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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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01:03:22

Top 10 Stoner Movies

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2023/04/21

Countdown #420 It's Episode 420 and as Patron Extraordinaire Chris Yeany worked out, this Episode drops American time on 420 ... So what option was there other than to do the Top 10 Stone Movies for this week's show? None. "Don't condescend me, man." "That's just like, your opinion, man." "Ladies, ladies, ladies! Jay and Silent Bob are in the hizzouse!" "I am not amused." "It’s almost a shame to smoke it. It’s like killing a unicorn, with like, a bomb." If any of these quotes

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24:22

The Super Movie Bros. Movie review

The Countdown ·

2023/04/18

500 million dollars later, Wayne and Paul decide they better see what all the fuss is about and head to the cinemas to catch the latest triumphant video game adaptation, The Super Movie Bros. Movie. Amazingly, the song "When Will I Be Famous" is not used once in this 90 minute animated adventure, but a bunch of other crappy needle drops are, and Wayne, at least, is all about them. But does he like, well, ANYthing else about this film? And how many times has Paul defended a non-horror against

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01:17:20

Top 10 Last 10: The Theater is Back! Edition

The Countdown ·

2023/04/14

Countdown #419 It's Top 10 Last 10 time, and in case you weren't aware, the theater experience is back! So the boys are celebrating by reviewing a bunch of films they've recently watched (in Wayne's case that means he saw them within the last week) and have yet to speak about on the show. Everything from low budget horror to Academy Award nominees get a look in this week, as Wayne again laments his life choices (when it comes to film), and Paul is more than pleasantly surprised by some of

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31:35

Air & The Pope’s Exorcist reviews

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2023/04/11

Two reviews again this week, but Wayne was too busy to see both, so Paul kicks things off by reviewing the well-received Air, which once again combines the talents of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to tell the story of how Nike lured Michael Jordan to join them fresh out of college. Then, Wayne joins Paul to review The Pope's Exorcist, a horror film starring Russell Crowe which Wayne suggested to see, somehow having no idea it was a horror. Paul has a load of fun with this, but who's enjoying

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01:15:01

Top 10 Unexplained Mysteries

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2023/04/07

Countdown #418 If the Top 10 conspiracy theories weren't enough for you a few weeks back, Paul and Wayne go back to that off-kilter well to deliver you some very disturbing true mysteries of the kind that have yet to be solved. From dark matter to severed feet and by way of far too many disappeared or murdered people, this week the boys are covering their favourite unexplained mysteries. If that sounds too dark for you, fear not. The Soundboard is on hand to incense Wayne, Paul is prattling

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31:05

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review

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2023/04/04

Hollywood circles around to the fantasy adventure film, this time dressing it up up as a D&D film set in the Forgotten Realms fantasy world. Paul knows all about this as he used to play D&D back in the day. Wayne claims he played it only twice - even if it was a lot more than that - and remembers little to nothing about such adventures. So who is going to enjoy this film and who is going to be middling to okay with it? And just how high is Chris Pine's charisma score? Learn the answers to

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57:32

Top 10 Cover Songs of All Time!

The Countdown ·

2023/03/31

Countdown #417 For the show's eighth birthday (Eight! Can you believe it?!), the guys decided to celebrate by counting down their Top 10 Cover Songs of all time. It should be an easy brief to stick to, but Wayne decides he can include non-released live recordings on stupid youtube channels, while Paul stays true to the HEAVILY IMPLIED brief. Which is to say, it's more of what you've come to expect over the last eight years and 417 countdowns, plus Steven Seagal being a bigger douche than

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33:01

John Wick: Chapter 4 review

The Countdown ·

2023/03/28

With a pencil! One host has labelled this latest 169 minute long John Wick flick "The Numbening", while the other believes it is the finest action film in many years and cements the series as the best (action) film franchise in history. Who is whom? And do Chad Stahelski, Keanu Reeves and the mountain of stunt-people and choreographers strike gold for the fourth time in a row? Learn the answers to both of these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps John Wick 4

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53:39

Top 10 One Season Television Shows

The Countdown ·

2023/03/24

Countdown #416 This week the boys give you a short and sweet episode about other things which were short and sweet: one season television shows! Whether they were designed to be a limited series, or were tragically and unfairly pulled from your screens because of poor audience number, network mishandling or both, Paul and Wayne are here to champion those shows we really could have used more of ... or at least would have appreciated something similar from the creators. Will Wayne stick to

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25:11

Shazam! Fury of the Gods review

The Countdown ·

2023/03/21

The DCEU trucks along with a film that no-one is sure matters much given the changing of the guard which has since taken place ... But the world is in danger and there's a team of superheroes who are going to try and save it, so Paul and Wayne are there to witness the results and determine whether you should spend your hard-earned on the same. Does Wayne care about anything other than the Batman being in The Flash? Does Paul care about anything DCEU? And will Shazam! Fury of the Gods surprise

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01:02:08

Top 10 Film Franchises of All Time!

The Countdown ·

2023/03/17

Countdown #415 Every once in a while, we all like to slip into our most comfortable clothing and just chill out doing the things we love. That might be listening to some old favourite playlists, or re-watching Scrubs for the 18th time. Or it might be going back to the podcast-well to talk about a bunch of great films! So it is this week as Wayne and Paul countdown the very best film franchises of all time! Wayne is certainly going mainstream with his choices, while Paul is a bit more left

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25:04

Scream VI review

The Countdown ·

2023/03/14

The reborn juggernaut that is the Scream franchise steams back into theatres this weekend, showing no signs of slowing down, and in fact, the early reviews are generally very favourable. But what will the horror-hating Wayne think? And is this a sequel which Paul will pick to pieces or does it pass as another successful entry into the Scream franchise? Learn the answers to both of these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps Scream VI NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 -

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01:10:03

Top 10 Conspiracy Theories

The Countdown ·

2023/03/10

Countdown #414 This week the boys tackle their favourite (read: most out there) conspiracy theories ... never realising they might be the centre of one of the biggest conspiracy theories in Podcast Land. But which one is it? a) Wayne does not really exist and is a figment of Paul's imagination? b) Wayne meeting a brief and not IN ANY WAY screwing it up is considered the eighth sign of the end of the world? or c) That the student film Paul and Wayne made 25 years ago, Reap, is so amazing, all

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