Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs and Blu-rays (and hot off the server VODs), and on more distant horizons…
Trailers of new release movies are generally available at the official site links.
IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):
Like Me (2017): A teen girl sets out on a crime spree which she broadcasts on social media. Produced by indie horror champion Larry Fessenden (who also co-stars); Variety calls it “a uniquely weird take on loneliness and lunacy.” Like Me official site.
IN DEVELOPMENT (post-production):
Hipsters, Gangsters, Aliens and Geeks (2018?): “When the cigar-chomping Clown Captain (Martin Klebba from Pirates series) shifts his space craft into 4th gear and steps on the gas, all Hell breaks loose as we blast into hyperspace!” Richard Elfman made this smaller-scale comedy feature as a way to generate interest in his long, long-gestating Forbidden Zone sequel. With Vern Troyer, French Stewart and George Wendt. The Hipsters, Gangsters, Aliens and Geeks official site features some intriguing perverted clown stills.
IN DEVELOPMENT (announced):
Two Screenplays from Charlie Kaufman: First up will be Chaos Walking, set in a “dystopian world without women” (yet, curiously, starring Daisy Ridley). It’s due out in 2019. Getting more buzz is Charlie’s adaptation of the bestseller I’m Thinking of Ending Things, a thriller starring a suicidal woman; Kaufman called the book “ingeniously twisted nightmare road trip through the fragile psyche of two young lovers. My kind of fun!” Netflix will fund and produce the film (presumably for theatrical release in 20??). We heard the news from IndieWire.
NEW ON HOME VIDEO:
“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”, Season 2 (2017): Read our Season 1 review. As Season 2 of the Douglas Adams inspired series begins, Dirk has been kidnapped, Todd and Farah are on the run from the FBI, and a man from the fantasy world of Wendimoor is seeking assistance to fulfill a prophecy that will save his kingdom. On DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD. Buy “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”, Season 2
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017): Read our List Candidate review! If you missed it in theaters, now’s your chance to check out Giorgos Lanthimos‘ first (official) horror movie, a story of irrational karmic vengeance. On DVD, Blu-ray and VOD. Buy The Killing of a Sacred Deer
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2017): Read our review. A cartoon that’s exactly what it says on the tin. On DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD. Buy My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Red Krokodil (2012): A man takes the homemade Russian drug “krokodil” and finds himself in a post-apocalyptic hallucination. You might remember when “krokodil” was the designer-drug-of-the-month scare sometime back in 2013 (despite never being found in the U.S.); this Italian exploitation film actually came out a year before, and now is being offered in a “director’s cut.” On DVD and Blu-ray. Buy Red Krokodil
CERTIFIED WEIRD (AND OTHER) REPERTORY SCREENINGS:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). We won’t list all the screenings of this audience-participation classic separately. You can use this page to find a screening near you.
- Los Angeles, CA, 1/26 – Don’t Look Now (1973). At the Egyptian Theater.
- Los Angeles, CA, 1/26 (midnight) – Phantasm (1979). At the Nuart Theater.
- New York City, NY, 1/26-1/27 (midnights) – Eraserhead (1977). At the IFC Center.
- Washington, DC, 1/29 – The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), on a bill with “That’s Not What I Said” (a program of re-dubbed shorts). At Smoke & Barrel.
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.