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We’re off Pod 366 for the holidays, but here’s a 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 (WIDE RELEASE):
Nosferatu (2024): Robert Eggers’ much-anticipated take on the familiar tale of Count Dracula Orlok. A remake of a Canonically Weird movie by a director who has made an Apocryphally Weird movie, but there is no reason to suspect that this is much odder than the average period horror film; that doesn’t mean we’re not interested in seeing it. Nosferatu official site.
IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):
Better Man (2024): A musical biopic of British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, where the subject is portrayed by a CGI chimp. It’s just begging to be programmed in a double feature with Pharrell Williams’ Lego-biopic Piece by Piece. Better Man official site.
IN DEVELOPMENT:
The Possessed (pre-production; est. 2026+): Ena Sendijarevic‘s next project is a love triangle set during the medieval witch hunts, set to shoot in Spain in early 2026. The director says the story “explores the European witch hunts and their enduring impact through a surrealist and contemporary lens.” Let’s hope she chooses to emphasize the surrealist side of the lens. More at Variety.
NEPOTISM CORNER:
Alex Kittle has written an essay (and drawn a portrait!) of Jeffrey Combs for an amazing upcoming 4k release of the gonzo horror comedy Re-Animator from the relatively new boutique label Ignite Films. The set lands in April 2025 but is available for pre-order now.
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:
Pod 366 returns next week, as our staff reveals our picks for weirdest movies (and best weird movies, which is a different thing entirely) of 2024. And we’ll be busy in print as well, as Gregory J. Smalley unveils his picks for best mainstream movies of 2024; El Rob Hubbard fleshes out our Oldrich Lipský coverage with a look at the detective spoof Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978); a late-to-the-game Shane Wilson bids Goodbye, 20th Century! (1998); and Giles Edwards considers what it means to be Irish Catholic (2024) to A Great Male Artist. Onward and weirdward!
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.