Santa's bringing you a big lump of weirdness for Xmas---does that mean you've been nice, or naughty?
DOGGIEWOGGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ! (2012): Certified Weird! "What makes the project especially funny, however, is its massive scope: with a barrage of canine clips covering everything from sex to the afterlife, the entirety of human existence is reflected back at us via man’s best friend, the parade of life is re-enacted as a parody performed by the Kennel Club."
WEEKEND (1967): Certified Weird! "It’s a deliciously nasty exercise, and Godard’s unrepentant cruelty in eviscerating those he hates is the thing that’s most appealing about this revenge fantasy wherein capitalist culture eventually eats itself."
DJANGO KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT! (1967): "An ambiguously dead cowboy antihero who shoots golden bullets fights Mr. Sorrow and his gang of gay fascist cowboys. How could we not at least consider it for a spot as one of the weirdest movies of all time?"
KING OF THORN (2009): "
King of Thorn has everything a sci-fi anime fan could want: psychedelic visuals, non-stop action, a convoluted, mindbending sci-fi plot, and Japanese schoolgirls in ridiculously short skirts. "
HOUSE OF PLEASURES (2011): "...a sad dream gilded in glamor, and the tears it elicits are strange indeed."
THE DAY HE ARRIVES (2011): "
The Day He Arrives never gets around to suggesting what it’s about (which isn’t necessarily a problem); it also never makes a case as to why we should care (which is a problem)."
The Films of Mark Robson and Val Lewton: "The higher quality of Robson’s work with Lewton strongly indicates that the producer was collaboratively engaged with his directors. Both Lewton and Robson benefited from that partnership. Unfortunately, after Lewton, Robson would never again be afforded such an opportunity."-AE