Movie The Needle

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 argue about whether Alien 2 is a hit or shit.We talk about Cameron's sticky obsession, sequels and genre evolution, and just what is wrong with Bill Paxton?Tune in to see if we can Movie the Needle for one another.Find Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

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 play our usual suite of games - Blind Ranking, Classics Collection, Hogging the Limelight and rank some on-screen beers.(00:00:06) Theme song and Intro(00:02:07) Chit chat(00:16:30) What we've been watching (Really Don't Likes to Ambivalent)(00:31:00) Unveil the ale(00:32:18) What we've been watching (Likes and Really Likes)(00:47:40) General apologies and corrections(00:55:01) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(01:10:30) The Game: Blind Ranking Kurt Russell(01:17:10) Ranking on Screen Beers - The Way We Were(01:21:31) The Hateful Eight(01:35:48) Hogging The Limelight - Director Hall of Fame: Kathryn Bigelow(01:42:13) Classics Collection proposals: Inglorious Basterds, Rain Man, It's a Wonderful Life(01:49:18) What's coming up and close out Find Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

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 as close to horror as we get!We discuss whether this horror homage has the stamina, girth and penetration necessary to make it into the MTN Classics CollectionFind Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

Carl and Simon are joined by Damon Carter to tackle Uncut Gems on Mashflix and Chill. It's a 2019 crime and comedy drama film directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, featuring Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel.The mashup: Dog Day Afternoon & Rounders.Does Dog Day Afternoon and Rounders really make Uncut Gems? Or do we come up with something better to make it on to the Filmily Tree?Carl and Damon face-off - Who knows more Sandler than Pacino?You can find Damon and the gang on The Neverending Watchlist on your chosen podcast platform.Find Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

Carl and Simon discuss million dollar baby for Movie the Needle and see whether they can change each other's minds. It's a 2004 buddy and drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, featuring Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman.Clint Eastwood pulls no punches, but does Million Dollar Baby earn its emotional knockout? Carl and Simon step into the ring to see if they can Movie the Needle.One of us likes it and the other doesn't. We talk all of the usual nonsense including being grumpy, swearing at a priest, engaging in some politically incorrect banter, and possibly even coming around to the idea of a surrogate child fixing all of our problems.Find Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]