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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.

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01:16:48

Mailbag: Die Hard revelation, TV vs Movies & bread

Movie The Needle ·

2025/01/10

This week, we empty our sacks of our remaining listener questions along with a few final games to test how well Carl remembers 2024.So brace yourself for the reveal of our favourite Die Hard movies, the movies we are looking forward to most, our favourite actors and much more! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on

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00:22:17

Golden Globes 2025 - Reaction

Movie The Needle ·

2025/01/07

As it is officially the start of awards season, we thought it might be nice for us to pause our usual focus on the past and get right up to the current day for a mini-episode that captures our instant reaction to the winners and losers from the 2025 Golden Globes.There is of course, also a little Golden Globe related game and some Globes/awards rambling. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:14:08

Mailbag: Bad movies, sequels and hate crimes

Movie The Needle ·

2025/01/03

This week, we are delving deep into our sacks and answering your questions and playing a few games to see how well Carl remembers 2024. We also have our first ever live phone in from a listener who brings their own game and Carl insults an entire nation. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow

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02:03:28

Special: Movie Tournament - Round 2

Movie The Needle ·

2024/12/27

This week, we are pitting the last 16 movies we have covered on the podcast against each other to determine an overall winner.We talk Cast, Production and Plot for each match-up, with the winning film progressing until there is one winner. We also test Carl's memory with a little game, whilst consuming a beer or three of Carl's choosing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:42:35

The Polar Express: Last Rizzmas, Uncanny Valley and...

Movie The Needle ·

2024/12/20

This week, we complete our Christmas block of episodes by discussing the Robert Zemeckis 2004 mo-cap adventure starring Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks and Tom Hanks - Hobos and hot chocolate ensue - All abooooaaard! - It's The Polar Express!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a new game, imaginatively called "Simon's Totally Legally Different Christmas Movie Reveal Game”, all whilst consuming a festive beer of Carl's choosing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We also pick our top 3 Christmas movies - let us

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01:51:57

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Movie The Needle ·

2024/12/13

This week, we continue our Christmas block of episodes bytackling the 1989 Christmas Comedy starring Chevy Chase as a committed family man on a quest for the perfect family Christmas surprise squirrels and exploding cats ensue - It's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, "Tag Lies”, all whilst consuming a festive beer of Carl's choosing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We also pick our top 3 movies with the word 'vacation' or a synonym in the title - let

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01:27:52

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Christmas Roosters...

Movie The Needle ·

2024/12/06

This week, we continue our Christmas block of episodes by discussing the 1993 Henry Selick directed, claymation musical - shrunken heads and sandy claws ensue - It's Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, imaginatively called "What’s This”, all whilst consuming a festive beer of Carl's choosing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also pick our top 3 movie musicals - let us know what yours are in the comments. You can read our reviews of other

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01:35:29

Scrooged: Christive, unhinged Glinda and gratuitous...

Movie The Needle ·

2024/11/29

It's Christmas!!! Nearly! Sort of!This week, we start our Christmas block of episodes by discussing the 1988 dark festive comedy starring Bill Murray as a selfish, cynical TV executive who is haunted by three spirits on Christmas Eve to help him see the error of his ways - nipples and violent fairies ensue - It's Scrooged! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, imaginatively called "Bar Humbug", all whilst consuming a festive beer of Carl's choosing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We

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03:15:51

1995-1999 Best Picture: Two idiots, semis and basic...

Movie The Needle ·

2024/11/22

This week we are mixing things up and are haphazardly dissecting the best picture winners from the 67th to 71st Academy awards, along with other associated nonsense from movies released in 1994 to 1998.Travesties and tearful speeches ensue - It's a Movie the Needle Oscar special! We review each of the nominees for each of the 5 years and then put forward our alternative nominees and select a winner. Obviously, there are also a couple of stupid games as we go. It's a long one, but a lot of

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01:53:09

The Mexican: Cosplay, Gandolfini's brilliance and...

Movie The Needle ·

2024/11/15

This week, we're discussing the somewhat forgotten offbeat 2001 crime comedy which follows Brad Pitt as a small-time bagman tasked with retrieving an antique (and cursed?) pistol from Mexico, whilst his girlfriend Julia Roberts is kidnapped. Charismatic dogs and hitmen ensue...it's The Mexican!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a game, imaginatively called "MexiCAN or MexiCANT", all whilst consuming Mexico's finest lagers (brewed in the UK). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also pick our top 3

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01:30:53

In Bruges

Movie The Needle ·

2024/11/08

This week, we're discussing the 2008 Dark Comedy which follows hitman Ray and his partner Ken, who after a job gone wrong are awaiting orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be – manky hookers and racist dwarfs ensue - It's In Bruges!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and there's a return of the game "Dead or Alive". ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also pick our top 3 movies with a city in the title - let us know what yours are in the

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01:59:43

James Bond / Quantum of Solace - Part 2

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2024/11/01

This week, it's a James Bond Extravaganza as we not only discuss Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 - Quantum of Solace - but also have some wider Bond chat about all previous (and future) Bonds movies.It's a beast of an episode, so we've released it in two parts. This is Part 2...the SECOND part...you should start at Part 1, which is available on our feed. We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and play not one, not two, but THREE little games, all whilst supping (quite a few) somewhat

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02:20:07

James Bond / Quantum of Solace - Part 1

Movie The Needle ·

2024/10/25

This week, it's a James Bond Extravaganza as we not only discuss Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 - Quantum of Solace - but also have some wider Bond chat about all previous (and future) Bonds movies.It's a beast of an episode, so we've released it in two parts. This is Part 1...the first part...you should start here, probably. We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and play not one, not two, but THREE little games, all whilst supping (quite a few) somewhat linked

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01:42:57

SPECIAL: Overrated - The Wizard of Oz

Movie The Needle ·

2024/10/18

We are mixing things up and will be haphazardly dissecting a movie that we believe is overrated by critics and audiences alike and we will see whether we can mov(i)e the needle of opinion. So, this week, we are discussing a 1939 Fairy tale musical starring Judy Garland about a girl and her dog swept away from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard. Shoe theft and juvenile manslaughter ensue...it's The Wizard of Oz! We talk all

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01:48:18

Zootopia / Zootropolis

Movie The Needle ·

2024/10/11

This week, we are discussing the 2016 Disney animation where a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy in a supposed harmonious anthropomorphised world - sexy foxes and internet breaking sloths ensue - It's Zootopia / Zootropolis!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and play not one, but TWO little games, all whilst supping a somewhat linked beer: ⁠⁠⁠ Fursty Ferret⁠ ⁠by Badger Brewery ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also pick our top 3 Disney animations -

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02:03:24

The Mummy

Movie The Needle ·

2024/10/04

This week, we are discussing the 2017 action thriller, starring Tom Cruise, which launched and ruined Universal's Dark Universe concept in one fell swoop - sandstorms and brain controlling spiders ensue - It's The Mummy!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, play an little game of 'Who's The Mummy' where Carl has to identify the whether the mother-child pairing of famous actors is correct, all whilst supping a somewhat linked beer: ⁠⁠⁠ Trooper pale ale ⁠⁠⁠and Old Tom Strong Ale by

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02:03:24

Whiplash

Movie The Needle ·

2024/09/27

This week, it's the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Damien Chazelle directed movie about an ambitious jazz drummer striving for perfection under the intense and abusive control of a conductor played JK Simmons...Blood, sweat and single tears ensue - It's Whiplash!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, play an little game of 'Taglies' where Carl has to identify the true taglines for the movie from the lies, all whilst supping a somewhat linked beer: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Soundwave ⁠⁠⁠by

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02:18:58

Lost in Translation

Movie The Needle ·

2024/09/20

This week, we are discussing the 2003 Sofia Coppola directed movie starring Bill Murray as a fading movie star experiencing a midlife crisis who finds a connection with an emotionally lost Scarlett Johansen in Tokyo...Karaoke and lipping of stockings ensue - It's Lost in Translation!We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, play an imaginatively titled game - "Lost in Translation", all whilst supping a somewhat linked beer: ⁠⁠⁠ Gweilo Neon Jungle IPA ⁠by Brew York ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also

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02:14:33

The Martian

Movie The Needle ·

2024/09/13

This week we're going to science the shit out of the podcast, as we christen our new pod shed and talk all about Ridley Scott's The Martian.We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, play a Mars related game, all whilst supping a extremely tenuously linked beer: ⁠⁠Sweeping Coast by Duration Brewing ⁠⁠⁠ We also pick our top 3 survival movies - let us know what yours are in the comments. Remember to like, follow, subscribe and leave a 5 star rating! You can read our reviews of other

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