The Swampflix Podcast

James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss all four debaculous attempts to adapt Dr. Seuss's illustrations into live-action, starting with the Technicolor musical The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:40 United 93 (2005) 10:05 Popstar (2016) 14:30 Riders of Justice (2021) 20:58 The 5000 Fingers of Dr T (1953) 34:40 In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) 43:43 How the Grinch Stol...

Boomer and Alli discuss all things Star Trek, seeking out new worlds, new life, and new civilizations on the final frontier of iPod broadcasts. Down the Bayou Mutual Aid https://www.instagram.com/p/CTYXRfnLxB0/ Lagniappe Krewe https://www.therubyslippercafe.net/EmergencyReliefFund/ House of Tulip https://houseoftulip.org/ Imagine Water Works https://www.imaginewaterworks.org/ 00:00 Hurricane Ida R...

Brandon is joined by temporary shelter-mate Sabre to stave off the boredom of Hurricane Ida power outages with our very first solar-powered podcast – discussing the movies they've been watching while waiting for the post-storm world to return to normalcy. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:50 Heathers vs. Mean Girls 05:35 Death Becomes Her 08:15 Jellyfish Eyes

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Lauren Greenfield's 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles, a darkly funny portrait of a dysfunctional family's attempt to construct the most extravagant single-family home in the United States. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:50 Things Heard and Seen (2021) 09:00 Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021) 13:13 The Wailing (2016) 14:14 It's Such a Beautiful D...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four one-long-conversation dramas, starting with My Dinner with Andre (1981). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:35 Free Guy (2021) 06:18 A Quiet Place Part II (2021) 09:00 Queen Bees (2021) 11:11 Hello Again (1987) 12:12 Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) 13:30 Mommie Dearest (1981) 15:35 The Swimmer (1968) 18:44 Nine Days (2021) 24:14 The Green Knight...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss breakout Czech New Wave director Miloš Forman’s classic romantic dramedy Loves of a Blonde (1965) https://swampflix.com/2021/08/09/the-green-knight-2021/ https://swampflix.com/2021/08/10/a-classic-horror-story-2021/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 Possessor (2021) 03:30 Millennium Actress (2001) 05:45 The Green Knight (2021) 11:22 Greener Grass (2019) 14:40 A Classic Horror S...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four crass attempts to translate the Reality TV boom to the big screen, starting with The Real Cancun (2003) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:24 Punk Vacation (1990) 03:05 Deadly Manor (1990) 07:30 New Order (2021) 12:40 Old (2021) 20:40 Jungle Cruise (2021) 23:40 The Killing of Two Lovers (2021) 29:12 Street Gang (2021) 32:15 I Blame Society (2021...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Korean provocateur Park Chan-wook's English-language debut, Stoker (2013) — a high-style Gothic melodrama modeled after Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. https://swampflix.com/2021/07/26/the-toll-2021/ 00:00 Welcome 03:30 The City of Lost Children (1995) 06:35 The X-Files (1998) 10:40 The Unholy (2021) 13:24 A Perfect Enemy (2021) 14:34 Stowaway (2021) 16:12 The Toll...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four stylish, retro horrors about lesbian vampires, starting with Daughters of Darkness (1971) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:00 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) 04:20 Pig (2021) 08:20 Last Year at Marienbad (1961) 10:10 Zola (2021) 15:00 Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) 22:00 The Night of the Hunter (1995) 29:30 Disclosure (1994) 33:22...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the sequel & prequel to the high-concept Canuxploitation sci-fi thriller Cube (1997): Cube² – Hypercube (2002) & Cube Zero (2004) https://swampflix.com/2021/07/13/a-glitch-in-the-matrix-2021/ https://swampflix.com/2021/07/12/black-widow-2021/ 00:00 Welcome 05:35 A Glitch in the Matrix (2021) 25:55 Black Widow (2021) 28:55 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) 34:44 Karna...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss the most noteworthy movies from last year they‘ve seen in the six months since they made their respective Top Films of 2020 lists, with a particular focus on the mainstream horror oddity The Empty Man. Enjoy! https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:50 Good on Paper (2021) 04:30 Mother's Day (2016) 08:30 The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 09:20 Nobody (2021) 15:...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the radical sci-fi parable Bacurau, one of Swampflix's favorite films of 2020. https://swampflix.com/2021/01/25/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2020/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 The X-Files 09:45 Sasquatch (2021) 12:00 Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2020) 13:00 Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) 15:05 Saint Maud (2021) 17:30 Memories of a Murder (2003) 20:30 The World to Co...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss their favorite new releases from the first half of 2021, starting with Bo Burnham's genre-defying Netflix special Inside. https://swampflix.com/features/the-swampflix-canon/ 00:00 Welcome 03:00 The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) 05:33 Shadow in the Cloud (2021) 06:30 Willy's Wonderland (2021) 10:13 Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) 14:55 Gattaca (1997) 1...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the psychedelic kaiju classic Godzilla vs Hedorah (aka Godzilla vs The Smog Monster, 1971). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:20 Guy Maddin 02:30 White Rock (1977) 04:28 Ariel (1988) 07:10 Return to Oz (1985) 09:55 Logan Lucky (2017) 10:50 The New Mutants (2020) 14:40 Mr. Roosevelt (2017) 20:25 Starstruck (1982) 32:30 Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984) 36:22 W...

For this episode, Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss major personal blind spots from the AFI Top 100, starting with Orson Welles's industry-changing debut, Citizen Kane (1941). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:20 The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) 08:30 The Prince of Egypt (1998) 09:35 Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) 14:20 White Men Can't Jump (1992) 17:40 Collateral (2004) 20:50 Preparations t...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Paul Bartel's swinger-culture sex comedy Eating Raoul (1982). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:40 Thoroughbreds (2017) 04:20 Free Fire (2016) 08:20 Crazy People (1990) 10:25 The Lost Boys (1987) 12:00 Little Joe (2019) 15:20 The Stuff (1985) 18:30 Eating Raoul (1982)

Britnee and Brandon discuss notorious schlockteur Donald G. Jackson's directorial debut, 1977's The Demon Lover (aka The Devil Master) and its buzzkill behind-the-scenes documentary Demon Lover Diary (1980). https://swampflix.com/2021/05/17/bonus-features-trouble-in-mind-1985/ 00:00 Welcome 03:50 Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) 08:40 The Woman in the Window (2021) 15:17 Leave Her to Heaven (1945) 22...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Full Moon creature-feature gross-out Castle Freak (1995), directed by Stuart "Re-Animator" Gordon. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:00 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) 03:23 Mr. Arkadin (1955) 04:05 The Queen of Black Magic (1981) 07:00 My Octopus Teacher (2020) 07:55 Death of Me (2020) 10:28 We Summon the Darkness (2020) 11:34 Mary Shelley's Franke...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss Alfred Hitchcock's list-topping classic Vertigo (1958) and its varied homages from cheeky provocateurs Guy Maddin, Brian De Palma, and Lucio Fulci. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:00 Becky (2020) 03:55 Citizen Ruth (1996) 06:36 Mortal Kombat (2021) 11:20 Clockwatchers (1997) 13:56 The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021) 16:30 Psycho Goreman (2021) 17...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the children's fantasy film The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), a gently magical folktale about selkies from director John Sayles. https://swampflix.com/2021/05/03/movie-of-the-month-trouble-in-mind-1985/ 00:00 Welcome 01:00 Beastly (2011) 01:40 House of the Witch (2017) 02:22 The Eagle (2011) 03:28 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) 05:51 The Core (2003) 06:51 De...

Britnee, James, and Brandon discuss movie sequels they prefer to the originals, starting with the shockingly bleak Toy Story 3 (2010). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 Willy's Wonderland (2021) 03:35 Held (2021) 06:40 Mildred Pierce (1945) 10:25 Finders Keepers (2015) 14:15 Slaxx (2021) 18:42 Shadow in the Cloud (2021) 23:53 Toy Story 3 (2010) 48:40 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 1:03:...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the animated fantasy film The Secret of NIMH (1982), the directorial debut of Disney defector Don Bluth. https://swampflix.com/2021/04/19/quick-takes-2021-oscars-catch-up/ 00:00 Welcome 01:56 Big (1988) 04:40 Avengers Grimm (2015) 06:52 247°F (2011) 07:41 Jacob's Ladder (2019) 08:30 Fracture (2007) 09:45 The Net (1995) 11:26 The 6th Day (2000) 12:25 The Block Isla...

Britnee and Brandon investigate the urban legend that Shirley Stoler (The Honeymoon Killers/Seven Beauties) is actually an alias of Shirley Kilpatrick (The Astounding She-Monster), a relic of pre-Internet rumor & speculation. https://swampflix.com/2018/08/01/movie-of-the-month-the-honeymoon-killers-1970/ 00:00 Welcome 03:45 Sabrina (1995) 08:30 What Lies Below (2020) 12:50 The Demon Lover (1976) 1...

For this lagniappe episode of the podcast, Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Studio Ghibli novelty The Cat Returns (2002), an anime fantasy film about a kingdom of anthropomorphic cats. https://swampflix.com/2021/04/05/movie-of-the-month-london-road-2015/ 00:00 Welcome 02:40 My Winnipeg (2007) 03:40 The Twentieth Century (2020) 05:40 The Snyder Cut (2021) 11:30 Hannibal (2001) 13:15 Red Dragon...

Britnee, James, and Brandon discuss the underappreciated genius of Bob Balaban's career *behind* the camera, ranging from the prestige ensemble-cast drama of Gosford Park (2001) to the Lynchian horror comedy of Parents (1989). https://swampflix.com/tag/mark-boomer-redmond/ 00:00 Welcome 01:51 The Toy Story franchise 06:55 The Last Blockbuster (2020) 09:25 Jasper Mall (2020) 14:10 Dead Illusions (2...