The Swampflix Podcast

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the New Orleans-set Clint Eastwood thriller Tightrope (1984) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:15 Columbo (1971 - 2003) 03:45 The Not-So-New 52 07:22 American Fiction (2023) 13:20 Stalker (1979) 24:45 Party Girl (1958) 29:55 White Heat (1949) 35:45 Tightrope (1984)

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four cult classics directed by madman provocateur Ken Russell, starting with his Busby Berkeley-style backstage musical The Boy Friend (1971) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:16 Krewe Divine 03:13 Coonskin (1975) 11:48 Possum (2018) 14:35 The Parallax View (1974) 19:45 Schultze Gets the Blues (2003) 24:10 Queenpins (2011) 27:14 Lenny Cooke (2013) 3...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Canuxploitation bank heist thriller The Silent Partner (1978), written by Curtis Hanson and starring Elliott Gould. https://swampflix.com/2024/01/21/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 01:38 Swampflix's Top 10 Films of 2023 16:16 Total Recall (1990) 19:01 Minority Report (2002) 23:20 The Not-So-New 52 24:07 Earth Girls are Easy (1988) 28:00 The Prin...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna continue our discussion of the Top Films of 2023 with some honorable mentions, starting with Christian Petzold's creative-block drama Afire https://swampflix.com/2024/01/21/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 07:00 The Curse (2023 - 2024) 12:10 Bogus (1996) 14:14 Big Night (1996) 18:00 Heaven Knows What (2014) 21:00 Lone Star (1996) 27:00 Teorema (1968...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss John Carpenter’s Santanicosmic horror Prince of Darkness (1987) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Plot is Optional 01:56 The Not-So-New 52 11:13 Krampus (2015) 13:39 Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 17:00 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 19:33 The Holdovers (2023) 22:32 Dream Scenario (2023) 24:09 Suitable Flesh (2023) 26:10 The Boy and the Heron (2023) 31:40 The Royal Hotel (2...

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2023. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:26 Night Swim (2024) 06:27 Skinamarink 13:30 May December 20:17 Anatomy of a Fall 26:09 The Five Devils 30:40 The Iron Claw 38:13 John Wick: Chapter 4 44:47 EO 49:16 Fallen Leaves 55:49 Dream Scenario 1:02:22 Past Lives 1:09:57 Talk to Me 1:15:56 Shin Ultraman 1:19:40 Beau is Afraid 01:...

Brandon is joined by Moviegoing with Bill‘s Bill Arceneaux to discuss the Southeastern Film Critic Association’s awarded films of 2023, starting with the only prize-winner we haven't previously covered, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. www.sefca.net/winners www.moviegoing.rocks/ 00:00 Welcome 05:20 SEFCA's Top 10 Films of 2023 26:06 The Holdovers (2023) 53:03 Other SEFCA Winners

Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss Christmas horror films about miniature killers, starting with the Yuletide Nazisploitation novelty Elves (1989) https://www.wltwpodcast.com/ 00:00 Welcome 06:53 Little Christmas killers 37:24 Elves (1989) 57:05 Gremlins (1984) 1:17:03 Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004) 1:28:18 The Gingerdead Man (2005) 1:38:03 Krampus (20...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the dreamworld fantasy film Moon Garden (2023) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:22 Inu-Oh (2022) 05:11 It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) 08:22 Thanksgiving (2023) 11:35 The Marvels (2023) 22:06 The Killer (2023) 28:00 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 33:45 E.T. (1982) 39:40 Godzilla Minus One (2023) 42:50 FYC Screeners 1:06:20 Moon Garden (2023) 1:33:13 Best of 2023...

James and Brandon discuss cinematic representations of Elvis Presley, from his youth-culture acting chops in 1958's New Orleans noir King Creole to his recent post-mortem biopic depictions in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022) & Sofia Coppola's Priscilla (2023). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:40 Master Gardener (2023) 07:00 The Taste of Things (2024) 13:05 King Creole (1958) 27:30 Elvis (2022) v...

Brandon is joined by Moviegoing with Bill's Bill Arceneaux to review the films they caught at the 34th annual New Orleans Film Festival, culminating with the gross-out Juggalo road trip comedy Off Ramp (winner of the Audience Award for Best Louisiana Narrative Feature). https://swampflix.com/ https://www.moviegoing.rocks/ 00:00 Welcome 04:22 Burnt Roux 06:45 Fck'n Nuts 13:19 Chokehole: Drag Wrestl...

To celebrate a podcast milestone, Britnee, James, and Brandon break their own rules by revisiting films previously discussed on the show, starting with the Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite is My Name (2019) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 05:40 Priscilla (2023) 08:47 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 11:50 Sea of Love (1989) 17:11 Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) 23:46 Dolemite is My Name (2019) 40:36 T...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Next Gen Star Trek time travel episode First Contact (1996) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 06:54 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) 16:46 L’immensità (2023) 19:17 Priscilla (2023) 23:11 Star Trek - First Contact (1996)

Brandon and Britnee discuss all things Sex and the City, from the groundbreaking television show to its bloated movie sequels and its streaming era follow-up And Just Like That. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 05:40 Demons (1985) 10:35 Totally Killer (2023) 13:20 Bell, Book and Candle (1958) 17:40 The show 54:30 The movies

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the lesbian period drama Desert Hearts (1985), set in the ranches & casinos of 1950s Reno. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:02 Ghostwatch (1992) 08:24 Addams Family Values (1993) 09:38 A Thief in the Night (1972) 13:23 Cobweb (2023) 23:24 Dismember the Alamo 2023 31:45 Desert Hearts (1985)

Brandon is joined by Aaron Armstrong of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss the eight classic Universal horrors that feature Frankenstein's monster https://www.wltwpodcast.com/ https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 08:00 Spooktober on the We Love to Watch podcast 12:12 Ghostwatch (1992) 14:16 Invaders from Mars (1953) 17:23 Beyond Dream's Door...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss two literary horror adaptations produced by American Zoetrope in the 1990s: Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 01:35 Eyes Without a Face (1960) 04:30 Prom Night (1980) 07:45 Multiple Maniacs (1970) 09:55...

James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four horror movies about werewolves, starting with Universal's genre-defining classic The Wolf Man (1941) https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 04:29 Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) 09:50 Saw X (2023) 11:52 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) 18:02 The Royal Hotel (2023) 20:07 Hotel Coolgardie (...

Boomer and Brandon discuss the supernatural horror sequel The Exorcist III (1990), written & directed by the author of the original Exorcist's source novel https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 04:22 House on Haunted Hill (1999) 12:22 Jacob's Ladder (1990) 14:47 Talk to Me (2023) 26:12 Aporia (2023) 27:59 Freejack (1992) 30:12 Buzzcut (2022) 31:56...

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four horror films directed by auteurs who only dabbled in the genre once, starting with Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf (1968) https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/ 00:00 Welcome 03:07 The Beast (1975) 08:31 No One Will Save You (2023) 10:22 Death of a Cheerleader (2019) 12:18 Night Tide (1961) 16:12 Anchorman (2004)...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the roughly prototypical high school slasher Massacre at Central High (1976) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:23 Hot Shots! (1991) 11:22 A Haunting in Venice (2023) 19:11 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) 26:55 They Cloned Tyrone (2023) 32:55 Curse of Chucky (2013) 38:55 Massacre at Central High (1976)

Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss the rudimentary CG realms of director Brett Leonard, starting with his supernatural serial killer thriller Hideaway (1995). https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:58 Fools Rush In (1997) 05:55 Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) 13:28 Rebecca (1940) 16:13 Amateur (1994) 20:40 Petals on the Wind (2014) 25:33 We Were the Mulvaneys (2002) 30:15 Jawan (2023) 35:35 Cybe...

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Mark Jenkin's psychedelic, seaside folk horror Enys Men (2023) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 00:36 GalaxyCon Austin 2023 09:38 Missions: Impossible 1 - 4 (2000 - 2011) 17:15 Barbie (2023) 21:53 Triangle of Sadness (2022) 30:23 Turtles Forever (2009) 35:35 Oldboy (2003) 46:35 Enys Men (2023)

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four made-for-TV biopics about tabloid-magnet celebrities, starting with 1990's messy real estate drama Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:00 Desperate Living (1977) 10:00 Where is the Friend's House? (1987) 13:55 Beau is Afraid (2023) 17:55 Summer Heat (1987) 19:45 Fallen Angel (1981) 22:45 Passages (2023) 24:54 Bo...

For this lagniappe episode, Boomer and Alli discuss the first two seasons of the Star Trek prequel series Strange New Worlds https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:09 Overview 16:36 Episodes