Movie The Needle

About Movie The Needle

Hello, and welcome to Movie The Needle, a film podcast where two complete amateurs haphazardly dissect movies and try to mov(i)e the needle for one another. Each month, Simon and Carl argue over a film that one of us likes and the other...well, not so much. We mash movies together with a guest in Mashflix & Chill, revisit a favourite in the Classics Collection, then look back at the month's films and unfinished business in the Monthly Retro. Expect cast, production, plot, recasting, movie games, director debates and questionable opinions.

Publisher

Movie The Needle

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Mar 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

150 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   S05E03 - Classics Collection - Shaun of the Dead

   Carl and Simon revisit Shaun of the Dead for the Classics Collection. It's a 2004 romantic comedy and horror film (ZomRomCom) directed by Edgar Wright, featuring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis. It’s spooky season and this is about as close to horror as we get! We discuss whether this horror homage has the stamina, girth and penetration necessary to make it into the MTN Classics Collection Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod Instagram: @mtnmoviepod Twitter/X: @mtnmoviepod YouTube: @movietheneedle Email: hello@mtnpod.com

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   S05E02 - Mashflix and Chill - Uncut Gems with Damon Carter (The Neverending Watchlist)

   Carl and Simon are joined by Damon Carter to tackle Uncut Gems on Mashflix and Chill. It's a 2019 crime and comedy drama film directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, featuring Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel. The mashup: Dog Day Afternoon & Rounders. Does Dog Day Afternoon and Rounders really make Uncut Gems? Or do we come up with something better to make it on to the Filmily Tree? Carl and Damon face-off - Who knows more Sandler than Pacino? You can find Damon and the gang on The Neverending Watchlist on your chosen podcast platform. Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod Instagram: @mtnmoviepod Twitter/X: @mtnmoviepod YouTube: @movietheneedle Email: hello@mtnpod.com

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   S05E01 - Movie the Needle - Million Dollar Baby

   Carl and Simon discuss million dollar baby for Movie the Needle and see whether they can change each other's minds. It's a 2004 buddy and drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, featuring Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman. Clint Eastwood pulls no punches, but does Million Dollar Baby earn its emotional knockout? Carl and Simon step into the ring to see if they can Movie the Needle. One of us likes it and the other doesn't. We talk all of the usual nonsense including being grumpy, swearing at a priest, engaging in some politically incorrect banter, and possibly even coming around to the idea of a surrogate child fixing all of our problems. Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod Instagram: @mtnmoviepod Twitter/X: @mtnmoviepod YouTube: @movietheneedle Email: hello@mtnpod.com

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YouTube views

16,845

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

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93

Social presence

91

YouTube

72

Engagement

71

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