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Podcast #244: Wake in Fright (1971) & The Australian New Wave

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Welcome to Episode #244 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, 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.

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)

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– The Podcast Crew

Podcast #170: The Plumber (1979) & Evil Professionals

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Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of horror films about evil professionals who terrorize on the job, starting with Peter Weir’s made-for-TV domestic thriller The Plumber (1979).

0:00 Welcome

01:30 The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
06:38 Kalifornia (1993)
10:45 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
12:30 Desert Hearts (1985)
14:15 Smile (2022)
17:40 Intimidation (1960)
20:35 Monkeybone (2001)

27:34 The Plumber (1979)
51:51 Dr. Giggles (1992)
1:05:23 Ice Cream Man (1995)
1:18:55 One Hour Photo (2002)

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Lagniappe Podcast: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

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For this lagniappe episode of the podcast, Boomer, Brandon, and returning contributor Alli discuss the Australian New Wave whatsit Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), which happens to be set on Valentine’s Day.

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Episode #70 of The Swampflix Podcast: All-Time Worst Opening Weekends & Fearless (1993)

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Welcome to Episode #70 of The Swampflix Podcast. For our seventieth episode, we avoid Oscar Season prestige by watching massive commercial flops. James & Brandon discuss the five worst wide-opening weekend box office disasters of all time and James makes Brandon watch Peter Weir’s plane crash PTSD drama Fearless (1993) for the first time. Enjoy!

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-James Cohn & Brandon Ledet