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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #144

This week: Nick chooses to accept the mission, breaks into Langley, doesn’t chew the gum, and reviews Mission: Impossible (1996), the spy thriller classic from director Brian De Palma, and starring Tom Cruise.

Also discussed: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Murder on the Orient Express (1974). The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — The Flash (2023) — Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) — Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — Insidious (2010) — Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) — Insidious: The Red Door (2023) — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — The Mummy’s Tomb (1942) — Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — Murder on the Orient Express (1974) — Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — And Then There Were None (1945) — Crooked House (2017) — Game Night (2018) — Time Lapse (2014) — The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — The Maltese Falcon (1941) — Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) — The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — Raging Bull (1980) — Influencer (2022) — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) — The Seventh Seal (1957) — Air (2023) — John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — Batman: Year One (2011) — The Changeling (1980) — Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) — Rocky IV (1985)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:25:22)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #15 – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

The Movie Mingle #32 – Top 10 Movies of 2015 – featuring, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

The Movie Mingle #141 – Top 10 Movies of 2022 – featuring, Top Gun: Maverick

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #143

“Octopussy… Octopussy… Octopussy” – Kamal Khan

This week: Nick & Tayt disguise themselves as clowns, enjoy a gourmet meal of sheep’s eyeballs (c’est délicieux!), practice some killer yo-yo tricks, and discuss Octopussy (1983), Roger Moore’s sixth outing as James Bond 007!!!

Also discussed: John Wick: Chapters 4 (2023). Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023). The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013). Grave of the Fireflies (1988). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

John Wick (2014) — John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) — John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023) — Evil Dead Rise (2023) — Hustle (2022) — The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) — Jaws (1975) — The Breakfast Club (1985) — Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) — Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — Porco Rosso (1992) — Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) — Only Yesterday (1991) — Castle in the Sky (1986) — The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) — Grave of the Fireflies (1988) — Fractured (2019) — The Terminal (2004) — Nobody (2021) — Flatliners (1990) — Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) — Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) — Night Monster (1942) — Rocky III (1982) — The Virgin Spring (1960)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:05:52)

Octopussy (1983)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #19 – James Bond Special (On Bond)

The Movie Mingle #23 – Dr No (1962)

The Movie Mingle #43 – From Russia with Love (1963)

The Movie Mingle #45 – Goldfinger (1964)

The Movie Mingle #61 – Thunderball (1965)

The Movie Mingle #68 – You Only Live twice (1967)

The Movie Mingle #84 – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

The Movie Mingle #92 – Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

The Movie Mingle #101 – Live and Let Die (1973)

The Movie Mingle #112 – The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

The Movie Mingle #115 – The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The Movie Mingle #121 -Moonraker (1979)

The Movie Mingle #131 – For Your Eyes Only (1981)

The Movie Mingle #26 – Spectre (2015)

The Movie Mingle #44 – Jaws (1975)

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #142

This week: Nick steps back into the podcast ring and talks about the blockbuster sequel, ROCKY II, directed by and starring the legendary Sylvester Stallone.

Also discussed: Creed III (2023). Scream VI (2023). F.I.S.T. (1978). Sick (2023). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) — M3GAN (2022) — Babylon (2022) — Knock at the Cabin (2023) — The Village (2004) — Glass (2019) — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) — Scream VI (2023) — Creed (2015) — Creed II (2018) — Creed III (2023) — Rocky (1976) — Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Fall (2022) — The Rainmaker (1997) — Primal Fear (1996) — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 & Part 2 (2010/2011) — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — Burning (2018) — The Mask of Zorro (1998) — The People Under the Stairs (1991) — White Noise (2022) — The Outfit (2022) — Aftersun (2022) — Terrifier (2016) — Terrifier 2 (2022) — The Pale Blue Eye (2022) — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) — Decision to Leave (2022) — Sick (2023) — Nobody’s Fool (1994) – A Wounded Fawn (2022) — Speak No Evil (2022) — The Fallout (2022) — Confess, Fletch (2022) — The Stranger (2022) — The Apology (2022) — Not Okay (2022) — Rosaline (2022) — Invisible Agent (1942) — A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) — A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) — Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) — Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) — A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) — Infinity Pool (2023) — The Exorcist III (1990) — Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — Cursed (2004) — Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) — The Silence (1963) — The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — F.I.S.T. (1978) — The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) — Missing (2023) — Boston Strangler (2023)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:39:59)

Rocky II (1979)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #91 – Rocky (1976)

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #141

This week: Nick reveals his top 10 movies of 2022.

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Below is the full top 10 list

NICK’S TOP 10

10. The Northman – dir. Robert Eggers

9. All Quiet on the Western Front – dir. Edward Berger

8. Halloween Ends – dir. David Gordon Green

7. See How They Run – dir. Tom George

6. X – dir. Ti West

5. Prey – dir. Dan Trachtenberg

4. The Fabelmans – dir. Steven Spielberg

3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – dir. Joel Crawford

2. Scream (2022) (aka, Scream 5) – dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

1. Top Gun: Maverick – dir. Joseph Kosinski

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Honorable Mentions: (2:03:21).

11. The Wonder — 12. Everything Everywhere All at Once — 13. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — 14. Turning Red — 15. Barbarian — 16. Emily the Criminal — 17. Pearl — 18. Tár — 19. The Batman — 20. Watcher

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The Movie Mingle #135 – Top 10 Movies of 2021

The Movie Mingle #125 – Top 10 Movies of 2020

The Movie Mingle #113 – Top 10 Movies of 2019

The Movie Mingle #94 – Top 10 Movies of 2018

The Movie Mingle #73 – Top 10 Movies of 2017

The Movie Mingle #55 – Top 10 Movies of 2016

The Movie Mingle #32 – Top 10 Movies of 2015

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #140

If podcasts have a name… It must be The Movie Mingle

This week: Nick will rip your heart out, throw you down a pit of lava, and tell you exactly why Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is so friggin awesome!!

Also discussed: The Wicker Man (1973). Barbarian (2022). Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). Pearl (2022)  AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

Barbarian (2022) — Don’t Worry Darling (2022) — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — Black Panther (2018) — Bones and All (2022) — The Menu (2022) — Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) — Halloween Ends (2022) — A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) — V/H/S (2012) — V/H/S 2 (2013) — V/H/S Viral (2014) — V/H/S/94 (2021) — V/H/S/99 (2022) — Significant Other (2022) — Pearl (2022) — The Ipcress File (1965) — Funeral in Berlin (1966) — Billion Dollar Brain (1967) — Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) — Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — Dracula (1958) — Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) — Winter Light (1963) — The Burning (1981) — The Wonder (2022) — Shocker (1989) — Deadstream (2022) — The Clovehitch Killer (2018) — From Russia With Love (1963) — Memories of Murder (2003) — The Wicker Man (1973) — Blow Out (1981) — Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Skinamarink (2022) — The Verdict (1982) — Rashomon (1950)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:30:04)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #29 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

The Movie Mingle #44 – Jaws (1975)

The Movie Mingle #40 – The BFG (2016)

The Movie Mingle #36 – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

The Movie Mingle #24 – Bridge of Spies (2015)

The Movie Mingle #111 – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Movie Mingle #28 –Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Movie Mingle #69 – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Movie Mingle #48 – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Movie Mingle #27 –Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

The Movie Mingle #66 – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

The Movie Mingle #17 – Blade Runner (1982)

The Movie Mingle #113 – Top 10 Movies of 2019  – featuring Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Movie Mingle #73 – Top 10 Movies of 2017 — featuring Blade Runner 2049

The Movie Mingle #32 – Top 10 Movies of 2015 — featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens 

The Movie Mingle #43 – From Russia with Love (1963)

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #139

Nobody expected it, nobody believed it, and nobody could stop it. The one hope, the only hope: MOVIE MINGLER… oh, and also: THE EXORCIST.

This week: Nick talks about one of the greatest movies ever made, William Freadkin’s incredible masterpiece, The Exorcist.

Also discussed: Halloween Ends (2022). Watcher (2022). Through a Glass Darkly (1961). Smile (2022). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

Bullet Train (2022) — Nope (2022) — Orphan (2009) — Orphan: First Kill (2022) — Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) — Ticket to Paradise (2022) — Smile (2022) — Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) — Halloween Kills (2021) — Halloween Ends (2022) — Avatar (2009) — Prey (2022) — The Predator (2018) — A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) — Scream (2022) — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — The Snorkel (1958) — Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) — Through a Glass Darkly (1961) — Watcher (2022) — X (2022) — Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) — Resurrection (2022) — Hellraiser (1987) — Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) — Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) — Hellraiser (2022)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:53:56)

The Exorcist (1973)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #27 –Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Movie Mingle #32 – Top 10 Movies of 2015 — featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens 

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #138

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…

This week: Nick talks about the greatest slasher film of the 1980s, Wes Craven’s horror classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Also discussed: Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Scream 4 (2011). No Exit (2022). Mermaids (1990). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — Top Gun (1986) — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) — Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — The Black Phone (2022) — Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) — The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) — Scream 4 (2011) — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) — Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) — Fårö Document 1979 (1979) — Kimi (2022) — No Exit (2022) — El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — Leave Her to Heaven (1945) — Mermaids (1990) — Men (2022) — Housekeeping (1987) — Audrey Rose (1977)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:20:12)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #41 – Scream  (1996)

The Movie Mingle #136 – Scream 2 (1997)

The Movie Mingle #47 – Halloween (1978)

The Movie Mingle #128 – Halloween II (1981)

The Movie Mingle #87 – Halloween (2018)

The Movie Mingle #124 – Black Christmas (1974)

The Movie Mingle #126 – Friday the 13th (1980)

The Movie Mingle #85 – Suspiria (1977)

The Movie Mingle #88 – Suspiria (2018)

The Movie Mingle #33 – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

The Movie Mingle #94 – Top 10 Movies of 2018  – Featuring, Halloween & Suspiria

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #137

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…

This week: Nick tries out for the Quidditch team, starts a Chocolate Frog Card collection, sneaks around the Library’s restricted section, and reviews Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Chris Columbus’s big screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s classic novel.

Also discussed: The Northman (2022). Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). I Confess (1953). Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)  AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

The Northman (2022) — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — Firestarter (2022) — Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2006) — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — Scream 3 (2000) — Freddy vs. Jason (2003) — Friday the 13th (2009) — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — The Black Cat (1941) — Fårö Document (1970) — The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) — Dune (2021) — The Camp on Blood Island (1958) — The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) — Under Capricorn (1949) — I Confess (1953)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:16:14)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #69 – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Movie Mingle #71 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Movie MIngle #103 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Movie Mingle #132 – Dune (2021)

The Movie Mingle #135 – Top 10 Movies of 2021 — featuring, Dune

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #136

Someone has taken their love of podcast sequels, one step too far.

This week: Nick reviews Wes Craven’s blockbuster slasher sequel, Scream 2.

Also discussed: X (2022). The Batman (2022). The Empty Man (2020). The Passion of Anna (1969). AND much much MUCH more…

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MY LAST FEW WEEKS IN MOVIES:

The Batman (2022) — Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) — Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998) — Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) — Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) — X (2022) — Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) — Fresh (2022) — Turning Red (2022) — The Father (2020) — C’mon C’mon (2021) — The Worst Person in the World (2021) — Jason X (2001) — The Empty Man (2020) — Session 9 (2001) — Man Made Monster (1941) — The Passion of Anna (1969) — Scream (1996) — The Dark Tower (2017) — The Trouble with Harry (1955) — The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

FEATURE REVIEW: (Time – 01:20:07)

Scream 2 (1997)

RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #41 – Scream  (1996)

The Movie Mingle #33 – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

The Movie Mingle #47 – Halloween (1978)

The Movie Mingle #128 – Halloween II (1981)

The Movie Mingle #87 – Halloween (2018)

The Movie Mingle #85 – Suspiria (1977)

The Movie Mingle #88 – Suspiria (2018)

The Movie Mingle #124 – Black Christmas (1974)

The Movie Mingle #126 – Friday the 13th (1980)

The Movie Mingle #50 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Movie Mingle #94 – Top 10 Movies of 2018  – Featuring, Halloween & Suspiria

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Movie Mingler proudly presents: ‘The Movie Mingle’ #135

This week: Nick reveals his top 10 movies of 2021.

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Below is the full top 10 list: (Click on highlighted entry to be taken to the feature podcast for that particular movie)

NICK’S TOP 10

10. Bergman Island – dir. Mia Hansen-Løve

9. Licorice Pizza – dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

8. Last Night in Soho – dir. Edgar Wright

7. Malignant – dir. James Wan

6. Drive My Car – dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi

5. Fear Street: Part Three: 1666 – dir. Leigh Janiak

4. No Time to Die – dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga

3. The Last Duel – dir. Ridley Scott

2. Zack Snyder’s Justice League – dir. Zack Snyder

1. Dune – dir. Denis Villeneuve

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Honorable Mentions: (1:54:11).

11. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 — 12. Oxygen — 13. Censor — 14. Pig — 15. Shiva Baby — 16. Fear Street Part 2: 1978 — 17. Nightmare Alley — 18. Mass — 19. The Dig — 20. House of Gucci.

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RELATED PODCASTS:

The Movie Mingle #132 – Dune (2021)

The Movie Mingle #125 – Top 10 Movies of 2020

The Movie Mingle #113 – Top 10 Movies of 2019

The Movie Mingle #94 – Top 10 Movies of 2018

The Movie Mingle #73 – Top 10 Movies of 2017

The Movie Mingle #55 – Top 10 Movies of 2016

The Movie Mingle #32 – Top 10 Movies of 2015

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