After a surprisingly long wait, this anticipated (among our kind) doc finally shows up on VOD. Lynch/Oz on VOD.
Piaffe (2022): VOD roundup begins. A foley artist finds her body transforming as she spends time recreating the sounds of a horse for a film project. French arthouse erotica (?) now on VOD. Piaffe on VOD.
“Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers”: Discussion begins. The Criterion Collection gives us a Tod Browning set starring the Canonically Weird Freaks, with carnival-set side attractions The Unknown (1927, silent) and The Mystic (1925, silent). With new scores for the silent films and extras mostly centered on Freaks, on your choice of DVD or Blu-ray just in time for Halloween viewing. Buy “Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers.”
NEPOTISM CORNER:
“Average Joe Travels the California Inscape, Season 8”: The Giles Edwards-narrated supernatural detective radio drama series (co-written with Pete Trbovich, among others) wraps up its eighth season on a swine-centric cliffhanger. “Average Joe Travels the California Inscape” homepage on SoundCloud.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Pod 366 returns next week (again guestless) for our pre-Halloween show. In written reviews, Shane Wilson deals with a Fiend Without a Face that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue; Giles Edwards looks into Eyes of Dread (2023); and capsulizes the Lynch/Oz documentary (see above). Onward and weirdward!