The SWAMP
SWAMP: Some Whack Ass Movie Podcasting. The brilliant, dazzling, and entirely unqualified Emily and Dara will talk your ear off each week about a different movie. Movies they love, movies they hate, and sometimes movies they love to hate, and hate to love. Pour yourself a drink, grab a carb-based snack, and tune in to hear some hot takes on all things movies.
Episodes
215 episodes
A Knight's Tale
Armor up and join us at the ren faire this week where we celebrate the 2001 film A Knight's Tale. Eel Reproducti...
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EMMA. (2020)
Period piece so strong they punctuated the title. Yapping about excellent costumes and Mia Goth's lovable face this week. Also Gayle King went to space and it's def a PR front conspiracy to take up news headlines to distract from the genocide.....
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1:21:36
Boogie Nights
In case you're like me and thought this movie was about disco... please be prepared to hear us talk about the adult film industry in the 70s, along with the topics that surround that such as sex, violnce, drug use, misogyny etc. ALS...
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Anna Karenina (2012)
Ya know what Mrs. Karenina? I'd ruin my own life for that mustache too. Been replaying AaronTaylorJohnsonWithMustacheLightingCigSexily.gif over and over in my mind since this move came out.
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1:06:48
Muppets from Space
How could we do an ensemble cast theme without honoring THEE ensemble cast: The Muppets. Thanks to Marcella and Morgan who suggested this 1999 gem for us this week! Resources mentioned in the episode regarding immigration and how to...
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1:12:29
Zombieland
Time to nut up or shut up and talk about the 2009 zombie apocalypse comedy film Zombieland. Jesse Eisenberg uncomfortable interview (watching this back I def think they're do...
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1:09:58
Knives Out
Featuring special qualified guest Erin (immigration lawyer supreme and cousin of the pod.)Resources mentioned in the episode regarding immigration and how to support those in your community:
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1:25:02
The Shawshank Redemption
GET BUSY LIVING, OR GET BUSY DYING! Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus, book/audiobook rec mentioned in the episode
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1:08:53
Anastasia
If you have 2 minutes and 26 seconds to spare, might I suggest listening to the BANGER In the Dark of the Night from this week's film, 1997's Anastasia. https://www.youtube.com/watc...
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Never Let Me Go
Grab a box of tissues or maybe ten, and get those scene bangs pushed to the side babe, cuz we're traveling back to 2010 to link up with dystopian organ donors Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightly, and Carrie Mulligan.
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The Italian Job
You'll never shut down the real napster (but it's just me taking a nap). We let Jen pick the movies this month, and she served us up a platter of Mark Wahlberg nonsense. Happy 4 year anniversary to this podcast, and big thanks to all who've bee...
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Fire burns brighter in the darkness! And bitch in these dark times you KNOW we're getting on our Hunger Games soapbox to talk about the worst installment in the franchise.
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Divergent
Entering a FourTris of cringe this week covering the 2014 YA dystopian Hunger Games coat-tail-riding franchise Divergent.
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1:16:40
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Reviving JanuYAry and kicking it off with the third installment of the Twilight Saga. Not breaking news but wanted everyone to be aware that
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Starting the new year off with some unfinished business. Strap in, because this week we are finishing off the LotR trilogy with discussions of well aged CGI, Gandalf's BDE, and girlbossing the heck out of sword combat. Apologies for the delay, ...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
PO - TA - TOES boilem mashem stickeminastew, its Two Towers week my little orcs. Helms Deep, Ents, and Karl Urban, oh my!
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1:17:54
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. So thanks for letting us crawl inside your ears and romp through the LotR franchise this month! First time viewer Emily reacts, veteran movie marathoner Dara tries her best to ...
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The Hobbit (1977)
LotR December is underway, and we begin in The Shire, in a hobbit hole in Hobbiton, with a Rankin/Bass animated classic that achieves in under 90 minutes what Peter Jackson failed to do with an entire 10 hour trilogy... If you're a LotR stan, f...
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1:14:48
Free Birds
Are we? Traveling back in time to the first thanksgiving to take turkey off the menu? Well yes! Covering the 2013 fever dream that is Free Birds this week in a short little holiday episode.
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Dune (1984)
David Lynch called... and he wants nothing to do with Dune. Diving into the 1984 adaptation this week, primarily from a comparative perspective to Dune parts I and II (2021,2024), with some light convo about the new HBO series Dune: Prophecy as...
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Speed
Covering an objectively fire movie during bad movies month, sorry! We didn't realize only the sequel was lame. Turns out Keanu reeves as a bomb squad cop with a buzz cut is really doing it for us this week. Sandra Bullock's wig? Not so much.
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1:14:16
Cats (2019)
Why does Cats (2019) feel a little too correct right now? Excellent YouTube Video Essay on why Cats (2019) Sucked Ass
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
One Two Freddy's coming for you, three four we're ending horror- month with A Nightmare on Elm St OG Wes Craven obviously. Happy Halloweenie.SWAMP stuff:
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