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Switchblade Sisters

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
175
Years Active
2017 - 2022
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'The Mask' with Emily Heller

'The Mask' with Emily Heller

On today's episode, we're talking about the movie for which the masses have been clamoring. That's right, we've got comedian Emily Heller on to talk about The Mask. Emily is a stand-up comedian, but …

00:58:09  |   Thu 15 Nov 2018
'The Host' with 'Unlovable' Director Suzi Yoonessi

'The Host' with 'Unlovable' Director Suzi Yoonessi

This week we are so lucky to have the director of the new film Unlovable, Suzi Yoonessi. Her movie follows Joy, played by Charlene deGuzman, a recovering sex and love addict who finds solace in makin…

00:55:48  |   Thu 08 Nov 2018
'The Skeleton Key' with 'Lez Bomb' Director Jenna Laurenzo

'The Skeleton Key' with 'Lez Bomb' Director Jenna Laurenzo

We've got a great episode this week with the director of the new film Lez Bomb, Jenna Laurenzo. While her film is a romantic comedy about a woman attempting to come out to her family on Thanksgiving,…

00:54:29  |   Thu 01 Nov 2018
'All That Jazz' with 'Party Girl' Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer

'All That Jazz' with 'Party Girl' Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer

If you listen to this episode you don't have to go to film school. Our guest this week is Daisy von Scherler Mayer. You may know her best for her "debut tour de force" Party Girl. She is a prolific t…

01:02:39  |   Thu 25 Oct 2018
'Black Swan' with 'Jinn' Director Nijla Mu'min

'Black Swan' with 'Jinn' Director Nijla Mu'min

This week we are very lucky to have award winning writer and director Nijla Mu'min on the program. In 2014, she was selected for the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive and her debut feature, 

00:55:30  |   Thu 18 Oct 2018
'12 Monkeys' with 'Sadie' Director Megan Griffiths

'12 Monkeys' with 'Sadie' Director Megan Griffiths

This week we have the director of the new drama Sadie, Seattle's own Megan Griffiths. The genre film that she has chosen to discuss is Terry Gilliam's weirdo time travel movie 12 Monkeys. Megan and A…

00:57:21  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
'Matilda' with Documentary Producer Erikka Yancy

'Matilda' with Documentary Producer Erikka Yancy

This week we are very lucky to have the prolific documentary producer Erikka Yancy on the program. The movie she chose to discuss is the beloved 1996 film Matilda. Erikka discusses her documentary ca…

00:53:42  |   Thu 04 Oct 2018
LIVE FROM FANTASTIC FEST: 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' with 'Ladyworld' Director Amanda Kramer

LIVE FROM FANTASTIC FEST: 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' with 'Ladyworld' Director Amanda Kramer

You are looking LIVE on Switchblade Sisters at Fantastic Fest. Recorded at The Highball theater at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. April welcomes one of the filmmakers from the festival, Amand…

00:50:23  |   Thu 27 Sep 2018
'Freaks' with Jess Weixler

'Freaks' with Jess Weixler

This week we are so lucky to have actor, writer, and director Jess Weixler on the program. Most people know her from her breakout role in the 2007 film, Teeth. But she has a new movie out called Chai…

00:57:23  |   Thu 20 Sep 2018
'Let the Right One In' with 'Nancy' Director Christina Choe

'Let the Right One In' with 'Nancy' Director Christina Choe

This week we've got the fantastic director of the new film Nancy, Christina Choe. She's on the program to talk about the vampire classic, Let the Right One In. This episode is really gripping because…

00:51:19  |   Thu 13 Sep 2018
'Basket Case' with Brea Grant

'Basket Case' with Brea Grant

This week we've got fellow Maximum Funster, podcast host of Reading Glasses, actor, writer, and director, Brea Grant. She has chosen, maybe, one of the most fun and fascinating movies we've discussed…

00:51:22  |   Thu 06 Sep 2018
'The Night of the Hunter' with 'Night Comes On' Director Jordana Spiro

'The Night of the Hunter' with 'Night Comes On' Director Jordana Spiro

This week we're so lucky to have the director of the critically acclaimed new movie Night Comes On, Jordana Spiro. She is maybe best known for her acting roles in shows like 'My Boys,' 'The Mob Docto…

00:53:03  |   Thu 30 Aug 2018
'Unbreakable' with 'Like Father' Director Lauren Miller Rogen

'Unbreakable' with 'Like Father' Director Lauren Miller Rogen

This week, we could not be more excited to have the director of the new film Like Father, Lauren Miller Rogen! Like Father stars Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer as an estranged daughter/father who ac…

00:53:47  |   Thu 23 Aug 2018
'Young Frankenstein' with 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' Director Desiree Akhavan

'Young Frankenstein' with 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' Director Desiree Akhavan

This week we are elated to have the director of the new film The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Desiree Akhavan. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a young gay teenager in the early '90's forced to …

00:51:10  |   Thu 16 Aug 2018
'The Innkeepers' with 'Summer of 84' Co-Director Anouk Whissell

'The Innkeepers' with 'Summer of 84' Co-Director Anouk Whissell

This week we've got one of the director's of the new film Summer of 84, Anouk Whissell. Anouk is a member of the Montreal film collective known as RKSS, along with François Simard and Yoann Whissell.…

00:53:00  |   Thu 09 Aug 2018
'The Big Lebowski' with 'Never Goin' Back' Director Augustine Frizzell

'The Big Lebowski' with 'Never Goin' Back' Director Augustine Frizzell

This week we're very lucky to have the director of A24's new film Never Goin' Back, Augustine Frizzell. She's on the show to talk with April Wolfe about the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski. April and…

00:51:08  |   Thu 02 Aug 2018
'Wild Tales' with 'Buster's Mal Heart' director Sarah Adina Smith

'Wild Tales' with 'Buster's Mal Heart' director Sarah Adina Smith

This week we're joined by friend of the podcast, writer and director Sarah Adina Smith. You may know her from her feature film Buster's Mal Heart starring Rami Malek. But she's also directed episodes…

00:47:01  |   Thu 26 Jul 2018
The Matrix with Vera Miao

The Matrix with Vera Miao

This week we're joined by writer and director Vera Miao. You may know her best from her acting roles on 'Eastsiders', 'NCIS', and 'State of Affairs'. But since then she's switched her focus to writin…

00:46:58  |   Thu 19 Jul 2018
Birth with Kate Berlant

Birth with Kate Berlant

We are joined by the wonderful comedian, writer, and actor Kate Berlant. She's on the show to talk about the underappreciated Jonathan Glazer film, Birth. April and Kate dive right into this truly un…

00:49:48  |   Thu 12 Jul 2018
Jurassic Park with The Writers of 'Lost in Space' - Vivian Lee, Kari Drake and Katherine Collins

Jurassic Park with The Writers of 'Lost in Space' - Vivian Lee, Kari Drake and Katherine Collins

We've got a full house this week as the writers for Netflix's 'Lost In Space' are in the studio. We've got Vivian Lee, Kari Drake and Katherine Collins on to discuss Steven Spielberg's classic, Juras…

00:53:42  |   Thu 05 Jul 2018
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