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The Cinema Scoop

Jordan and Sam•podcasters.spotify.com
TV & Film
Film Reviews
Two cinephiles (Sam + Jordan) review and talk movies for real people, not critics. 👨🏻Sam loves psychotronic thrillers, absurdist comedies, and space films. In his spare time he plays video games, writes scripts, plays with his daughter Grace and smooches Jordan. 👩🏻Jordan loves gothic romance, neo-noir angst, and girl-power reclamation. In her spare time she makes playlists, listens to ASMR, plays with her daughter Grace and smooches Sam. Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 @jordant14 @samtaylor92
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Episodes

Movies About America

Jordan and Sam discuss movies about America that they love across 10 different categories. Yeehaw!

Jun 12, 2025•31 min

2024 Taylor Awards

Sam and Jordan share their award winners for 2024, plus they talk about some created categories they made to celebrate the year in film. Best Picture (1:09) Best Director (2:27) Best Screenplay (4:38) Best Actor (5:26) Best Actress (7:27) Created Awards (8:50)

Jan 27, 2025•22 min

Top 2024 Movies

We discuss each of our top 10 favorite movies that were released in 2024 - if you stick around til the end of the episode, you'll hears us chat through our non-2024 favorite movies we had a chance to see last year. :) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:35) Jordan's honorable mentions (1:03) Sam's honorable mentions (1:18) Number 10 (2:42) Number 9 (4:54) Number 8 (8:50) Number 7 (12:39) Number 6 (16:05) Number 5 (18:54) Number 4 (21:05) Number 3 (25:29) Number 2 (28:31) Number 1 (33:59) Our top non-202...

Jan 14, 2025•46 min

The Scoop with: April

We got to sit down with Jordan's sister April again to discuss her favorite movies! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:36) Welcome April! (1:41) What do you enjoy most in movies? (4:04) What's your favorite movie-going memory? (9:04) Top 5 Movies - #5 (11:59) #4 (13:50) #3 (16:30) #2 (20:07) #1 (22:39) What movies are you planning on watching soon? Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92...

Dec 31, 2024•31 min

2024 Music Year In Review

Our top 10 songs of the year AND our top 10 albums! (00:00) Intro (2:18) Song #10 (3:37) Song #9 (4:54) Song #8 (6:43) Song #7 (8:42) Song #6 (11:06) Song #5 (14:11) Song #4 (17:54) Song #3 (19:21) Song #2 (20:46) Song #1 (22:52) Honorable Mentions for top songs (23:58) Explaining Album rankings (24:52) Honorable Mentions for best album (26:17) Album #10 (27:30) Album #9 (28:27) Album #8 (31:25) Album #7 (33:24) Album #6 (35:49) Album #5 (37:25) Album #4 (41:04) Album #3 (43:46) Album #2 (49:54)...

Dec 15, 2024•56 min

24 Movie Things We're Thankful For

A few things we're thankful for in the world of movies. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Nov 27, 2024•33 min

Our Presidential Movie Cabinet

Who would Sam and Jordan put in their cabinets if they could only choose movie characters? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Nov 18, 2024•52 min

Megalopolis (2024) Review

Sam and Jordan discuss the new movie from Francis Ford Coppola starring Adam Driver. Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Oct 31, 2024•27 min

Music and Movies: The 1975

A new series where we discuss a music artist and ask two questions: What films do they reference? And are they good? The first episode we take Jordan's favorite band - The 1975! Buckle up, you muppets. Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Aug 30, 2024•26 min

The First Decade of Disney Star Wars

Sam looks back at the live-action Star Wars films and series since Disney bought Star Wars. Next, he gives a rundown of the historic timeline on the countless abandoned projects. Then, Sam goes through the possible future movies and their varying degree of pre-production as of early August 2024. Finally, Sam and Jordan give their review of The Acolyte. Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Aug 05, 2024•43 min

Midyear 2024 Top 10 Films

Sam & Jordan line out their top 10 2024 movie releases SO FAR this year! Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Jul 30, 2024•25 min

Pixar Draft ft. April!

Sam & Jordan invite April to do a Pixar movie draft together! What’s your favorite Pixar film? Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Jun 23, 2024•54 min

Sam's Basketball Movie Bracket Part 3: Drama

In Part 3 of his Basketball Movie Bracket series, Sam discusses another 16-movie region titled "Drama". We go through and discuss each match-up to determine which film wins the region and will advance to the Final 4 round. The Drama Bracket: Love & Basketball (2000) High School Musical (2006) High Flying Bird (2019) Boogie (2021) Just Wright (2010) One on One (1977) O (2001) Annie O (1996) Harvard Man (2001) The Basketball Diaries (1995) Uncut Gems (2019) Hustle (2022) Hoosiers (1986) Late B...

Jun 04, 2024•43 min

May 2024 Wrap-up

Sam and Jordan wrap up the month of May with favorites and hate-its Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Jun 02, 2024•32 min

Sam's Basketball Movie Bracket Part 2: Culturally Iconic

In Part 2 of his Basketball Movie Bracket series, Sam introduces the first 16-movie region titled "Culturally Iconic". We go through and discuss each match-up to determine which film wins the region and will advance to the Final 4 round. The Culturally Iconic Bracket: He Got Game (1998) The Luck of the Irish (2001) Air Bud (1997) Teen Wolf (1985) Like Mike (2002) The Red Sneakers (2002) Blue Chips (1994) Thunderstruck (2012) Uncle Drew (2018) The Cookout (2004) Above the Rim (1994) Crossover (20...

May 06, 2024•46 min

April 2024 Wrap-Up

Sam and Jordan talk about the past month, including their 3 best films they saw, the worst film they saw, and some other non-movie topics.

May 01, 2024•27 min

Sci-Fi Sequels Tier List

Sam and Jordan chat all things sci-fi sequels on today's episode Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Apr 28, 2024•22 min

Review: Dune 2

We’re discussing Dune 2 and what we thought about the sequel! Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Apr 19, 2024•17 min

A24 Draft ft. John!

Today Jordan and Sam invited Sam's brother John over to do an A24 24 movie draft! Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min

Sam’s Basketball Movie Bracket Part 1: The Intro and First Four Matchups

Full basketball bracket list here: https://boxd.it/tVYng Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Apr 16, 2024•29 min

Summer 2011 Movies

We reminisce on the summer of 2011 where we both worked at a dine-in movie theater together. 👩🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻 Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Mar 23, 2024•32 min

96th Academy Awards Recap!

Jordan and Sam recap the 2024 Oscars with our thoughts and feelings on how it went! Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Mar 12, 2024•33 min

Oscars Redo: 1993

If WE were the Academy, here’s what we’d nominate from 1993! Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Mar 11, 2024•51 min

More 2023 Releases

Chatting through some MORE releases from 2023 we’ve had a chance to see!Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Mar 09, 2024•46 min

Rotten Ratings: Madame Web/This Is Me…Now

Sam & Jordan talk about two loathsome movies they have survived. A spider nightmare and an hour long J-Lo music video 🫠 Lifestyle by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Follow us on Letterboxd 🟠🟢🔵 Jordan @jordant14 Sam @samtaylor92

Feb 29, 2024•27 min
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