HeyJaredMovie 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.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 12
- Latest publication
- Sep 22, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 8, 2026
Latest episodes
S04E57 - Monthly Retro - August: Taxi Driver, Forrest Gump and Terminator 2: Judgement Day (opens the original)
Read excerpt
We look back over the films we covered in the month of August and discuss lingering thoughts, listener feedback and favourite scenes, quotes and top 3s. -Taxi Driver -Forrest Gump -Terminator 2: Judgement Day Plus, we induct some more movies into the Classics Collection and Carl does a blind ranking. (00:00:00) Song and intro (00:02:01) Chit chat (00:05:40) What we've watched (00:26:36) Unveil the Ale (00:27:40) General apologies and corrections (00:30:35) Taxi Driver retro (00:53:06) Ranking on
MTN Extra - Movie Tournament - Round 4 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
That's the end of season 4! To close things out we are pitting the 16 movies we have covered in this season against each other in a tournament to find out the overall winner, that will proceed to the champion of champions tournament where it will face the winners from seasons 1, 2 and 3! We've ranked all the movies based on their cast, production and plot and let them battle it out. LET THE GAMES BEGIN...AGAIN! (00:00:00) Theme song and Intro (00:03:50) The format of the tournament (00:07:10) Ch
S04E56 - Mashflix and Chill - The Hateful Eight with Chris G (Best Picture Cast) (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Si and Carl are joined by Chris G from Best Picture Cast for Mashflix and Chill. Which two films combine to make Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight? We talk about Glory, and we do get into The Thing. No, not Tarantino's foot fetish, the other thing. Also, Si tells us what he thinks of Channing Tatum's oral skills. It's madness, it's fun, it's Mashflix and Chill! Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod Instagram: @mtnmoviepod T
S04E55 - Movie the Needle - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Carl and Si return to argue about Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. One of us likes it, the other not so much. Can Shane Black's "razor sharp" dialogue win the day? Or will Robert Downey Jr's relentless neediness prove too big an obstacle. Have a listen and see if we can Movie the Needle for one another! Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod Instagram: @mtnmoviepod Twitter/X: @mtnmoviepod YouTube: @movietheneedle Email: hello@mtnpod.com
MTN Extra - Ranking - Christopher Nolan (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Si & Carl rank Nolan's filmography from their least favourite to favourite. We recorded this at the end of our monthly retro episode, so as you may be able to tell, we are a little worse for wear. Tell us your lists or your Nolan hot takes. As a bonus game, there are clips from 13 different films in todays episode. Can you get all 13? Answers on a postcard. Details for how to find us below! Find Movie The Needle: Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTN Bluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.social Facebook: mtnmoviepod
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.