No new Pod 366 for Thanksgiving week, but we still got you covered with new releases: "Bugonia" is now on VOD (at premium pricing, unfortunately), plus five physical media releases highlighted by the deluxe version of "Tromeo and Juliet." 366weirdmovies.com/weird-horizo...

Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry about the nightmares. Blame @shanewilson.bsky.social. 366weirdmovies.com/apocrypha-ca...

"Worldbuilding—on a level that is recognizable to adults while still being comprehensible and engaging to kids—is Arco‘s superpower. The dual realities make for a refreshing twist on the 'stranger in a strange land' plot."--Gregory J. Smalley on "Arco" (2025). Not weird, but recommended for kids.

"...a joyous celebration of classic splatter, and proof positive that anyone with enough gumption (and tolerance for YouTube tutorials) can make an entertaining violence picture."--Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social) on "The Demon's Rook" (2013) 366weirdmovies.com/capsule-the-...

R.I.P. Udo. No more plagued by bottoms. youtu.be/8YQw6KLJGf8?...

Nov. 23 is Giorgoba, the Orthodox holy day celebrating the martyrdom of St. George, patron saint of Georgia. It's also the Canonically Weird day celebrating Sergei Parajanov's "The Legend of Suram Fortress." If you liked "Color of Pomegranates," you should definitely check out this sister film.

In today's Saturday Short, a college student investigates a mysterious figure and accompanying rhythm he records on a remote hillside. 366weirdmovies.com/saturday-sho...

This Thanksgiving 366 is thankful for: 'Angel's Egg'; 'Reflections in a Dead Diamond'; 'The Carpenter's Son'; Bill Plympton's 'Slide'; a December 'Hundreds of Beavers' tour; 'Universal Language'; Luis Bunuel's 'El'; 'Tromeo+Juliet'; 'Happiness of the Katakuris'; 'The Devil's Rook'; + so much more!

"...these small complaints hold 'Daniela Forever' back from rising to the heights of such forebears as 'Open Your Eyes' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' which would be lofty company indeed."--Gregory J. Smalley on "Daniela Forever"

"...Mimosa evolves from endearing deer-in-headlights into compelling mistress of her fate. 'Finally Dawn' concludes with a low growl, as Mimosa’s maturation arc lands with a soft, barefoot walk alongside a soft, toothful companion."--Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social) on "Finally Dawn" (2023)

"... fans of the Pet Shop Boys should seize opportunities to check it out ... For others, it’s an interesting, if not entirely successful, attempt at making a film according to Surrealist principles..."--Enar Clarke on "It Couldn't Happen Here" (1987) 366weirdmovies.com/it-came-from...

"...implicitly weird because of what Peter Greenaway brings to any project, but it ultimately doesn’t add up to much... Philip and Storey may get to the root of Fellini’s imagination, but never get anywhere near the magic found there."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social) on "8 1/2 Women" (1999)

Happy #FrancoFriday Nightmares Come at Night (1970, Jess Franco)

Lots of movies and news this week: a crowdfunding announcement for "Oriental Snatch"; Hollywood's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" musical; "Arco" & "The Boy and the Heron" rerelease in theaters this week; "Boys Go to Jupiter" & "Mr. K" debut on VOD; and physical media releases, all in 38.5 minutes.

"...despite an interesting mix of new and established directors, at the risk of mixing a metaphor about mixes, it’s a mixed bag... Casper Kelly’s “Fun Size” is the anthology’s weirdest and most divisive segment (we declare it the Peanut M&Ms of this grab bag)."--Gregory J. Smalley

#NW #FTW Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) 📽 dir. Werner Herzog 'A group of inhabitants of a correctional colony for people of small stature raises a riot against the local order. Tired of adhering to the many rules that require good behavior from them, they decide to become bad'

"...while we recognize the trope of the well-endowed black man, Charles’ gifts are considerably greater... This astounding plot twist kicks 'Welcome Home, Brother Charles' into the strange stratosphere... this killer anaconda is on a whole other level."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social)

Happy birthday Silvain Chomet! "Les Triplettes de Belleville" is November 10's Canonically Weird movie! youtu.be/X-KChYBFiB0?...

Eraserhead Baby x Kwon Eunbi K-pop fancam

Today's Saturday Short asks the question: would you marry me if I became an evil butterfly? 366weirdmovies.com/saturday-sho...

New on Pod 366: Greg and @gilesforyou.bsky.social discuss a "Freaked" restoration, gaze into the future to see what lies ahead in weird movies, and give our thoughts on Yorgos Lanthimos announcing he will take a break from moviemaking. 366weirdmovies.com/pod-366-ep-1...

"The closing montage ends things on as beautifully bleak of a Lanthimosian note as could ever be imagined: a deep cynicism undercut by a yearning melancholy that testifies to the director’s genuine, bereaved humanism."--Gregory J. Smalley

An interactive "choose your own adventure" film experiment. "'Afar' is a neat little movie, and I say that in no way to sound dismissive. Jason Trost has crafted something new and nostalgic on his own terms... intriguing and entertaining."--Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social)

"Made in Latvia on the cusp of the Soviet Union’s collapse, 'Spider' feels like a time capsule of its era... paintings come to life feature actors posed on detailed sets in elaborate costumes. The titular spider is a massive puppet with many, partly animated, writhing appendages."--Enar Clarke

"'Tierra' is notably odd for being a character study about a character with very little character."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social) on Julio Medem's "Tierra" (1996)

Burt Lancaster, born on this day. THE SWIMMER (1968) is the Canonically Weird movie for November 2. youtu.be/XIYniOVZIYA?...

An orphaned girl is dragged into the underworld for a raucous party in today's seasonal Saturday Short. 366weirdmovies.com/saturday-sho...

Happy Halloween! Gre-gory Smalley and Giles Deadwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social) run through the week's weird releases this All Hallows Eve: Radu Jude's absurdist "Dracula," France's "Vincent Must Die" (2023), 2 Canonically Weird films on physical media in "Catch-22" and "Malpertuis," and 6 more!

"The concept of using public domain B-movies as canvases for Stan Brakhage-type experiments is a thrilling one, and the potential was barely scratched here. Hopefully they will push the conceit even further with the promised 'Phantasmatapes 2.'"--Gregory J. Smalley

2 golems, from 1920 to 1979. "When Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Mummy, and a host of other horror icons were lining up at the doors of Universal Studios in search of eternal fame, somehow the humble golem failed to get the invite."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social)

El Rob Hubbard (@lrobhubbard.bsky.social) tells you all you need to know about this folk-horror set of 24 films from 18 countries. "...this is a great way to immerse oneself for several months, and a more than worthy follow-up to the first collection." 366weirdmovies.com/all-the-haun...

"As the journey deepens, 'Mr. K' asks a lot of questions, but provides no answers. It's left open-ended enough for the viewer to decide on their own interpretation if, by the end, they're still interested."--Enar Clarke on Crispin Glover in "Mr. K" (2025)

On this day in 2010, the Criterion Collection released Nobuhiko Obayashi's "House" ("Hausu"), bringing what was then little-known underground Japanese cult film to a wide audience. Schoolgirl-eating pianos would never be the same.

Two teen boys get jobs at a pizza boys delivery service to raise some extra cash, but all is not as it seems in… the Realm Beyond Reason! 366weirdmovies.com/saturday-sho...

Director W.M. Weikart joins Pod 366 to discuss his debut feature, the surreal psychological drama "Soul to Squeeze." But first, W.M. helps Greg and Giles go through the week's new releases: "Bugonia," "Altered States," "The Shrouds," "#Shakepeare's Shitstorm," and more.

"With 'Harvest,' Tsangari distances herself from her association with the 'Greek Weird Wave,' delivering an exploration of the ruthlessness with which capitalism replaced agrarian societies. Weirdophiles may safely skip this one; arthouse fans might find it worthwhile."--Gregory J. Smalley

We'll be talking about a couple of those on this week's Pod 366, plus a few more films...

"As much as 'Frankenhooker' delivers exactly the eyes-covered, laughing-in-shock amusement you’re expecting, the movie genuinely surpasses itself in the finale. The title may be on the nose, but the tale it tells is a refreshing punch in the groin."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social)

October 20's Canonically Weird movie, in honor of Viggo.

Lobby card for ROBOT MONSTER (1953) This movie brings me so much joy. I'd much rather watch it than anything by, say, Osgood Perkins. The creeps who put it in their worst movies of all time books can all go suck eggs in Hell.

In today's (long) Saturday Short, a buck learns about Schopenhauer after an unfortunate accident during mating season. CONTENT WARNING: Adult language, deer sex, Schopenhauer quotations 366weirdmovies.com/saturday-sho...

This week's Pod 366 covers physical media: 4K UHD upgrades of "Eyes Without a Face" and "Jacob's Ladder," plus new-to-North-America releases of Obayashi's "School in the Crosshairs," Herz's "Ferat Vampire," and Russia's "The Assassin of the Tsar" and "Treasures of Soviet Animation, Vol. 1."

"Much was made in anime fandom of the fact that the animation quality declines as the series progresses... I think that this complaint is mostly overstated, at least for the average viewer... Perhaps I benefited from having my expectations lowered."--Gregory J. Smalley on "Uzumaki" miniseries

'Soul to Squeeze' "doesn’t wear its metaphor on its sleeve so much as encase the protagonist. This narrative framework allows for a psychological deep-dive which proffers as much ambiguity as it does clarity."-Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social). Available on VOD and Tubi.

"If you’re out driving and happen to pass by a strange-looking man in a Rolls-Royce towing an Airstream trailer, don’t stop for one of his stories. Not because of the horrible fate that awaits you. But because there are better things to do."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social)

"[Parallel Cinema] shone through the tattered veil of the cultural climate, defiantly refusing to bow before the crushing weight of conventional Soviet film production. It was the cinematic equivalent of a secret society, existing just beyond the reach of those willing to conform."--Eugene Vasiliev

This week's Pod 366 covers 2 A.I. controversies and 2 new Crispin Glover projects ("Mr. K" and "No! Your're Wrong"), plus the week's physical media releases: "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me" 4K UHDs, "Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth" steelbooks, and "Eddington."

"The happiness of the lion is the misery of the gazelle."--Gregory J. Smalley on "Best Wishes to All" 366weirdmovies.com/capsule-best...

"Invoking the vampire legend is a canny choice, because it not only connects Chile to the broad historical arc of oppressive dictatorships, but provides a context to help understand the grotesque body count under Pinochet’s rule."--Shane Wilson (@shanewilson.bsky.social) on "El Conde" (2023)