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THE LIST OF 366 (47 certified weird)
Archangel (1990) – Surreal, nearly silent meditation on forgetfulness set in an icy Russian city just after World War I
Begotten (1991) – Legendary experimental film, featuring God disemboweling himself and other metaphysical atrocities
Blood Diner (1987) – Severely out-of-whack horror-comedy with (possibly unconscious) fascist undertones
Carnival of Souls (1962) – Low-budget creepfest is a minor miracle on film
The City of Lost Children [La cit; des enfants perdus] (1995) – Visionary steampunk fairytale from Jeunet & Caro
A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Kubrick weirds it up in this disturbing moral fable
Cowards Bend the Knee, or, the Blue Hands (2003) – Typically surreal modern silent from the inimitable Guy Maddin mixing melodrama, Greek tragedy, psychosexual guilt, and hockey highlights
The Dark Backward (1991) – The world’s worst comic nearly becomes an overnight success when he grows a third arm out of his back in this grotesque show business satire
Delicatessen (1991) – Jeunet & Caro’s first film is a bizarre but oddly sweet black comedy involving cannibalism in post-apocalyptic Paris
Donnie Darko (2001)- Angsty, apocalyptic, fantastical drama about a screwed-up teen is an irresistibly lovable mess
Don’t Look Now (1973) - Classic psychological horror with a weird twist
El Topo (1970) – Mystical and surreal Spaghetti Western from Alejandro Jodorowsky
Eraserhead (1977) – The ultimate nightmare experience, about horror at procreation and loathing for one’s own offspring
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Jim Carrey unexpectedly shines as he fights against a memory-erasing procedure he impulsively undertook; a weird crowd-pleaser
Evil Dead II (1987) – The frenetic, fantastic and crowd-pleasing movie about a man trapped in a cabin menaced by evil spirits, mixing equal parts horror and absurd slapstick comedy
Eyes Without a Face [Le Yeux sans Visage] (1965)- Georges Franjou’s influential, poetic horror film
Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) – Selection of surreal, interwoven sketches from three Japanese directors is uneven, as you would expect, but contains some of the weirdest sequences you’re likely to come across
Greaser’s Palace (1972) – a zoot-suited Jesus visits a Western town to enact a series of absurd parables
Gummo (1997) – Indisputably weird but ceaselessly unpleasant portrait of hopeless white trash
Help! Help! The Globolinks [Hilfe! Hilfe! Die Globolinks] (1969) – The world’s only psychedelic children’s opera about an alien invasion
The Horrors of Spider Island [Ein Toter hing im Netz] (1960) - A bad misogynist fever dream involving poorly dubbed buxom women, and some spiders, on an island
I Can See You (2008) – This “psychedelic campfire tale” is slow to start, but climaxes in a 20 minute freakout
I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK [Saibogujiman Kwenchana] (2006) – Romantic comedy set in a mental asylum is likely to remain the weirdest example of its genre
Ink (2009) – Visually impressive low-budget fantasy about a mysterious figure who snatches a sleeping girl into a world of dreams
Jacob’s Ladder (1990) – big-budget cult mindtrip movie with unforgettable demonic hallucinations
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) – antiwar classic about a limbless, blind and deaf casualty of the first World War, trapped inside his own head where he lives out a mixture of dreams and fantasies
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) – totally off-it’s-rocker kung fu comedy/fantasy that became a smash international hit
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) – Ken Russell’s ultra-fun, tongue-in-cheek horror movie filled with phallic symbols and impaled nuns
Malpertuis (1972) – Harry K;mel’s big weird dark house tale was confusing and a flop despite the presence of Orson Welles, but drips with surreal atmosphere nonetheless
The Milky Way [La Voie Lactee] (1969) – A dry and cerebral, but very weird, story by surrealist master Luis Bu;uel about two tramps meet various Biblical characters and embodiments of Catholic heresies while traveling on a pilgrimage
Naked Lunch (1991) – David Cronenberg’s adaptation of the unadaptable William S. Burroughs novel features film’s scariest typewriters
Nostalghia (1983) – Andrei Tarkovsky’s slow, beautiful, dreamlike spiritual parable about a homesick Russian poet in Italy
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful fairytale; a girl completes quests at a faun’s behest, while her “real” world Fascist stepfather is a monster beyond all fantasy
Phantasm (1979) – Crazy, nightmarish, obstinately illogical drive-in horror flick about a kid and a sinister funeral home, featuring the terrifying “Tall Man”
Pi (1998) – amazing black and white photography and a pulsing electronica soundtrack drive this intellectual thriller about a mad math genius seeking a mystical number
The Reflecting Skin (1990) – Uneven but sometimes powerful flick teeming with symbolism about a kid who thinks his widow neighbor is a vampire, among other strangenesses
Repulsion (1965)- Disturbing Roman Polanski peek inside Catherine Deneuve’s disintegrating mind
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Even without its bizarre cult following, this naughty musical b-movie spoof would have earned a place on the list
Silent Hill (2006) – Sloppy scripting and apocalyptic imagery combine to create a truly weird experience
Stalker (1979): Andrei Tarkovsky’s slow, mystifying, beautiful science fiction parable about three men’s journey to a room which can grant there innermost wishes
Steppenwolf (1974) – The psychedelic effects in this faithful adaptation of Herman Hesse’s novel have dated badly
Synecdoche, New York (2008) – Charlie Kaufman working without a net in this absurdist, recursive, and dreamlike story of a sad-sack theater director who builds a replica of New York City inside a warehouse
Tideland (2005) – Terry Gilliam’s dark and controversial riff on Alice in Wonderland
Time Bandits (1981) – Time-traveling, thieving dwarfs feature heavily in this weird kiddie film mixing fantasy, comedy and theology
Tromeo & Juliet (1996) – The creators of The Toxic Avenger remake the Bard’s tale as an obscene punk epic, with predictably bizarre results
Waking Life (2001) – The story of a young man who finds he’s dreaming and can’t wake up, with serious philosophical monologues and dialogues interspersed, painstakingly animated by over thirty artists in differing styles
The Wicker Man (1973) – Horrifying and intelligent tale of a devout detective’s search for a missing girl on a Scottish island where the residents have adopted an ancient pagan religion
BORDERLINE WEIRD (movies that aren’t weird enough to make the list on a first pass, but may get a second chance)
$9.99 (2008) – A series of interwoven absurdist stories, featuring a dour chain-smoking angel, brought to you via Claymation
Adaptation (2002) – Great twisty script, but in the end, may be too intellectual to be weird
Antichrist (2009) – Despite some lapses in taste, Lars von Trier’s controversial, extreme and despairing take on horror is one of his spookiest and most mysterious efforts
Bad Boy Bubby (1993) – Relentlessly offbeat character study of a man who was locked in a basement until age 40, then unleashed on modern Australia
The Box (2009) – An adaptation of Richard Matheson’s ethical sci-fi fable gets weirded up by Richard Kelly
Cure (1997) – Pretty weird Japanese twist in the serial killer/police procedural genre
Dark Country (2009) – noir-thriller mix about a honeymooning couple who run over a man in the desert
Dead Man (1995) – Jim Jarmusch’s anti-Western is hypnotic, dreamlike and strange, but is it one of the weirdest of all time?
Dr. Caligari (1989) – This pop-surrealist work by a hardcore porn director suffers from bad acting, but it is weird as hell; likely to make the list on a second pass
Elevator Movie (2004) – Surreal and minimalist independent feature about two people trapped in an elevator for months; weird as hell but marred by acting that’s not up to par with the script
Girl Slaves of Morgana le Fay [Morgane et ses Nymphes] (1971) – A fairy tale for lesbian sex fetishists
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003) – Rob Zombie’s cruel and self-indulgent Texas Chainsaw Massacre tribute is weird but not much fun
Kung Fu Arts [Hou Fu Ma] (1980) – A Chinese princess marries “Sida, the French Monkey Star” in this zany chopsocky
The Limits of Control (2009) – Jim Jamursch’s ultra-minimalist anti-thriller about a Lone Man on an ambiguous assassination mission is an experiment in plotlessness
Nowhere (1997) – Greg Araki’s feature about directionless young people stalked by a rubber suited monster goes exactly where the title says
Oldboy (2003) – Excellent, if extreme, Korean revenge drama could stand just a teaspoon more weirdness…
A Serious Man (2009) – The Coen brothers’ retelling of the Book of Job as an absurdist comedy is mystifying and brilliant in equal parts
Stay (2005) -A visually impressive psychological thriller that puts a tiny spin on a tired twist–but is it enough?
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997) – Guy Maddin’s color misfire has intriguing art design, at least
W the Movie (2008) – Underground, surrealist attack on the Bush presidency will not be confused with the Oliver Stone pic by anyone who sees it
CAPSULES & GUEST REVIEWS
9 (2009) – Shane Acker’s intriguing short about ragdolls fighting robots in a post-apocalyptic world suffers from extension to feature length
Absurdistan (2008) – charming, unusual, almost silent romantic comedy about a sex strike by the women of an isolated Central Asian village
A Journey into the Mind of P (2001) – Guest review of the documentary on reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon
Angel Heart (1987) – Supernatural noir that’s well worth a watch, but not transcendentally weird
Annie Hall (1977) – Touchstone romantic comedy/relationship movie that was innovative in breaking the fourth wall, but not weird
Army of Darkness (1992) – The final (?) installment of the “Evil Dead” series is aimed at a more mainstream audience but is still of some interest
Automatons (2006) – A girl living with robots in an underground bunker is the lone survivor of her race in this grainy throwback to 1950s style sci-fi
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) – The zippy third sequel to the grossout zombie horror-comedy classic features more tasteless jokes and crazed carnage
Brainiac [El bar;n del terror] (1962) – Cheap, silly Mexihorror featuring a hairy monster with a two-foot brain-sucking tongue that must be seen to be believed
Bug (2006) – Ashley Judd is mesmerizing in this adaptation of a stage play about extreme paranoia
Christmas Evil (1980) – Offbeat, low budget character study about a killer Santa that’s not as exploitative as future films exploring the same territory
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) – the long running series hits a new low in bad taste with this installment, but of course, that was what they were aiming at
City Ninja [Tou Qing Ke; AKA Ninja Holocaust] (1985) – Another crazy ninja movie, but this time with steamy sex scenes
Cold Souls (2009) – Philosophical satire about soul removal and storage, starring Paul Giamatti as himself and a Russian soul mule
Comanche Station (1960) – Alfred Eaker’s review of the Budd Boetticher cult Western
Coming Soon (2008) - Guest review of the Czech bestiality mockumentary
Coraline (2009) – Enjoyable animated children’s fantasy from the animator of A Nightmare Before Christmas
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) – Flop Roger Corman comedy memorable only for its ridiculous monster
The Cremator [Spalovac Mrtvol] (1969) – Review by Pamela de Graff. This Expressionist/Surrealist mix about a disturbed Czech cremator during the rise of Nazism has a good chance to make the final list.
Cuban Rebel Girls (1959): A strange, but not very entertaining, exploitation movie with Errol Flynn and his 14-year old girlfriend.
Cuban Story [AKA The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution] (1959) – an odd pro-Castro documentary, financed and drunkenly narrated by Errol Flynn. See Cuban Rebel Girls.
Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) – Disappointing, if watchable, sequel to the surprise existential sci-fi hit
Cube Zero (2004) – Even more disappointing than Cube 2, as the series devolves into just another B-movie
Deadgirl (2008) – Provocative horror about teenagers using a zombie as a sex slave
Death Note (2006) – Offbeat mystery/thriller from a popular Japanese magna featuring mystical cat-and-mouse games between vigilante who can kill with a stroke of the pen and the superdective who hunts him
Dracula (1931) – Guest review. Alfred Eaker argues that Dracula is more significant than modern critics acknowledge
Dracula (1992) – Francis Ford Coppola’s romantic take on the Dracula myth is so visually extravagant even Keanu Reeves can’t completely ruin it
Drag Me to Hell (2009) – A de-weirdified, PG-13 Evil Dead for the cineplexes?
Eden Log (2007) – Mysterious French sci-fi about an amnesiac man trapped in a sewer-like maze
Edmond (2005) – William H. Macy wanders around in a sub-par David Mamet script
Ex-Drummer (2007) – Weird, but tedious and unpleasant, tale of a writer joining a punk group of handicapped misfits to compete in a Eurotrash battle of the bands
Eye of the Devil (1966) – Occult thriller notably mainly as the acting debut of Sharon Tate, and for prefiguring the pagan revivalist premise that would be more memorably addressed in The Wicker Man (1973)
Feed (2005) – Grotesque thriller about obesity fetishes features women being fed to death
The Fifth Element (1997) – Luc Besson’s attempt to make a space opera/comedy goes so far over the top that it very nearly becomes weird
Frankensteins Bloody Nightmare (2006) – A visually and aurally ingenious, surrealistically inspired remake of a trash horror in the style of Andy Milligan, which sadly suffers from having no story to tell
Glen or Glenda (1953) – Alfred Eaker argues that Ed’s transvestite doc is his best (worst?) work and the holy grail for “naive surrealism”
God Told Me To (1975) – Larry Cohen’s wild bizarre genre pastiche mixes horror, science fiction and detective elements as a cop tries to find out why unrelated murderers all claim “God told me to do it”
Grace (2009) – A woman gives birth to an undead baby in this interesting indie shocker
Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love (2003) – Well-meaning zom-com misfire
Growing Out (2009) – low-budget film about a man growing out of a basement squanders weird potential by focusing on romance
Habit (1996) – Interesting metaphorical take on the vampire myth from the viewpoint of an alcoholic Greenwich Village slacker
Happy Here and Now (2002) – Michael Almereyda’s surreal New Orleans based drama about a missing girl, Internet chat rooms and “soft-porn, direct-to-digital Internet film about a time-traveling Nicola Tesla.” Winner of our first review writing contest, by Pamela de Graff.
Heart of the Beholder (2005) – Documentary on a crusade against a video store for stocking The Last Temptation of Christ
Housekeeping (1987) – nonconformity sleeper about two orphaned girls raised by an eccentric aunt
House of the Dead (2003) – The film that introduced the world to Uwe Boll is exactly like being trapped inside a bad video game
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009) – High fantasy about a monk who makes a deal with the devil, from Terry Gilliam
In My Skin [Dans ma Peau] (2002) – Disturbing, unflinching movie about a woman who begins devouring herself
Intacto (2001) – Moody magical realist thriller about a world where luck can be stolen and won in weird contests, featuring an elderly Max von Sydow
Jannie Totsiens (1970) – South African film archivist Trevor Moses describes the weird and allegorical South African variation on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. To our knowledge, this is the only full-length English language review of of this Afrikaans film available online!
Jesus and Her Gospel of Yes (2004) – Guest review of the low-budget, avant-garde, performance artist retelling of the Gospel with Jesus as a woman
Karajan, or Beauty As I See It (2008) – documentary on the life of eccentric conductor Herbert von Karajan
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) – truth in advertising; this offbeat alien invasion spoof delivers exactly what the title promises
Lady Vengeance (2005) – The conclusion of Park’s “Vengeance Trilogy” features lots of weird moments, but actually works better in its straightforward scenes
The Land of the Lost (2009) – Bizarre for a Hollywood blockbuster, but standard Will Ferrell comedy routines and grossout jokes aimed at middle-schoolers undo the weirdness factor in this tale of a land of dinosaurs, apemen and sleestaks
Lifeforce (1985) – Tobe Hooper’s followup to Poltergeist is a little flick about gratuitously nude space vampires
Little Ashes (2008) - Biopic concerning a rumored collegiate love affair between Salvador Dal; and poet Federico Garc;a Lorca is thin on insights into fascinating men
The Lovely Bones (2009) – A murdered girl watches her grieving family and unrepentant killer from a colorful, fantastic afterlife in Peter Jackson’s iffy adaptation of a bestselling novel
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) – The weirdest Mad Max movie is good goofy fun
Man Bites Dog [C'est arriv; pr;s de chez vous] (1992) – Procvocative, sadistic, love-it-or-hate-it Belgian black comedy about a serial killer followed around by a documentary crew
Moon (2009) – Thoughtful hard science fiction that flirts with weirdness in the opening reels
The Mothman Prophecies (2002) – Hokey but effective parapsychological horror story
Mr. Sadman (2009) – independent comedy about a mute Saddam Hussein impersonator restarting his life in Los Angeles
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) - Disappointing feature adaptation of the cult TV series, ripping on the colorful 1955 sci-fi feature This Island Earth
Nekromantik (1987) – Notorious, badly made necrophilia movie that’s more concerned with grossing out than weirding out it’s audience
The Night Walker (1964) – Obscure William Castle thriller featuring Barbara Stanwyck suffering surreal nightmares. Guest review by Pamela de Graff.
Nine (2009) – Non-weird musical ostensibly based on the twisted love life of Federico Fellini while making 8 1/2
Ninja Champion (1985) – An exemplary Godfrey Ho cut-n-paste mess, with newly shot ninja footage inserted into an already ridiculous old kung fu movie to produce something impossible to follow
One Missed Call (2003) – Takashi Miike adds some surreal style points near the end, but it’s basically a talky and purposelessly confusing J-Horror
The Other (1972) – Creepy thriller set in the Great Depression about an evil twin
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) – Alfred Eaker believes Carl Theodore Dreyer’s devastatingly emotional account of the martyrdom of Joan of Arc may just be the greatest movie ever made
The Perfect Sleep (2009) – Hyperbolic homage to film noir that’s heavy on atmosphere and low on sense
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008) – Indie flick with great acting from little Elle Fanning as a kid with psychological problems. Not weird, despite a few scenes unwisely staged in Wonderland
Pontypoool (2008) – Interesting spin on the zombie genre has the infection spread via language
Ponyo [Gake no ue no Ponyo] (2008) – Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese variation on “The Little Mermaid” is enchanting, but is considered one of his lesser works
Powder (1995) – An albino teen with electromagnetic powers tries to fit in to redneck society
Prometheus Triumphant (2009) – This attempt to make a modern Gothic silent film is a well-intentioned failure
S. Darko (2009) – Two words for this unsanctioned direct-to-vide0 sequel to the classic Donnie Darko: “not worthy”
Satan Hates You (2009) – Modern recreation of a Christian scare film, complete with drugs, sex, violence, demons, and redemption
Scars of Youth (2008) – Low-budget tribute to Stalker has surprisingly accomplished visuals, but is undone by poor acting and not enough plot
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) – Wes Craven serves up a few memorable hallucinatory sequences in this interesting but uneven “serious” take on zombies
Sex and Lucia [Lucia y el Sexo] (2001) – Arty dirty movie with a meta-narrative and nude Paz Vega
Shatter Dead (1994) -Thoughtful B-movie zombiefest where being a member of the living dead is just another lifestyle choice—and the dead are anxious to convert you to their way of thinking
The Shuttered Room (1967) – H.P. Lovecraft adaptation about—well, about a shuttered room, and the unspeakable horror that lies inside it
Subject Two (2006) – the subject of a medical experiment must die over and over so that the doctor can perfect his faulty resurrection formula
Surveillance (2008) – Jennifer Lynch’s long delayed second movie is a perverse cross between Natural Born Killers and a CSI episode
The Swimmer (1968) – Burt Lancaster decides to “swim” his way home one afternoon via neighbors swimming pools, but finds himself impeded by allegory
The Tall T (1957): Budd Boetticher’s bleak, beautiful Western has a cult following
Ten Animated Films by Signe Baumane (2006) -Weird and sexy (female-oriented) shorts
Thirst (1979) – Australian vampire tale about a lineal descendant of Elizabeth Bathory’s involvement in the commercial blood farming industry
Thirst [Bawkji] (2009) – Chan-wook Park’s take on the vampire legend is arty and bloody, as expected, but surprisingly conventional at its heart
Three’s a Crowd (1927) – Guest review of Harry Langdon’s neglected silent classic
The Toxic Avenger (1984) – Janitor nerd turns into mop-wielding mutant superhero in this gory, goofy and offensive cult spoof
The Toxic Avenger, Part II (1989) – “Toxie” goes to Japan for more mayhem; the craziness remains, but the lighter tone makes this a moderately more pleasant entry in the series
The Toxic Avenger, Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) – The producers scrape the bottom of the toxic waste barrel to come up with this third installment composed partially of extra footage from Part II
UHF (1989) – Despite the author/star’s name, “Weird Al”’s TV and movie spoof is only mildly offbeat
Visioneers (2008) – Corporate satire/black comedy about exploding people, starring Zach Galifianakis
Viy (1967) – Classic Gothic horror about a seminarian who must spend three nights praying over the corpse of a witch produced in the Soviet Union, under-seen in the West
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) – Roger Corman produced curiosity mixing footage of a Soviet space opera with scenes of Mamie van Doren sunbathing in a clamshell bra
Watchmen (2009) – Weird by superhero movie standards, at least
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) – Spike Jonze’s visionary retelling of the classic children’s book is a trip inside a kid’s psyche, not a movie for kids
White Zombie (1932) – Atmospheric classic horror with traditional Haitian zombies, Bela Lugosi, and a silent film aesthetic
The Wizard of Oz (1939) – It may not be quite weird, but it’s the must-see fantasy
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) – Quirky indie romantic comedy/road movie set in a bleak afterlife reserved for suicides
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) – This often overlooked Speilberg-produced kid’s adventure is worth seeing for its creepy, inventive and ahead-of-their-time hallucinatory effects
Zorg and Andy (2009) – Microbudgeted B-comedy that may be worth a look (if you can find it) for the pig-headed collegian and the penis-y fertility statue
SHORTS
An Animated Short Film (2007) – An intensely creative animated film with an original piano score hiding humbly behind a generic title
At Land (1944) – Legendary experimental filmmaker Maya Deren’s short odyssey of a sea nymph’s unhappy visit to our dry world
Autumnir (2005) – experimental, impressionistic montage of a German park in autumn
“Between Two Ferns: Episode 1; - The first installment Zack Galifiankis’ absurdist web talk show, with an uncomfortable Michael Cera as the interview victim
Bimbo’s Initiation (1931) – Another bizarre and surreal Flesicher Brother’s cartoon. “Wanna be a member?”
Crooked (Orcus) Rot (2008) – Experimental stop-motion animation filled with creepy imagery
Doxology (2007) – an experimental head trip containing floating carrots, dancing cars, and a tennis ball crashing into the moon.
Dream in Green (2007) – Gustafer Yellowgold’s acclaimed animated children’s music has fanciful storybook pictures for the kiddies and infectious melodies for adults
Gordon’s Surreal Senior Project Film #2 – Young Gordon shows some promise in this experiment with a self-explanatory title
Green Porno – Fly (2008) – Representative episode from the Sundance Television series with Isabella Rossellini describing the mating habits of insects in a weird but scientifically accurate way
Halloween Trash (2007) – Something called Shaye St. John verbally abusing trick-or-treaters!
Headlessness (2004) – Trippy “journey to the holy mountain” cartoon
The Heart of the World (2000) – Guy Maddin’s award-winning short love letter to silent Soviet cinema
He Did and He Didn’t (1916) – Roscoe Arbuckle’s “humorous, expressionistic nightmare.”
Henri (2007) – The depressingly hilarious monologue of a housecat filled with ennui
Hesperus (2006) – apocalyptic, Rotoscoped sci-fi tale with a unique visual sense
It’s Intermission Time! (2007) – A trip to the drive-in snack bar brings unexpected consequences in this zany parody of movie popcorn pitches
Life and the Mirror (2007) – Short, surreal film from Julio Pereira.
Nachtmahr: Geistergang (2008) -Nightmarish amateur experimental short
One Pill (2009) – Atmospheric meditation on memory and forgetfulness
Rabbit (2005) – Award-winning, scary animated anti-greed fable about a girl who finds a magical idol inside the body of a rabbit
Red Hot Drops (2005) – Weirdly drawn music video by animator/musician Chad Vangaalen
Royal Game (2007) – Two porcelain-faced beings play a mystical game of chess, accompanied by an original score for guitar and percussion
Salad Fingers – Cupboard (2007) – this representatively bizarre episode from David Firth’s weird animated web series sees Salad Fingers driven into his safety cupboard by unpleasant radio broadcasts
The Sleep of Reason (2002) – There’s a strong Guy Maddin feel to this evocative short about a mental patient undergoing shock therapy
Spacious Thoughts (2009) – Experimental animated music video from N.A.S.A., featuring the voices of Kool Keith and Tom Waits
Sultana Meadows (2006) – Amatuer, but highly Lynchian, short film from Spike McKenzie
The Threatened One (1999) – Sexy animated take on Jorge Luis Borges’ melancholy love poem
Three… or Apple? (2009) – Experimental, nearly silent tinted short from Serbia refers to Bu;uel and the Biblical story of creation
Twelve Days of Black Mass (2009) – Another creepy Christmas short, this one featuring a spooky doll performing mysterious rituals accompanied by “Sesame Street” style graphics
Umo (2007) – A psychedelic, tribal music video from the avant-garde Japanese band OOIOO
X-Mess Detritus (2008) – A joyous, memento mori stop-motion animated Christmas short, from Voltaire