Movie The Needle

Give absolutely zero shits about the Golden Globes and treat it with the disdain it deserves? Well you've come to the right place! Listen as Carl and Simon give their instant reactions to the Nominees and Winners from the major film awards...no TV...that's for someone else. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carl...

As we all know Carl loves a musical and our guest this week Klarissa Beckstead has been kind enough to provide three, yes THREE of them for us! So if you mash The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Phantom of the Opera together do you really get Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise? Klarissa and Carl face off in the game Overtures Ensemble, to see whether Carl can get one back over the gues...

This week, we're back in Carl's happy place with the big TC as he partners up with Cameron Diaz in James Mangold's 2010 globetrotting action adventure comedy which sees a woman get mixed up with a disgraced spy trying to clear his name - Megawatt smiles and roof running ensues - it's Knight and Day! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week it's a...

It's the end of 2025 so we look back on our film watching from the year and talk favourites, disappointments, biggest movers and losers, plus we unveil, not just an ale, but our brand new theme tune! Happy New Year! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We've only gone and got the kids on! Why? We're not sure. But it's here, there's a song, there's a game, and they had a good time, bless them. We discuss the Mel Smith voiced Raymond Briggs story that is Father Christmas.

It's Christmas week, and what better way to lead up to the big day itself than gather all our friends (traditional and podcast) to submit their top 5 Christmas movies and pull together the ultimate Top 5 Christmas movie list? There are games, there are songs, plus the usual nonsense, before we end with the community top 5 Christmas movies. A huge thanks to all those who submitted their lists a...

This week we have not one but two Christmas Classics to get you into a festive fervour. Next up is the magical Muppets, teaming up with Michael Caine to produce one of THE definitive Christmas movies. We think it's a classic, but from two very different angles...do you agree? We deep dive into production, plot and cast as well as detouring into another silly game to test Carl's Christmas k...

This week we have not one but two Christmas Classics to get you into a festive fervour. First up it's a Christmas sequel and one we think deserves the title of classic, even if it does expose us to Donald Trump - It's HOME ALONE 2 - Lost in New York. We both love it, but does it top the original? We deep dive into production, plot and cast as well as detouring into another silly game to te...

Ho ho ho....ly shit, it's episode of 5 of our Mashflix & Chill series and we've only gone and gotten one of our favourite podcasters to join us...all the way from Watford via Smershpod, it's John Rain ! If you mash Robocop and Planes, Trains and Automobiles together do you really get Jingle All The Way? Join Carl, Simon and John as they talk home towns, shagging cartoon characters...

This week, we kick off December with a 2011 Christmas movie, which see's Santa's clumsy son set out on a mission with his grandfather to right a wrong and ensure a young girlgets her present on time - supersonic sleighs and rheumatoid ridden reindeer ensue   - it's Arthur Christmas! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week Carl has to identify the Christ...

This week, we look back on the episodes released in the last month (Road to Perdition, The Nice Guys and Back to the Future) and discuss anything we missed, some listener feedback and discuss some data.  Daddy issues, drinking problems and more daddy issues ensure ensue - it's the Movie The Needle NOVEMBER 2025 Retro! We do a top 3 movie bastards list, induct more movies into the Movie The Nee...

This week it's back to the 80's, then back to the 50's then back again to the 80's as we join Marty McFly and Doc Brown on their exploration of horny mums and GREAT SCOTTs...It' Back to the Future! (00:00:00) Welcome and chit chat (00:13:15) Inter-podcast beef! (00:18:58) Unveil the ale (part 1) (00:19:47) Introduce the film on the SFPS (00:22:20) Production - love for 80's...

Episode of 4 of our Mashflix & Chill series continues with Andrew Corns joining us from The Revisionist's Almanac! If you mash The Big Lebowski and Lethal Weapon together do you really get The Nice Guys? Join Carl, Simon and Andrew as they talk nice guys, nice boobs, and...well...c**ts. There's also a game with no logical flaws whatsoever, that Carl definitely didn't take issue with. You can read...

This week Carl and Simon hit the road...to Perdition! We finally get to Sir Sam Mendes' 2002 period gangster drama which sees a mob enforcer's son in 1930'sIllinois witness a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge . Rain soaked hats and blood soaked overcoats ensue! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and f...

This week, we look back on the episodes released in the last month (Scream, Joker and Jaws) and discuss anything we missed, some listener feedback and discuss some data.  Scary masks, clowns, sharks and opinions ensue - it's the Movie The Needle OCTOBER 2025 Retro! We do a top 3 scary movies list, induct more movies into the Movie The Needle Classics Collection and open up our Director's H...

Our third Movie the Needle Classics Collection episode and confusingly our 6th Date Night episode, where Carl and Simon haphazardly dissect  one of the movies that we have previously inducted into our MTN Classics Collection which they also happen to have seen together at a local movie theatre. This week, it's a dip back into Spielberg's sack to explore the 1975's monster horror which...

Episode of 3 of our Mashflix & Chill series continues with Damon Carter joining us from The Neverending Watchlist! If you mash The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver together do you really get Joker? Join Carl and Simon as they discuss the mashup with Damon, explore alternatives and commit a mashup to the Filmily Tree. Chapters: (00:00:00) Sad News...and Intro to Damon (00:11:16) The Mashed - Our...

Carl and Simon dip their toe in the water of horror, as we ramp up towards the Halloween time of year as we tackle the 1996 movie Scream. One of them likes it, one of them doesn't - listen to see where they end up! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week Carl has to guess the movie Scream (and Shout) from a clip. Chapters: (00:00:00) Welcome (00:00:59) Orca sha...

This week, we look back on the episodes released in the last month (The Sting, The Nice Guys And Toy Story) and discuss anything we missed, some listener feedback and discuss some data. We also find the time to appreciate the legend that is Robert Redford. Ploys, boys and toys ensue - it's the Movie The Needle AUGUST 2025 Retro! As well as our top 3 Redford movies we do a top 3 buddy movies list,...

Our second classic episode sees us delving deep into the toy chest and having some fun with our favourite (and first!) computer generated animation - TOY STORY! We deep dive into all things production, plot and (voice) cast. There's also the obligatory game and terrible theme song named after finding Woody in your bed when you wake up! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - L...

We continue our Mashflix & Chill series with Heather Stewart from (seemingly) ALL of your favourite movie podcasts! If you mash Ocean's Eleven and Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid together do you really get The Sting? Join us as we discuss it, some alternatives, and then add a mashup to our Filmily Tree. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, it's Life of Pi all over again, as instead of the previously billed Road to Perdition, it's Shane Black's 2016 comedy/neo-noir mashup, The Nice Guys! It's just SO funny! We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, and for our game this week we play Nice Guys finish last, linked to box office turkeys. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, it's our fourth monthly retrospective episode, where we look back on the episodes released in the last month (Life of Pi, Shoot 'Em Up and Jurassic Park) and discuss anything we missed, some listener feedback and discuss some data.  Cats, guns and dinos ensue - it's the Movie The Needle AUGUST 2025 Retro! Plus we reveal our top 3 Spielberg movies and induct more movies into the Movie Th...

We delve into our MTN Classics Collection to talk in detail about a film we consider to be an absolute classic! Our first classics episode is Steven Spielberg's 1993 dinosaur adventure, action, thriller which sees an industrialist invite some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. Questionable health and safety protocols and unquestionably awesome effects ensure - Welcome to...JU...

Welcome to our first Mashflix & Chill episode, where we invite a guest to suggest two movies which when mashed together create a movie hybrid. To kick things off we have Adam Richmond from Movies You Forgot You Forgot suggesting the mash of: Hard Boiled X Big Trouble in Little China = Shoot 'Em Up We talk all things Cast, Production and Plot, before deciding whether Adam's suggestion makes it...