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The podcast version of the New Orleans-based movie review website Swampflix.com

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    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 27m AVG DURATION
    • 369 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from The Swampflix Podcast

    Lagniappe: X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 75:22


    Boomer & Brandon discuss Roger Corman's psychedelic sci-fi crime thriller X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Sinners (2025) 08:48 Secret Mall Apartment (2025) 13:50 The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 19:15 Beau Travail (1999) 25:28 Strawberry Mansion (2022) 33:01 The Haunted Palace (1963) 37:20 X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

    #238: The Cremator (1969) & Wartime Traitors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 108:49


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of dramas about wartime traitors, treasonists, quislings, and collaborators, starting with the Czech New Wave classic The Cremator (1969) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:40 The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man (2025) 07:56 Children of a Lesser God (1986) 11:51 The Passionate Friends (1949) 13:05 Hobson's Choice (1954) 17:08 Date Movie (2006) 23:15 Bull Durham (1988) 26:36 Vision Quest (1985) 32:30 The Cremator (1969) 52:16 The Ascent (1977) 1:11:41 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 1:26:47 The Good German (2006)

    Lagniappe: Deadline (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 92:50


    Boomer & Brandon discuss the Canuxploitation meta-horror Deadline (1980) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:40 Tales of Terror (1962) 06:10 The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) 11:07 The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) 16:20 Wolfen (1981) 22:46 True Romance (1993) 27:58 My Cousin Vinny (1992) 31:36 Fame Whore (1997) 38:30 Quadrophenia (1979) 43:48 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) 47:43 The Doll (1919) 54:55 Deadline (1980)

    #237: Combat Shock (1986) & Vetsploitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 92:21


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of vintage genre films about Vietnam War vets suffering from PTSD, starting with the violent exploitation thriller Combat Shock (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The Pope of Trash 08:50 Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) 13:00 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) 17:12 Under the Sand (2000) 24:15 Warfare (2025) 33:00 Combat Shock (1986) 52:15 Dead of Night (1974) 1:03:42 Backfire (1988) 1:17:10 Savage Dawn (1985)

    Lagniappe: Junk Head (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 91:33


    Boomer & Brandon discuss Takahide Hori's stop-motion-animated nightmare comedy Junk Head (2017) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:55 Vampire Hunter D (1985) 07:07 Casino (1995) 15:31 Deadwood - The Movie (2019) 22:30 The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) 38:17 The Conformist (1970) 42:32 Times Square (1980) 48:56 Devil Fetus (1982) 55:38 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 1:01:21 Junk Head (2017)

    #236: Good Boy (2025) & The Overlook Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 112:19


    Brandon, James, and Hanna discuss a selection of genre films that screened at this year's Overlook Film Festival, starting with Good Boy (2025), a haunted house movie seen from a dog's POV https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:36 Good Boy 17:00 The Ugly Stepsister 30:00 It Ends 36:26 Predators 49:43 Zodiac Killer Project 1:00:53 Dead Lover 1:05:00 The Shrouds 1:16:05 Lifehack 1:20:20 Cloud 1:38:17 Hallow Road

    Lagniappe: Buddha's Palm (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 112:08


    Boomer & Brandon discuss the Shaw Brothers' laser-wizards martial arts actioner Buddha's Palm (1982) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:37 Eephus (2025) 04:45 Looney Tunes - The Day The Earth Blew Up (2025) 09:03 Black Bag (2025) 15:40 Misericordia (2025) 21:16 The Shrouds (2025) 27:47 Ash (2025) 34:32 The Premature Burial (1962) 39:38 The Masque of the Red Death (1964) 48:20 Dark Intruder (1965) 50:26 Imitation of Life (1959) 57:01 The Unbelievable Truth (1989) 1:00:43 Secret Mall Apartment (2025) 1:05:27 Perfect Blue (1997) 1:12:11 In Fabric (2018) 1:19:00 Buddha's Palm (1982)

    #235: Étoile (1989) & Ballet Schlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 100:36


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of low-budget horror films about ballerinas in crisis, starting with the 1989 Supsiria knockoff Étoile, starring Jennifer Connelly https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Concerts 07:21 Two English Girls (1971) 10:32 Adolescence (2025) 15:37 Down with Love (2003) 19:20 Chocolate Babies (1996) 25:03 Étoile (1989) 47:53 Dance Macabre (1992) 1:04:16 The Line, The Cross & The Curve (1993) 1:20:18 Wishing Stairs (2003)

    Lagniappe: Nowhere (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 108:19


    Boomer & Brandon discuss Gregg Araki's Los Angeles teen brain-rot comedy Nowhere (1997) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:30 Urban Legend (1998) 15:00 Juliet of the Spirits (1965) 19:23 Contempt (1963) 22:45 The Black Cat (1989) 27:35 Video Violence (1987) 30:51 Fade to Black (1980) 34:34 Possible Films - Short Works by Hal Hartley (1994-2004) 42:13 Mickey 17 (2025) 50:04 Goodfellas (1990) 59:52 Nowhere (1997)

    #234: Nashville (1975) & Altman's America

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 120:26


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the portrait of America stretched across Robert Altman's filmography, starting with his 1975 country-music industry drama Nashville https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Pearl Jam 01:23 Striptease (1996) 05:06 Incendies (2010) 08:01 La Moustache (2005) 10:30 American Sniper (2014) 17:13 Rambo I - V (1982 - 2019) 25:20 Nashville (1975) 54:50 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 1:15:30 Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) 1:36:05 Short Cuts (1993)

    Lagniappe: The Big Sleep (1946)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 92:57


    Boomer & Brandon discuss the classic Howard Hawks noir The Big Sleep (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:52 The Murder of Mr. Devil (1970) 06:58 Teeth (2007) 13:48 Citizen Ruth (1996) 20:48 Wander to Wonder (2025) 23:44 No Other Land (2025) 27:33 The Monkey (2025) 35:19 Heart Eyes (2025) 41:03 Armand (2025) 45:08 Grand Theft Hamlet (2025) 50:44 Mickey 17 (2025) 53:48 Universal Language (2025) 58:27 The Big Sleep (1946)

    #233: By the Sword (1991) & Swordplay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 84:51


    Brandon & Alli discuss a grab bag of movies about swords & swordplay, starting with the fencing academy drama By the Sword (1991). Swords! https://swampflix.com/ https://plotisoptional.com/ 00:00 Plot is Optional & Spooky Tuesday 02:55 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) 09:18 The Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim (2024) 16:42 By the Sword (1991) 37:55 Captain Blood (1939) 48:14 Conan the Barbarian (1982) 56:27 She (1984) 1:06:06 Sword of the Stranger (2007)

    Lagniappe: The Conversation (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 85:57


    Boomer & Brandon discuss Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 surveillance paranoia thriller The Conversation, which recently screened at Prytania's Classic Movie Series https://swampflix.com/ https://www.theprytania.com/uptown/classic-movie-series 00:00 Welcome 05:08 George Dureau: New Orleans Artist (2023) 19:10 The Roommate (2011) 32:35 Crimes of Passion (1984) 45:08 The Conversation (1974)

    #232: Starlet (2012) & 2025's Best Director Nominees

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 105:32


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the earlier works of this year's Best Director Oscar nominees, starting with Sean Baker's porn-industry buddy comedy Starlet (2012) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Apology/Goo 05:03 Kinda Pregnant (2025) 10:19 The Vietnam War (2017) 14:17 The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 18:35 Rats! (2025) 23:39 Starlet (2012) 41:48 The Childhood of a Leader (2015) 58:30 A Prophet (2009) 1:13:22 Revenge (2017) 1:28:36 Cop Land (1997)

    Lagniappe: Please Stand By (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 76:40


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the 2017 road-trip dramedy Please Stand By, starring Dakota Fanning as an autistic Star Trek obsessive on the run https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:09 Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 04:13 Nosferatu (2024) 06:17 Cunk on Life (2025) 10:53 Dark Match (2025) 17:29 Companion (2025) 23:46 Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2025) 27:40 Son in Law (1993) 34:08 Please Stand By (2017)

    #231: 187 (1997) & Inner-City Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 100:56


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of 90s movies about well-meaning teachers confronted with the violent chaos of inner-city schools, starting with the 1997 Sam Jackson vehicle 187 https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:55 Presence (2025) 02:56 The Brutalist (2024) 06:14 The Cranes are Flying (1957) 08:17 The Lives of Others (2006) 14:39 It's Complicated (2009) 18:13 Two Days in Paris (2007) 20:48 Willard (1971) 23:12 The Colors Within (2025) 28:17 187 (1997) 50:06 Dangerous Minds (1995) 1:03:17 Sister Act 2 - Back in the Habit (1993) 1:24:16 High School High (1996)

    Lagniappe: Downsizing (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 105:14


    Boomer & Brandon discuss Alexander Payne's climate change sci-fi comedy Downsizing (2017) https://swampflix.com/2025/01/24/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2024/ 00:00 The Top 10 Films of 2024 02:30 Anora (2024) 12:05 Barfly (1987) 13:48 Single White Female (1992) 22:03 The Cruise (1998) 23:03 Tomie (1998) 24:28 The Thing (1982) 27:39 To Die For (1995) 34:03 Gattaca (1997) 38:36 Mulholland Drive (2001) 45:25 The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) 50:09 Closely Watched Trains (1966) 53:46 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 58:17 Feels Good Man (2020) 1:03:38 Downsizing (2017)

    #230: Juror #2 & 2024's Honorable Mentions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 112:12


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna continue our discussion of the Top Films of 2024 with some honorable mentions, starting with Clint Eastwood's courtroom thriller Juror #2. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:30 Nine Months (1995) 04:05 John Tucker Must Die (2006) 08:41 Unlawful Entry (1992) 12:00 Nosferatu (2024) 19:10 Babygirl (2024) 27:07 Last Summer (2024) 31:13 Look Back (2024) 37:53 Juror #2 (2024) 1:03:17 Civil War (2024) 1:23:35 The Front Room (2024) 1:40:00 The Feeling that the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2024)

    Lagniappe: Wallace & Gromit - Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 130:54


    Boomer & Brandon discuss the stop-motion animated comedy Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 05:20 Dark Passage (1947) 06:47 Rock Hudson 09:33 Crank - High Voltage (2009) 14:08 Dogra Magra (1988) 22:33 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 32:00 To Catch a Thief (1955) 42:22 Rashomon (1950) 49:30 Cunk on Life (2025) 54:00 The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 1:01:21 Nosferatu (2024) 1:05:33 Our Little Secret (2024) 1:13:00 Mirage (1965) 1:19:00 Pepe (2025) 1:24:00 Wallace & Gromit - Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)

    #229: The Top 12 Films of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 101:16


    Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2024 https://swampflix.com/tag/top-films-2024/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 Wicked Little Letters 05:41 Monkey Man 08:56 Mars Express 12:38 Longlegs 20:48 How to Have Sex 27:21 A Different Man 33:19 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 44:30 The Taste of Things 51:45 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World 1:01:22 She is Conann 1:11:19 The Substance 1:23:56 I Saw the TV Glow

    Lagniappe: Conclave & SEFCA Awards 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 139:01


    Brandon is joined by Moviegoing with Bill's Bill Arceneaux to discuss the Southeastern Film Critic Association's awarded films of 2024, starting with Edward Berger's papal voting-process thriller Conclave https://swampflix.com/2024/12/16/sefcas-top-10-films-of-2024/ www.moviegoing.rocks/ https://www.sefca.net/winners 00:00 Moviegoing with Bill 22:15 Conclave (2024) 54:40 SEFCA's Top 10 Films of 2024 1:29:19 Other SEFCA winners

    #228: Frankie Freako (2024) & Gremlinsploitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 105:55


    Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss the retro horror comedy Frankie Freako (2024) and the late-80s wave of Gremlins knockoffs that inspired it https://swampflix.com/ https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch 00:00 Welcome 06:50 Frankie Freako 26:06 Ghoulies 48:25 Critters 56:45 Trolls 1:09:18 Munchies 1:23:14 Beasties 1:28:22 Hobgoblins

    Lagniappe: Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 82:12


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Belgian-French animated fantasy adventure Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds (2024) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 SEFCA's Top 10 Films of 2024 07:49 Strangers on a Train (1951) 13:13 Laufey's A Night at the Symphony (2024) 19:46 The Not-So-New 52 24:05 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 30:09 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) 35:43 Nosferatu (2024) 40:14 Holding Back the Tide (2024) 43:45 Nickel Boys (2024) 48:50 Daaaaaalí! (2024) 52:04 Yannick (2024) 57:17 Wicked Part 1 (2024) 59:46 Flow (2024) 1:00:42 Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds (2024)

    #227: Madame X (1966) & Self-Reinvented Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 108:53


    Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss a grab bag of movies about women who reinvent themselves with made-up identities, starting with the 1966 Lana Turner drama Madame X https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:31 Hot Frosty (2024) 05:25 Mother's Instinct (2024) 07:33 Endless Love (1981) 11:22 My Old Ass (2024) 18:30 Out of the Blue (1980) 24:16 The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) 31:00 Madame X (1966) 55:00 A Woman's Face (1938) 1:12:22 Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) 1:30:07 The Last Seduction (1994)

    Lagniappe: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 111:12


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Romanian gig-economy comedy Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2024) https://swampflix.com/ http://www.neworleansbookfair.com/ 00:00 New Orleans Bookfair 2024 02:46 Heretic (2024) 08:08 Wicked - Part 1 (2024) 20:07 Noirvember 22:08 High Sierra (1941) 26:17 Human Desire (1954) 30:52 Coma (2024) 34:48 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) 38:25 Am I OK? (2024) 42:31 The Apprentice (2024) 45:12 The Last Showgirl (2024) 47:21 The End (2024) 52:01 A Different Man (2024) 56:04 Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2024) 58:32 Queen of the Deuce (2024) 1:00:31 A Real Pain (2024) 1:02:59 Nightbitch (2024) 1:05:07 Hard Truths (2024) 1:07:52 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2024)

    #226: I Love You, AllWays & NOFF 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 100:47


    Brandon is joined by Moviegoing with Bill's Bill Arceneaux to review the films they caught at the 35th annual New Orleans Film Festival, starting with the local drag scene documentary I Love You, AllWays https://swampflix.com/ https://www.moviegoing.rocks/ 00:00 Welcome 07:46 I Love You, AllWays 33:06 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 40:07 Memoir of a Snail 46:26 Ghetto Children 54:21 Taste the Revolution 1:16:52 Mysterious Behaviors 1:22:51 Any Other Way - The Jackie Shane Story 1:28:00 Eponymous 1:33:46 2024 Catch-up

    Lagniappe: Drive (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 30:07


    Boomer, Boomer, Britnee, James, and Hanna discuss the 1997 DTV actioner Drive, recommended by a listener for its "transcendently unhinged Brittany Murphy performance" https://swampflix.com/ https://ascalaphid.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:38 Drive (1997)

    #225: The Gleaners and I (2000) & Varda Docs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 71:37


    Hanna, James, and Brandon discuss a grab bag of self-reflective documentaries directed by Agnès Varda, starting with her 2000 dumpster-diving doc The Gleaners and I https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:20 The Company of Strangers (1990) 05:21 Adua and Her Friends (1960) 10:39 Corrina, Corrina (1994) 14:44 The Gleaners and I (2000) 32:25 Jane B for Agnès V (1988) 44:52 The Beaches of Agnès (2008) 54:26 Faces Places (2017)

    Lagniappe: Uzumaki (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 97:53


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the live-action adaptation of Junji Ito's cosmic horror manga Uzumaki (Spiral, 2000) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:03 Ju-On - The Grudge (2002) 06:56 The Substance (2024) 10:30 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 16:25 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010) 19:51 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 21:17 Ghostwatch (1992) 25:25 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) 29:49 Gothic (1986) 36:26 Rumours (2024) 43:23 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 48:21 Audition (1999) 54:00 Smile 2 (2024) 1:00:46 Memoir of a Snail (2024) 1:06:16 Uzumaki (2000)

    #224: Pitch Black (2000) & The Riddick Chronicles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 98:33


    Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss the many chronicles of Richard B. Riddick, starting with the sci-fi creature feature Pitch Black (2000) https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 We Love to Watch 06:53 Vin Diesel 21:30 Pitch Black (2000) 48:52 The Riddick Cinematic Universe

    Lagniappe: Destroy All Monsters (1968)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 99:31


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the kaiju battle royal Destroy All Monsters (1968), featuring Godzilla and all his best frenemies https://swampflix.com/2024/09/30/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2024/ 00:00 Welcome 01:09 The Craft (1996) 04:20 The Shining (1980) 07:26 Fight Club (1999) 14:47 Malignant (2021) 18:17 Civil War (2024) 19:36 It's What's Inside (2024) 28:52 Megalopolis (2024) 40:41 Look What Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) 49:00 Christine (1983) 52:07 They (2002) 56:45 The Grudge (2019) 1:00:25 Mr. Crocket (2024) 1:05:17 Sex Demon (1975) 1:12:47 Flesh and Fantasy (1943) 1:19:13 Destroy All Monsters (1968)

    #223: Communion (1989) & Alien Abductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 112:57


    Hanna, James, and Brandon discuss a grab bag of movies about uncanny alien encounters, starting with the Christopher Walken alien abduction horror Communion (1989) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:43 Pulse (2001) 07:56 Alan Resnick 18:41 The Exorcist Steps 24:41 Carrie (1976) 29:36 Communion (1989) 51:19 Fire in the Sky (1993) 1:05:27 Xtro (1982) 1:21:47 The Arrival (1980) 1:38:02 Love & Saucers (2017)

    Lagniappe: Trekkies (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 95:22


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Star Trek fandom documentary Trekkies, presented by Next Generation actor Denise "Tasha Yar" Crosby https://swampflix.com/2024/09/30/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2024/ 00:00 Halloween Streaming Report 2024 01:10 The Craft (1996) 03:30 Inside Out 2 (2024) 08:45 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) 12:24 Close Your Eyes (2024) 20:39 The Substance (2024) 25:52 Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990) 30:04 Burial Ground (1981) 32:32 Megalopolis (2024) 36:46 Trekkies (1997)

    #222: Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) & Metalhead Documentaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 100:19


    Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss a grab bag of documentaries about metalheads, starting with the anthropological Judas Priest fan doc Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:45 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) 06:00 Baby Cat (2023) 11:41 Hearts of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) 17:22 Tokyo Pop (1988) 21:40 Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) 31:22 Kittie - Spit in Your Eye (2002) 43:47 The Decline of Western Civilization Pt II - The Metal Years (1987) 1:06:34 Last Days Here (2011) 1:18:35 March of the Gods - Botswana Metalheads (2014)

    Lagniappe: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 96:13


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the sapphic wuxia action fantasy The Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains (1994), as suggested by ascalaphid's Letterboxd list Wuxia Wizard Wars https://letterboxd.com/ascalaphid/list/wuxia-wizard-wars/ 00:00 Wuxia Wizard Wars 03:14 Last Things (2024) 08:35 I Saw the TV Glow (2024) 16:55 Civil War (2024) 22:30 Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) 25:38 MaXXXine (2024) 32:30 The Kingsman - A Secret Service (2014) 37:15 Psycho (1960) 45:28 The Front Room (2024) 51:43 Cure (1997) 57:00 Fresh Kill (1994) 1:03:18 The Substance (2024) 1:07:22 The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains (1994)

    #221: Notes on a Scandal (2006) & Poison Pens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 60:24


    Brandon & Britnee discuss a grab bag of movies about neurotic British biddies who work out their obsessions younger women through the written word, starting with the 2006 melodrama Notes on a Scandal https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-britnee-overcome-breast-cancer-challenges https://www.gofundme.com/f/nashtheslashrisesagain 00:00 GoFundMe for Britnee's breast cancer recovery 03:53 GoFundMe for a Nash the Slash documentary 07:55 Notes on a Scandal (2006) 29:30 Swimming Pool (2003) 47:57 Wicked Little Letters (2024)

    Lagniappe: Lake Michigan Monster (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 76:43


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the aquatic slapstick creature feature Lake Michigan Monster (2018), from the creative team behind Hundreds of Beavers (2024) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The Swampflix Top 100 09:16 Metropolis (2001) 13:56 Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) 18:30 The Store (1983) 24:37 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) 29:18 The Deliverance (2024) 33:15 Strange Darling (2024) 40:10 Alien Romulus (2024) 47:48 Last Things (2024) 51:24 Frogman (2024) 55:27 Lake Michigan Monster (2018)

    #220: A Hole in the Head (1998) & Hunting for Hedonia (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 61:41


    Brandon is joined by Nail Club's Sara Nicole Storm to discuss the 1998 self-trepanation documentary A Hole in the Head and the 2019 deep brain stimulation documentary Hunting for Hedonia. https://nailclub.bandcamp.com/ https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Nail Club 08:18 A Hole in the Head (1998) 32:47 Hunting for Hedonia (2019)

    Lagniappe: Adaptation (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 65:07


    Boomer and Alli discuss Charlie Kaufman's writer's-block anxiety thriller Adaptation (2002), starring Nicolas Cage & Meryl Streep https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:05 Immaculate (2024) 07:57 Time Masters (1982) 11:37 Trap (2024) 13:06 In the Mood for Love (2000) 19:56 Cuckoo (2024) 25:43 Wicked Little Letters (2024) 27:48 Adaptation (2002)

    #219: Phase IV (1974) & Creepy Crawlies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 90:32


    Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of horror movies about bugs & slugs, starting with Saul Bass's psychedelic killer-ants freakout Phase IV (1974) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:29 When the Wind Blows (1986) 07:09 Set it Off (1996) 13:16 True Crime (1995) 16:17 Television 20:50 Blonde Ambition (1981) 27:47 Bugs 36:19 Phase IV (1974) 52:34 Slugs (1988) 1:09:00 The Nest (1988) 1:15:28 Mimic (1997)

    Lagniappe: Eyes Without a Face (1960)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 85:59


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Georges Franju's surgical horror classic Eyes Without a Face (1960) https://www.instagram.com/swampflix/ 00:00 Welcome 03:50 Abigail (2024) 13:00 Twisters (2024) 22:04 Happy Together (1997) 26:01 The Swimmer (1968) 29:27 The Red Shoes (1948) 36:35 She is Conann (2024) 43:34 Kim's Video (2024) 53:08 Wicked Little Letters (2024) 57:07 Kneecap (2024) 1:00:11 Eyes Without a Face (1960)

    #218: Nightcap (2000) & Chabrol x Huppert

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 84:42


    Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss the longtime creative partnership between French New Wave director Claude Chabrol and powerhouse actress Isabelle Huppert, starting with their chocolate-flavored psychological thriller Nightcap (2000) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:45 Trap (2024) 08:05 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 14:44 Three Amigos (1986) 20:51 La Piscine (1969) 26:58 Nightcap (2000) 48:42 Story of Women (1988) 1:01:34 La Cérémonie (1995) 1:13:41 The Swindle (1997)

    Lagniappe: Planet of the Vampires (1965)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 92:33


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Planet of the Vampires (1965), Mario Bava's atmospheric Italo sci-fi precursor to Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh 05:40 Video rental stores 08:11 Fright Night (1985) 13:35 Love Lies Bleeding (2024) 20:07 Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985) 22:49 Spirited Away (2001) 27:01 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) 30:48 But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) 33:48 Blade Runner (1982) 37:02 Am I Okay? (2024) 42:13 Longlegs (2024) 55:26 MaXXXine (2024) 1:00:00 A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) 1:03:13 Twisters (2024) 1:06:36 Planet of the Vampires (1965)

    #217: Monkey Man (2024) & New Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 86:01


    Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss a grab bag of new releases from the first half of 2024, starting with Dev Patel's caste-system fight club revenger Monkey Man 00:00 The best of 2024 (so far) 02:52 MaXXXine (2024) 05:03 Pretty Poison (1968) 07:29 Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963) 11:03 The Coffee Table (2024) 15:57 Kill (2024) 17:33 Deewaar (1975) 21:40 Monkey Man (2024) 38:17 Problemista (2024) 51:03 Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024) 1:08:06 Aishiteru! (Safe Word, 2024)

    Lagniappe: Starship Troopers (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 124:32


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Paul Verhoeven's satirical adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's sci-fi military novel Starship Troopers. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 06:15 Contact (1997) 13:15 Monkey Man (2024) 19:48 Detective Pikachu (2019) 30:19 Last Stop in Yuma County (2024) 33:27 Kinds of Kindness (2024) 48:30 Queer Futures (2023–2024) 55:54 Santo vs The Martian Invasion (1967) 1:02:23 The Movie Orgy (1968) 1:12:08 Starship Troopers (1997)

    #216: Sick - The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 58:38


    Brandon is joined by Nail Club's Sara Nicole Storm to discuss the 1997 outsider-artist documentary Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) https://nailclub.bandcamp.com/ 00:00 Nail Club 12:56 Sick (1997)

    Lagniappe: Boogie Nights (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 92:16


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's epic Golden Age of Porno drama Boogie Nights (1997) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Boomer rants 12:04 Winter Kills (1979) 18:39 Dazed and Confused (1993) 24:12 Mars Express (2024) 30:46 Class Action Park (2020) 36:28 The First Omen (2024) 44:54 Kalki 2898 AD (2024) 49:29 The Bikeriders (2024) 52:39 Pandora's Mirror (1981) 54:44 Boogie Nights (1997)

    #215: Look Who's Talking (1989) & Deciphering Heckerling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 102:34


    Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss the arc of Amy Heckerling's art & career as a Hollywood auteur, starting with her biggest commercial hit: the talking-baby comedy Look Who's Talking (1989) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:28 Der Fan (1982) 05:36 Miller's Girl (2024) 09:35 Blue Collar (1978) 11:20 Adam Resurrected (2008) 21:28 The Sweetest Thing (2002) 26:46 Look Who's Talking (1989) 57:50 Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) 1:12:09 Clueless (1995) 1:20:47 I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

    Lagniappe: Metropolis (1927)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 106:29


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Fritz Lang's German expressionist sci-fi landmark Metropolis (1927) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:07 Idiocracy (2006) 07:40 Days of Heaven (1978) 13:42 The Parallax View (1974) 20:01 Blue Sunshine (1977) 25:54 Phantom Thread (2017) 29:02 M (1931) 33:30 Gasoline Rainbow (2024) 38:42 Furiosa (2024) 43:26 Hundreds of Beavers (2024) 47:56 Blue Velvet (1986) 51:55 It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) 57:30 Le Samouraï (1967) 59:02 Evil Does Not Exist (2024) 1:02:22 Metropolis (1927)

    #214: Jackie Brown (1997) vs. Pam Grier Classics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 86:07


    Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon compare Quentin Tarantino's love letter to Pam Grier, Jackie Brown (1997), against her early run of 1970s blaxploitation classics https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:36 The Nutty Professor (1996) 08:07 I Capture the Castle (2003) 11:44 What a Way to Go! (1964) 16:48 The Feeling that the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2024) 21:34 Jackie Brown (1997) 47:18 Coffy (1973) 58:29 Foxy Brown (1974) 1:13:26 Friday Foster (1975)

    Lagniappe: Madame Web (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 101:07


    Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Amazonian spider-research actioner Madame Web (2024) and Dakota Johnson's legendary press tour promoting it https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:22 The Tinder Swindler (2022) 07:00 The Contestant (2024) 17:27 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) 22:13 The Lobster (2015) 26:26 Hundreds of Beavers (2024) 30:50 I Saw the TV Glow (2024) 44:35 Stunt Rock (1978) 48:16 Rodan (1956) 52:22 Madame Web (2024)

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