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Howdy! We’re your hosts Chel & Isa, and we’re two friends who love film! Every Tuesday we pick one film to discuss here on the pod. From Best Picture nominees to box office flops, almost no film (or sometimes even book) is off limits >:)

Chel & Isa


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    Our Sleep-Deprived 2025 Oscar Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 89:18


    Happy Oscars Day!! We're cutting it close, but we present to you our 2025 Oscar predictions. If you hit play RIGHT NOW then maybe you'll finish the episode just in time to watch the ceremony...or you can listen back afterwards and see how wrong we were.Check us out on...Instagram, TikTok & BlueSky: @manilovefilmpodLetterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 68:11


    It's been six whole hours and five long days since our last episode, so here's a new one on Josie and the Pussycats! Apologies in advance to any millennials listening who grew up watching TRL...Check us out on...Instagram, TikTok & BlueSky: @manilovefilmpodLetterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Our Top 5 Films of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 55:37


    We know we're a little late but we're so excited to share with everyone each of our top five films from 2024!Check us out on...Instagram, TikTok & BlueSky: @manilovefilmpodLetterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    The Apartment (1960)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 69:30


    Happy New Year everyone! Thank you to all of you who stuck it out through our little hiatus, we're excited to be back this week with a discussion on The Apartment :) Check us out on... Instagram, TikTok & BlueSky: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Christmas in the Clouds (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 77:25


    We're staying in the holiday spirit this week with this underrated rom com featuring an almost entirely Native American cast! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 83:19


    Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh is a movie that exists. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Gremlins (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 89:27


    We're starting to dive a bit more into the holidays this week, starting with the fever dream that is the movie Gremlins! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyzao & @izzytheratqueen

    Burlesque (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 68:12


    WAGON WHEEL WATUSI...we covered Burlesque this week! P.S. apologies in advance for the tonal whiplash at the top of the episode. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Good Burger (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 89:12


    Heyy dudes...we needed a bit of a breather post-election but we're back this week with a pre-election-recorded episode!

    The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 79:52


    Happy Halloween everyone!! We're wrapping up our vampire binge with the next installment of Twilight we've yet to cover on the pod: New Moon. We also chat about minding yourself at the Rocky Horror shadow cast, which weekend is the true Halloweekend, and Pokémon GOing to the polls. And if you like this episode and wanna give us a lil Halloween treat, don't forget to give us a rating! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Blade (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 86:18


    It's still October which means we're still binging vampire flicks! This week we watched Blade! Fun fact: we recorded hours before they announced the MCU reboot has once again been pushed back indefinitely so half of our MCU-related points in this episode are now outdated

    Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 83:31


    We've got another vampire movie for y'all this week! TW for mentions of suicide. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 77:15


    Heyyyy peopleeee long time, no see. We've returned from our school/illness-induced hiatus to ring in October with the DCOM Halloween classic, My Babysitter's a Vampire! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 78:32


    We tried a bit of a different "movie" this week...Black Mirror's interactive film, Bandersnatch! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Clue (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 80:29


    This week we covered the boardgame-based whodunnit, Clue! We also ramble about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, other whodunnits, and more :) Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Lilo & Stitch (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 80:08


    Sorry we were MIA last week! But we're back now with the Disney animated classic, Lilo & Stitch :) Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 81:19


    He's a night-stalking, crime-fighting vigilante and a heavy metal rapping machine...he doesn't feel anything emotionally except for rage...it's Lego Batman! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Austenland (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 80:49


    Have you ever dreamt of running away to Pemberley to be romanced by Mr. Darcy? Perfect, then you can listen to us yap about Austenland and live vicariously through its main protagonist! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Her (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 101:53


    Pop some popcorn and snuggle in with your phone because this week we're talkin' Her. And if you liked this episode, don't forget to rate us :> Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    The Acolyte - S1 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 95:21


    The Star Wars franchise has finally smiled upon the Last Jedi truthers...this week we covered the new show, The Acolyte! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 88:12


    First Bollywood movie covered on the pod!! This week we covered the romantic classic, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. (Light TW for brief mentions of SA) Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Black Swan (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 106:54


    Jumping off of a smaller convo we had last episode, we decided to cover Black Swan this week! Major TW both for the content of this film and the tangents we go on throughout the episode, which include the concerning reasons for this movie's recent mini-resurgence on TikTok, the dangers of the "Tumblr-ification" of films like this one, and more. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Fantasmas - Episodes 1 & 2 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 88:56


    It's our first time covering a show on the pod! Well, the first two episodes of one at least. This episode is a bit of a mixed bag honestly, so buckle in for a good half hour of us talking Bridgerton criticism, TikTok's dangerous misunderstanding of Black Swan, and the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning...yeah we really yapped. That being said, sizeable TW for the first 28 minutes. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    D.E.B.S. (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 78:10


    Deep within a college exam is a secret test...it measures a student's innate ability to charge they phone, be bisexual, eat hot chip, and lie...so yeah anyway we watched the lesbian spy comedy, D.E.B.S. this week. We also chat a lil about Bridgerton and our other recent watches! Oh and HAPPY 50TH EPISODE!! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Beauty and the Beast (but like the French one) (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 77:52


    This week we covered a tale as old as time...not the Disney tale though, the French adaptation. (Mild TW for brief mentions of SA) Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Fire Island (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 68:17


    Hope everybody's having a great PRIDE MOoOoOoONTH!!! In celebration, we covered Fire Island this week! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 84:10


    This week we watched OUR Citizen Kane...the 2011 family drama, Rodrick Rules. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Hoot (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 85:23


    IT'S THE POD'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY YIPPEEEEE!!!!! To celebrate, we watched the first Florida-core movie Isa could think of (not to be confused with the most Florida-core movie)...Hoot! We can't believe it's been a full year already, and we're so thankful to everyone who's decided to spend their time yapping about movies with us :)) Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Penelope (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 90:28


    We watched Penelope this week! It's also Chel's bday episode RAAAAA HAPPY BDAY!! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Tremors (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 99:25


    This week we open the door to the wide wide world of geology cinema, and that door is Tremors (1990)! Alsooo stick around 'til the end to hear Isa talk a bit about the 2024 Florida Film Festival and getting the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with the stars of But I'm A Cheerleader :) If you liked this episode you can find us on: Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen

    Cut for Time: DCOMs & Barbie Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 9:24


    'Twas a busy weekend for us, so we're pulling from the shallow end of the MILFpod archives and posting this little outtake from our Teen Beach Movie episode that was cut for time, in which we briefly discuss our favorite DCOMs (very unofficially and off-dome) and the BCU (Barbie Cinematic Universe). See y'all next episode! TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Instagram: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen

    Labyrinth (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 101:21


    This week we covered the muppetful dark fantasy film, Labyrinth! We also chat a bit about the rabbit hole of shift-tok, Emily Henry, and more. If you liked this episode... ...feel free to check us out on: Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Monkey Man (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 85:10


    We talked Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man this week! If you liked this episode... ...feel free to check us out on: Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Teen Beach Movie (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 106:07


    We couldn't help but kick off summer a bit early and discuss Teen Beach Movie this week! (We're FL girls ok, spring hardly exists to us.) In this episode we also talk astrology TikTokkers' vendetta against Tauruses, the severe lack of dark mermaid media, and more. Feel free to check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 109:03


    We're back this week with Blade Runner 2049 -- a movie Isa has in her Letterboxd Top 4 yet still struggles to keep up with, and which Chel has never seen but is honestly low key more on top of. We also yap about the affront to humanity that is Spring Breakers (2013), the Twilight audiobook, and Buc-ee's gas stations, amongst other tangents. Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Big Fat Liar (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 80:50


    While Paul Giamatti got ready for the Oscars on Sunday, we discussed the movie he truly should have received a nom for back in the day...Big Fat Liar! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 96:29


    We covered Drive-Away Dolls this week! Hot off the presses (i.e. still in theaters). Yes, we once again put on our brave faces and walked into the theater, notepads in hand, to blindly scribble our thoughts in the dark so that we may deliver to you all the latest in film. If you appreciate our dedication and want to keep with us, you can follow us on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    The Holdovers (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 94:21


    **Intro convo ends at 18:50** This week we discussed The Holdovers (2023)--the last film of February and probably the last Oscar nominee we'll be covering before the big night! And if you enjoyed this episode and feel like quickly rating us, we would love you 5ever. We'll probably post our own Oscar predictions live while the awards show is happening, so if that's something you'd like to see, don't forget to follow us on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 87:50


    We watched another Oscar nominee this week and this time we chose ~Anatomie d'une chute~ (or Anatomy of a Fall), the French legal drama directed by Justine Triet. This episode is unfortunately riddled with more audio issues than usual AND we forgot to introduce ourselves so if we suddenly sound different after the intro it's totally not because we stole the intro from our Past Lives episode...but if you do make it through this episode, you're a real one! Check us out on... Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Past Lives (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 89:14


    In continued anticipation of the Oscars, we have unintentionally (albeit fittingly) decided to cover the infamously heart-wrenching Best Picture Nominee, Past Lives (2023) for the week of Valentine's Day. In this episode, we also finally talk about our general thoughts on Oscar noms! Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    American Fiction (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 77:04


    It's February and we are now fully in the midst of our first Oscar season as a podcast! With us today is our lovely new guest Jessie (they/them), here to chat with us about American Fiction, which was nominated for Best Picture. Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    The Fast and the Furious (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 96:59


    Heyyyyy this week Chel finally introduces Isa to the Fast and Furious franchise...so buckle in. We also discuss the Universal Studios ride based on the film, impart some fun facts, and touch on Oscar noms! Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Our Top 5 Films of 2023 (and what we look forward to in 2024!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 63:41


    We're going through our personal favorite films of this past year…as well as our highly anticipated films, shows, and more of 2024! Instagram: @manilovefilmpod TikTok: @manilovefilmpod Letterboxd: @chelcoyazo // @izzytheratqueen

    Book vs. Movie vs. Movie: Little Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 99:50


    Sorry for the late upload! We've been pretty busy both during and after the holidays, so we appreciate everyone bearing with us. To make it up to you, we have an extra special extra long episode this week!! It's a battle of adaptations...Little Women (1994) vs. (2019). If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow us on TikTok and Instagram @manilovefilmpod and rate us :> We're also on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo and @izzytheratqueen

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 90:43


    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Isa's friend Amy is back to help fill in for Chel, and as per unofficial guest rules, she got to choose the film for this week--Scott Pilgrim vs. the World! If you'd like to keep up with the pod, you can find us on TikTok and Instagram @manilovefilmpod, as well as on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo and @izzytheratqueen. Thanks for listening!

    Last Holiday (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 67:58


    This week Chel blesses Isa with the feel-good, barely-Christmas movie she didn't know she needed...Last Holiday, starring Queen Latifah. We also talk Isa's Poor Things mishap, Chel's Godzilla experience, and our mutual piqued interest in the Journey to Bethlehem movie. If you'd like to keep up with the pod, you can find us on TikTok and Instagram @manilovefilmpod, as well as on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo and @izzytheratqueen. Thanks for listening!

    Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 80:29


    ATTENTION BARBZ!! We hope you're ready for a pink Christmas because we're talking Barbie in the Nutcracker this week. We also chat about Pink Friday 2, talk about why romance novels are devolving, and more! If you liked this episode, don't forget to follow us on TikTok & Instagram @manilovefilmpod. You can also find us on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen.

    The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 71:23


    Join the Gonzo and Rizzo of film (us) as they ringing in the holiday season with The Muppet Christmas Carol! If you liked this episode, don't forget to follow us on TikTok & Instagram @manilovefilmpod. You can also find us on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen.

    Book vs. Movie: The Hunger Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 81:29


    This week we're goin' back in time to 2012...tumblr is tumblring. Fan-girls are fan-girling. And the first installment of the most iconic film franchise of the 2010's is gracing the silver screen. That's right we're talking about The Hunger Games! Not only is this a book vs. movie episode, but we'll also be kicking things off with a short review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes :) *** If you liked this episode, don't forget to give us five stars and follow us on TikTok & Instagram @manilovefilmpod. We're also on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen.

    Battle Royale (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 82:31


    MEGA TRIGGER WARNING!! This week we had a super engaging discussion about Battle Royale, the much more brutal predecessor to The Hunger Games. That being said, this week's episode touches on several sensitive themes included but not limited to violence, SA/CSA, and SH. Please keep this in mind before listening to this episode or watching the film. If you'd like to keep up with the pod, you can find us on Instagram and TikTok @manilovefilmpod or on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo & @izzytheratqueen. We'll be covering The Hunger Games and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes next week, so stay tuned!

    Good Will Hunting (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 64:15


    Pick up a box of tissues bc we're watching Good Will Hunting this week! You can keep up with us on Instagram and TikTok @manilovefilmpod. We're also on Letterboxd @chelcoyazo and @izzytheratqueen. Thanks for listening!

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