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This week on CRUEL SUMMER, three beautiful queens discuss the philosophy of money being the root of evil and how we're all pawns of fate in the 1984 neo-noir Coen brothers film, BLOOD SIMPLE!  

 This week, the lads chase down Akira Kurosawa's 1949 film STRAY DOG while discussing buddy cop films, the erotics of baseball, and the value of finding moments of quiet in movies.  swimfanspod.com

A trio of true Humpheads get together to talk about a portrait of a toxic relationship in Nicholas Ray's 1950 film IN A LONELY PLACE!  swimfanspod.com  

 On this episode of Cruel Summer, the Swimlads are joined by Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells cohost Niamh Schönherr to get absolutely schooled in Yakuza film with 1993 Takeshi Kitano film SONATINE! 

The princesses do a little digital sortilege to divine order, meaning, and Josh Brolin appreciation out of the dreamlike chaos of PT Anderson's underrated 2014 masterpiece INHERENT VICE!

The lads talk homoeroticism in complicated male relationships while remaining the biggest Naomi Watts fans on the block in the first episode of CRUEL SUMMER: 2007 David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES!  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod  

Three rude snowmen with crude 'tudes sit down to discuss the functions of slasher films, the virtues of workmen filmmakers, and knife movies in 1984's FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER!

 It is impossible to engage with this film without talking about American politics, so if that's not of interest, skip this one! The lads talk character framing and villainous protags in 1999's ELECTION!

 As you fit your headphones into your ears, you mumble to yourself "Sphinx of Black Quartz, Judge My Vow". The lads talk emotional and symbolic emptiness in 2005's THE CHUMSCRUBBER.  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod 

The lads return to their erotic thriller roots to sift through a series of baffling, sleazy choices in 1992's POISON IVY!  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod 

This week, your favorite misery chicks come together to talk goths, the social folly of ambitious school projects and the metaphor between lycanthropy and coming of age in 2000's horror-dark comedy GINGER SNAPS!  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod

 If you bring me Craig's hands, I have one Craig Token to dispense. The lads discuss the boundaries and limitations of family ties and a kind of hopeful bleakness in 2010's WINTER'S BONE!     swimfanspod.com 

Do not think about the egg. Embrace the egg. The pod people discuss glowing cone men, the body snatcher concept as it applies to the American military, and share their love of practical effects in 1993's BODY SNATCHERS.  swimfanspod.com 

The princesses get a little satanic and eat each other's boyfriends while discussing the curse of a movie being made in the aughts in 2009's JENNIFER'S BODY!  swimfanspod.com 

The boys sit down for a fireside chat about physical media collections, both practically and philosophically.

We're 30, baby! On the third Josh Birthday episode, we return to 2017 and Masaaki Yuasa to discuss life, love and underwear in THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL! (Listen til the very end for an easter egg)  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod

Many are asking, and no, we won't be signing the pledge asking us to be ungroovy. This week on the pod we discuss nicknames, the hateful crab menace, and the potential value of transition rituals in this episode on 1993's DAZED AND CONFUSED!   @swimfanspod  swimfanspod.com 

This week on Swimfans, it's a conversation about the devaluation of the female gaze, fanfiction tropes, and yearning to hold hands. Sparkle along with us as we talk about 2008's TWILIGHT!   @swimfanspod   swimfanspod.com  

This week, on another homo episode of Swimfans, the lads talk being young and disaffected in LA, static camerawork, and the remarkable phenomenon of queer teen props in 1993's TOTALLY F***ED UP!

This week, the lads take a trip back to before fun was invented to spend a little time talking the desire for touch and American small-town ennui in 1971's THE LAST PICTURE SHOW!  swimfanspod.com

This week, the Swimfans drag Carlos away from the Heroes Three nest to discuss nuzzling your pals, action in cinema, and the overall Sukeban Deka canon in 2006's YO-YO GIRL COP!  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod

Dear Listeners: In the episode about 2018's LOVE, SIMON, Bathsheba Linebreak, Hypnos and Craig Neeson discuss coming out stories and various facets of gay media.   Love, Swimfans  swimfanspod.com  @swimfanspod 

Alex and Swimfans All-Star, Matthew Tucciarone bring you: 20 Dad Rock Greats and discussions about ramblin', burnin', calling your mama to tell her about the trouble you're in, Jack Black, Guitar Hero, and just endless solos.

 We've got Nixonmania, baby!!! The podcast princesses tug on their Dunst Caps and spend at least 18.5 minutes not making Deep Throat jokes in the 1999 political satire DICK!  swimfanspod.com 

In the distance, you hear the song of the summer: "Swimfans Finally Does HEATHERS" by Big Fun! The lads are joined by co-host and player on Critical Bits, Struggle Session film correspondent, and critic and video essayist Shannon Strucci to talk aestheticizing mental illness, some quality Winona looks, and stud puppies.