
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 ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 151 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | TV & Film | |||

Carl and Simon are joined by Brian Ruppert to tackle Austin Powers on Mashflix and Chill. It's a comedy and action film directed by Jay Roach, featuring Mike Myers, Michael York, Robert Wagner.
The mashup: Blazing Saddles & You Only Live Twice.
A g... more
Carl and Simon discuss aliens for Movie the Needle and see whether they can change each other's minds. It's a 1986 action and horror film directed by James Cameron, featuring William Hope, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver.
Carl and Simon a... more
Carl and Simon look back on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Hateful Eight in the September 2026 Retro.
It's time to get retrospective!
We look back on the movies covered in the month plus our season 4 tournament, address some listener feedback, and pla... more
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... more
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Simon and Carl are two friends with entertaining banter and a good grasp of what they like in a film. The pod is organized, consistent and fun. Highly recommended a follow!
Self-important, slapdash, and worst of all uninteresting. But it’s my podcast, so 5 stars.










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