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!
Feeling Seen - 'Somebody, Somewhere' star Bridget Everett on 'Rudy'
Rudy (1993) · Feb 4, 2022
‘Mars Attacks!’ with Jo Firestone
Mars Attacks! (1996) · Feb 18, 2021
‘To Die For’ with ‘I Blame Society’ Director Gillian Wallace Horvat
To Die For (1995) · Feb 11, 2021
‘Bride of Frankenstein’ with ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Director Nora Unkel
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) · Feb 4, 2021
‘The Game’ with ‘Happiest Season’ Co-Writer and Actor Mary Holland
Happiest Season (2020) · Jan 28, 2021
‘Blow the Man Down’ with Mallory O’Meara
Blow the Man Down (2019) · Jan 21, 2021
'Sisters' with 'Insecure' Actor & 'Definition Please' Director Sujata Day
Sisters (2015) · Jan 14, 2021
'Sisters' with 'Insecure' Actor & 'Definition Please' Director Sujata Day
Definition Please (2020) · Jan 14, 2021
'Strange Days' with 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani
Strange Days (1995) · Jan 7, 2021
‘Us’ with Writer, Producer, & Professor Tananarive Due
Us (2019) · Dec 31, 2020
‘Ghost’ with ‘Wander Darkly’ Writer & Director Tara Miele
Wander Darkly (2020) · Dec 24, 2020
‘Volver’ with ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Writer & Director Channing Godfrey Peoples
Volver (2006) · Dec 17, 2020
‘Volver’ with ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Writer & Director Channing Godfrey Peoples
Miss Juneteenth (2020) · Dec 17, 2020
'Jackass: The Movie' with 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Director Kirsten Johnson
Jackass: The Movie (2002) · Dec 10, 2020
‘The Passenger’ with ‘Luxor’ Director Zeina Durra
The Passenger (2026) · Dec 3, 2020
‘A History of Violence’ with ‘Proxima’ Director Alice Winocour
A History of Violence (2005) · Nov 26, 2020
‘Sorry to Bother You’ with ‘Freaky’ Actor Celeste O’Connor
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Nov 19, 2020
‘Train to Busan’ with ‘Kaali Khuhi’ Director Terrie Samundra
Train to Busan (2016) · Nov 12, 2020
‘The Babadook’ with ‘The Craft: Legacy’ Director Zoe Lister-Jones
The Babadook (2014) · Nov 5, 2020
‘The City of Lost Children’ with ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ Writer Olivia Dufault
The City of Lost Children (1995) · Oct 29, 2020
‘The Fog’ with ‘Tito’ Director and Star Grace Glowicki
The Fog (1980) · Oct 22, 2020
‘The Fog’ with ‘Tito’ Director and Star Grace Glowicki
Tito (2019) · Oct 22, 2020
‘The Wailing’ with ‘Helstrom’ Actor Elizabeth Marvel
The Wailing (2016) · Oct 15, 2020
‘Repulsion’ with ‘The Neon Demon’ Co-Writer and ‘Monsterland’ Creator Mary Laws
The Neon Demon (2016) · Oct 8, 2020
‘May’ with ’12 Hour Shift’ Director Brea Grant
May (2003) · Oct 1, 2020
‘Thelma & Louise’ with ‘Unpregnant’ Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Thelma & Louise (1991) · Sep 17, 2020
‘Double Indemnity’ with ‘Lingua Franca’ Director Isabel Sandoval
Double Indemnity (1944) · Sep 10, 2020
‘Double Indemnity’ with ‘Lingua Franca’ Director Isabel Sandoval
Lingua Franca (2020) · Sep 10, 2020
'The Faculty' with 'Coin Heist' Director Emily Hagins
The Faculty (1998) · Sep 3, 2020
‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ with ‘Model Minority’ Director and ‘ER’ Actor Lily Mariye
Truly Madly Deeply (1991) · Aug 27, 2020
‘Twister’ with ‘Yes, God, Yes’ Director Karen Maine
Twister (1996) · Aug 20, 2020
‘The Company of Wolves’ with Actor and ‘Prevenge’ Director Alice Lowe
The Company of Wolves (1984) · Aug 13, 2020
‘Beetlejuice’ with Sydney Fleischmann and Mel Eslyn of HBO’s ‘Room 104’
Beetlejuice (1988) · Jul 30, 2020
'Possession' with 'The Rental' and 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' Actor Sheila Vand
The Rental (2020) · Jul 23, 2020
‘Pillaged’ with ‘First Cow’ Director Kelly Reichardt
First Cow (2020) · Jul 16, 2020
‘Man on Fire’ with ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘The Old Guard’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood
Man on Fire (2004) · Jul 9, 2020
‘Thirst’ with ‘Relic’ Director Natalie Erika James
Thirst (2009) · Jul 2, 2020
‘Drive’ with ‘Stray Dolls’ Director Sonejuhi Sinha
Drive (2011) · Jun 25, 2020
‘Drive’ with ‘Stray Dolls’ Director Sonejuhi Sinha
Stray Dolls (2019) · Jun 25, 2020
‘Gattaca’ with ‘Twilight’ and ‘Thirteen’ Director Catherine Hardwicke
Gattaca (1997) · Jun 18, 2020
‘Spring Breakers’ with ‘Babyteeth’ and ‘Killing Eve’ Director Shannon Murphy
Spring Breakers (2013) · Jun 11, 2020
‘Blade Runner’ with ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ Director Issa López
Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) · May 21, 2020
‘Galaxy Quest’ with ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’ Director Kestrin Pantera
Galaxy Quest (1999) · May 14, 2020
‘Sexy Beast’ with ‘The Wolfpack’ and ‘Skate Kitchen’ Director Crystal Moselle
Sexy Beast (2001) · May 7, 2020
‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ with Mitra Jouhari
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) · Apr 23, 2020
‘Mandy’ with ‘Aliens’ and ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ Actor Jenette Goldstein
Mandy (2018) · Apr 2, 2020
‘Ms .45’ with ‘The Ranger’ Director Jenn Wexler
Ms .45 (1981) · Mar 26, 2020
‘Willow’ with ‘I Am Not Okay with This’ Co-Creator Christy Hall
Willow (1988) · Mar 12, 2020
‘It Follows’ with Jenna Kanell
It Follows (2015) · Feb 20, 2020
‘The Lost Boys’ with ‘Into the Dark: My Valentine’ Director Maggie Levin
The Lost Boys (1987) · Feb 13, 2020
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ with ‘Birds of Prey’ Director Cathy Yan
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Feb 6, 2020
‘Adaptation’ with ‘Color Out of Space’ Star Madeleine Arthur
Adaptation. (2002) · Jan 30, 2020
‘Bunny Lake Is Missing’ with ‘She’s Missing’ Director Alexandra McGuinness
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) · Jan 23, 2020
‘Addams Family Values’ with Julia Prescott
Addams Family Values (1993) · Jan 16, 2020
‘Ladyhawke’ with Janet Varney
Ladyhawke (1985) · Jan 2, 2020
‘The Visit’ with ‘Little Joe’ Director Jessica Hausner
Little Joe (2019) · Dec 5, 2019
'Another Earth' with 'Fun Size Horror' Producer & Director Mali Elfman
Another Earth (2011) · Nov 21, 2019
'Black Widow' with '10 Things I Hate About You' & 'Legally Blonde' Screenwriter Kiwi Smith
Black Widow (2021) · Oct 24, 2019
'Polyester' with 'Greener Grass' Actors and Directors Dawn Luebbe & Jocelyn DeBoer
Polyester (1981) · Oct 17, 2019
'Get Out' with 'A Black Lady Sketch Show' & 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee' Writer and Actor Ashley Nicole Black
Get Out (2017) · Oct 3, 2019
'The Witch' with 'The Long Walk' Director Mattie Do and 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' Director Issa López (LIVE AT FANTASTIC FEST)
The Long Walk (2025) · Sep 26, 2019
'Picnic at Hanging Rock' with 'The Office' and 'Maniac' Writer Caroline Williams
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) · Sep 19, 2019
'Dead & Buried' with 'Riot Girls' Director Jovanka Vuckovic
Dead & Buried (1981) · Sep 5, 2019
'Heathers' with 'Jawline' Director Liza Mandelup
Heathers (1989) · Aug 29, 2019
'Hereditary' with 'Pet Sematary' Director Mary Lambert
Hereditary (2018) · Aug 22, 2019
'American Psycho' with 'Satanic Panic' Director Chelsea Stardust
American Psycho (2000) · Aug 8, 2019
'The Innocents' with 'The Babadook' and 'The Nightingale' Director Jennifer Kent
The Babadook (2014) · Aug 1, 2019
'The Innkeepers' with 'Summer of 84' Co-Director Anouk Whissell
The Innkeepers (2011) · Aug 9, 2018