The Swampflix Podcast

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) 54:10 A Rat's Tale (1998) 1:12:34 Strings (2004) 1:26:42 The Vourdalak (2023)

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 Film Showcase 59:36 Singles (1992) 1:06:26 The Bride Wore Black (1968) 1:09:33 Trekkies (1997) 1:10:55 Love & Pop (1998)

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 Leviticus (2026) 44:48 The Furious (2026) 47:33 New Group (2026) 49:15 Boorman and the Devil (2026) 52:35 Habit (1995)

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 Chronology of Water (2026) 1:07:17 Alpha (2026) 1:17:27 Obex (2026) 1:22:37 The Bride! (2026) 1:26:42 They Will Kill You (2026) 1:30:55 The Drama (2026) 1:36:26 Forbidden Fruits (2026) 1:44:42 Fury (1936)

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 Flash (1986) 1:10:46 Ghost (1990) 1:21:58 Corrina, Corrina (1994)

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) 1:50:11 Secret Agent (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) 1:17:28 RRR (2022) 1:29:42 Network (1976) 1:32:50 The Power of the Dog (2021) 1:38:45 Cinemania (2002)

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 Knows What (2014) 1:47:00 Thelma (2017)

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 Vista Go to Vista del Mar (2021) 1:02:35 A Mighty Wind (2003)

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 (2025) 1:10:09 Other works

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 and the Two Strings (2016) 59:32 The Moment (2026) 1:05:15 Eighth Grade (2018) 1:10:10 Mandy (2018) 1:14:00 Lapsis (2021) 1:17:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutant Mayhem (2023) 1:24:12 Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

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 Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) 1:02:00 Klute (1971) 1:21:00 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) 1:36:00 The Exterminator (1980)

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 Tales (2015) 1:06:00 Mandibles (2021) 1:10:15 The Beach Bum (2019) 1:16:16 The Lure (2017) 1:18:50 Mississippi Masala (1991) 1:22:37 Two Sleepy People (2026) 1:26:00 The Beast Pageant (2010)

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 The Roottrees are Dead 33:37 Landscape Suicide (1987) 1:01:38 Zodiac Killer Project (2025) 1:26:00 Casting JonBenet (2017) 1:45:00 Voyeur (2017)

Boomer & Brandon discuss the first major theatrical release of the year: Johannes Roberts's killer-chimp horror pic Primate (2026) https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 03:06 The Islands of Yann Gonzalez (2006 - 2017) 07:51 The Wild Boys (2017) 12:10 Café Flesh (1982) 17:26 Star Trek - Section 31 (2025) 19:59 Rachel Getting Married (2008) 26:00 The Housemaid (2025) 32:00 Paris, Texas (1984) 36:10 The Host (2006) 42:04 Soul Survivors (2001) 47:46 The Lord of the Rings (2001 - 2003) 53:46 Looper (2012) 57:54 Bean (1997) 1:00:43 Eve's Bayou (1997) 1:05:48 Peeping Tom (1960) 1:09:38 Sleeping Beauty (1959) 1:14:52 The Age of Innocence (1993) 1:18:46 Breakdown (1997) 1:20:38 Shakedown (1988) 1:24:35 Dressed to Kill (1980) 1:28:55 Priscilla (2023) 1:31:07 Megadoc (2025) 1:34:20 Holes (2003) 1:38:29 THX-1138 (1971) 1:43:41 The Lighthouse (2019) 1:46:00 Primate (2026)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2025 https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 04:00 Honorable mentions 29:30 KPop Demon Hunters 39:00 Rats! 46:00 Weapons 53:00 Misericordia 1:02:08 The Ugly Stepsister 1:10:00 The Plague 1:22:00 Eephus 1:28:40 Marty Supreme 1:44:55 When Fall Is Coming 1:52:22 No Other Choice 2:04:22 The Phoenician Scheme 2:13:25 One Battle After Another 2:38:08 Box office

Boomer & Brandon discuss the Southeastern Film Critic Association’s awarded films of 2025, starting with Kleber Mendonça Filho's period-piece political thriller The Secret Agent https://www.sefca.net/winners#/2025 https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 SEFCA's Top 10 Films of 2025 15:30 The Secret Agent (2025) 43:35 Best Actor 57:33 Best Actress 1:10:13 Best Supporting Actor 1:16:52 Best Supporting Actress 1:25:06 Best Ensemble 1:29:41 Best Director 1:35:54 Best Original Screenplay 1:42:27 Best Adapted Screenplay 1:50:26 Best Animated Film 1:56:53 Best Documentary 2:13:46 Best Foreign-Language Film 2:23:00 Best Cinematography 2:34:45 Best Score 2:39:52 Best Editing 2:45:07 Best Costuming 2:49:34 Best Young Performer

Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch to investigate the paranormal British tradition of broadcasting ghost stories on Christmas, courtesy of the BBC https://swampflix.com/ https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch 00:00 Merry Spooky Christmas 23:49 Ghost Stories for Christmas (1971-1978) 1:04:54 Other BBC ghost stories (2005-2025)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Powell & Pressburger's Technicolor opera The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:15 The Suspect (1944) 06:18 The King of Comedy (1982) 15:38 Marty Supreme (2025) 22:31 For Your Consideration (2006) 29:00 Abigail (2024) 37:12 Rabbit Trap (2025) 44:00 The Headless Woman (2008) 48:36 The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 52:24 America - Everything You've Ever Dreamed Of (1973) 56:51 Black Narcissus (1947) 59:50 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Brandon & Boomer catch up with older movies from some of this year's best directors, starting with Park Chan-wook's infamous gross-out revenge thriller Oldboy (2003) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The year in review 39:18 The Colors Within (2025) 50:14 Resurrection (2025) 55:38 Hamnet (2025) 1:03:05 Oldboy (2003) 1:31:00 The Twentieth Century (2019) 1:49:00 Straight Up (2019) 2:13:33 Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)

Boomer & Brandon discuss the deadpan arranged-marriage horror comedy Sister Midnight (2025) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 New Orleans Bookfair 02:40 Star Trek 06:06 Went the Day Well? (1942) 09:00 Black Angel (1946) 11:04 Angel's Egg (1985) 15:00 Universal Language (2025) 23:00 Wicked - For Good (2025) 29:45 Friendship (2025) 34:11 The Running Man (2025) 40:30 Boys Go to Jupiter (2025) 46:06 Die My Love (2025) 50:35 Wake Up Dead Man (2025) 58:17 No Other Choice (2025) 1:08:22 Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale (2025) 1:10:51 Keeper (2025) 1:15:27 Sentimental Value (2025) 1:19:10 Alpha (2025) 1:24:46 Dracula (2025) 1:28:20 Arco (2025) 1:32:07 Lurker (2025) 1:38:48 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 1:44:22 Sister Midnight (2025)

Brandon, James, and Britnee test the murky waters of made-for-Tubi movies, starting with the star-packed cult horror Hellblazers (2022) https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 02:27 Basket Case (1982) 04:36 Materialists (2025) 06:47 28 Years Later (2025) 08:18 Boys Go to Jupiter (2025) 10:14 Demon Pond (1979) 16:18 Hellblazers (2022) 38:16 Love and Penguins (2022) 53:02 Unborn (2022) 1:01:07 Match (2025)

Boomer & Brandon discuss two different films that share the same title and director: Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and its loose remake The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 The Soup 02:50 KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 8:02 The Blue Gardenia (1953) 13:25 Erica's First Holy Sh!t (2022) 20:06 Cloud (2025) 26:40 The Mastermind (2025) 30:54 Eephus (2025) 37:00 Frankenstein (2025) 44:47 Predator - Badlands (2025) 52:32 Keeper (2025) 1:04:36 Materialists (2025) 1:10:15 Die My Love (2025) 1:14:12 Reflections in a Dead Diamond (2025) 1:17:48 Mr. Melvin (2025) 1:22:12 Sirāt (2025) 1:26:37 Twinless (2025) 1:33:00 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, 1956)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna prepare for Thanksgiving by discussing movies about eccentric relatives, starting with Bill Forsyth's quirky-aunt period drama Housekeeping (1987) https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 02:54 Dead of Winter (2025) 06:23 Halloween hangover 12:44 Sorry, Baby (2025) 20:09 Masters of Horror (2005-2007) 24:04 Orgy of the Dead (1965) 28:07 Arabella - Black Angel (1989) 33:05 Housekeeping (1987) 1:00:30 Krisha (2015) 1:22:12 The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) 1:47:37 The Baby (1973)

Boomer & Brandon discuss the erotic alien-invasion horror Species (1995), starring Natasha Henstridge https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:20 Bugonia (2025) 17:08 Battle Royale (2000) 22:55 Death Metal Zombies (1995) 27:11 Interview with the Vampire (1994) 30:27 Corpse Bride (2005) 33:55 Frankenstein (2025) 36:00 The Plague (2025) 39:56 Frank Henenlotter 42:41 Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) 44:21 Return to Oz (1985) 48:41 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) 49:48 The Watcher in the Woods (1980) 52:17 After the Hunt (2025) 54:22 If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You (2025) 57:25 The Seventh Victim (1943) 59:02 Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 1:09:00 Species (1995) 1:38:06 Species II - IV (1998 - 2007)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of sci-fi horror relics inspired by the H.G. Wells novel The Invisible Man, starting with James Whale's classic 1933 adaptation, starring Claude Rains https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 02:08 Prince of Darkness (1987) 08:25 Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) 11:50 Bring Her Back (2025) 14:23 The Perfect Neighbor (2025) 22:55 The Mummy (1932) 29:25 The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) 33:22 The Invisible Man (1933) 47:31 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) 1:01:15 The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly (1957) 1:15:43 The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)

Boomer & Brandon discuss a double feature of high-style Gothic horror stories: John Brahm's The Undying Monster (1942) and William Castle's 13 Ghosts (1960) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Freaky Fridays at Double Trouble 10:00 Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 16:53 Video Diary of a Lost Girl (2012) 23:45 Dial M for Murder (1954) 32:12 The Undying Monster (1942) 55:35 13 Ghosts (1960)

Brandon is joined by Pete Moran of the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss all things Toxie, the first superhero from New Jersey https://swampflix.com/ https://soundcloud.com/welovetowatch 0:00 Welcome 05:50 Troma 19:50 The Toxic Avenger (1984, 2025) 1:11:50 The Toxic Avenger II-IV (1989-2000)

Boomer & Brandon discuss the alien-invasion conspiracy comedy Save the Green Planet! (2003), recently remade by Yorgos Lanthimos https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Freaky Fridays at Double Trouble 09:33 Starchaser (1985) 14:15 Child of Peach (1987) 20:24 Nothing But Trouble (1991) 25:01 Linda Linda Linda (2005) 34:31 Him (2025) 38:28 The Smashing Machine (2025) 45:56 Animation Mixtape (2025) 50:22 One Battle After Another (2025) 56:45 Move Ya Body (2025) 1:00:24 Butthole Surfers - The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025) 1:04:52 We Are Pat (2025) 1:10:40 Save the Green Planet! (2003)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of creature features about body-invading parasites, starting with the sci-fi action horror The Hidden (1987), starring Kyle MacLachlan https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Spooky season 06:16 The Long Walk (2025) 12:12 Robert Altman 16:46 Queens of Drama (2025) 21:07 The Hidden (1987) 36:20 The Tingler (1959) 52:23 Brain Damage (1988) 1:04:15 PussyCake (2021)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Alain Delon's star-making crime thriller Purple Noon (1960), adapted from the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley 00:00 Welcome 06:30 Day of the Dead (1985) 14:24 The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) 21:58 Leila and the Wolves (1984) 27:35 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987) 35:39 The Long Walk (2025) 48:20 Twinless (2025) 55:52 Lurker (2025) 1:04:41 Purple Noon (1960)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of nunsploitation thrillers from around the globe, starting with the Mexican production Alucarda (1977) 00:00 Welcome 02:19 Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera (1963) 07:31 The Idiots (1998) 15:20 Ariel (1988) 22:11 Troop Beverly Hills (1989) 28:26 Alucarda (1977) 56:30 School of the Holy Beast (1974) 1:14:33 Killer Nun (1979) 1:25:48 Dark Habits (1983)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's laidback stoner noir Inherent Vice (2014), adapted from the novel by Thomas Pynchon 00:00 Welcome 04:56 The Roses (2025) 12:58 Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 18:36 The Fantastic Four - First Steps (2025) 27:27 A Room with a View (1985) 41:13 One, Two, Three (1961) 49:11 Lady Vengeance (2005) 54:22 Night of the Juggler (1980) 58:28 High and Low (1963) 1:05:29 The Idiots (1998) 1:11:00 Inherent Vice (2014)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of Merchant Ivory costume dramas, starting with the company's 1992 hit Howards End https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 08:17 Boys Go to Jupiter (2025) 10:52 Salt of the Earth (1954) 16:18 Weapons (2025) 27:09 Howards End (1992) 56:10 Savages (1971) 1:11:26 Quartet (1981) 1:23:04 The Remains of the Day (1993)

Boomer & Brandon discuss the 1943 suburban noir Shadow of a Doubt, which Alfred Hitchcock described as his personal favorite of his own films 00:00 Welcome 03:03 Stigmata (1991) 09:15 Manda Bala (Send a Bullet, 2007) 14:15 DEVO (2025) 20:46 Naked Ambition (2025) 25:53 The Naked Gun (1988 - 2025) 35:40 Freakier Friday (2025) 42:30 The Aviator (2004) 48:09 The Game (1997) 51:21 Mauvais Sang (1986) 56:26 Young and Innocent (1937) 1:04:27 Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of Roald Dahl adaptations, starting with the Wes Anderson anthology film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 02:45 Beavis and Butthead Do America (1996) 07:12 Napoleon Dynamite (2004) 13:52 Peter Pan (1960) 16:55 The Legend of Ochi (2025) 24:04 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) 49:09 The Witches (1990) 1:10:12 James and the Giant Peach (1996) 1:23:35 Matilda (1996)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1959 adaptation of the Tennessee Williams-penned Southern Gothic stage play Suddenly, Last Summer, starring Katherine Hepburn & Elizabeth Taylor https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:31 The Naked Gun (2025) 06:35 Together (2025) 14:40 Freaky Tales (2025) 23:26 Weapons (2025) 41:04 I Confess! (1953) 46:01 The Phantom Lady (1944) 47:42 Stage Fright (1950) 52:30 The People's Joker (2024) 56:04 The Last Picture Show (1971) 1:01:35 Suddenly, Last Summer (1958)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of films from The Australian New Wave, starting with the beer-soaked 1971 thriller Wake in Fright https://swampflix.com/ 0:00 Welcome 02:13 Eddington (2025) 11:21 Opus (2025) 15:40 We Won't Grow Old Together (1972) 20:30 Queens of the Stone Age - Alive in the Catacombs (2025) 22:08 The Running Man (1987) 24:26 Visiting Desire (1996) 29:01 Wake in Fright (1971) 49:28 The Last Wave (1977) 1:08:05 Roadgames (1981) 1:25:08 Sweetie (1989)

Boomer & Brandon discuss two detective stories from the earliest and latest extremes of Rian Johnson's career: the 2005 high school noir Brick and the ongoing human-lie-detector TV series Poker Face https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Foreign Correspondent (1940) 04:14 Topaz (1969) 11:00 Play It as it Lays (1972) 15:11 Muriel's Wedding (1994) 16:56 Pink Narcissus (1971) 30:23 A History of Violence (2005) 37:05 Eddington (2025) 47:52 The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) 50:41 Fellini Satyricon (1969) 54:49 The Tragedy of Man (2011) 1:01:44 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 1:11:11 Brick (2005) vs Poker Face

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of movies about home-renovation woes, starting with the Tom Hanks comedy vehicle The Money Pit (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 17 Again (2009) 05:41 Bully (2001) 09:40 The Leather Boys (1965) 13:01 Son of Godzilla (1967) 17:47 Cora Bora (2024) 21:11 The Money Pit (1986) 40:08 Of Unknown Origin (1983) 52:45 MouseHunt (1997) 1:06:41 Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Boomer & Brandon discuss two superhero movies currently in wide theatrical release: M3GAN 2.0 (2025) & Superman (2025) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 04:17 I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 15:10 The Age of Innocence (1993) 21:57 Misericordia (2025) 28:50 Looney Tunes - The Day the Earth Blew Up (2025) 34:24 Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) 38:24 Megan 2.0 (2025) vs. Superman (2025)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of new releases from the first half of 2025, starting with Ryan Coogler's Southern-fried vampire musical Sinners https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:37 Mike Flanagan 03:04 Disclosure (1994) 04:50 Brokeback Mountain (2005) 09:53 Smiley Face (2007) 13:15 A Room with a View (1985) 17:01 High Heels (1991) 21:07 Querelle (1982) 25:12 Sinners (2025) 45:04 Companion (2025) 57:57 The Actor (2025) 1:08:58 Dead Talents Society (2025)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Paul Bartel's entertainment-industry satire Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:40 Spies (1928) 07:00 Buffalo '66 (1998) 13:33 A Woman's Torment (1977) 18:52 The Dinner Game (1988) 23:13 Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) 29:47 The Lodger (1927) 34:35 28 Weeks Later (2007) 40:00 28 Years Later (2025) 52:36 Materialists (2025) 58:30 Cape Fear (1991) 1:06:25 Wolf (1994) 1:13:00 Gwen and the Book of Sand (1985) 1:17:00 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of biopics about famous visual artists, starting with 1988's Camille Claudel, in which Isabelle Adjani plays the titular sculptor https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 03:07 Linda (2025) 05:09 The Black Sea (2025) 08:58 Sinners (2025) 14:08 Popeye the Slayer Man (2025) 18:45 Dreamchild (1985) 22:27 The Story of Adele H (1975) 25:32 Camille Claudel (1988) 52:57 Pirosmani (1969) 1:03:28 Basquiat (1996) 1:18:48 Frida (2002)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Luis Buñuel's surrealist satire The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), in which a small party of upper-class snobs are repeatedly deprived of their dinner https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:27 Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League (2025) 06:25 Vulcanizadora (2025) 09:52 Pavements (2025) 19:52 Ernest Cole - Lost and Found (2025) 25:51 Mountainhead (2025) 33:23 Ballerina (2025) 34:15 Drop (2025) 35:47 Bring Her Back (2025) 40:00 The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 49:28 Caught by the Tides (2025) 52:26 Rampo Noir (2005) 56:00 Tokyo Godfathers (2003) 58:58 Taxi Driver (1976) 1:06:54 The Tragedy of Man (2011) 1:09:42 Josie and the Pussycats (2001) 1:14:43 Popstar - Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 1:19:31 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

Brandon, James, and Hanna discuss the few films that have been adapted from William S. Burroughs's prose, starting with David Cronenberg's 1991 adaptation of Naked Lunch. https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:20 Friendship (2025) 03:10 Bring Her Back (2025) 09:34 Premonition (2007) 13:37 Mulan (1998) 16:53 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) 20:02 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) 23:08 Naked Lunch (1991) 41:30 Burroughs - The Movie (1983) 55:41 The Junky's Christmas (1993) 59:56 Ah Pook is Here (1994) 1:03:21 Queer (2024)

Boomer & Brandon discuss Alejandro Amenábar's snuff-film murder mystery Tesis (1996) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 01:24 Goodbye Horses - The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (2025) 09:20 The Haunted Palace (1963) 14:56 Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 20:57 Leila and the Wolves (1984) 25:12 The Prophecy (1995) 27:31 The Raven (1963) 28:57 The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 34:07 The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 36:06 The Shrouds (2025) 40:16 Touch of Evil (1958) 44:25 Strangers on a Train (1951) 46:36 Frenzy (1972) 50:41 Fight or Flight (2025) 52:27 Final Destination (2000 - 2025) 1:24:13 Tesis (1996)