The Swampflix Podcast

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...

Brandon & Boomer discuss Hideaki Anno's live-action debut, the sugar-babies high school drama Love & Pop (1998) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:55 Exit 8 (2026) 14:25 Project Hail Mary (2026) 22:45 Crash (1996) 26:05 Ready or Not - Here I Come (2026) 36:24 East of Eden (1955) 42:55 I Married a Vampire (1987) 48:35 Time of the Gypsies (1988) 52:55 The Taste of Things (2023) 56:30 ATX Short...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a selection of genre films that screened at this year’s Overlook Film Festival, including Larry Fessenden's hipster NYC vampire flick Habit (1995) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The Overlook Film Festival 01:34 The Boulet Brothers 10:26 Hokum (2026) 18:55 Buffet Infinity (2026) 25:40 Buddy (2026) 36:01 Faces of Death (2026) 39:46 Obsession (2026) 43:10 Levi...

Brandon & Boomer discuss Fritz Lang's mob-justice noir Fury (1936) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:34 Nadja (1994) 05:07 Queen Margot (1994) 07:47 Number Seventeen (1932) 12:32 Miroirs No 3 (2026) 15:57 Ernst Lubitsch 24:33 Fat Girl (2001) 30:34 Mad Love (1935) 36:11 Ruthie the Duck Girl (1999) 43:53 The Wolf House (2018) 47:49 A Body to Live In (2026) 53:22 Undertone (2026) 1:03:07 The Ch...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of Whoopi Goldberg vehicles from her Hollywood heyday, starting with the 1989 road trip comedy Homer & Eddie https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:42 Eye of God (1997) 09:46 High Art (1998) 13:50 Together (2025) 16:10 Videoheaven (2026) 23:28 The Piano Accident (2026) 28:06 Homer & Eddie (1989) 46:45 Made in America (1993) 56:30 Jumpin' Jack...

Brandon & Britnee discuss the drugged-out indie romance High Art (1998), directly following its recent Gap Tooth screening at The Broad 00:00 Vinegar Syndrome Denver 10:16 Fackham Hall (2025) 14:05 Thank God It's Friday (1978) 22:50 High Art (1998)

Boomer & Brandon discuss a sampling of espionage thrillers Alfred Hitchcock directed in his early British period, starting with The 39 Steps (1935) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:03 By Design (2026) 08:01 Videoheaven (2026) 11:03 The Forbidden City (2026) 16:06 Flesh Eating Mothers (1988) 23:41 Self-Service Pumps (2025) 26:55 Hitchcock Quiz 42:30 The 39 Steps (1935) 1:23:03 Sabotage (1936...

Boomer & Brandon discuss the NYC repertory cinephilia documentary Cinemania (2002) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:27 Angel's Egg (1985) 06:42 The Color of Pomegranates (1969) 14:44 Safety Last! (1923) 21:18 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) 32:55 "Wuthering Heights" (2026) 48:48 Pillion (2026) 54:48 EPiC - Elvis Presley in Concert (2026) 59:06 Funny Pages (2022) 1:13:17 Dolly (2026) 1...

Brandon, James, and Hanna discuss the earlier works of this year’s Best Director Oscar nominees, starting with Paul Thomas Anderson's ensemble-cast drama Magnolia (1999) 00:00 Welcome 02:30 Soy Cuba (1964) 09:46 Safety Last! (1923) 18:45 My Bloody Valentine (1981) 22:30 Twisted Issues (1988) 27:12 Magnolia (1999) 52:17 Black Panther (2018) 1:15:27 Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) 1:26:26 Heaven...

Boomer & Brandon discuss Christopher Guest's folk-music mockumentary A Mighty Wind (2003) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:21 "Wuthering Heights" (2026) 09:42 Flowers in the Attic (1987) 18:42 Casablanca (1942) 24:05 Scarlet (2026) 28:00 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) 33:43 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) 39:50 Swallow (2020) 48:06 Possessor (2020) 56:16 Barb and Star Go to...

Brandon is joined by Aaron & Peter of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss the analog sci-fi horrors of Joe Meredith's YouTube channel, starting with his true-crime creature feature Harvest Brood (2025) https://swampflix.com/ https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch https://www.youtube.com/@grislyjoegrim/videos 00:00 We Love to Watch 05:31 Joe Meredith 27:21 Harvest Brood (2025) 55:20 Ataraxia (202...

Boomer & Brandon discuss the classic tabloid noir Sweet Smell of Success (1957) https://swampflix.com/ https://davidrhoden.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:09 Kill Bill - The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) 08:58 Blackmail (1929) 15:20 Gorgo (1961) 21:08 Bunny (2025) 25:00 Send Help (2026) 30:00 Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die (2026) 34:00 Bone Tomahawk (2015) 39:14 Obex (2026) 44:47 Crimson Peak (2015) 54:06 Kubo a...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of movies made on the grimy streets of pre-Giuliani New York City, starting with the queer musical comedy Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Krewe du Goo 03:53 While We're Young (2014) 10:00 Lost in America (1985) 14:20 Another Woman's Husband (2000) 21:03 Sudden Fury (1993) 25:23 Broken (1993) 36:00 Scarecro...

Boomer & Brandon discuss the industrial fantasy adventure The Beast Pageant (2010) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 Murder! (1930) 09:00 Tromeo & Juliet (1996) 13:00 Eden Lake (2008) 21:00 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple (2026) 31:00 Dooba Dooba (2026) 37:07 The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 45:13 The Plague (2025) 52:46 All You Need is Kill (2026) 57:30 Tangerine (2015) 1:01:22 Tale of T...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of high-concept true crime documentaries, starting with 1987's Landscape Suicide https://swampflix.com/2026/01/19/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2025/ 0:00 Welcome 02:50 Swampflix's Top 10 Films of 2025 04:17 F.A.R.T. The Movie (1991) 07:52 Amish Stud - The Eli Weaver Story (2023) 11:13 Project X (2012) 15:02 January horror 18:45 Atom Egoyan 30:20...