The Swampflix Podcast

Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss a grab bag of lesser-seen giallo flicks, starting with 1974's The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:15 Onslaught (2026) 02:22 Resident Evil (2026) 07:53 The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) 10:30 The Last Boy Scout (1991) 13:47 sMOTHERed (2026) 16:00 Miracle Mile (1988) 19:42 Shadows in Paradise (1986) 24:30 The Perfu...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the genre-mashing creature feature Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:28 Nicole Kidman Magic at Barrett’s Too 03:10 Shaun the Sheep - The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) 10:00 The Trouble with Harry (1955) 14:35 The Lodger (1927) 20:25 Chronovisor (2026) 26:27 The History of Concrete (2026) 34:33 Primetime (2026) 47:33 Burst City (1982) 54:4...

Brandon & Boomer catch up on some personal Alfred Hitchcock blind spots, starting with his final British production, Jamaica Inn (1939) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Halloween Streaming Report 02:00 Dead Calm (1989) at Barrett's Too 05:37 Hitchcock rankings 08:06 Jamaica Inn (1939) 30:20 Rebecca (1940) 51:11 The Wrong Man (1956) 1:15:34 North by Northwest (1959) 1:43:18 Hitch quiz

Brandon & Boomer discuss Orson Welles's surreal legal-thriller Kafka adaptation The Trial (1962), starring Anthony Perkins as Josef K https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:50 Fan Fiction - A Mem-Noir (2021) by Brent Spiner 12:02 Deathtrap (1982) 23:46 Slacker (1990) 36:08 The Trial (1962)

Brandon, James, and Britnee discuss a grab bag of concert films documenting classic hippie rock festivals, starting with the 4-hour Oscar winner Woodstock (1970) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:17 Nothing But Trouble (1991) 04:18 Antz (1998) 08:40 Heel (2026) 12:40 Slanted (2026) 16:38 Welcome Space Brothers (2026) 24:05 Woodstock (1970) 57:15 Monterey Pop (1968) 1:09:40 Gimme Shelter (197...

Brandon & Boomer discuss Lance Oppenheim's compulsive sperm donorship documentary Spermworld (2024) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:31 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 10:29 Double Indemnity (1944) 18:10 Black God, White Devil (1964) 27:15 Lifeboat (1944) 37:00 Spellbound (1945) 47:00 The Paradine Case (1947) 1:02:13 Rope (1948) 1:08:39 It Ends (2026) 1:13:10 Coyote vs Acme (2026) 1:21:33 Ja...

Brandon & James discuss the films they caught at the second annual Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival, starting with the menstrual creature feature Cramps! A Period Piece https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 BRUFF 04:47 Cramps! A Period Piece 14:22 Public Access 28:04 The Knight 32:53 Pu Ekaw Tnod 35:21 West of Greatness 38:44 Unseen Olympiad

Brandon & Boomer discuss Art Carney's Oscar-winning performance as a roadtripping old grump in Harry and Tonto (1974) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:02 Marx Bros blind spots 10:41 Hitchcock blind spots 28:50 Coyote vs Acme (2026) 34:00 Still of the Night (1982) 41:42 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 50:23 Miami Blues (1990) 58:12 The Player (1992) 1:09:00 Sherman's March (1985)...

Brandon, James, and Britnee discuss a grab bag of summer camp slashers, starting with Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 The End of Oak Street (2026) 05:55 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) 09:11 Sequels of the Blind Dead 13:15 Popcorn (1991) 17:00 Nightborn (2026) 24:31 Sleepaway Camp II - Unhappy Campers (1988) 40:43 Madman (1981) 57:50 The B...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the classic Marx Bros war comedy Duck Soup (1933) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:26 Under Capricorn (1949) 09:50 The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) 19:45 The Others (2001) 25:21 Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) 29:12 Maniac Cop (1988) 35:58 Saccharine (2026) 50:05 Tony (2026) 59:16 Maddie's Secret (2026) 1:15:39 Spider-Man — Brand New Day (2026) 01:33:33 Duck Soup...

Brandon, James, and Britnee discuss the early film career of stage performer Bette Midler, starting with her breakout debut The Rose (1979) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:38 I Want Your Sex (2026) 07:20 Strung (2026) 10:12 Blue Heron (2026) 13:49 Monterey Pop (1968) 15:10 Gimme Shelter (1970) 22:08 The Rose (1979) 37:11 Divine Madness (1980) 46:06 Ruthless People (1986) 56:14 Big Business...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the ensemble-cast boarding school comedy The Hairy Bird (1998), a.k.a. All I Wanna Do, a.k.a. Strike! https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Christopher Nolan 14:00 The Odyssey (2026) 33:00 War and Peace (1965-1967) 37:48 Conan the Destroyer (1984) 40:40 Red Sonja (1985) 46:30 The NeverEnding Story (1984) 53:20 Her Private Hell (2026) 1:00:11 The Taste of Tea (2004) 1:04:55 Millenni...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the cinematic career of stage choreographer Bob Fosse, starting with his 1969 movie musical debut Sweet Charity https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:50 Agon (2026) 08:18 Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) 18:05 Criminal Lovers (1999) 24:25 Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) 27:20 Maddie's Secret (2026) 31:00 Bob Fosse 40:44 Sweet Charity (1969)...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the encyclopedic Black culture mixtape BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2026) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:35 Supergirl (2026) 14:14 Roommates (1982) 18:45 Touch Me (2026) 33:05 BloodSisters (1995) 37:12 War and Peace (1965-1967) 1:02:22 Shōwa era Godzilla (1954–1975) 1:11:33 Vortex (2021) 1:21:51 Family Portraits - A Trilogy of America (2003) 1:27:30 BLKNWS - Terms...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of new releases from the first half of 2026, starting with the gross-out clip show Jackass: Best and Last https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:30 Sleepaway Camp (1983) 09:47 Annie Sprinkle 16:00 Disney animation 25:36 Undertone (2026) 27:47 How to Make a Killing (2026) 29:44 Straight to Hell (1987) 35:46 Jackass - Best and Last (2026) 50:25...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the paranoid 70s espionage thriller Three Days of the Condor, starring Robert Redford as the CIA's biggest nerd https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:48 Night Nurse (2026) 08:00 Up Goes Maisie (1946) 12:40 Undercover Maisie (1947) 19:50 Stolen Kingdom (2026) 27:43 All the President's Men (1976) 36:00 Disclosure Day (2026) 52:02 The Death of Robin Hood (2026) 1:02:50 Scar...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of films set in the afterlife, starting with the 1998 Robin Williams vehicle What Dreams May Come https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:48 The Furious (2026) 07:22 A History of Violence (2005) 15:57 Blood Knot (1995) 24:34 Prince 35:27 What Dreams May Come (1998) 59:45 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) 1:15:17 Defending Your Life (1991) 1:31:...

Brandon & Boomer discuss David DeCoteau's uncharacteristically sincere romance drama Leather Jacket Love Story (1998) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Spacecon 14:55 Masters of the Universe (2026) 22:31 Swing Shift Maisie (1943) 26:00 Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) 31:20 All the President's Men (1976) 35:55 Ministry of Fear (1944) 40:31 Die Nibelungen - Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) 45:40 Blades of the Guard...

Brandon, James, and Hanna discuss the directorial career of alt-comedy prankster Matt Johnson, starting with his recent time-traveling sitcom sequel Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:22 A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994) 12:12 Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992) 18:51 Caroline Leaf & Suzan Pitt 28:55 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) 55:00...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the Turksploitation sci-fi parody Ömer the Tourist in Star Trek (1973) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:37 Maisie Was a Lady (1941) 06:47 Ringside Maisie (1941) 10:56 Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) 15:32 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) 18:58 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) 20:15 The Man Who Laughs (1928) 25:11 Die Nibelungen (1924) 35:15 All Monsters Attack (1969) 38:...

Brandon, James, Britnee and Hanna discuss a selection of films that have been restored by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, starting with the Iranian familial thriller Chess of the Wind (1976) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:11 Obsession (2026) 09:09 Microcosmos (1996) 18:42 The Housemaid (2025) 25:55 Maya Deren 32:54 The World Cinema Project 41:09 Chess of the Wind (1976) 1:09:39 Lu...

Brandon & Boomer discuss the psychotronic '70s oddity The Kirlian Witness, a murder mystery in which the only witness to the crime is an ordinary house plant https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:41 Take One (1977) 09:20 Maisie (1939) 24:35 Camille 2000 (1969) 31:28 Heaven Can Wait (1943) 36:47 The Invisible Boy (1957) 41:39 Gazer (2025) 51:26 New Rose Hotel (1998) 56:50 The Devil Wears Prada 2...

Brandon, James, and returning guest Joey Laura discuss a selection of films from experimental Belgian animator Raoul Servais, starting with his Palme d'Or winning short Harpya (1979) https://vimeo.com/joeylaura https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 06:16 Raoul Servais 11:49 Harpya (1979) 20:00 Other works

Brandon & Boomer discuss Universal's silent-era adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera (1925), starring Lon Chaney as The Phantom https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:30 Forbidden Planet (1956) 11:34 The Drama (2026) 23:55 Blue Heron (2026) 30:08 Mother Mary (2026) 40:14 Erupcja (2026) 45:22 The Beekeeper (2024) 51:08 Ronin (1998) 58:15 The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a selection of films that feature marionette puppetry, starting with the French-Polish fantasy drama The Double Life of Véronique (1991) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Jazz Fest 06:55 Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025) 13:13 Yeast (2008) 17:33 The Birdcage (1996) 22:12 Michael Clayton (2007) 24:42 Agon (2026) 30:15 The Double Life of Veronique (1991) 54...