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Quick links/Discussed in this episode:
G.B. Hajim interview begins here
The Mermaid’s Lament official Facebook page
Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27) selection. Discussion begins here.
Director’s Fortnight (May 17-26) selection
Beau Is Afraid (2023): Discussion begins here. An agoraphobic man ventures outside his house to visit his mother and finds a surrealistic nightmare. We’ve been highly anticipating Ari Aster‘s black comedy starring Joaquin Phoenix; it’s in theaters now (and will be reviewed here soon). Beau Is Afraid official site.
Evil Dead Rise (2023): Discussion begins here. A single mom with three kids and her sister find a copy of the Necronomicon, and soon enough their apartment is swarming with the evil dead. This loosely-connected horror sequel is unlikely to be categorized as a weird movie, but it’s getting great reviews, so fans of the series may want to check it out anyway. Evil Dead Rise official site.
For the Plasma (2014): Discussion begins here. A young woman learns to predict market shifts based on surveillance camera footage of the local forest. Vinegar Syndrome rescued this oddity from obscurity; even the trailer (where the music drowns out the dialogue) is a little bit weird. Available with a Fandor subscription, or on Blu-ray. Buy For the Plasma.
The Seventh Seal (1957): Discussion begins here. Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The Criterion Collection updates Ingmar Bergman‘s death-haunted masterpiece into a 4K UHD (standard Blu-ray also included). Buy The Seventh Seal.
Spirited Away Live on Stage (2022): Discussion begins here. A filmed performance of the Tokyo stage play version of Hayao Miyazaki‘s canonically weird fantasy, screening in theaters on four different nights (with two alternate leads): April 23, 25, 27, and May 2. We’re not sure if these will be offered again, so if you’re interested check GKIDS official site for details.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Next week’s Pod 366 will feature 366’s own Terri McSorley (AKA Goregirl) and Acidemic‘s Erich Kuersten. We’ll have a special focus on the films of Jean Rollin.
On the written review front, Shane Wilson covers another movie that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue in the Argentinian shot-on-video obscurity Charly, Dias de Sangre (1990), while Gregory J. Smalley is afraid he’ll have to be the one to give you the (late-ish) scoop on Beau Is Afraid (see above).
Upcoming Watch Parties can always be found in the sidebar, but we’ll reiterate below:
Sunday, Apr. 23 at 12:00 (noon) ET: Greaser’s Palace (1972) on Tubi via Discord (free)
Thursday, Apr. 27 at 8:00 PM ET: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) on Netflix (subscription required)
Onward and weirdward!