Revenge of the Film Nerds
Gaming celebrity BlackKrystel & amateur film historian Jack Manley host a weekly podcast that goes on deep dives of classic films both old & new, telling the stories of how they are made & sharing the moments of each story that speak to them! SEASON 3 DEBUTING NOW!
Episodes
57 episodes
Season 4 Premiere: The Matrix (1999) - Part 2
Knock Knock, Film Nerds. The Podcast Has You.BK & Jack are ready to tackle one of the most high-minded sci-fi & action films of all time - the film that capped a millennium with a cultural phenomenon.In Part 1, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:47:29
Season 4 Premiere: The Matrix (1999) - Part 1
Knock Knock, Film Nerds. The Podcast Has You.BK & Jack are ready to tackle one of the most high-minded sci-fi & action films of all time - the film that capped a millennium with a cultural phenomenon.In Part 1, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:36:14
Season 3 Finale, Part 2: The Godfather (1972)
We're going to make you a podcast you can't refuse. On this special 2-Part Season Finale for the Film Nerds, BK & Jack jump deep into the heart of what is perhaps the most iconic American film of all time: a story about g...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:44:45
Season 3 Finale, Part 1: The Godfather (1972)
We're going to make you a podcast you can't refuse. On this special 2-Part Season Finale for the Film Nerds, BK & Jack jump deep into the heart of what is perhaps the most iconic American film of all time: a story about gangste...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:33:15
Season 3, Episode 20: Breathless (1960)
"He said you're a real Film Nerd." "What's a Film Nerd?" On this episode, BK & Jack catch the French New Wave via its most iconic film! Join them on a journey through the history of French Cinema from the Lumieres t...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:43:38
Season 3, Episode 19: RENT (2005)
How do you measure... measure a season?With just a few films to go on their Season 3 watchlist, BK & Jack take a close look at a musical the uplifted and entire generation with its powerful messages about found family. Hear about ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:53:47
Season 3, Episode 18: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Where are you going tonight, Film Nerds? Someplace exotic?On this episode, BK & Jack dive deep into a web of deception & fraud the likes of which they've never encountered before. Learn how one of the most beloved Hollywood biop...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:41:19
Season 3, Episode 17: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Open the podcast doors please, HAL...On the 50th episode of Revenge of the Film Nerds, BK & Jack go to Jupiter & beyond with a look at the film that created modern science fiction. Learn how the scientific tradition of astronomy...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:51:43
Season 3, Episode 16: Ghost in the Shell (1995)
This is going to be a great episode - we can hear it in our ghost!On this episode, BK & Jack dive headlong into one of the most daring pieces of sci-fi & animation ever put onto the screen. Learn how the central conflict of the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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1:24:42
Season 3, Episode 15: City of God (2002)
You need more than guts to be a good podcaster; you need ideas.On today's episode, BK and Jack dive headlong into what is possibly the definitive work of Brazilian film and a masterpiece that shocked the world, and in the process, the l...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:44:53
Season 3, Episode 14: The Man From Nowhere (2010)
After a month of horror films, it's time for the Film Nerds to go on a World Tour!On this week's episode, BK & Jack head over to the Republic of Korea to examine one of the most unique and intriguing actions films of the modern day....
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:46:05
Season 3, Episode 13: Jaws (1975)
...You're gonna need a bigger podcast...On this week's episode, BK & Jack delve deep into the original summer blockbuster that people around the world afraid to get into the water! Learn how mankind's fascination with sharks has inf...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:43:21
Season 3, Episode 12: 28 Days Later (2002)
Repent! The Podcast Is Extremely Nigh! On this week's episode, BK & Jack take an intensive look into the film that sparked a golden age of zombie filmmaking and challenged its audiences perception of what it means to be human... or ...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:50:37
Season 3, Episode 11: American Psycho (2000)
New Podcast... what do you think? On this week's episode, BK & Jack jump into the demented world of Mary Harron's cult classic satire of the late 1980s, tracing the film back to its controversial origins as a novel, charting the tro...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:45:40
Season 3, Episode 10: Scream (1996)
Movies don't create Film Nerds... Movies make Film Nerds more creative!On this week's episode, BK & Jack dive headlong into their month of horror with a look at the definitive slasher film on the genre's 50th anniversary. Learn how ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:49:17
Season 3, Episode 9: Coraline (2009)
The Film Nerds are in TERRIBLE danger, girl! On this week's episode, BK & Jack jump headlong back into the world of stop-motion animation with another Henry Selick classic. Learn how Coraline Jones was born from the mind of one of m...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:36:32
Season 3, Episode 8: The Mask (1994)
SOMEBODY STOP US! This week, BK & Jack take us on the incredible, winding journey that led us to the 1994 breakout comedy for Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, & so many people behind the film. Learn how the Mask came from the mind of a...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:27:32
Season 3, Episode 7: The Big Short (2015)
It ain't what the Film Nerds don't know that gets them in trouble; It's what they know for sure that just ain't so. On this week's episode, BK & Jack dive headlong into the Global Financial Crisis of the late 00's through Adam McKay...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:15:09
Season 3, Episode 6: There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ladies & Gentleman, the Film Nerds have traveled from halfway across the state to be here tonight.... It's time for BK & Jack to delve into the dark heart of the oil industry, courtesy of Paul Thomas Anderson's cinematic masterp...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:39:06
Season 3, Episode 5: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
The universe is so much bigger than the Film Nerds realize... On this week's episode, BK & Jack inaugurate their 2024 by getting into one of most essential films of the current decade - the landmark film by Daniels that changed the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:31:19
Season 3, Episode 4: The Aviator (2004)
My, don't the Film Nerds make a fine pair of miscreants? On this week's episode, BK & Jack tackle their first ever look at a Martin Scorsese film, diving into his portrait of Howard Hughes which manages to be both personal & as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:30:06
Season 3, Episode 3: Akira (1988)
The question before the Film Nerds is simple: To Act or Not Act! On this week's episode, BK & Jack take a look and the most influential work of Japanese animation of all time - a film so pivotal that it has become a ubiquitous refer...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:33:16
Season 3, Episode 2: A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Well as you know, I've always thought we went a podcast too far... The Film Nerds are here with a deep examination of one of the greatest forgotten war epics of all time - and one of the biggest independent productions in the industry's...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:29:28
Season 3 Premiere: Seven Samurai (1954)
The wait is finally over: Just when the villagers had lost all hope, the Film Nerds ride to the rescue!!! After a slightly longer than anticipated break between seasons, your favorite film podcast is back & bigger than ever! And do ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:28:06
Season 2 Finale: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
We didn't choose this movie! We didn't choose these podcasters! They were invited! It's the Season 2 Finale, & the Film Nerds are determined to send it off properly with one of the most wondrous spectacles in the history of fil...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:20:45
