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Movie The Needle

Movie The Needle

Hello, and welcome to Movie The Needle, a podcast where two complete amateurs haphazardly dissect a film that one of us likes, and one...well, not so much. Join us (Simon and Carl) as we explain our opposing viewpoints and seeing whether we can mov(i)e the needle for one another.

tv & film film reviews

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01:31:34

Bullet Train: Snakes, Snatch & Smokin' Aces

Movie The Needle ·

2025/05/09

This week, it's the 2022 action comedy starring Brad Pitt as one of five assassins who board a swiftly moving BULLET TRAIN and find out that their missions have something in common - Thomas the Tank Engine and snake bites ensue - it's BULLET TRAIN!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week we recreate a UK game show - where Carl has to navigate the Train BRIDGE OF LIES...all does not go well.Plus we reveal our top 3 movies set on a train and induct more movies

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02:26:25

2001: A Space Odyssey - Production prowess, 15% beers...

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2025/05/02

This week we tackle a 1968 epic science fiction film , widely recognised as one of the greatest and most influential ever made. Directed by Stanley Kubrick , it sees a mysterious artifact uncovered on the moon, leading to a spacecraft manned by two humans and one super computer being sent to Jupiter to find its origins. Hominids and psychedelic sequences ensue, it's 2001: A SACE ODYSSEY! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game called A Space Oddity, where we put

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02:11:17

The Da Vinci Code: Poor casting, blind ranking and...

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2025/04/25

This week, it's the Ron Howard directed 2006 globetrotting adventure mystery which sees Tom Hanks' professor of symbology follow clues inside Da Vinci paintings to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society, which could shake the foundations of Christianity - Flashbacks and self-flagellation ensues - it's THE DA VINCI CODE!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week we enter the world of blind rankings - where Carl blind ranks Tom

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02:24:10

Gone Girl: Booze cruise, bottles and box cutters

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2025/04/18

This week, it's the 2014 psychological drama/mystery from David Fincher, starring Ben Affleck as a husband who becomes the chief suspect when his wife Rosamund Pike disappears suddenly. Wine bottles and box cutters ensue - it's GONE GIRL! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a silly game, imaginatively called "Gone Girls" where Carl has to name the actress who has disappeared from the limelight from a series of clues .Plus we reveal our top 3 Fincher movies

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02:06:28

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Coconuts, witches...

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2025/04/11

This week, it's the 1975 comedy from the Monty Python crew which sees King Arthur and his knights of the round table embark on a surreal, low budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles along the way. Shrubberies and swallows ensue - it's MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a silly game, imaginatively called "It's a Sir" where Carl has to identify the knighted actor from a series of clues

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02:07:03

American Beauty: Duff man, Mr style over substance,...

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2025/04/04

This week, it's the 1999 dakly satirical drama from Si Sam Mednes about a depressed suburban father in a mid life crisis, who decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend - Rose petals and smiley burgers ensue - It's AMERICAN BEAUTY!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a prison-based movie game, imaginatively called "American Beauties" where Carl has to name the American actress from a

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01:48:53

Jaws: The Revenge - Plane, Caine and Brody-based meals

Movie The Needle ·

2025/03/28

This week we are haphazardly dissecting a movie that we believe has been errrr...ciminally(??) underrated by critics with a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 2%. Surely it must be better than that...right?It's the third sequel to an absolute classic. As a shark deliberately takes revengeagainst a family responsible for the previous horrific murder of at least two members of its species. Archive footage and exploding shark ensues...it's Jaws: The Revenge! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and

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01:43:56

Escape Plan - Arnie, Stallone, Vinnie Jones and Buggery

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2025/03/21

This week, it's the 2013 team-up of 80's/90's action legends, as Sylvester Stallone plays a prison security expert who finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world' most secret and secure prison, where he has ro use his skills to escape with help from the inside in the form of Arnold Schwarzenegger - mumbling and Arnie-patented screaming ensures - It's ESCAPE PLAN!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a prison-based movie game, imaginatively called

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00:55:13

Mickey 17 - MTN Date Night Ep.3

Movie The Needle ·

2025/03/19

Movie The Needle goes to the Movies!Carl and Simon had another little date night, so thought we would record our reflections on the movie we saw, which was the science fiction, black comedy directed by Bong Joon Ho ,following the story of Mickey Barnes, an expendable worker on a space colony ,who is cloned every time he dies - hair sniffing and macarons ensue, it's MICKEY 17.All the usual sections you know and love but a more condensed format. It's bright, it's breezy, it's still two

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02:07:54

Chinatown: Terrible Takes, Bad for the Glass & the...

Movie The Needle ·

2025/03/14

This week, it's a 1974 Roman Polanski movie as he directs Jack Nicholson as a private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles and finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. - nose bandages and water politics ensues - it's Chinatown!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, imaginatively called "Private Detective or Private Browser" where Carl has to distinguish between names of private detectives or porn

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01:55:13

Aftersun: Paul Mescal, 5 stars to lose and The Macarena

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2025/03/07

This week, it's a film that had 5 stars to lose from the start, as we tackle the coming of age drama from Charlotte Wells, who writes and directs Paul Mescal as a young father, as his daughter Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. - mudbaths and the macarena ensues - it's Aftersun!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, imaginatively called "After Sun", where Carl has to

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00:50:50

Oscars 2025 Live Reaction - Predictions Results

Movie The Needle ·

2025/03/03

The Oscars is finally here! Following our predictions for every single award....yes, even the ones nobody cares about! We recorded a live reaction to the awards and see who comes out on top of our predictions game.You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on

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02:03:14

Into The Wild: Arsehole protagonist, heated...

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2025/02/28

This week we trek off the beaten track for the Sean Penn directed, coming of age docu-drama about a college graduate who gives up his life savings to hitchhike around America with the aim to live in the Alaskan wilderness - hippies and birds-eye cock ensues - It's Into The Wild!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's an unfortunate return of Tag Lies (I've been VERY busy, sorry).Plus we reveal our top 3 movies about a journey, and induct another two movies into the

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01:05:27

Oscars Predictions 2025

Movie The Needle ·

2025/02/21

We are well into awards season now, so before the Academy Awards hit on 3rd March, we go on the record with each of our predictions for the big event.We predict every single award....yes, even the ones nobody cares about! We've even made it into a little game to see who comes out on top. Play along at home, see how you do!In case you want to skip to the awards you care about, below is quick chapter guide.2:37 - Unveil the ale3:20 - Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay7:50 - Original song,

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01:41:27

Hook - Panned by critics, Underrated

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2025/02/14

This week we are haphazardly dissecting a movie that we believe has been criminally underrated by critics with a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 29%.a1991 fairytale, swashbucking adventure from Steven Spielberg starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman about a boy who grew up and became an awful father, and when an old foe kidnaps his children he must return to neverland to reclaim his youthful spirit and said offspring. Grooming and fairy kissing ensues...it's Hook!We talk all things Cast,

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00:32:12

Babygirl - MTN Date Night Ep.2

Movie The Needle ·

2025/02/12

Movie The Needle goes to the Movies!Carl and Simon had another little date night, so thought we would record our reflections on the movie we saw, which was the erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas and Harris Dickinson (no I don't know either) -sauciness and saucers of milk ensue, it's Babygirl.All the usual sections you know and love but a more condensed format. It's bright, it's breezy, it's still two morons who don't know what they are talking about

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02:06:26

American Made - Cruise, scientology and dicks

Movie The Needle ·

2025/02/07

This week we return to Carl's one true love...Tom Cruise for his 2017follow-up to The Mummy,as he plays Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a clandestine drug runner for the CIA - zero-G sexy time and truth stretching ensues - It's American Made! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game called American Made-Up, where we put Carl's knowledge of 'based on a true story' movies to the test! Plus we reveal our top 3 Doug Liman movies. Let us know

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00:39:06

A Complete Unknown - MTN Date Night Ep.1

Movie The Needle ·

2025/02/05

Movie The Needle goes to the Movies!Carl and Simon had a little date night,so thought we would record our reflections on the movie we saw, which was multi-Oscar award nominee A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. All the usual sections you know and love(?) but a more condensed format. It's bright, it's breezy, it's still two morons who don't know what they are talking about. Enjoy! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for

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01:32:30

Kick Ass

Movie The Needle ·

2025/01/31

This week it's our first comic book movie as we tackle the 2010 Matthew Vaughn directed, Aaron Taylor-Johnson starring film, based on Mark Millar's graphic novel of the same name - gore and questionable parenting ensues - It's Kick-Ass!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game called, where we put Carl's comic book movie knowledge to the test! Plus we reveal our top 3 Mark Strong movies. Let us know yours! You can read our reviews of other movies on

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02:12:03

Four Weddings & A Funeral: Vanity, Incest and Wooden

Movie The Needle ·

2025/01/24

We return to the world of Richard Curtis rom-coms this week with Hugh Grant at his bumbling best playing opposite what can best be described as a piece of mahogany. We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game called, imaginatively "4 Xs and a Y", where Carl has to name 5 things relating to some movie-related categories! Plus we reveal our top 3 Hugh Grant movies. Let us know yours! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for

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