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 Tuesday02:55 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 (…

Boomer & Brandon discuss Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 surveillance paranoia thriller The Conversation, which recently screened at Prytania's Classic Movie Serieshttps://swampflix.com/https://www.theprytania.com/uptown/classic-movie-series00:00 Welcome05:08 George Dureau: New Orleans Artist (2023)19:10 The Roommate (2011)32:35 Crimes of Passion (1984…

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/Goo05:03 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)41:4…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the 2017 road-trip dramedy Please Stand By, starring Dakota Fanning as an autistic Star Trek obsessive on the runhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:09 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:…

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 187https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:55 Presence (2025)02:56 The Brutalist (2024)06:14 The Cranes are Flying (1957)08:17 The Lives of Others (2006)14:…

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 202402:30 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 Gatta…

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 Welcome01:30 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 Summ…

Boomer & Brandon discuss the stop-motion animated comedy Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025).https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome05:20 Dark Passage (1947)06:47 Rock Hudson09:33 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 L…

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2024https://swampflix.com/tag/top-films-2024/00:00 Welcome02:30 Wicked Little Letters05:41 Monkey Man08:56 Mars Express12:38 Longlegs20:48 How to Have Sex27:21 A Different Man33:19 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga44:30 The Taste of Things51:45 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World…

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 Conclavehttps://swampflix.com/2024/12/16/sefcas-top-10-films-of-2024/www.moviegoing.rocks/https://www.sefca.net/winners00:00 Moviegoing with Bill22:15 Con…

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 ithttps://swampflix.com/https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch00:00 Welcome06:50 Frankie Freako26:06 Ghoulies48:25 Critters56:45 Trolls1:09:18 Munchies1:23:14 Beasties1:28:2…

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 202407:49 Strangers on a Train (1951)13:13 Laufey's A Night at the Symphony (2024)19:46 The Not-So-New 5224:05 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)30:09 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024…

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 Xhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:31 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 36t…

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 202402:46 Heretic (2024)08:08 Wicked - Part 1 (2024)20:07 Noirvember22:08 High Sierra (1941)26:17 Human Desire (1954)30:52 Coma (2024)34:48 Beetle…

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, AllWayshttps://swampflix.com/https://www.moviegoing.rocks/00:00 Welcome07:46 I Love You, AllWays33:06 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl40:07 Memoir of a Snail46:2…

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 Welcome03:38 Drive (1997)Av Swampflix

Hanna, James, and Brandon discuss a grab bag of self-reflective documentaries directed by Agnès Varda, starting with her 2000 dumpster-diving doc The Gleaners and Ihttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:20 The Company of Strangers (1990)05:21 Adua and Her Friends (1960)10:39 Corrina, Corrina (1994)14:44 The Gleaners and I (2000)32:25 Jane B for Agnè…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the live-action adaptation of Junji Ito's cosmic horror manga Uzumaki (Spiral, 2000)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:03 Ju-On - The Grudge (2002)06:56 The Substance (2024)10:30 Phantom of the Paradise (1974)16:25 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)19:51 Rosemary's Baby (1968)21:17 Ghostwatch (1992)25…

Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss the many chronicles of Richard B. Riddick, starting with the sci-fi creature feature Pitch Black (2000)https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatchhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 We Love to Watch06:53 Vin Diesel21:30 Pitch Black (2000)48:52 The Riddick Cinematic Universe…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the kaiju battle royal Destroy All Monsters (1968), featuring Godzilla and all his best frenemieshttps://swampflix.com/2024/09/30/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2024/00:00 Welcome01:09 The Craft (1996)04:20 The Shining (1980)07:26 Fight Club (1999)14:47 Malignant (2021)18:17 Civil War (2024)19:36 It's What's I…

Hanna, James, and Brandon discuss a grab bag of movies about uncanny alien encounters, starting with the Christopher Walken alien abduction horror Communion (1989)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:43 Pulse (2001)07:56 Alan Resnick18:41 The Exorcist Steps24:41 Carrie (1976)29:36 Communion (1989)51:19 Fire in the Sky (1993)1:05:27 Xtro (1982)1:21…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Star Trek fandom documentary Trekkies, presented by Next Generation actor Denise "Tasha Yar" Crosbyhttps://swampflix.com/2024/09/30/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2024/00:00 Halloween Streaming Report 202401:10 The Craft (1996)03:30 Inside Out 2 (2024)08:45 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)12:24 Close Your Ey…

Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss a grab bag of documentaries about metalheads, starting with the anthropological Judas Priest fan doc Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:45 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)06:00 Baby Cat (2023)11:41 Hearts of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)17:22 Tokyo Pop (19…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the sapphic wuxia action fantasy The Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains (1994), as suggested by ascalaphid's Letterboxd list Wuxia Wizard Warshttps://letterboxd.com/ascalaphid/list/wuxia-wizard-wars/00:00 Wuxia Wizard Wars03:14 Last Things (2024)08:35 I Saw the TV Glow (2024)16:55 Civil War (2024)…

Brandon & Britnee discuss a grab bag of movies about neurotic British biddies who work out their obsessions younger women through the written word, starting with the 2006 melodrama Notes on a Scandalhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-britnee-overcome-breast-cancer-challengeshttps://www.gofundme.com/f/nashtheslashrisesagain00:00 GoFundMe for Britnee's …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the aquatic slapstick creature feature Lake Michigan Monster (2018), from the creative team behind Hundreds of Beavers (2024)https://swampflix.com/00:00 The Swampflix Top 10009:16 Metropolis (2001)13:56 Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)18:30 The Store (1983)24:37 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)29:18 The Deliverance (2024)33…

Brandon is joined by Nail Club's Sara Nicole Storm to discuss the 1998 self-trepanation documentary A Hole in the Head and the 2019 deep brain stimulation documentary Hunting for Hedonia.https://nailclub.bandcamp.com/https://swampflix.com/00:00 Nail Club08:18 A Hole in the Head (1998)32:47 Hunting for Hedonia (2019)…

Boomer and Alli discuss Charlie Kaufman's writer's-block anxiety thriller Adaptation (2002), starring Nicolas Cage & Meryl Streephttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:05 Immaculate (2024)07:57 Time Masters (1982)11:37 Trap (2024)13:06 In the Mood for Love (2000)19:56 Cuckoo (2024)25:43 Wicked Little Letters (2024)27:48 Adaptation (2002)…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of horror movies about bugs & slugs, starting with Saul Bass's psychedelic killer-ants freakout Phase IV (1974)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:29 When the Wind Blows (1986)07:09 Set it Off (1996)13:16 True Crime (1995)16:17 Television20:50 Blonde Ambition (1981)27:47 Bugs36:19 Phase IV (19…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Georges Franju's surgical horror classic Eyes Without a Face (1960)https://www.instagram.com/swampflix/00:00 Welcome03:50 Abigail (2024)13:00 Twisters (2024)22:04 Happy Together (1997)26:01 The Swimmer (1968)29:27 The Red Shoes (1948)36:35 She is Conann (2024)43:34 Kim's Video (2024)53:08 Wicked Little Letters (202…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss the longtime creative partnership between French New Wave director Claude Chabrol and powerhouse actress Isabelle Huppert, starting with their chocolate-flavored psychological thriller Nightcap (2000)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:45 Trap (2024)08:05 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)14:44 Three Amig…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Planet of the Vampires (1965), Mario Bava's atmospheric Italo sci-fi precursor to Ridley Scott's Alien (1979)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh05:40 Video rental stores08:11 Fright Night (1985)13:35 Love Lies Bleeding (2024)20:07 Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)22:49 Spirited Away (2001)…

Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss a grab bag of new releases from the first half of 2024, starting with Dev Patel's caste-system fight club revenger Monkey Man00:00 The best of 2024 (so far)02:52 MaXXXine (2024)05:03 Pretty Poison (1968)07:29 Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)11:03 The Coffee Table (2024)15:57 Kill (2024)17:33 Deewaar (1975)…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Paul Verhoeven's satirical adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's sci-fi military novel Starship Troopers.https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome06:15 Contact (1997)13:15 Monkey Man (2024)19:48 Detective Pikachu (2019)30:19 Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)33:27 Kinds of Kindness (2024)48:30 Queer Futures (2023–2024)55:54 Sa…

Brandon is joined by Nail Club's Sara Nicole Storm to discuss the 1997 outsider-artist documentary Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)https://nailclub.bandcamp.com/00:00 Nail Club12:56 Sick (1997)Av Swampflix

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's epic Golden Age of Porno drama Boogie Nights (1997)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Boomer rants12:04 Winter Kills (1979)18:39 Dazed and Confused (1993)24:12 Mars Express (2024)30:46 Class Action Park (2020)36:28 The First Omen (2024)44:54 Kalki 2898 AD (2024)49:29 The Bikeriders (2024)52:39 Pando…

Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon discuss the arc of Amy Heckerling's art & career as a Hollywood auteur, starting with her biggest commercial hit: the talking-baby comedy Look Who's Talking (1989)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:28 Der Fan (1982)05:36 Miller's Girl (2024)09:35 Blue Collar (1978)11:20 Adam Resurrected (2008)21:28 The Sweetest …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Fritz Lang's German expressionist sci-fi landmark Metropolis (1927) https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:07 Idiocracy (2006)07:40 Days of Heaven (1978)13:42 The Parallax View (1974)20:01 Blue Sunshine (1977)25:54 Phantom Thread (2017)29:02 M (1931)33:30 Gasoline Rainbow (2024)38:42 Furiosa (2024)43:26 Hundreds of …

Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon compare Quentin Tarantino's love letter to Pam Grier, Jackie Brown (1997), against her early run of 1970s blaxploitation classicshttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome03:36 The Nutty Professor (1996)08:07 I Capture the Castle (2003)11:44 What a Way to Go! (1964)16:48 The Feeling that the Time for Doing Something Has P…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Amazonian spider-research actioner Madame Web (2024) and Dakota Johnson's legendary press tour promoting ithttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:22 The Tinder Swindler (2022)07:00 The Contestant (2024)17:27 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)22:13 The Lobster (2015)26:26 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)30:50 I Saw the TV …

Britnee and Brandon compare the iconic documentary Grey Gardens (1975) against its made-for-TV dramatization Grey Gardens (2009)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:17 Mother of the Bride (2024)06:23 Buddies (1985)11:55 Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)17:44 Grey Gardens (1975)35:02 The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)42:06 That Summer (2017)53:00 Grey …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss David Lynch's Hollywood psych thriller Mulholland Drive (2001)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome04:05 Dodgeball (2004)08:57 My Lucky Stars (1985)12:43 The Lair of the White Worm (1988)15:14 Notorious (1946)17:28 Ace in the Hole (1951)24:52 Monkey Man (2024)28:01 The Sweet East (2024)35:58 Justice League vs Teen Ti…

Hanna, James, and Brandon discuss a selection of films from the Japanese New Wave, starting with Seijun Suzuki's surreal pop-art hitman thriller Branded to Kill (1967)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:48 Shock Corridor (1963)06:53 Point Blank (1967)13:00 Mind Game (2004)17:24 The Contestant (2024)23:32 The Japanese New Wave28:35 Branded to Kill…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli celebrate a podcast milestone by discussing Nobuhiko Obayashi's psychedelic cult classic House (1977).https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xvdBLDlZpFVkxyzeG2K8r?si=9c9ad4aa62924a3d00:00 Episode 10007:00 No Country for Old Men (2007)13:32 Challengers (2024)20:55 The Beast (2024)34:38 Dial M for Murder (1954)45:33 The People's…

Britnee, James, Hanna, and Brandon discuss a wide range of Barbra Streisand films, from her Oscar-winning breakout role in Funny Girl (1968) to her Oscar-nominated directorial effort The Prince of Tides (1991) https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:53 The People's Joker (2024)07:47 Civil War (2024)19:23 American Psycho (2000)25:09 Keeping the Faith …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the influential high school mean-girl comedy Heathers (1989).https://swampflix.com/00:00 The Big Texan Steak Ranch09:00 Lured (1947)11:10 Eraserhead (1977)16:19 The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)20:50 Drive-Away Dolls (2024)24:18 Sasquatch Sunset (2024)28:06 The Beast (2024)34:57 Heathers (1989)…

Brandon, James, Hanna, Britnee and guest Bill Arceneaux discuss a selection of genre films that screened at this year’s Overlook Film Festival, starting with the gory slow-cinema slasher In a Violent Nature. https://swampflix.com/https://www.moviegoing.rocks/00:00 Welcome04:47 In a Violent Nature23:43 Moviegoing with Bill32:16 ME46:12 Dream Factory…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Old Hollywood classic All About Eve (1950), starring Bette Davis.https://swampflix.com/features/movie-of-the-month/00:00 Movie of the Month04:20 We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022)11:58 Deerskin (2020)17:38 Problemista (2024)28:34 Nimona (2023)32:26 Family Portrait (2024)37:15 Aliens (1986)41:00 The Bird…

Britnee & Brandon return to Nic Cage's heartthrob era by discussing two classic 1980s romcoms: Moonstruck & Valley Girl.https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome04:48 A Handful of Dust (1988)08:16 Lisa Frankenstein (2024)10:15 Immaculate (2024)15:00 The Telephone Book (1971)19:32 Moonstruck (1987)40:22 Valley Girl (1983)…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli celebrate Godzilla's 70th birthday (and first Oscar win) by looking back to the monster's 1954 debuthttps://swampflix.com/00:00 SXSW04:31 How to Build a Truth Engine (2024)06:42 Last Things (2024)09:30 Bottoms (2023)11:11 Dune: Part Two (2024)14:52 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)21:30 Love Lies Bleeding (2024)29:07…