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…

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna celebrate March Madness by discussing a handful of basketball documentaries, starting with the Safdie Brothers' 2013 profile of Lenny Cookehttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome07:23 How to Have Sex (2024)13:52 The Double Life of Véronique (1991)19:11 The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)24:11 Out of the Blue (1980)30:23 …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the erotic Greek sci-fi thriller Blind Date (1984)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Oscars04:45 Hundreds of Beavers (2024)08:10 Eye of the Cat (1969)11:42 Mamma Roma (1962)16:16 Raising Arizona (1987)19:20 Drive-Away Dolls (2024)24:40 Dick (1999)27:53 The Ritz (1976)33:30 Gasoline Rainbow (2024)39:03 Sleater-Kinney41:05 …

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the earlier works of this year’s Best Director Oscar nominees, starting with Christopher Nolan's backwards-explosions sci-fi action thriller Tenet (2020)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:33 Harakiri (1962)06:50 King of the Gypsies (1978)10:24 Obsessed (2009)15:35 New Orleans French Film Fest 202419:00 …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the blasphemous, satirical comedy-musical The Ruling Class (1972), starring Peter O'Toole as a British noble who believes he is Jesus Christhttps://swampflix.com/tag/top-films/00:00 Top 10 List math16:42 Subjective star ratings24:07 Madame Web (2024)35:09 Showgirls (1995)40:10 She-Devil (1989)42:57 Amélie (2001)46:…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four cult classics about monstrously mean but lovingly devoted moms, starting with the Zelda Rubinstein horror vehicle Anguish (1987)https://swampflix.com/2024/02/13/krewe-divine-2024/00:00 Welcome03:20 Cat Person (2023)12:03 Après Vous (2003)15:28 Breaking the Waves (1996)20:07 Husbands (1970)23:59 Soft &…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the New Orleans-set Clint Eastwood thriller Tightrope (1984)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:15 Columbo (1971 - 2003)03:45 The Not-So-New 5207:22 American Fiction (2023)13:20 Stalker (1979)24:45 Party Girl (1958)29:55 White Heat (1949)35:45 Tightrope (1984)על ידי Swampflix

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 Welcome01:16 Krewe Divine03:13 Coonskin (1975)11:48 Possum (2018)14:35 The Parallax View (1974)19:45 Schultze Gets the Blues (2003)24:10 Q…

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 Welcome01:38 Swampflix's Top 10 Films of 202316:16 Total Recall (1990)19:01 Minority Report (2002)23:20 The Not-So-New 5224:07…

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 Afirehttps://swampflix.com/2024/01/21/swampflixs-top-10-films-of-2023/00:00 Welcome07:00 The Curse (2023 - 2024)12:10 Bogus (1996)14:14 Big Night (1996)18:00 Heaven Knows What (2014…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss John Carpenter’s Santanicosmic horror Prince of Darkness (1987)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Plot is Optional01:56 The Not-So-New 5211:13 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 t…

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2023.https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome 01:26 Night Swim (2024)06:27 Skinamarink13:30 May December20:17 Anatomy of a Fall26:09 The Five Devils30:40 The Iron Claw38:13 John Wick: Chapter 444:47 EO49:16 Fallen Leaves55:49 Dream Scenario1:02:22 Past Lives1:09:57 Talk to Me1:15:56 Shin…

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/winnerswww.moviegoing.rocks/00:00 Welcome 05:20 SEFCA's Top 10 Films of 202326:06 The Holdovers (2023…

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 killers37:24 Elves (1989)57:05 Gremlins (1984)1:17:03 Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004)1:28:18 T…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the dreamworld fantasy film Moon Garden (2023)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:22 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 Screeners1:06:20 Mo…

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…

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 Rou…

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 (1…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Next Gen Star Trek time travel episode First Contact (1996)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome06:54 Anatomy of a Fall (2023)16:46 L’immensità (2023)19:17 Priscilla (2023)23:11 Star Trek - First Contact (1996)על ידי Swampflix

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 Welcome05:40 Demons (1985)10:35 Totally Killer (2023)13:20 Bell, Book and Candle (1958)17:40 The show54:30 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 Welcome03:02 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 202331:45 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 monsterhttps://www.wltwpodcast.com/https://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/00:00 Welcome08:00 Spooktober on the We Love to Watch podcast12:12 Ghostwatch (1992)14:16 Invader…

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 Welcome01:35 Eyes Without a Face (1960)04:30 Prom Ni…

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 Welcome04:29 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…

Boomer and Brandon discuss the supernatural horror sequel The Exorcist III (1990), written & directed by the author of the original Exorcist's source novelhttps://swampflix.com/2023/09/28/halloween-streaming-recommendations-2023/00:00 Welcome04:22 House on Haunted Hill (1999)12:22 Jacob's Ladder (1990)14:47 Talk to Me (2023)26:12 Aporia (2023)27:59…

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 Welcome03:07 The Beast (1975)08:31 No One Will Save You (2023)10:22 Death of a Cheerleader (2019)12…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the roughly prototypical high school slasher Massacre at Central High (1976)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome03:23 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 Welcome01:58 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 Mulv…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Mark Jenkin's psychedelic, seaside folk horror Enys Men (2023)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome00:36 GalaxyCon Austin 202309:38 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 Welcome01:00 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 …

For this lagniappe episode, Boomer and Alli discuss the first two seasons of the Star Trek prequel series Strange New Worldshttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome03:09 Overview16:36 Episodesעל ידי Swampflix

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss four comedies about shameless opportunists who are living a lie, starting with the Scandinavian art world satire Sick of Myself (2023)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:33 Cuddly Toys (2023)11:11 Touki Bouki (1973)16:20 Blonde Venus (1932)18:16 Shotgun Wedding (2022)22:57 Paid in Full (2002)29:56 Teenag…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the psychedelic daylight horror Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971), a New England ghost storyhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:14 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)08:50 Dr. Strangelove (1964)15:45 The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future (2023)25:30 Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)35:55 G…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss Jackie Chan's early career as a Hong Kong action star, starting with Drunken Master (1978)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome03:06 San Soleil (1983)06:15 Talk to Me (2023)09:53 The Outlaws (2023)12:49 Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)16:09 Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me (2023)20:52 Sink or Swim (1990)27:27 …

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Wong Kar-wai’s indirect, sci-fi tinged sequel to In the Mood for Love, 2046 (2004)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome06:06 The Hairy Bird (1998)08:22 Leonor Will Never Die (2023)13:00 Smoking Causes Coughing (2023)17:50 The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005 - 2012)26:56 Nimona (2023)31:36 The First Wives Club (1996)38:48 O…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss feature films that advertise junk food brands, starting with the McDonald's-sponsored E.T. rip-off Mac and Me (1988)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome04:25 Dear Evan Hansen (2021)06:25 Stutz (2022)08:25 They Cloned Tyrone (2023)11:25 Miracle Mile (1988)14:37 Barbie (2023)16:44 Last Action Hero (1993)20:18…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Olivier Assayas's early-aughts hentai thriller Demonlover (2002)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:45 X (2022)07:45 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)11:45 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)15:25 Past Lives (2023)24:08 Asteroid City (2023)37:10 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of sweaty films set in summer heat, starting with the sordid beefcake melodrama Picnic (1955)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:45 Her (2013)07:40 V.C. Andrews' Heaven (2019)13:45 Will-o'-the-Wisp (2023)17:07 Falling Down (1993)23:33 Picnic (1955)46:22 Baby Doll (1956)1:07:40 The Beach (2000)…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Ian McKellen's 1995 anachronization of Shakespeare's Richard III, set in an alternate-history fascist Britain.https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:00 Stephen King miniseries08:28 There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023)10:00 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)15:15 Asteroid City (2023)18:03 Oink (2023)2…

Britnee, James, Brandon, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of new releases from the first half of 2023, starting with Give Me Pity!, Amanda Kramer's feature length spoof of one-woman TV specials in the disco erahttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Mozzarella sticks04:25 Past Lives (2023)11:45 There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023)17:00 Blind Willow, Sl…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the Czech New Wave whatsit Prefab Story (1979), an experimental ensemble-cast drama about infinite urban construction from Věra "Daisies" Chytilováhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:30 Until the Light Takes Us (2008)09:27 The Last Starfighter (1984)20:12 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)25:53 Arrietty (20…

Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss the glamorously adulterous romcoms of Old Hollywood legend Ernst Lubitsch, starting with Trouble in Paradise (1932)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome03:03 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)05:48 Sorcerer (1977)07:50 Reality (2023)12:45 Savage Grace (2007)16:55 You Hurt My Feelings (2023)23:03 Rimi…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the D.I.Y. lesbian sci-fi dystopia Flaming Ears (1992)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome05:38 The Curve (1998)07:22 Memories of Murder (2003)09:22 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2023)14:40 Kong: Skull Island (2017)19:30 Dragonheart (1996)24:44 The Bob's Burgers Movie (2020)28:55 Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)33:25…

Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss Terrence Malick's signature works, starting with the brief-history-of-time family drama The Tree of Life (2011)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome01:14 Missing (2023)03:44 The Little Mermaid (2023)10:55 The Last Laugh (1924)14:50 Breakdown (1997)18:30 Sibling Rivalry (1990)21:03 Stripper (1986)22:52 Flashd…

Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss Derek Jarman's playfully, defiantly anachronistic adaptation of the Christopher Marlowe play Edward IIhttps://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:35 Strawberry Mansion (2022)06:05 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)14:00 Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)17:07 Parents (1989)22:10 Freaks vs. The Reich (2023)26:20 Candy Land …

Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss a grab bag of passion projects from one-and-done directors, starting with Ester Krumbachová's The Murder of Mr. Devil (1970)https://swampflix.com/00:00 Welcome02:02 The Doom Generation (1995)07:13 The Black Tower (1987)08:45 The House is Black (1963)11:25 The Year Between (2023)14:40 The Canyons (2013)20:4…