Here's the Gran part of our Gran Torino two-parter. The Torino part will drop the following day. Part 1 covers the intro, cast and production. Part 2 covers the rest. We talk growling, tropes and Jools Holland catches a stray! Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us...

We conclude our discussions on The Thing with our thoughts on the plot before finding out if either of our needles has been Mov(i)ed...WARNING DRAMATIC NEEDLE MOVING ALERT. We also have a couple of unorthodox top 3's to finish things off. Enjoy part 2, and if you haven't listened to part 1, probably best to listen to that first! Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and...

Here's the thing, we're trying something...splitting the episodes in two and we're starting this with The Thing! Same Movie The Needle podcast, but in bite-size portions. Listen to the usual nonsense as we use the word 'thing' a ridiculous number of times, often unintentionally. Part 1 covers the intro, cast and production. Part 2 covers the rest. Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for...

This rounds out our Scorsese trilogy and it's appearance #3 for Leo as he shoves all kinds of things up various orifices for our collective enjoyment in The Wolf of Wall Street! We've got the usual jibber jabber, plus we each pick our 5 a side football teams made up entirely of Scorsese characters! One of us likes it, one of us not so much...let us know what you think by emailing us at [email protected] or contacting us on the socials below You can read our reviews of other movies on...

We've reached double digits and we bring up the big 1-0 episode with a big 1-2 as Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci dominate our second film of our Scorsese trilogy, Casino! We've got a couple of games to play along with this week as well as usual spurious nonsense. One of us likes it, one of us not so much...let us know what you think. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on...

We start a mini Scorsese trilogy this week by diving head first into the world of Boston organised crime with The Departed. We've got a new game you can play along with at home, some top 3's plus the usual nonsense about cast, production and plot. Here's a link to the poster we talk about Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on...

We tick two new boxes this week with our first animation and first non-english language movie - Spirited Away! Does this make the 'Cast' section of the podcast challenging? Yes! Does it lead to a shorter episode? Hell no! We talk baths vs showers, our top 3 non-Disney/Pixar animations plus other nonsense. Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow...

I have a bad feeling about this. This week, we see what happens when a Star Wars geek comes up against someone watching it for the first time in their late 30's. Here is the link to the clip referenced in the 'Data' section: https://youtu.be/5hfRjN3txdM?si=5t3_LfqeGqIk6O1R Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on...

I love the smell of a new podcast episode in the morning. This week, we tackle the universally acclaimed classic that is Apocalypse Now...but which one of us doesn't enjoy it? And most importantly was the needle mov(i)ed? Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Let...

We thought that it was about time we released our second of two back to back episodes of movies about time and this one is...About Time! We talk the ins and outs of the Richard Curtis rom-com - enjoy/endure! Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Let us know what you think:...

It's palindrome time! It's back to back episodes of movies about time....first up, listen to Carl and Simon discuss the murmuring madness that is Tenet. Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Let us know what you think: [email protected]

Our run on movies released around 2007 continues as we enter the realm of comedy for the first time. Listen to find out who is McLovin it and who thinks it is Superbad! Remember to like, follow, subscribe and all that good stuff! You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠CarlMTN⁠ and ⁠SiMTN⁠ ⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠ Let us know what you think: [email protected]

We're back! Doubling our output with episode 2 where we take a shallow dive into Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio's accent. We discuss the big issues the movie raises like - Just how do they get their hair to look so good in a war torn country? One of us likes it, one of us doesn't - opinions can't be wrong, but one of us definitely is. You can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for CarlMTN and SiMTN ⁠Follow us on Facebook⁠⁠ Follow us...

Welcome to our brand new podcast! We kick things off with the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men. Listen to us marvel at moustaches, natter about nipples and one of us possibly entirely miss the point of the movie. We talk cast, production, plot and plenty of nonsense in between. Whether you like the movie or hate it, see if we can Mov(i)e your needle one way or the other. Warning - there be spoilers in this here podcast! Follow us on Facebook Follow us Instagram Follow us on...

Introducing our brand new podcast - Movie The Needle...because the world needs more amateurs talking about movies! This short trailer will give you a sneak peek at what you can expect from our weekly episodes. So give us a listen, like, subscribe and all that good stuff. The first couple of episodes will be dropping soon! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter / X @mtnmoviepod You can also find our page on Facebook and we are on Tiktok @movie.the.needle