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Podcast #187: The Tree of Life (2011) & Classic Malick

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Welcome to Episode #187 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, 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).

00:00 Welcome

01:14 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 Flashdance (1983)

28:28 The Tree of Life (2011)
55:22 Badlands (1973)
1:09:35 Days of Heaven (1978)
1:23:30 The New World (2005)

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Podcast #186: The Murder of Mr. Devil (1970) & One-and-Done Directors

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Welcome to Episode #186 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, 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).

00:00 Welcome

02:02 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)
20:47 White Palace (1990)

25:37 The Murder of Mr. Devil (1970)
44:45 Wanda (1970)
1:03:42 Harlem Nights (1989)
1:19:25 The Evil Within (2017)

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Podcast #185: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) & Classic Dolly

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Welcome to Episode #185 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee discuss Dolly Parton’s movie star era, starting with the legalized-prostitution musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982).

00:00 Welcome

02:45 The Suckling (1990)
04:55 Bound (1996)
08:30 The Conversation (1974)
12:30 How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
15:45 Blue Steel (1990)

19:35 Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)
23:25 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
38:55 9 to 5 (1980)
53:45 Steel Magnolias (1989)
1:13:50 Straight Talk (1992)

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Podcast #184: A Taxing Woman (1987) on Tax Day

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Welcome to Episode #184 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Hanna, and Britnee celebrate Tax Day with a grab bag of movies about dramatic tax audits & tax evasions, starting with Juzo Itami’s A Taxing Woman (1987).

00:00 Welcome

02:08 Suzume (2023)
04:55 Enys Men (2023)
13:18 Passion of the Christ (2004)
20:55 Ernst Lubitsch
27:21 John Wick: Chapter IV (2023)
32:00 The Women (1939)

37:30 A Taxing Woman (1987)
56:15 The Laundromat (2019)
1:16:20 3 Hearts (2014)
1:36:00 Exotica (1994)

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Lagniappe Podcast: We Kill for Love & Overlook Film Fest 2023

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For this lagniappe episode of the podcast, Brandon, James, Hanna, and guest Bill Arceneaux discuss a selection of genre films that screened at this year’s Overlook Film Fest, including the exhaustive direct-to-video erotic thriller documentary We Kill for Love (2023).

00:00 Welcome

03:32 Aberrance (2023)
09:04 Appendage (2023)
15:18 The Five Devils (2023)
21:31 Smoking Causes Coughing (2023)

27:03 We Kill for Love (2023)

1:01:31 Moviegoing with Bill
1:05:15 A Street Cat Named Desire (2023)
1:08:04 FROM.BEYOND (2023)
1:11:45 Give Me an A (2023)
1:19:35 Birth/Rebirth (2023)
1:24:15 Mister Organ (2023)
1:27:05 Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Overlook Film Fest 2023 Selections Ranked & Reviewed

1. Smoking Causes Coughing
2. The Five Devils
3. We Kill for Love
4. Late Night with the Devil
5. Birth/Rebirth
6. Appendage
7. Mister Organ
8. The Artifice Girl
9. Aberrance

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Podcast #183: Sleep Has Her House (2017) & Slow Cinema

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Welcome to Episode #183 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the highbrow, low-energy art of “slow cinema” – ranging from Scott Barley’s self-distributed microbudget cult film Sleep Has Her House (2017) to Chantal Akerman’s landmark feminist classic Jeanne Dielman (1975), recently cited by Sight & Sound as “the greatest film of all time”.

00:00 Welcome

02:24 Jethica (2023)
05:48 The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011)
11:30 Knock at the Cabin (2023)
14:57 Branded to Kill (1967)
19:58 A Ghost Story (2017)

27:26 Sleep Has Her House (2017)
53:46 Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
1:18:00 La Ciénaga (2001)
1:43:10 Tropical Malady (2004)

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Podcast #182: Rumpelstiltskin (1995) & Dark Fairy Tales

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Welcome to Episode #182 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of dark, horrific takes on classic fairy tales, starting with the 1995 creature feature Rumpelstiltskin.

00:00 Welcome

02:14 Finde (2021)
05:30 The Little Mermaid (1968)
08:37 The Cremator (1969)
16:40 The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
21:51 Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

26:41 Rumpelstiltskin (1995)
48:41 Beauty and the Beast (1978)
1:02:50 Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
1:16:00 Freeway (1996)

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Podcast #181: Swiss Army Man (2016) & 2023’s Best Director Nominees

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Welcome to Episode #181 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, and Hanna discuss the earlier works of this year’s Best Director Oscar nominees, starting with the Daniels’ gallows-humor flatulence comedy Swiss Army Man (2016). Enjoy!

00:00 Welcome

04:33 Son of the White Mare (1981)
08:11 Take Out (2004)
13:16 U Turn (1997)
16:00 A Self-Induced Hallucination (2018)

23:25 Swiss Army Man (2016)
41:44 War of the Worlds (2005)
59:58 Little Children (2006)
1:16:50 In Bruges (2008)
1:34:55 The Square (2017)

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Podcast #180: Gentlemen Prefer Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) to Blonde (2022)

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Welcome to Episode #180 of The Swampflix Podcast.  For this episode, Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss the classic films and lasting legacy of Marilyn Monroe, from her beloved comedies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) to her post-modern post mortem Blonde (2022).

00:00 Welcome

2:00 Krewe Divine
3:30 Divine Trash (1998)
4:36 Attachment (2023)
8:35 SexWorld (1978)
12:15 Bijou (1972)
15:58 The Red Shoes (1948)
18:10 A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
20:35 Chan is Missing (1982)
21:51 Caravaggio (1986)

26:04 Blonde (2022)
44:30 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
58:56 Some Like It Hot (1959)
1:16:23 Niagara (1953)
12:25:25 Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

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Podcast #179: A Detour into 1940s Noir

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Welcome to Episode #179 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of 1940s noir classics, starting with Edgar G. Ulmer’s Poverty Row cheapie Detour (1945).

00:00 Welcome

01:04 Infinity Pool (2023)
06:12 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
08:53 The Big Chill (1983)
13:51 Deep End (1970)
19:10 The 4th Man (1983)

26:23 Detour (1945)
46:44 The Letter (1940)
1:07:45 Laura (1944)
1:17:25 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

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