Jun 30, 2026
In August 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, a spy thriller that looked like simple entertainment but carried a hidden message for American audiences. In this episode of Cracking the Code of Spy Movies, Dan and Tom dig into how Hitchcock, working in Hollywood while Europe burned, smuggled a warning...
Jun 23, 2026
Why Modern Audiences Need a "Broken" James Bond
The Broken James Bond might just be the version we've needed all along — and Ian Fleming saw it coming decades ago. In this episode of Cracking the Code of Spy Movies, Dan and Tom ask a question that might surprise even die-hard Bond fans: Is the James Bond from the...
Jun 16, 2026
Summer Camp(y) is officially in session — and this time, the gear list is all spy movies. Hosts Dan and Tom from Cracking the Code of Spy Movies break down six of the best campy spy movies worth watching in 2026. Not every spy movie plays it straight. Some lean into the silliness with reckless abandon. And when done...
Jun 9, 2026
OUR MAN FLINT, the 1966 spy spoof that shook Hollywood, is back under the microscope. Dan and Tom from Cracking the Code of Spy Movies decode this James Coburn classic in their signature style. Released just weeks after THUNDERBALL, this movie punched well above its weight. It spoofed James Bond, “The Man from...
Jun 2, 2026
The Invisible Scene is the quiet moment most viewers watch and don’t notice. And it changes everything. It is not the car chase, the villain reveal, or the final showdown. It is a throwaway line, a loaded pause, a scene hiding in plain sight. Miss it, and you miss the movie.
Hosts Dan and Tom of Cracking the Code...