The Swampflix Podcast

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...

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 (19...

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)

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:...

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 (1...

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...

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) 5...

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 (1...

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...

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...

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)

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...

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 (1...

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 i...

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)...

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 Jur...

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 Nosfe...

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 Subs...

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 20...

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

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...

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...

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?...

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 Revolutio...

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)