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Lagniappe Podcast: The Big Sleep (1946)

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For this lagniappe episode of The Swampflix Podcast, Boomer & Brandon discuss the classic Howard Hawks noir The Big Sleep (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall.

00:00 Welcome

01:52 The Murder of Mr. Devil (1970)
06:58 Teeth (2007)
13:48 Citizen Ruth (1996)
20:48 Wander to Wonder (2025)
23:44 No Other Land (2025)
27:33 The Monkey (2025)
35:19 Heart Eyes (2025)
41:03 Armand (2025)
45:08 Grand Theft Hamlet (2025)
50:44 Mickey 17 (2025)
53:48 Universal Language (2025)

58:27 The Big Sleep (1946)

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– The Lagniappe Podcast Crew

Podcast #233: By the Sword (1991) & Swordplay

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Welcome to Episode #233 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon & Alli discuss a grab bag of movies about swords & swordplay, starting with the fencing academy drama By the Sword (1991). Swords!

00:00 Plot is Optional & Spooky Tuesday
02:55 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 (1991)
37:55 Captain Blood (1939)
48:14 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
56:27 She (1984)
1:06:06 Sword of the Stranger (2007)

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Podcast #232: Starlet (2012) & 2025’s Best Director Nominees

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Welcome to Episode #232 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, 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).

00:00 Apology/Goo
05:03 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)
41:48 The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
58:30 A Prophet (2009)
1:13:22 Revenge (2017)
1:28:36 Cop Land (1997)

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Lagniappe Podcast: Please Stand By (2017)

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For this lagniappe episode of The Swampflix Podcast, Boomer, Brandon, and Alli discuss the 2017 road-trip dramedy Please Stand By, starring Dakota Fanning as an autistic Star Trek obsessive on the run.

00:00 Welcome

01:09 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: Lost and Found (2025)
27:40 Son in Law (1993)

34:08 Please Stand By (2017)

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Podcast #231: 187 (1997) & Inner-City Schools

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Welcome to Episode #231 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Hanna, James, Britnee and Brandon 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 187.

00:00 Welcome

01:55 Presence (2025)
02:56 The Brutalist (2024)
06:14 The Cranes are Flying (1957)
08:17 The Lives of Others (2006)
14:39 It’s Complicated (2009)
18:13 Two Days in Paris (2007)
20:48 Willard (1971)
23:12 The Colors Within (2025)

28:17 187 (1997)
50:06 Dangerous Minds (1995)
1:03:17 Sister Act 2 – Back in the Habit (1993)
1:24:16 High School High (1996)

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– The Podcast Crew

Lagniappe Podcast: Downsizing (2017)

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For this lagniappe episode of The Swampflix Podcast, Boomer & Brandon discuss Alexander Payne’s climate change sci-fi comedy Downsizing (2017).

00:00 The Top 10 Films of 2024

02:30 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 Gattaca (1997)
38:36 Mulholland Drive (2001)
45:25 The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
50:09 Closely Watched Trains (1966)
53:46 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
58:17 Feels Good Man (2020)

1:03:38 Downsizing (2017)

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Cross-Promotion: Le Samouraï (1967) on the We Love to Watch Podcast

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I recently returned as a guest on the We Love to Watch podcast to discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s coolly detached hitman thriller Le Samouraï (1967) as part of their ongoing “Hitmania” theme month.

Aaron & Peter were kind to invite me back after previous discussions of The X from Outer Space (1967), Brigsby Bear (2017), Dagon (2001), The Fly (1958), and Xanadu (1980). It’s always a blast to guest on their podcast, since I also listen as a fan. Their show is wonderfully in sync with the enthusiasm & sincerity we try to maintain on this site, so I highly recommend digging through their back catalog if you haven’t already. And, of course, please start by giving a listen to their episode on Le Samouraï below.

-Brandon Ledet

Lagniappe Podcast: Wallace & Gromit – Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)

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For this lagniappe episode of The Swampflix Podcast, Boomer & Brandon discuss the stop-motion animated comedy Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025).

00:00 Welcome

05:20 Dark Passage (1947)
06:47 Rock Hudson
09:33 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 Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
1:01:21 Nosferatu (2024)
1:05:33 Our Little Secret (2024)
1:13:00 Mirage (1965)
1:19:00 Pepe (2025)

1:24:00 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)

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– The Lagniappe Podcast Crew

Podcast #229: The Top 12 Films of 2024

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Welcome to Episode #229 of The Swampflix Podcast. For this episode, Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss their favorite films of 2024.

00:00 Welcome

02:30 Wicked Little Letters
05:41 Monkey Man
08:56 Mars Express
12:38 Longlegs
20:48 How to Have Sex
27:21 A Different Man
33:19 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
44:30 The Taste of Things
51:45 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
1:01:22 She is Conann
1:11:19 The Substance
1:23:56 I Saw the TV Glow

James’s Top 20 Films of 2024

  1. I Saw the TV Glow
  2. A Different Man
  3. How to Have Sex
  4. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
  5. The Taste of Things
  6. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
  7. The Substance
  8. Sometimes I Think About Dying
  9. Trap
  10. Last Summer
  11. Smile 2
  12. The Beast
  13. Civil War
  14. Kinds of Kindness
  15. Love Lies Bleeding
  16. Conclave
  17. Cuckoo
  18. Anora
  19. Hundreds of Beavers
  20. It’s What’s Inside

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Lagniappe Podcast: Conclave & SEFCA Awards 2024

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For this lagniappe episode of the podcast, 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 Conclave.

00:00 Moviegoing with Bill
22:15 Conclave (2024)
54:40 SEFCA’s Top 10 Films of 2024
1:29:19 Other SEFCA winners

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– The Lagniappe Podcast Crew