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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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01:16:21

Top 10 Last 10: Summer Blockbuster Edition

The Countdown ·

2023/06/30

Countdown #430 This week the boys are counting down ten of the most recent films they've seen, from worst to best, as their latest Top 10 Last 10. For once, Paul has made some poor decisions regarding what to press play on, while Wayne talks up having made similar bad calls, but it is soon revealed he is telling a porky pie as he seems to enjoy almost all of his films - which, at least in the case of Ghosted, is a HECK of a call. Will every film on Wayne's list generate two to three

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27:53

Extraction 2 review

The Countdown ·

2023/06/27

Who would have thought that the sequel to a surprise Netflic hit starring Aussie Chris Hemsworth would be the film to break the podcast?! But here we are as Wayne and Paul go to war over the merits (or lack thereof) of Extraction 2, with Wayne boldly making the claim it is a better action film than John Wick 4. Paul, of course, does not take this lying down, and mayhem ensues ... Find out which side of the divide you stand on, as The Countdown falters, but ultimately continues ... Time

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01:08:12

Top 10 Asian Films

The Countdown ·

2023/06/23

Countdown #429 Why break down the best ten films from individual countries on a whole continent when you can group them all together and kill many birds with one stone? That may be Wayne's thinking when it comes to talking the Top 10 Asian Films, or it could be he just hasn't seen enough films from this region of the world. Either way, Paul is frustrated by the number of fantastic films he's had to edit off this list. But fear not, all is forgiven when International Action Star - or is that

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33:08

The Flash review

The Countdown ·

2023/06/20

Wayne loves Batman. Especially the Michael Keaton Batman. So The Flash was on his most anticipated films of the year list. Paul had middling to no expectations whatsoever for the beginning of the end of the DCEU as we know it. Who will be disappointed and who will be impressed? Can Any Muscietti and co deliver a great film that will have the fans baying for more of the current Snyderverse? Or is this the final nail in what is turning out to be a very, very long coffin for the DECU? Learn

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01:01:05

Our Top 5 Most Embarrassing Moments

The Countdown ·

2023/06/16

Countdown #428 Paul and Wayne expose their deepest and most shamefully embarrassing stories for the whole world to hear, figuring no-one will listen to this episode. Because who would want to listen to two grown men completely humiliate themselves on a podcast when there are approximately one million other choices out there to listen to ... No-one, right? RIGHT? Please don't feel the need to prove the boys wrong, as The Countdown continues ... Check out the show's first draft of a

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33:05

Ted Lasso Season 3 review

The Countdown ·

2023/06/13

Ted Lasso comes to a close after its planned three seasons, and Paul and Wayne are your roving pitch-side reporters, ready to give you the scoop from the latest press conference determining whether this season has been a success ... or a let-down after the heady-heights of Seasons 1 and 2. Should Keely have been relegated to a side plot involving her PR firm? Was Nate done dirty from a story-telling perspective? Were the episodes too padded with side character plot lines? And have Bill Lawrence

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01:00:22

Top 10 Rock Songs of the 90s

The Countdown ·

2023/06/09

Countdown #427 Paul and Wayne are getting up there in years on this earth, so they don't mind admitting that the '90s was their heyday for most things - including, in Wayne's case, his hair. So it is that there's a special kind of excitement that comes along with a 90s themed countdown, as the boys get to relive aspects of their youth and take the p1ss out of each other in the ways they did some thirty years previously. This week's topic, then, is one which is a little close to Paul's

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36:34

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse review

The Countdown ·

2023/06/06

Four and a half years on from the original, Miles Morales swings back into theatres with one of the most anticipated films of the year (at least as far as The Countdown is concerned), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Can this one possibly re-capture the magic of Into the Spider-Verse and even be half as good? Will Wayne's inner artist be gorged on all that is on display here? And can Paul possibly be satisfied by his most anticipated film of the year? Could this be one of the greatest

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01:19:14

Top 5 True Spooky Encounters

The Countdown ·

2023/06/02

Countdown #426 With the new format allowing big pivots away from film and TV, the boys leapt at the chance this week to do a very different episode. So instead of bantering about what is good and what isn't on the box, in the theatre, or from your stereo speakers, the boys this week are (largely) eschewing the jokes about sexual organs and are instead recounting their Top 5 True Spooky Encounters. In this spine-tingling episode, you'll hear about everything from possession by an animal to a

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19:41

Renfield review

The Countdown ·

2023/05/30

Universal takes another bash at a classic monster that it owns, but this time livens things up by casting Nicolas Cage as Dracula, and making him play second fiddle to another Nicholas, this one of the Hoult variety, in the newly released Renfield. But after 6 weeks out in North America, the boys know this one hasn't set the world on fire, and are determined to learn for themselves whether this one has been unfairly overlooked or actually earns its rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Find out

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54:47

The Top 8 Films of the Last 8 Years

The Countdown ·

2023/05/26

Countdown #425 All good things must come to an end, and so it is with eating all the a$$es. The month long celebration of eight years of The Countdown podcast - affectionately known as the 8 All the A$$e$ month - draws to a close with Paul and Wayne running through the Top 8 Films of the Last 8 Years. There is some agreement, much swearing, occasional shock, and more than a smattering of incredulity. There's also plenty of The Soundboard. But most of all, there's laughter as all of the a$$es

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27:52

Fast X review

The Countdown ·

2023/05/23

FAMILY. Vin Diesel is FAMILY. And he is also the equal of J. R. R. Tolkien (at least in his own mind). But we can't bad-mouth FAMILY, so just roll with it. Like the cars do in this - and all the previous entries in this franchise - they roll, literally, and keep on driving. Because that's what you do when FAMILY is on the line. How do we know this? Well, because Vin Diesel says it is so. And like Kanye West, he's FAMILY. So what FAMILY says, goes. Who can argue against that? Not Wayne and

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01:01:24

The Worst 8 Films of the Last 8 Years

The Countdown ·

2023/05/19

Countdown #424 In some circle, the show must go on. But when it comes to The Countdown Podcast, the a$$e$ must be eaten! So despite Paul coming down with COVID and Wayne completely losing his voice (but not having COVID - go figure), the boys have bravely taken the mic to record the third part of the 8 All the A$$e$ celebration of 8 years of the show, this time counting the very worst films they've seen since the podcast began in March 2015. There are hot takes and squeaky voices aplenty,

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20:03

Polite Society review

The Countdown ·

2023/05/16

With COVID striking the podcast this week, and the NON-infected co-host losing his voice, the lads were very pleased to have this recent recording up their sleeves for this newly released British-Pakistani production. Part comedy, part martial arts film and seemingly very Edgar Wright inspired, Wayne was the first one to jump at this, and he convinced Paul to get on board. After all, both co-hosts are members of society, right? And at least one of them can be polite when the occasion demands it

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01:05:36

The Top 8 TV Shows of the Last 8 Years

The Countdown ·

2023/05/12

Countdown #423 8 All the A$$e$ Month continues as Wayne and Paul celebrate eight years of The Countdown podcast by this time counting down the best eight television shows they each have seen since the podcast began in March 2015. Will there be some surprising choices? You betchya. Will Wayne get upset at The Soundboard? Of course. And will the lads argue about one especially divisive choice? You wouldn't have it any other way. Find out what tops the lists, amid a whole slew of

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28:53

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 review

The Countdown ·

2023/05/09

Phase 5 of the MCU resumes with the final installment in a previously beloved series, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Paul and Wayne were of course on hand to witness the end of this particular era as well as the first use of an F-bomb in the MCU! *gasp shock horror* Can James Gunn nail the landing with a series that for a series that many feel is among the strongest in the MCU? Or did being fired for long-ago inappropriate tweets and then re-hired after he made splash with DC colour this

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01:13:19

The Worst 8 TV Shows of the Last 8 Years

The Countdown ·

2023/05/05

Countdown #422 The first part of the show's four-part series celebrating 8 years of The Countdown is here! Having been given the sub-title of 8 All the A$$es$ month (with thanks to Sam Hurley from the Movie Reviews in 20 Q's Podcast), the series begins with the boys taking aim at the worst 8 television shows of the last 8 years. Now you might think that after 8 years, these two fools would have worked out how to specify a brief, but you would be wrong! As Paul has decided to interpret the

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33:11

The Mandalorian Season 3 review

The Countdown ·

2023/05/02

The one successful Star Wars series has finished it's third season on the Disney+ streaming service, so of course, it's time for Wayne and Paul to assess what Jon Favreau and the House of the Mouse have brought us ... Wayne is the unapologetic Star Wars fan, so he has many thoughts on this thirs season following Din Djarin and Grogu, primary among them: Just how much interest from the ladies will admitting his fandom lose him? Paul, meanwhile, is trying to get his head around some of the

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46:46

Top 10 Movie Insults

The Countdown ·

2023/04/28

Countdown #421 You know how this is the nicest, most easy-going podcast where two friends get along all the time and there's nary a bad word said between them? If you answered "yes", you're lying to humour this description, so thank you for the effort, but there's really no need. Paul and Wayne know their show is built on hurling insults at each other, so it should come as no surprise that when Top Level Patron to the show, David Powell, said do the Top 10 Movie Insults, the lads needed

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28:41

Evil Dead Rise review

The Countdown ·

2023/04/25

The Evil Dead franchise is back and Paul couldn't be more excited! The listeners, meanwhile, decided Wayne's fate, so he was forced to sit through this one as well, despite generally not being a horror fan. Will Wayne find more here to like than he would like to admit? Or has he spat the dummy at watching any and all horror films for the show? Or will Paul be disappointed, having had to wait ten years for one of his favourite film franchises to return to the big screen? There's just so

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