The Swampflix Podcast

Brandon, James, Britnee and Hanna discuss a selection of films that have been restored by Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, starting with the Iranian familial thriller Chess of the Wind (1976)

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00:00 Welcome

02:11 Obsession (2026)

09:09 Microcosmos (1996)

18:42 The Housemaid (2025)

25:55 Maya Deren

32:54 The World Cinema Project

41:09 Chess of the Wind (1976)

1:09:39 Lucía (1968)

1:33:58 The Night of Counting the Years (1969)

1:51:01 Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Brandon & Boomer discuss the psychotronic '70s oddity The Kirlian Witness, a murder mystery in which the only witness to the crime is an ordinary house plant

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00:00 Welcome

01:41 Take One (1977)

09:20 Maisie (1939)

24:35 Camille 2000 (1969)

31:28 Heaven Can Wait (1943)

36:47 The Invisible Boy (1957)

41:39 Gazer (2025)

51:26 New Rose Hotel (1998)

56:50 The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

1:16:26 The Puffy Chair (2005)

1:20:47 Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

1:27:20 Demonwarp (1988)

1:30:05 The Kirlian Witness (1979)

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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)