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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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23:50

The Menu review

The Countdown ·

2022/12/02

A bit of an oddity for you this week, with a review of this dark comedy thriller (pseudo horror) that it turns out just about no-one has seen. So listen to the first half of this review which is spoiler free (assuming you've watched the trailer) and then decide if The Menu is for you, before coming back to tell us what you thought! But basically, it's not an MCU thing, so Paul is happy for the variation; Wayne slightly less so. Find out why as The Countdown continues .... Time Stamps The

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01:31:59

The Top 10 Films of ALL TIME!

The Countdown ·

2022/11/29

Countdown #400 After 401 weeks of the podcast (the boys missed one week back in Year One), The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews, as it has been known, comes to an end. And it's going out on a doozie of a topic, with Wayne and Paul revealing their personal top 10 film lists of ALL TIME! Of course, this is more than just a special occasion, it's the culmination of something which nobody (including the hosts) could have believed would have lasted so long. Likewise, there's not a person who could

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27:36

She Hulk: Attorney at Law review

The Countdown ·

2022/11/25

Another week, another MCU review. Can Marvel break out of its Phase 4 slump with its latest streaming series? Or is time to turn our attention to Phase 5, hoping for the best, and to write off this last Phase as a brave swing for the fences that came up way, way short? And more importantly, can a Hulk character hold up a whole film/series on their own? Find out as The Countdown continues .... Time Stamps: She Hulk NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:30 She Hulk SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:30 -

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01:30:21

The Top 10 Televisions Shows of ALL TIME!

The Countdown ·

2022/11/22

Countdown #399 So here it is. The penultimate episode of The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews podcast after nigh on eight years of weekly "entertainment" - if you're kind enough to refer to this show so glowingly. And to mark the occasion, Wayne and Paul are going out on the two biggest episodes possible - given the name of the podcast - to this point. More specifically, this week it is the Top 10 TV Shows of ALL TIME! What television has captured the imaginations and adoration of the boys

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32:14

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review

The Countdown ·

2022/11/18

The final film in the MCU's fourth phase comes to theatres, and it is the hotly anticipated, massively budgeted Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ryan Coogler is back in the co-writer and director's chair, and this time has some heavy lifting to do in terms of the very sad passing of his star, Chadwick Boseman, and Marvel's decision not to recast his role. The result is a film quite unlike anything else the MCU has thus far produced ... but is it any good? Paul trips over himself in his

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01:18:45

Our Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Movies

The Countdown ·

2022/11/15

Countdown #398 There ain't no movie, like a guilty pleasure movie! That's the theory that Paul and Wayne are championing this week, as in the third last episode of the show in the current format, they decide to countdown the films they consider to be their most guilty of pleasures. From superheroes to super slashers, David Fincher to Renny Harlin, there really is something for everyone to wince and laugh at, as the boys defend what many would consider to be the indefensible - and that's

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38:59

The Rings of Power Vs House of the Dragon

The Countdown ·

2022/11/11

Warnings: Spoilers Throughout for BOTH Shows! This week, Paul and Wayne try something a little different as they compare and contrast the two prequel shows that have dominated the pop culture landscape for the last few months: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon. Effectively reviewing both first seasons of these prologue shows, the boys attempt to tease out which show more successfully achieves what it set out to do, and which was more enjoyable while doing it. Because at the end of

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01:15:25

The 10 Most Disappointing Films of ALL TIME!

The Countdown ·

2022/11/08

Countdown #397 With just four episodes to go in the current iteration of the show, there are some massive topics to tackle, and Wayne and Paul opt to start by naming and shaming the ten films that have most disappointed them. So excited is Paul that he claims they've done this topic back in the early days of the show (they haven't), while Wayne can barely contain himself as he fires off the hottest of hot, hot takes to set the tone of this Episode. No franchise is safe; no sequel is given

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18:45

The Woman King review

The Countdown ·

2022/11/04

There's been a lot of critical buzz about The Woman King in recent weeks, so Wayne and Paul leapt at the opportunity to see this new Sony pictures release and here offer their thoughts. Is The Woman King everything they hoped it would be? Can Viola David lead an an epic war drama effectively? Is the lack of blood in such a film problematic? (You'll be surprised who first poses this question.) And was there any need for a romantic angle to be added to the mix? Learn the answers to all these

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01:05:57

The Top 10 Rom-Coms of ALL TIME!

The Countdown ·

2022/11/01

Countdown #396 Wayne's ying to Paul's horror genre yang is the rom-com genre. So it's only fair after last week's show in which the boys ostensibly covered the best horror films of all time, that they would this week tackle rom-coms. And like Paul did on last week's show, Wayne this time around covers the ten best hidden gem rom-coms he thinks should be more seen, while Paul splashes around in the shallow end of the rom-com pool hoping no-one will notice he's just picking every Edgar Wright

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29:01

Black Adam review

The Countdown ·

2022/10/28

Paul and Wayne shout "Shazam!" this week, and when nothing happens, go on to review the new DC film, Black Adam, anyway. Reportedly 15 years in the making - if by "making", you accept Dwayne The Rock Johnson wanting to play the titular character - how does this one fare against the rest of DC's output? Wayne is the comic book nerd, while Paul was relying on this being a complete story in its own right. Were either or both disappointed by what DC and The Rock have here served up? Find out

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01:20:49

The Top 10 Horror Films of ALL TIME!

The Countdown ·

2022/10/25

Countdown #395 It's Halloween, so Paul once again manages to force a horror countdown topic on Wayne. And given the current iteration of the show is coming to an end after Episode 400, Paul figured Wayne should go hard or go home. So it is that the boys are counting down their Top 10 Horror films of ALL TIME! Or, at least, Wayne is. Paul, meanwhile, purposefully goes off brief to appeal to "his people" (as Wayne calls them) - the horror film fans - by listing his ten favourite hidden horror

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32:48

Halloween Ends review

The Countdown ·

2022/10/21

Michael Myers returns to terrorise the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, and it will be either the last time for him, or for Laurie Strode, the woman who has survived three of his separate rampages (in this timeline). Even if one of them was just by laying in a hospital bed. Does David Gordon green bring this trilogy home with with an epic finale? Or is it a smear of excrement on celluloid which a 12 year old could not be proud of? Does Michael Myers terrify as he cuts a swathe toward Laurie? Or

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01:05:39

Top 10 Parody/Spoof Films

The Countdown ·

2022/10/18

Countdown #394 For this week's show, Paul and Wayne don't bother to split the atom in counting down the very best films parodying another film or spoofing a wider genre. Which means it takes Wayne about 16 seconds to attack Paul for one of his choices. Having clearly switched roles for the week, Paul remains very zen is very able to roll with that blow, as well the next one, when Wayne queries ANOTHER of his choices. It truly is bizarro world on this week's show, but then with just six

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28:47

War on Seagal 2: Against the Dark

The Countdown ·

2022/10/14

The War on notorious Hollywood scumbag, Steven Seagal, returns as the boys take aim at 2009's supposed action-horror, Against the Dark. In this one, Seagal wears a leather duster and carries a sword, leading a group of hunters as they battle against virus-created zombies/vampires/mutants (even the film doesn't know what they are), as they try to save a group of survivors from being trapped in the most well-defended hospital this side of Fort Knox. Except, it's not really that well-defended,

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01:15:05

Top 10 TV Opening Credit Sequences

The Countdown ·

2022/10/11

Countdown #393 The final countdown to the final countdown of this iteration of the show, The Countdown - confused yet? - begins with the very best opening credits to any and all television series since the dawn of the box. There's a good mix of classic and contemporary in the guys' lists this week, but that doesn't stop Paul from being bothered by at least one of Wayne's choices, and Wayne return firing at one of the greatest British sci-fi shows ever made. So, yes, more bantering and

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19:11

See How They Run review

The Countdown ·

2022/10/07

Pip pip, tally ho and huzzah! The good ol' fashioned English murder mystery is back, but with a comedic meta/satirical twist! Can our daring movie investigators, Paul and Wayne, determine whether this film is a crime against cinema, or innocent of being anything more than charmingly entertaining? Find out which one it is as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps See How They Run NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:20 See How They Run SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:20 - 17:23 Final Thoughts

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01:11:54

Top 10 London Films

The Countdown ·

2022/10/04

Countdown #392 In this week's show, the guys are interested in all things London, as they countdown their favourite ten films set in that most magnificent city. (And it means the C-bomb can be dropped more often than usual - so, please, consider yourself warned.) Can Wayne look past Guy Ritchie? Who will have more Matthew Vaughan films? And does anyone have a film pre-1990 film on their list? But wait! There's more. How wrong can Paul be about a Wet Wet Wet song? And does Wayne have the

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26:46

Don’t Worry Darling review

The Countdown ·

2022/09/30

The boys get along to an early screening (by current Australian standards) of Olivia Wilde's sophomore film, Don't Worry Darling, which is already infamous for the purported behind the scenes shenanigans that took place. The question is will that infamy outlive the film itself? But hold onto your hats, good listener. Because just when you think this is going to be a straight forward review, Wayne comes along with such a Wayne-take, you'll be shaking your head in dumbfounded appreciation. Or

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01:12:54

Top 10 Last 10: Halloween is Coming Edition

The Countdown ·

2022/09/27

Countdown #391 The Top 10 Last 10 episode returns and with it so do the recommendations on what to avoid AND seek out as Paul and Wayne countdown ten of their most recent watches from worst to best, with no other linking criteria. And just because Halloween is right around the corner, Paul is spicing up his list with a whole lot (more) of horror. Which is only a pity because they're almost all at the bottom half of his list. Wayne, meanwhile, has listened to his co-host and sought out a film

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