The Swampflix Podcast

Boomer & Brandon discuss a sampling of espionage thrillers Alfred Hitchcock directed in his early British period, starting with The 39 Steps (1935)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)