Revenge of the Film Nerds

Sep 28 2024 51 ep. 86 mins 12
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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!

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Season 3, Episode 18: Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Sep 28 2024 101 mins  
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 biopics of all time is not what it seems in so many surprising ways. Learn the true story behind its protagonist, how the film went from development hel

Season 3, Episode 17: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Jul 18 2024 111 mins  
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 inspired one of the greatest science fiction writers of the 20th Century, how the film achieved its landmark special effects, how it divided audien

Season 3, Episode 16: Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Jul 10 2024 84 mins  
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 film stems from a philosophical tradition millennia in the making, how an unassuming manga artist took Japanese science fiction by storm, and how a

Season 3, Episode 15: City of God (2002)

Jul 05 2024 104 mins  
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 learn the history of how the favelas came to be, how a special group of people pulled together to make the film happen, how the filmmakers maneuvered

Season 3, Episode 14: The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Jun 25 2024 106 mins  
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. Learn how the Korean film industry has survived & thrived despite nearly dying twice, how a generation of auteurs propelled the country's cinem

Season 3, Episode 13: Jaws (1975)

Jun 20 2024 103 mins  
...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 influenced cultures throughout history, how that fascination with the creatures became the last-ditch creative effort of a struggle writer, how an icon

Season 3, Episode 12: 28 Days Later (2002)

Jun 16 2024 110 mins  
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 inhuman. Learn about the genesis of the infected zombie, how a video game saved the monster, how a ragtag production was able to empty the center of

Season 3, Episode 11: American Psycho (2000)

Jun 08 2024 105 mins  
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 troubled course of the film's development, recounting the struggle of how its director and lead actor nearly lost the film & much, much more! Feel

Season 3, Episode 10: Scream (1996)

May 05 2024 109 mins  
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 the slasher genre's roots go all the way back to the origins of Hollywood, how the genre rose to the top of the industry and just as quickly fell in

Season 3, Episode 9: Coraline (2009)

Apr 24 2024 95 mins  
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 modern writing's most important minds, how it took a Herculean effort to bring the beloved novel to the screen, how the film's production changed the