"Penguin" Pete joins Greg this episode to discuss the week's new releases: the neon alien splatter of "Jimmy & Stiggs" in theaters; "Eddington" hits VOD; Marcell "Son of the White Mare" Jankovics' epic literary animation "The Tragedy of Man" arrives in the US on Blu-ray for the first time ever; the entire "Toxic Avenger" series arrives on 4K; John Carpenter's "incomprehensible" "Prince of Darkness" in a 4K UHD steelbook; and seminal anime "Vampire Hunter D" arrives on Blu-ray (surprisingly) for the first time in North America.ERRATA AND OMISSIONS*"Jimmy & Stiggs" is not on VOD yet and has no firm streaming release date.*"Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD" (1990) was actually made after the first "Toxic Avenger" sequels (1989). The Troma movie Greg was actually thinking of was "Class of Nuke 'Em High" (1986).*John Carpenter did have another hit after "Prince of Darkness" (1987) in "They Live" (1988).*"Vampire Hunter D" (1985) actually predates Akira (1988) (although its introduction to the US may have been spurred by the interest in anime raised by "Akira").

"Penguin" Pete joins Greg this episode to discuss the week's new releases: the neon alien splatter of "Jimmy & Stiggs" in theaters; "Eddington" hits VOD; Marcell "Son of the White Mare" Jankovics' epic literary animation "The Tragedy of Man" arrives in the US on Blu-ray for the first time ever; the entire "Toxic Avenger" series hits 4K; John Carpenter's "incomprehensible" "Prince of Darkness" in a 4K UHD steelbook; and seminal anime "Vampire Hunter D" arrives on Blu-ray (surprisingly) for the first time in North America.

ERRATA AND OMISSIONS:*"Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD" (1990) was actually made after the first "Toxic Avenger" sequels (1989). The Troma movie Greg was actually thinking of was "Class of Nuke 'Em High" (1986).*John Carpenter did have another hit after "Prince of Darkness" (1987) in "They Live" (1988).*"Vampire Hunter D" (1985) actually predates Akira (1988) (although its introduction to the US may have been spurred by the interest in anime raised by "Akira").

On this episode, Greg and Giles discuss three new theatrical releases: absurdist pop music comedy "Ebony & Ivory" (from the team that brought you "The Greasy Strangler"); "surreal" animation "Boys Go to Jupiter" (with a clip from the film); and arthouse whatsit "Harvest." They also cover two new physical media releases: A24's Blu-ray of Tim Robinson's "Friendship" and a deluxe 4K UHD + Blu-ray + collectibles edition of "Late Night with the Devil."

ERRATA/OMISSIONS

*Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson collaborated on the hits "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say."

*Drafthouse Films has remained active since "The Greasy Strangler," releasing movies regularly--some of which we've reviewed, like Corey Feldman's "The Birthday"*Greg intended to say Athina Rachel Tsangari was a major figure in the "Greek Weird Wave," not the "Greek New Wave."

On this episode, Greg and Giles discuss three new theatrical releases: absurdist pop music comedy "Ebony & Ivory" (from the team that brought you "The Greasy Strangler"); "surreal" animation "Boys Go to Jupiter" (with a clip from the film); and arthouse whatsit "Harvest." They also cover two new physical media releases: A24's Blu-ray of Tim Robinson's "Friendship" and a deluxe 4K UHD + Blu-ray + collectibles edition of "Late Night with the Devil."

ERRATA/OMISSIONS

*Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson collaborated on the hits "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say."

*Drafthouse Films has remained active since "The Greasy Strangler," releasing movies regularly--some of which we've reviewed, like Corey Feldman's "The Birthday"*Greg intended to say Athina Rachel Tsangari was a major figure in the "Greek Weird Wave," not the "Greek New Wave."

Giles continues previewing Fantasia Fest 2025 titles with some sexy (and not-so-sexy) weirdo recommendations: black comedy "Anything That Moves" (with Ginger Lynn Allen); mermaid anime "ChaO"; trashy but good-hearted "F*cktoys"; and the Lynchian feminism of Julie Pacino's "I Live Here Now". Then Pete chips in as we dive into the week's physical media releases: newly rediscovered underground Holly Woodlawn comedy "Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers"; a new Blu-ray of psychedelic classic "Enter the Void"; Derek Jarman's queer "Edward II": a 6-disc (!) edition of Fulci's "The Beyond"; a bare bones "RoboGeisha" rerelease; Shout! Factory's massive 12-disc "The Mario Bava Collection"; and the 2006 apocalyptic robot experiment "Automatons."

ERRATA:

*Period drama "Eddington" was set in 2020, not 2025.

Giles continues previewing Fantasia Fest 2025 titles with some sexy (and not-so-sexy) weirdo recommendations: black comedy "Anything That Moves" (with Ginger Lynn Allen); mermaid anime "ChaO"; trashy but good-hearted "F*cktoys"; and the Lynchian feminism of Julie Pacino's "I Live Here Now". Then Pete chips in as we dive into the week's physical media releases: newly rediscovered underground Holly Woodlawn comedy "Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers"; a new Blu-ray of psychedelic classic "Enter the Void"; Derek Jarman's queer "Edward II": a 6-disc (!) edition of Fulci's "The Beyond"; a bare bones "RoboGeisha" rerelease; Shout! Factory's massive 12-disc "The Mario Bava Collection"; and the 2006 apocalyptic robot experiment "Automatons."

ERRATA:

*Period drama "Eddington" was set in 2020, not 2025.

First up in this week's dual-session Pod, Greg and Pete discuss the week's new releases, including a crowdfunding campaign for "The Psycho Ape Christmas Spectacular," family synesthesia comedy "Magnetosphere," imaginary drug drama "Snorkeling," a DVD/Blu-ray of Flying Lotus' psychedelic sci-fi "Ash," and new 4K UHD releases of cult classics "The Stuff" and "Danger: Diabolik." Then Giles joins us from Montreal to talk about upcoming releases he'll be recommending from the Fantasia Film Festival: the Bolivian magical realist "Cielo," the kiddie-Gothic Mexican stop-motion "I Am Frankelda," crazy cult-film sequel "Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark," the endless road trip indie "It Ends," 1974 Lithuanian/Soviet folklore rock opera "The Devil's Bride," and transgressive Latvian witchcraft rotoscope animation "Dog of God."

ERRATA/OMISSIONS:

*John Philip Law died in 2008, so his commentary for "Danger: Diabolik" is archival, not new

*We'll be back next week, not tomorrow as Greg claims

LINKS

Psycho Ape Christmas Spectacular Indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-psycho-ape-christmas-spectacular#/

Giles' ongoing Fantasia coverage: https://366weirdmovies.com/tag/fantasia-festival-2025/

First up in this week's dual-session Pod, Greg and Pete discuss the week's new releases, including a crowdfunding campaign for "The Psycho Ape Christmas Spectacular," family synesthesia comedy "Magnetosphere," imaginary drug drama "Snorkeling," a DVD/Blu-ray of Flying Lotus' psychedelic sci-fi "Ash," and new 4K UHD releases of cult classics "The Stuff" and "Danger: Diabolik." Then Giles joins us from Montreal to talk about upcoming releases he'll be recommending from the Fantasia Film Festival: the Bolivian magical realist "Cielo," the kiddie-Gothic Mexican stop-motion "I Am Frankelda," crazy cult-film sequel "Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark," the endless road trip indie "It Ends," 1974 Lithuanian/Soviet folklore rock opera "The Devil's Bride," and transgressive Latvian witchcraft rotoscope animation "Dog of God."

ERRATA/OMISSIONS:

*John Philip Law died in 2008, so his commentary for "Danger: Diabolik" is archival, not new

*We'll be back next week, not tomorrow as Greg claims

LINKS

Psycho Ape Christmas Spectacular Indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-psycho-ape-christmas-spectacular#/Giles' ongoing Fantasia coverage: https://366weirdmovies.com/tag/fantasia-festival-2025/

This week, Greg and "Penguin" Pete discuss the week's new weird releases and news: an upcoming "surrealist romcom" called "Wishful Thinking"; theatrical releases "Cloud" (Kiyoshi Kurosawa psychological horror), "Saint Claire" (experimental serial killer stuff), and "Finally Dawn" (possibly surreal historical drama set at Cinecitta); and new Blu-rays of "The Actor" (Charlie Kaufman produced existential mystery), "The Surfer" (Nicolas Cage psychological thriller), and "Crumb Catcher" (black comedy).

ERRATA/OMISSIONS:

*Maya Hawke is the daughter of Ethan Hawke, but also of Uma Thurman

*The name of the woman who inspired the premise of "Finally Dawn" is Wilma Montesi

*"The Surfer" is now available on VOD or in a "High Tide" Limited Blu-Ray edition directly from Lionsgate.

*The name of "The Surfer"'s composer is François Tétaz.*Arrow Films does produce 4K UHDs.

This week Greg and "Penguin" Pete discuss the week's new weird releases and news: an upcoming "surrealist romcom" called "Wishful Thinking"; theatrical releases "Cloud" (Kiyoshi Kurosawa psychological horror), "Saint Claire" (experimental serial killer stuff), and "Finally Dawn" (possibly surreal historical drama set at Cinecitta); and new Blu-rays of "The Actor" (Charlie Kaufman produced existential mystery), "The Surfer" (Nicolas Cage psychological thriller), and "Crumb Catcher" (black comedy).ERRATA/OMISSIONS:

*Maya Hawke is the daughter of Ethan Hawke, but also of Uma Thurman

*The name of the woman who inspired the premise of "Finally Dawn" is Wilma Montesi

*"The Surfer" is now available on VOD or in a "High Tide" Limited Blu-Ray edition directly from Lionsgate.

*The name of "The Surfer"'s composer is François Tétaz.*Arrow Films does produce 4K UHDs.