Revenge of the Film Nerds
@filmnerds.bsky.social
A Film History Podcast hosted by @blackkrystel.bsky.social & @unclespaceghost.bsky.social about all of your favorites new & old!
Every episode, we take on a new film, the historical context behind it, how it came together, and everything in between!
Every episode, we take on a new film, the historical context behind it, how it came together, and everything in between!
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Revenge of the Film Nerds
Film History Podcast · 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...
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Hello there everyone!
We're Revenge of the Film Nerds: A podcast about classic films both old & new that does deep dives into the history & context behind these iconic movies!
Hosted by:
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social
@blackkrystel.bsky.social
We're thrilled to be here!
We're Revenge of the Film Nerds: A podcast about classic films both old & new that does deep dives into the history & context behind these iconic movies!
Hosted by:
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social
@blackkrystel.bsky.social
We're thrilled to be here!
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Reminds me of the how Akira Kurosawa learned he won the Golden Lion in 1951 for Rashomon. Quick story for y'all!
While he thought the film was a flop, a woman named Giuliana Stramigioli, who was President of Italifilm (and a huge weeb) insisted it be Japan's entry at the Venice Film Festival.
1/4
While he thought the film was a flop, a woman named Giuliana Stramigioli, who was President of Italifilm (and a huge weeb) insisted it be Japan's entry at the Venice Film Festival.
1/4
the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reminds me of the how Akira Kurosawa learned he won the Golden Lion in 1951 for Rashomon. Quick story for y'all!
While he thought the film was a flop, a woman named Giuliana Stramigioli, who was President of Italifilm (and a huge weeb) insisted it be Japan's entry at the Venice Film Festival.
1/4
While he thought the film was a flop, a woman named Giuliana Stramigioli, who was President of Italifilm (and a huge weeb) insisted it be Japan's entry at the Venice Film Festival.
1/4
Wes Craven's Goodnight Moon
Alfred Hitchcock's The Cat in the Hat
Darren Aronofsky's Bluey, The Movie
September 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Wes Craven's Goodnight Moon
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Gary on the Orient Express
Gary on the Orient Express
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Gary Now
Gary Now
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Gary 7
Gary 7
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Gary on the Orient Express
Gary on the Orient Express
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A shortlist:
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Alien
It's Such a Beautiful Day
City of God
The Lives of Others
The Death of Stalin
Scream
Casablanca
Vertigo
Psycho
Trainspotting
Jackie Brown
After Hours
Howl's Moving Castle
Airplane
Black Dynamite
8 1/2
Cleo from 5 to 7
Fight Club
Seven Beauties
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Alien
It's Such a Beautiful Day
City of God
The Lives of Others
The Death of Stalin
Scream
Casablanca
Vertigo
Psycho
Trainspotting
Jackie Brown
After Hours
Howl's Moving Castle
Airplane
Black Dynamite
8 1/2
Cleo from 5 to 7
Fight Club
Seven Beauties
August 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A shortlist:
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Alien
It's Such a Beautiful Day
City of God
The Lives of Others
The Death of Stalin
Scream
Casablanca
Vertigo
Psycho
Trainspotting
Jackie Brown
After Hours
Howl's Moving Castle
Airplane
Black Dynamite
8 1/2
Cleo from 5 to 7
Fight Club
Seven Beauties
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Alien
It's Such a Beautiful Day
City of God
The Lives of Others
The Death of Stalin
Scream
Casablanca
Vertigo
Psycho
Trainspotting
Jackie Brown
After Hours
Howl's Moving Castle
Airplane
Black Dynamite
8 1/2
Cleo from 5 to 7
Fight Club
Seven Beauties
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The start of something bigger for my own writing as well as what @blackkrystel.bsky.social & I have been building in our small niche over the last 5 years.
Looking forward to using BlueSky & #FilmSky as a primary point of promoting this effort. Glad to be here.
Looking forward to using BlueSky & #FilmSky as a primary point of promoting this effort. Glad to be here.
ICYMI, we've added Revenge of the Film Blog to the stable of work we're doing on film analysis and criticism. More polish is definitely coming (memberships, paid subscriptions, etc), but right now, we're proud to give you all a mission statement about why we're doing this. We hope you enjoy #FilmSky
Apocalypses, Aliens, and Coming Attractions
After five years, our little podcast is finally growing up. I'd like to share why.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The start of something bigger for my own writing as well as what @blackkrystel.bsky.social & I have been building in our small niche over the last 5 years.
Looking forward to using BlueSky & #FilmSky as a primary point of promoting this effort. Glad to be here.
Looking forward to using BlueSky & #FilmSky as a primary point of promoting this effort. Glad to be here.
ICYMI, we've added Revenge of the Film Blog to the stable of work we're doing on film analysis and criticism. More polish is definitely coming (memberships, paid subscriptions, etc), but right now, we're proud to give you all a mission statement about why we're doing this. We hope you enjoy #FilmSky
Apocalypses, Aliens, and Coming Attractions
After five years, our little podcast is finally growing up. I'd like to share why.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
ICYMI, we've added Revenge of the Film Blog to the stable of work we're doing on film analysis and criticism. More polish is definitely coming (memberships, paid subscriptions, etc), but right now, we're proud to give you all a mission statement about why we're doing this. We hope you enjoy #FilmSky
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Alright #FilmSky, it's time for something new.
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
Revenge of the Film Blog
Thoughts, stories and ideas.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Alright #FilmSky, it's time for something new.
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
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OUR FIRST POST ON GHOST IS NOW LIVE!!!
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
Apocalypses, Aliens, and Coming Attractions
After five years, our little podcast is finally growing up. I'd like to share why.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
OUR FIRST POST ON GHOST IS NOW LIVE!!!
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
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Quite literally the single thing that would make me interested in Elden anything
Ex Machina and Annihilation writer/director Alex Garland went the extra mile to convince FromSoftware chief Hidetaka Miyazaki to let him adapt Elden Ring to film. bit.ly/4fWC7ot
August 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Quite literally the single thing that would make me interested in Elden anything
Considering Garland's inspiration for 28 Days Later stemmed from his love of Resident Evil and the curiosity it evoked within him, this could wind up being seriously good.
Alex Garland wrote a 160-page draft and made 40 pages of imagery to pitch his live-action ‘ELDEN RING’ movie.
He then flew to Japan to pitch it directly to creator Hidetaka Miyazaki and seal the deal.
(Source: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
He then flew to Japan to pitch it directly to creator Hidetaka Miyazaki and seal the deal.
(Source: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
August 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Considering Garland's inspiration for 28 Days Later stemmed from his love of Resident Evil and the curiosity it evoked within him, this could wind up being seriously good.
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Proud to be starting this new chapter.
Proud to be involved in this project with @blackkrystel.bsky.social
Excited to be in a place where I feel assured enough in my own vulnerability to write again.
I hope you all enjoy.
Proud to be involved in this project with @blackkrystel.bsky.social
Excited to be in a place where I feel assured enough in my own vulnerability to write again.
I hope you all enjoy.
OUR FIRST POST ON GHOST IS NOW LIVE!!!
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
Apocalypses, Aliens, and Coming Attractions
After five years, our little podcast is finally growing up. I'd like to share why.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Proud to be starting this new chapter.
Proud to be involved in this project with @blackkrystel.bsky.social
Excited to be in a place where I feel assured enough in my own vulnerability to write again.
I hope you all enjoy.
Proud to be involved in this project with @blackkrystel.bsky.social
Excited to be in a place where I feel assured enough in my own vulnerability to write again.
I hope you all enjoy.
OUR FIRST POST ON GHOST IS NOW LIVE!!!
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
Apocalypses, Aliens, and Coming Attractions
After five years, our little podcast is finally growing up. I'd like to share why.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
OUR FIRST POST ON GHOST IS NOW LIVE!!!
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
@unclespaceghost.bsky.social felt it was best that we start our new endeavor with a mission statement of sorts, and what better way to do that than tell all of you here on #FilmSky what led us to this place after 5 years of podcasts and a lifelong love of film
Alright #FilmSky, it's time for something new.
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
Revenge of the Film Blog
Thoughts, stories and ideas.
film-nerds.ghost.io
August 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Alright #FilmSky, it's time for something new.
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
We've wanted to bring you more Revenge of the Film Nerds for a while now, and it's finally time to announce that we are starting to build a platform on Ghost!
Essays, newsletters, and reviews & more, COMING SOON!
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So... So is Saturday a good day to talk about Fight Club?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
Season 4, Episode 3: Fight Club (1999)
Revenge of the Film Nerds · Episode
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August 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So... So is Saturday a good day to talk about Fight Club?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
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When I was 16 years old, I saw an original 70mm print of Apocalypse Now, and nothing has ever been the same since. Before that screening, I was curious about art. After? I cannot conceive of a life that does not center on creating or helping others create.
What movie has had the most impact on your actual literal life? Not necessarily your favorite, but the one that’s most influenced or shaped something in your trajectory?
August 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
When I was 16 years old, I saw an original 70mm print of Apocalypse Now, and nothing has ever been the same since. Before that screening, I was curious about art. After? I cannot conceive of a life that does not center on creating or helping others create.
So... So is Saturday a good day to talk about Fight Club?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
Season 4, Episode 3: Fight Club (1999)
Revenge of the Film Nerds · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So... So is Saturday a good day to talk about Fight Club?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
We hear the creator of Fight Club goes on Saturdays. They say he's a great man.
Do you know Tyler Durden?
If you could recommend one black-and-white movie to someone who dislikes them, what would it be?
It's a dead heat over here:
It's a dead heat over here:
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If you could recommend one black-and-white movie to someone who dislikes them, what would it be?
It's a dead heat over here:
It's a dead heat over here:
Seems like a good time to revisit The People Vs Larry Flynt
I gotta say, @siridahl.com was banging on pots and pans about this. Not only does sex work lead the charge in new media (DVDs and BluRay) it’s also the canary in the coal mine for conservative bullshit.
Support sex work even if you’re a prude or pay for it later.
Support sex work even if you’re a prude or pay for it later.
LOL all those antiwoke conservative gamers voted for this.
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Seems like a good time to revisit The People Vs Larry Flynt
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Been a while since I've had to test myself as a dialogue editor, but I got into a serious groove today around noon eastern and never really stopped 😅
Anyway, this was a fantastic discussion with @blackkrystel.bsky.social on everything Fight Club, and I hope y'all have a great time listening!
Anyway, this was a fantastic discussion with @blackkrystel.bsky.social on everything Fight Club, and I hope y'all have a great time listening!
Well it took us a week to get through the edit, but we did it #FilmSky...
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
Season 4, Episode 3: Fight Club (1999)
Podcast Episode · Revenge of the Film Nerds · 08/20/2025 · 1 sec
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August 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Been a while since I've had to test myself as a dialogue editor, but I got into a serious groove today around noon eastern and never really stopped 😅
Anyway, this was a fantastic discussion with @blackkrystel.bsky.social on everything Fight Club, and I hope y'all have a great time listening!
Anyway, this was a fantastic discussion with @blackkrystel.bsky.social on everything Fight Club, and I hope y'all have a great time listening!
Cut to @unclespaceghost.bsky.social frantically rushing to his keyboard to write Ex Machina 12 times
A24 was founded on this day in 2012 so I thought I’d share my top 12 favorite films from them…
What are yours? #filmsky
What are yours? #filmsky
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cut to @unclespaceghost.bsky.social frantically rushing to his keyboard to write Ex Machina 12 times
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Well it took us a week to get through the edit, but we did it #FilmSky...
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
Season 4, Episode 3: Fight Club (1999)
Podcast Episode · Revenge of the Film Nerds · 08/20/2025 · 1 sec
podcasts.apple.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Well it took us a week to get through the edit, but we did it #FilmSky...
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
Well it took us a week to get through the edit, but we did it #FilmSky...
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
Season 4, Episode 3: Fight Club (1999)
Podcast Episode · Revenge of the Film Nerds · 08/20/2025 · 1 sec
podcasts.apple.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Well it took us a week to get through the edit, but we did it #FilmSky...
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
WE FINALLY TALKED ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!!
Our newest episode is out NOW wherever you get your podcast. Get the lowdown on one of the greatest films (and greatest novels) of the 1990s!
You wake up at Gordon Lish
You wake up at Raymond Carver
You wake up at Amy Hempel
This is your history research for the upcoming Fight Club episode, and it's ending one minute at a time.
(Jokes aside, I can't wait to record this one. New episode will be on the way soon!)
You wake up at Raymond Carver
You wake up at Amy Hempel
This is your history research for the upcoming Fight Club episode, and it's ending one minute at a time.
(Jokes aside, I can't wait to record this one. New episode will be on the way soon!)
a man in a suit and tie sleeping on an airplane
Alt: The main character in Fight Club sleeping on a business flight. He snaps awake at the end of the GIF.
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
You wake up at Gordon Lish
You wake up at Raymond Carver
You wake up at Amy Hempel
This is your history research for the upcoming Fight Club episode, and it's ending one minute at a time.
(Jokes aside, I can't wait to record this one. New episode will be on the way soon!)
You wake up at Raymond Carver
You wake up at Amy Hempel
This is your history research for the upcoming Fight Club episode, and it's ending one minute at a time.
(Jokes aside, I can't wait to record this one. New episode will be on the way soon!)
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WE ARE REVENGE OF THE FILM NERDS, AND WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT MOVIES AND PODCAST AND STUFF!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
Our brand new episode on Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is OUT NOW!
@blackkrystel.bsky.social's first pick of the new season ended up being an absolute joy to dive into.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
Our brand new episode on Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is OUT NOW!
@blackkrystel.bsky.social's first pick of the new season ended up being an absolute joy to dive into.
Season 4, Episode 2: Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (2010)
Podcast Episode · Revenge of the Film Nerds · 07/24/2025 · 2h 18m
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July 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
WE ARE REVENGE OF THE FILM NERDS, AND WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT MOVIES AND PODCAST AND STUFF!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
Our brand new episode on Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is OUT NOW!
@blackkrystel.bsky.social's first pick of the new season ended up being an absolute joy to dive into.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
Our brand new episode on Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is OUT NOW!
@blackkrystel.bsky.social's first pick of the new season ended up being an absolute joy to dive into.