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The Countdown

A weekly comedic podcast in which two friends aim to countdown every popular topic EVER from 10-1 while throwing shade at the other‘s list.

tv & film film reviews

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49:32

Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024

The Countdown ·

2024/02/02

Countdown #459 The review of 2023 is over and it's time to look ahead at what's to come in 2024 as the boys lay out their most anticipated films of the coming year. Just what is getting the guys excited in terms of the release calendar? Will Paul again be sucked into the vortex that is the Alien franchise fandom? Can Wayne even make a list when there are so few superhero films being released in 2024? And where, exactly, will Furiosa land on these lists? Learn the answers to all these

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21:12

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 review

The Countdown ·

2024/01/30

The boys got along to their first advanced screening of the year and it was the big sequel to the massive Australian hit, The Dry, starring Eric Bana. In this one, Detective Aaron Falk returns to help with a disappearance of someone he has a connection with, while an event from his past will help him solve the case. It's better than that synopsis sounds, but does it hold a candle to the original? Find out before its official release date on Feb 8th, as The Countdown continues ... Time

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54:57

Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2023

The Countdown ·

2024/01/26

Countdown #458 What were the guys' thinking? Doing another episode about the dumbest moments of 2023, might end up being one of the dumbest moments of 2024. After all, did they really expect to avoid courting any controversy while mentioning anything about US politics to international conflicts by way of terrible behaviour from studios, celebrities and companies that brew beer along the way? Can such topics even be funny? Find out just how dumb is dumb, as The Countdown continues

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24:52

The Beekeeper review

The Countdown ·

2024/01/23

January is here and with it, the films that studios like to dump into theatres, hoping against hope that they might make some dollars. One such film is the new Jason Statham film as directed by David "Don't Blame Me for Suicide Squad" Ayer and, well, it's making money. As such, the boys considered it their civic duty to see this one and report back on it to you, dear listener ... Have the lads been bamboozled into seeing a poor film> Or have Statham and Ayer combned for that rarest of

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01:53:36

The Top 10 Films of 2023

The Countdown ·

2024/01/19

Countdown #457 Here it is. The biggest Ep of the year detailing the very best films of the previous year requires an incredible guest. And that incredible guest is Jason from the Binge Movies Podcast. It also requires a lengthy discussion about the merits (or perhaps, lack thereof) of these films, making for one of the longest Eps in The Countdown's history. (Julio would be proud; Gerald, less so.) Get on board, then, for this in-depth discussion of the best releases to hit cinemas across

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29:56

Godzilla Minus One review

The Countdown ·

2024/01/16

The boys finally get along to see a film which has been hitting all the Top 10 lists of 2023, just in time for their own episode of the same. But is this the shot in the arm Kaiju films needed? Or is it more of the same ol' , same ol' when it comes to Godzilla and its decision to chow down on most anything Tokyo-shaped? One of the lads has this as the greatest thing since sliced-bread, while the other is a little more luke-warm. Meanwhile, this Episode took about 73 false starts to get

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01:20:52

Worst 10 Films of 2023

The Countdown ·

2024/01/12

Countdown #456 Bravely flying in the face of those who say doing "Worst Of" lists are tacky and inappropriate, Paul and Wayne this week deliver to you their annual PSA in relation to the poorest films of the preceding year. Yes, it's time to name and shame those films which completely fumbled the ball, that defecated in the bed, that thieved us of our hard-earned, and then, in some cases, tried to tell us we wanted more! Every genre from horror to action, comedy to drama by way of superhero

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26:08

Society of the Snow review

The Countdown ·

2024/01/09

Netflix kicks off the New Year in the best possible way, at least according to Paul, with their release of the based-on-a-true-story, survival epic, Society of the Snow. Wayne, for some inexplicable reason, does not like this type of film, which leads to the first disagreement on the show for 2024 and the provocative use of The Soundboard. But who is right? And who would eat the other without hesitation should they crash anywhere without food? Decide for yourself, as The Countdown continues

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01:12:09

Top 10 Television Shows of 2023

The Countdown ·

2024/01/05

Countdown #455 The boys, this week, complete their look back at television through 2023 with a countdown of their favourite shows of the year! It was a banner year for television as evidenced by both Paul and Wayne having ten shows and honourable mentions to talk about, making for a jam packed episode. Wayne starts things off controversially and some might suggest his list never recovers, while Paul, meanwhile, stays pretty true to form - both in terms of his list and in keeping Wayne honest

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24:13

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review

The Countdown ·

2024/01/02

So the DCEU ends ... like THIS? Join Wayne and Paul as they query why DC and the WB would bother with a final DCEU film that takes zero chances, is completely rote and horrendously predictable, and contains more Mamoa "Ya-HOO!"s than could possibly be considered safe for human hearing. And yet, one of the boys quite liked Lost Kingdom and the other goes to town on it. Which is whom? And does anyone care given this is turning into another box office bomb? Find out as The Countdown continues

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01:14:38

The Worst Television Shows of 2023

The Countdown ·

2023/12/29

Countdown #454 Having watched enough of the "idiot box" to split the traditional Best and Worst of the previous year's television into two episodes, the boys this week countdown their least favourite shows of the year that was 2023. There's plenty of questions asked of Marvel, while Paul takes aim at a master of horror's latest foray into television, and Wayne, incredibly, has harsh words for a reality show based around MILFs! So join Wayne and Paul to find out what you should NOT be

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34:14

Rebel Moon Part 1 reiview

The Countdown ·

2023/12/26

Zack Snyder returns to our screens with his rejected idea for Star Wars courtesy of Netflix. And since Zach Snyder is always going to Zach Snyder, Wayne and Paul have volunteered to determine whether this is one of the occasions when Zach should have Snydered, rather than Zaching his way into some very, very low critical reactions. Will Wayne appreciate the visual flair in Rebel Moon? Can Paul forgive the short-comings of its script? And, at the end of the day, is Disney - in the place of George

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01:14:57

Top 10 Last 10: Goodbye 2023 Edition

The Countdown ·

2023/12/22

Countdown #453 It's Top 10 Last 10 time, as the boys look back on the latter parts of 2023 and mini-review 10 films each that are first time watches, but otherwise have no linking criterion. Of course, this is The Countdown, so: - said films are ranked from worst to best - Wayne says inappropriate things - Paul Soundboards it up in response to said inappropriate things, while honouring the late, great Andre Braugher; and - there is more French musketeer action than you can poke a sword at. (To be

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17:48

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review

The Countdown ·

2023/12/19

Do you remember that film about a bunch of stop motion chickens pulling off a Great Escape-ish escape from the chicken farm where they'll all eventually become dinner? Well, Netflix certainly does, and they've invested in bringing the sequel to your television screens some 23 years later. Paul and Wayne have checked it out and at least one of them is not chicken in voicing their disdain for the film. In fact, the Negatron theme gets trotted out amid many swipes at animated children's film in

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01:01:22

Top 10 Music Duos

The Countdown ·

2023/12/15

Countdown #452 The music is back on The Countdown as the guys this week debate their favourite music duos! How upset with Paul's list will Wayne be? How many classic duos can Paul overlook? And at the end of the day, which comedy duo will be very, very upset that they were left out? Learn the answers to all these questions and more as the boys' music tastes are once again question - even as The Countdown continues ... Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop

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23:11

Leave the World Behind review

The Countdown ·

2023/12/12

It's December and the releases to theatre has slowed up (a least for a week), so Paul and Wayne have turned to Netflix for new content, and were pleased to find the hardly advertised "Leave the World Behind" waiting to be reviewed. Julia Roberts joins the suavest actor there is , Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke, to bring this apocalyptic thriller helmed by the Mr Robot guy and based on some very short novel no-one had ever heard of before, to your couches as organised by the stellar people at

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55:05

Top 10 Films That Would Not Get Made Today

The Countdown ·

2023/12/08

Countdown #451 Is this the episode that ends the show? That's what regular listeners might be asking as Paul flies very close to the sun by letting Wayne off the podcast leash to discuss the Top 10 Films That Would Not Get Made Today! Truly, this one is worth listening to just to hear Wayne's description of his Number 7 - a film which Paul simply cannot believe exists (even if it was made back in the '50s). And beyond that, there's plenty of the usual banter, questionable jokes, and

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24:42

Silent Night (2023) review

The Countdown ·

2023/12/05

John Woo explodes back into the cinemas of the western world with Silent Night - a revenge action thriller which, somehow, neither Paul nor Wayne realised was dialogue-less until some 20 minutes into the movie. Being big fans of the Woo and with a kick-ass and bloodthirsty trailer, the boys were all kinds of excited about an action Christmas movie following in the foot-steps of Die Hard and last year's Violent Night. But did Silent Night fill their stockings with the Woo-laden goodies? Or was

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01:10:11

MCU Phase 4 Ranked!

The Countdown ·

2023/12/01

Countdown #450 It's the 450th Countdown this week, and the boys are celebrating by taking aim at Marvel's Phase 4 and ranking all the films and television shows from it. Or at least Paul is. Wayne continues to defend most forms of mediocrity. Though at least some of that may be attributable to him being late low with an illness in the week leading up to this recording. Which means the guys aren't in the same room, and worse, no Soundboard for such an important occasion *cue anguish the world

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22:33

Invincible Season 2A review

The Countdown ·

2023/11/28

Wayne has COVID so all plans were scuttled in the 450th week of The Countdown. Which means instead of getting a review of Napoleon, you get a review of the first half Prime Video's Invincible. Making it's return after almost 2.5 years (discounting the Atom Eve special), has Robert Kirkman's story lost it's way? Or does it double down on the first season's greatness? Either way, one host is picking at the show's seams while the other seems very happy with what he's gotten. But when final

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