Samuel And Manuel Movie Podcast

Jordan, Kyle and Manny begin to close out the 2000 Retrospective Mini-Series by travelling back in time and re-doing the 73rd Academy Awards one Oscar at a time. They discuss who they would have picked from the nominees and then offer up their own nominees and winners.

Kyle, Manny and Jordan answer a fan request, go over a Letterboxd Showdown and talk about some movies they've been watching.

In the first episode of a new semi-regular series, Manny sits down with Jordan and gives his thoughts and rankings of the Rocky/Creed franchise.

Jordan and Manny sit down to draft the Top 20 Queer films to celebrate Pride Month and are joined by a surprise Guest Commissioner!

Jordan and Manny sit down to go over the 13 films of Peter Weir's filmography which include: Picnic at Hanging Rock, Witness, The Truman Show, The Last Wave, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World and Dead Poet's Society.

In the first episode of a semi-regular series where we do a deep dive into a director's filmography, Manny and Jordan sit down to discuss the 8 (sorta) films of Nancy Meyers going over things like favorite scenes, performances and other aspects.

Jordan and Manny sit down to read some fan comments, count down an older Letterboxd Showdown and discuss some movies they've been watching.

Jordan, Kyle and Manny wrap up the last film to review for the 2000 Retrospective Mini Series by discussing Battlefield Earth, the 2000 Razzie Winner for Worst Picture. It set a record for most wins at the Razzies and stars John Tavolta, Barry Pepper, Forrest Whitaker and Kelly Preston.

Jordan and Manny get together to read some fan comments, count down the best films on a boat and discuss a few films they've been watching including The Contender, In the Mood for Love, Witness and Michael.

Jordan and Manny review and break down the last of the 5 Best Picture nominees, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon starring Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi.

The legendary Mush Head returns to the podcast to join Jordan and Manny to review the Best Picture winner of the year, Gladiator. This epic starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris and Connie Nielsen brought home 5 Academy Awards.

Manny and Jordan discuss the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous, starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Jordan and Manny continue the 2000 retrospective mini-series with Barking Dogs Never Bite, Bong Joon-Ho's directorial debut.

Rachel Corp returns to the guest chair and joins Kyle, Jordan and Manny to review the Oscar winning film, Traffic, starring Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benecio Del Toro and Don Cheadle. Taking home 4 Oscars including Best Director for Steven Soderbergh and Best Supporting Actor for Del Toro, these 4 movie lovers dive deep into the film and break it down.

Manny, Kyle and Jordan pay tribute to James Tolkan who passed away before they count down the Letterboxd Showdown rankings of the Top 20 fictional female characters in film. They end the show by talking about what they've been watching which includes films like: Frequency, Manchester By The Sea, Come and See, Requiem for a Dream and The Fly.

Manny and Jordan review Denis Villeneuve's 2nd film for Part 13 of the 2000 retrospective mini-series.

Jordan and Manny count down the 20 best remakes according to Letterboxd before diving into a few films they've been watching which include: Project Hail Mary, Love & Basketball, The Nice Guys, Wonder Boys and All Quiet On The Western Front.

Jordan and Manny go back and countdown Letterboxd's Showdown First Love, a list of director debuts then discuss what they've been watching.

Jordan and Manny review the 2000 drama, American Psycho starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe and Jared Leto. They dig deep into the character of Patrick Bateman and try to unlock the inner workings of an American psycho.

Manny and Jordan host the 9th Annual SAMPAS, the REAL award show that closes out award season for 2025. Join them as they hand out awards for: Worst Film of the Year, Best Action Scene, Biggest Disappointment, Best Queer Film and Favorite Film of the year and then they conclude the show by revealing the PFG Best Picture Winner.

The 98th Academy Awards are done and in the book, so Jordan and Manny sit down and record their thoughts on the winners and the night as a whole.

Jordan and Manny host the 3rd Annual Snubbies! This is a bonus episode that they've put together to honor the films and performances from 2025 that the Academy overlooked.

Manny and Jordan review High Fidelity for part 11 of the 2000 Retrospective mini-series, starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black and Todd Louiso.

In part 10 of the 2000 Retrospective mini-series, Jordan and Manny are joined by Wes Minaker to review the second of the 3 Best Picture nominees, Erin Brockovich. Headlined by an Oscar winning performance from Julia Roberts, this legal drama also stars Albert Finney, Aaron Eckart and Marg Helgenberger.

Jordan and Manny pay tribute to Eric Dane, Peter Greene and Robert Duvall before going over another Letterboxd Showdown and discussing the film's they watched this past week.