Movie The Needle

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 great pure mash, but does it work?Brian brings a mash of a classic comedy western with a classic Bond film. We talk all things production, plot and cast, perform some recasting and of course test our guest's movie knowledge against Carl in our game.(00:00:00) Theme song and intro(00:02:00) Welcome to our guest Brian Ruppert including top 4 movies(00:20:20) Unveil the Ale(00:21:10) Introducing the mash - Blazing Saddles - What we think(00:27:30) Introducing the mash - You Only Live Twice - What we think(00:35:19) Introducing the resultant movie Austin Powers International Man of Mystery - What we think(00:42:50) Austin Powers deep dive part 1 - Different versions, gags and negatives(01:07:00) The Game - International Men of Mystery(01:18:11) Austin Powers deep dive part 2 - Cast and recasting(01:35:38) Mashflix and Chill - Does the mash work? Expanding the Filmily Tree(01:45:40) How to find Brian and Reviewing HistoryYou can find Brian and his Reviewing History gang here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistoryX: @rviewhistorypodX: @BrianruppertFind Movie The Needle:Letterboxd: CarlMTN / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

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]

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 DayPlus, 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-screen beers - The Firm(00:56:48) Director's Hall of Fame: Hog in the Limelight - Michael Bay(01:01:35) Mashflix and Chill: Rain Man x The Way We Were = Forrest Gump Retro(01:16:35) The Game: Blind Ranking No. 2 Films (sequels)(01:23:37) Terminator 2: Judgement Day Retro(01:37:53) Top 3 Movies with Iconic Quotes(01:45:15) Classics Collection: Finding Nemo, Top Gun, Rocky, Pirates of the Caribbean(01:50:40) Goodbye and Next timeYou can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod.bsky.social)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@movietheneedle)Or email us and let us know what you think: [email protected]

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) Christopher Nolan drunken ranking and chit chat(00:11:55) Unveil the Ale!(00:12:54) The draw(00:15:30) Round of 16 match-ups - Carl's half(00:30:25) Round of 16 match-ups - Simon's half(00:46:05) The Game - Quiz on season 4(00:55:09) Quarter Finals(01:03:47) Semi Finals(01:07:02) Bronze medal match-up(01:10:07) THE FINAL(01:12:44) Goodbye and Outro and random microphone clunkingYou can read our reviews of other movies on Letterboxd - Look for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CarlMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiMTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod.bsky.social)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@mtnmoviepod)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@movietheneedle)Or email us and let us know what you think: [email protected]

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 / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]

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 / SiMTNBluesky: @mtnmoviepod.bsky.socialFacebook: mtnmoviepodInstagram: @mtnmoviepodTwitter/X: @mtnmoviepodYouTube: @movietheneedleEmail: [email protected]