Cracking the Code of Spy Movies!

Updated: 09 Sep 2025 • 326 episodes
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Cracking the Code of Spy Movies podcast - your premiere source for decoding spy movies from classisc to James Bond and current! Your field operatives Dan and Tom dig deep and analyze key scenes, uncover key connections, present detailed reviews, interview cast and crew, host special guests so that you discover something new in every episode and enhance your viewing experience of any spy movie covered. Discover something new in every episode! “If you’re a spy movie fan, you’re going to really enjoy these. The hosts make it fun and offer some fascinating trivia about the movies we all love.” - Apple listener Social: Follow them on • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpyMovieNavigator • X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SpyNavigator • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spymovienavigator/

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Join Dan and Tom as they decode the 1965 spy movie, OPERATION CROSSBOW. Find out if this spy movie, based on a real World War II operation, is worth watching. This movie, which stars George Peppard, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, and more tells us the story of the real-life Operation Crossbow operation from World War II.

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AVALANCHE EXPRESS Decoded!

Join Dan and Tom as they decode the 1979 spy movie, AVALANCHE EXPRESS. This was Robert Shaw’s last movie.  Is it worth watching? Listen to find out!  AVALANCHE EXPRESS is a Cold War spy thriller that was a recommendation from some of our listeners.  Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Mike Connors,

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Join Dan and Tom as they decode 20 Things You Missed in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE! How many will you miss?  Listen to find out!  Every movie has questionable sequences and stuff that you miss, especially on your first time viewing the movie.  Well, in this episode, we’re going to Russia (and a few other places) to find out

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Dan and Tom interview Steve Begg, who led the visual effects for CASINO ROYALE, SKYFALL, SPECTRE, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, & more! Listen to how his magic transformed these movies! For those who don’t know the name Steve Begg, you have seen his work, usually without knowing that visual effects were used in a scene

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Dan and Tom compare the GOLDFINGER – novel vs movie.  How close is the movie to the novel, and how did the novel impact the franchise? Listen to find out! Many of the early Eon Productions James Bond movies were based on the novels written by Ian Fleming. Ian Fleming’s seventh novel, “Goldfinger,” was used as the basis

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Join Dan and Tom as they decode 20 things you missed in GOLDFINGER! How many of these did you miss?  You will be surprised. Listen to find out!  Every movie has questionable sequences and stuff that you miss, especially on your first time viewing the movie.  Well, in this episode, we’re going to put a golden hue on thi

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