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Mindset Movie Reviews

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🎬 Mindset Movie Reviews is a short-form podcast delivering honest, spoiler-aware reviews of films old and new. Each episode breaks down a single movie — what works, what doesn’t, and whether it’s worth your time — without hype, fanboy nonsense, or studio spin. Expect sharp commentary, thoughtful analysis, and the occasional hot take across classic cinema, modern releases, cult favourites, and forgotten gems. 🎙 New episodes released regularly ⭐ Clear ratings, straight opinions 🎥 Companion reviews available on YouTube and the website If you love movies but hate overblown reviews, this podcast...

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Ghost Story (1981) Review: Chilling Secrets & Haunting Tales 07.07.2026 3:30

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Ghost Story (1981). Directed by John Irvin, starring Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.3/10 🎬 Genre: Horror, Drama, and Thriller ⏱ Runtime: 110 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1981 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXKl6YpyOlY Follo...

Catch-22 (1970) Review: War's Absurdity Through a Satirical Lens 07.07.2026 4:07

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Catch-22 (1970). Directed by Mike Nichols, starring Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, and Jack Gilford. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.1/10 🎬 Genre: Comedy, Drama, and War ⏱ Runtime: 122 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1970 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4f27wOSRok Follow the podcas...

The Howling (1981) Review: Werewolves, Horror, and Dark Comedy 07.07.2026 3:38

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Howling (1981). Directed by Joe Dante, starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, and Belinda Balaski. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.5/10 🎬 Genre: Horror ⏱ Runtime: 91 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1981 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhORDseccI Follow the podcast for more h...

The Elephant Man (1980) Review: Humanity Behind the Mask 06.07.2026 3:38

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Elephant Man (1980). Directed by David Lynch, starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, and Wendy Hiller. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.2/10 🎬 Genre: Biography and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 124 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1980 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr8g02xRFYM Follow the podca...

Whimsical Wonders: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Review 06.07.2026 4:11

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Directed by Wes Anderson, starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, and Willem Dafoe. ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.1/10 🎬 Genre: Drama and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 99 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2014 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTl5IUlvh1o Fol...

Barry Lyndon (1975): Kubrick's Masterpiece of Ambition and Downfall 06.07.2026 4:15

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Barry Lyndon (1975). Directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, and Steven Berkoff. ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.1/10 🎬 Genre: War, Adventure, and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 185 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1975 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MICUwf8TdbA F...

The Sting (1973) Review: Newman & Redford's Con Game Masterpiece 06.07.2026 3:58

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Sting (1973). Directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, and Ray Walston. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.2/10 🎬 Genre: Comedy, Drama, and Crime ⏱ Runtime: 129 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1973 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_fsDzjBfsQ Follow the po...

Oil, Greed & Faith Collide: 'There Will Be Blood' (2007) Review 06.07.2026 3:54

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at There Will Be Blood (2007). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer, and Matthew Braden Stringer. ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.2/10 🎬 Genre: Drama ⏱ Runtime: 158 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2008 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYmBaqXaye4 Foll...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: A Mythical Adventure (2010) Review 05.07.2026 4:00

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). Directed by Chris Columbus, starring Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario. ⭐ Rating: 2.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 5.9/10 🎬 Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, and Family ⏱ Runtime: 118 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2010 🎥 Watch the full video revie...

High and Low (1963): Kurosawa's Masterpiece of Moral Dilemmas 05.07.2026 4:39

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at High and Low (1963). Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi. ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.4/10 🎬 Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 143 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1963 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ld3vF...

Stalag 17 (1953) Review: Comedy & Suspense in a POW Camp 05.07.2026 3:54

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Stalag 17 (1953). Directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, and Harvey Lembeck. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.9/10 🎬 Genre: War, Comedy, and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 120 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1954 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vWZE_h3C1Q Follow the pod...

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) - A Web of Action & Humor! 05.07.2026 3:57

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019). Directed by Jon Watts, starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, and Jon Favreau. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.3/10 🎬 Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 129 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2019 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.c...

Vertigo (1958) Review: Hitchcock's Masterpiece of Obsession 05.07.2026 4:08

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Vertigo (1958). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones. ⭐ Rating: 5.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.2/10 🎬 Genre: Romance, Thriller, and Mystery ⏱ Runtime: 128 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1958 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdKhy-1_qQ Follow t...

Obsession (2025): Dark Desires and Sinister Consequences Unveiled 04.07.2026 3:59

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Obsession (2025). Directed by Curry Barker, starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.1/10 🎬 Genre: Thriller, Romance, and Horror ⏱ Runtime: 108 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2026 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmllnFfqzJ4 F...

Wake Island (1942): Courage Under Fire - A WWII Movie Review 04.07.2026 3:43

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Wake Island (1942). Directed by John Farrow, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, William Bendix, and Albert Dekker. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.6/10 🎬 Genre: Drama, War, and Action ⏱ Runtime: 88 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1942 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ6Y1OuN6H8 Follow the...

Watchmen (2009) Review: A Dark Dive into Superhero Morality 04.07.2026 4:11

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Watchmen (2009). Directed by Zack Snyder, starring Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman, and Billy Crudup. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.6/10 🎬 Genre: Mystery, Action, Sci-Fi, and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 162 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2009 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8FctHrGjss F...

10 Things I Love About '10 Things I Hate About You' (1999)! 04.07.2026 3:47

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Directed by Gil Junger, starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, and David Krumholtz. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.4/10 🎬 Genre: Drama, Comedy, and Romance ⏱ Runtime: 97 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1999 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p...

On the Waterfront (1954): Brando's Iconic Battle for Justice 03.07.2026 3:53

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at On the Waterfront (1954). Directed by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, and Pat Henning. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.1/10 🎬 Genre: Crime, Drama, and Thriller ⏱ Runtime: 108 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1954 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnDFt_Hi94 Follow the po...

Terminator 2 (1991) Review: A Sci-Fi Masterpiece Revisited 03.07.2026 4:08

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, and Earl Boen. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.6/10 🎬 Genre: Adventure, Action, and Sci-Fi ⏱ Runtime: 137 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1991 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Fashion Frenzy: The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Movie Review 03.07.2026 4:32

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Devil Wears Prada (2006). Directed by David Frankel, starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.0/10 🎬 Genre: Drama and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 109 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2006 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuvS8eKyWHo Follow the...

Spaceballs (1987) Review: Mel Brooks' Galactic Comedy Spoof! 03.07.2026 3:16

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Spaceballs (1987). Directed by Mel Brooks, starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and Daphne Zuniga. ⭐ Rating: 3.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.1/10 🎬 Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, and Adventure ⏱ Runtime: 96 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1987 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EcDreG5Fy4 Follow the podcast...

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Review: Cosmic Comedy & Action! 02.07.2026 3:53

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Directed by James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, and Dave Bautista. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.0/10 🎬 Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, and Adventure ⏱ Runtime: 121 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2014 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyDKV8...

Forrest Gump (1994) Review: A Heartfelt Journey Through History 02.07.2026 4:01

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Forrest Gump (1994). Directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Rebecca Williams, and Sally Field. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.8/10 🎬 Genre: Drama and Romance ⏱ Runtime: 142 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1994 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oUqCJ6PllA Follow the podcast f...

Double Indemnity (1944): Noir Classic of Deception & Betrayal 02.07.2026 4:21

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Double Indemnity (1944). Directed by Billy Wilder, starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, and Jean Heather. ⭐ Rating: 5.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.3/10 🎬 Genre: Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir, Crime, and Mystery ⏱ Runtime: 107 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1944 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.co...

City Lights (1931): Chaplin's Timeless Comedy-Drama Masterpiece 02.07.2026 3:57

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at City Lights (1931). Directed by Charles Chaplin, starring Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, and Al Ernest Garcia. ⭐ Rating: 5.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 8.5/10 🎬 Genre: Drama, Romance, and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 87 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1931 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgGV6OqePUg F...