- 1 hour 13 minutesEpisode 353 - The Boys in the Band
This week on Swimfans, we kick off Pride Month by talking the worst party vibes imaginable, the beauty of seeing ourselves in visions from the past, and the necessity of art depicting queer people flaws and all in 1970's THE BOYS IN THE BAND!
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4 June 2026, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 9 minutesEpisode 352 - The Double Life of Véronique
On this week's Unknown Pleasures, we sacrifice ourselves at the altar of takes to discuss having a doppelganger, puppeteers, and how far a film's beauty can take it in 1991's THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE!
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28 May 2026, 1:00 pm - 1 hour 13 minutesEpisode 351 - Skinamarink
This week on Swimfans, we discuss film grain and attention to detail, the cradle of horror being the domestic, and scary phone in 2022's SKINAMARINK!
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21 May 2026, 9:11 pm - 1 hour 13 minutesEpisode 350 - Death Race 2000
This week on Unknown Pleasures, we talk surprisingly horny race car drivers, the joys of movies whose seams and craft you can see, and more about Hanna-Barbera cartoons than one would expect in 1975's DEATH RACE 2000!
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14 May 2026, 10:16 pm - 56 minutes 16 secondsEpisode 349 - Repo Man
This week on Unknown Pleasures, we talk the tightrope of making a movie feel truly punk, a delicate tonal balance not since replicated, and the joys of underwear in 1984's REPO MAN!
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7 May 2026, 5:31 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesEpisode 348 - Baby Assassins
This week on Unknown Pleasures, we talk movies that are really, really good at just one thing, compulsory cohabitation with your coworker, and the literal woke mob in 2021's BABY ASSASSINS!
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30 April 2026, 1:00 pm - 1 hour 10 minutesEpisode 347 - Persona
This week on Unknown Pleasures, we keep it real classic and talk the reflections of filmmakers on themselves, the multitude of roles we play in our own lives, and what happens when the mirror stares back in 1966's PERSONA!
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24 April 2026, 1:00 am - 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 346 - Fresh Kill
This week on the show, we travel to Staten Island to talk lo-fi cyberpunk, chilling predictions of the future, and the joys of dining in an undefined space in 1994's FRESH KILL!
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16 April 2026, 3:43 pm - 1 hour 8 minutesEpisode 345 - Vulcanizadora
This week on the pod, we get real Michigan Mindset to talk character as director surrogate, European sensibilites and American aesthetics, and the sublime joy of a really good stick in 2024's VULCANIZADORA!
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9 April 2026, 1:00 pm - 1 hour 11 minutesEpisode J8 - Happy Together
Everybody say happy birthday Josh!! This week, we celebrate aging by talking about the metaphors of water, the homies under the summer sun, and when gay people just can't leave each other alone in 1997's HAPPY TOGETHER!
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2 April 2026, 10:21 pm - 1 hour 9 minutesEpisode 344 - In the Mood for Love (w/ Kevin Jay Stanton)
This week, we're joined by artist and designer Kevin Jay Stanton to discuss the steaminess of love unconsummated, the intimacy of the camera, and the allure of a soup thermos in 2000's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE!
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