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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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24:54

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review

The Countdown ·

2022/09/23

Amazon has gambled on Tolkien's vision creating a better than 1 BILLION dollar return on five seasons of a new Lord of the Rings show. So do the first three episodes bode well for such an investment? Wayne and Paul have their opinions - and a podcast - so guess what they're going to do? If you bothered to read this far and are still interested, could there be dissension in the ranks? Will Wayne, finally, appreciate a LotR product appropriately? And what of Paul - he who normally defends

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01:29:24

Top 10 Fist Pumping Television Moments (w/ Dan from...

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2022/09/20

Countdown #390 This week, Dan from Netflix N Swill joins the boys to help countdown his own genius idea: The Top 10 Fist Pumping Television Moments. Which, to be clear, is about those moments that absolutely had you leaping off the couch, yelling "Yessssss!" and, for a precious few seconds, rendering everything in your world perfect. Prepare yourselves, then, for a Countdown unlike any other, as Dan goes "Full Dan" with more of a particular type of genre than has been mentioned throughout the

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30:46

House of the Dragon review

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2022/09/16

So, once upon a time, there was this great new show called Game of Thrones. It started small, but quickly developed a mass following as it swept all before it with its amazing story-telling, impressive world-building, and surprising character fates. But GoT eventually fell prey to the greedy machinations of its creators, and its last season sucked harder than the vacuum of space, so when a spin-off, prequel series was announced, the fans were dubious. As a result, Paul and Wayne have bravely

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01:02:49

Top 10 College Movies

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2022/09/13

Countdown #389 This week the boys go back to their peak study years - which, in Wayne's case lasted about three months - to countdown the very best college set films! How many gross out comedies can Wayne squeeze onto his list? And for that matter, will Paul talk about every horror movie set on a college campus? Or are there a few shocks in store beyond the fact that Paul has never seen Animal House? Learn the answers to all these questions and more as The Countdown continues ... Check

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20:43

Three Thousand Years of Longing review

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2022/09/09

Week 2 of Idris Elba Fortnight on The Countdown, sees Paul and Wayne checking out the George Miller film, Three Thousand Years of Longing. Just about no-one has seen this film about a Djinn in a bottle and the Narantologist who finds him, so this may be the least downloaded review in the history of the show. But, damnit, we committed to more of Idris Elba - even though he doesn't rap in this film either - so we're sticking to that commitment, and maybe, just maybe, it will be a patch on

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53:57

Top 10 Movie Mentors

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2022/09/06

Countdown #388 It's kind of ironic that the boys feel qualified to talk about movie mentors, as they're consistently equal parts bemused and mortified that anyone listens to anything they have to say re movies and (sometimes) television, but after 387 completed Countdowns, here we are. They straight away make the controversial decision to jettison Yoda from their lists as the all too obvious Number One, but in a show with a large amount of crossovers, should they have consulted more heavily

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22:24

Beast review

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2022/09/02

It's Idris Elba fortnight here on the Countdown, and the first of the two releases he stars in that Paul and Wayne are covering is the latest human vs nature film, Beast. Wayne couldn't even remember the show was covering this one, so had no expectations, while Paul was hoping for some lion-caused carnage. Was either host surprised? Does the lion bring a sleeper hit tonight? (Sorry.) Learn the answers to these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps Beast

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01:10:28

Top 10 Movie Stunts

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2022/08/30

Countdown #387 This week Paul is throwing himself from the bonnet of one speeding car to another, while Wayne is considering how to fly an F-14 beneath a low hanging bridge (not a euphemism), as both bring you their Top 10 Movie Stunts! One host leaves out Jackie Chan and the other eschews all James Bond stuntd? Who will offend the masses and who will walk away with all their bones intact? ... As The Count own continues ... Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop

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27:42

Prey review

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2022/08/26

Wayne and Paul can barely believe they're agreeing on a Predator film. But here they are, reviewing what is effectively Predator 5 in the form of Prey from co-writer and director, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane). Paul notoriously enjoyed Shane Black's The Predator (he's that much of an apologist for the series), but Wayne continues to carry an inexplicable torch for Predator 2. So you have to ask yourself: How much can I trust these guys when they both love a Predator film? The

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50:43

Top 10 Pet Sidekicks

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2022/08/23

Countdown #386 Strap yourselves in good listener, because this one goes considerably off the rails! Who doesn't love a loyal dog, a noble horse or a fearless cat? With that in mind, it's time to honour the very best pet sidekicks that the movies have presented to us over the years. The only problem is, Wayne screwed up the recording date and so had less than an hour to prepare his list! Chaos ... and the most over-worked joke in the history of podcasting ensues. Find out whether than

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26:12

Nope review

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2022/08/19

Jordan Peele is back with his latest film, Nope, and everything about it is so secretive, it's difficult to make a wry observation about it at this point in the episode description. So instead, remember that Wayne disliked Us, while Paul was a fervent defender - so who is going to dig this one more and who will be doing everything they can to resist saying Nope to Nope? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps Nope NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00

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58:54

Top 10 Unsexiest Sexy Scenes

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2022/08/16

Countdown #385 There have been many awkward episodes since The Countdown began, and this one will most definitely go down in history as a top five contender. Because this week the guys are counting down the sexy scenes they found to be completely "unsexy", cringe-worthy and awkward. Marvel as Wayne describes his first R rated theatre going experience. Be wowed as Paul tries to be amusing while describing the sex scene from Splice. And sake your head in consternation as the guys get ever

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25:10

Bullet Train review

The Countdown ·

2022/08/12

One of the guys' most hyped films of the year leaves the station this week, and of course, Paul and Wayne weren't going to miss out on a first class seat on it. But does David Leitch bring the magic of the best of Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde to this feature? Or is he still channeling the horrendous Hobbes and Shaw? And is Brad Pitt all that Wayne wanted him to be in this one? Or is Negatron back? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... Time

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01:03:24

Top 10 Unlikeliest Heroes

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2022/08/09

Countdown #384 This week the guys set themselves a bit of a challenge when they countdown their top 10 unlikeliest movie heroes. Now this is a topic that could have gone oh so many ways, so it may be a surprise to learn that for the most part, Wayne and Paul have managed to keep to the essence of the brief, even if they did not agree beforehand on what parameters were acceptable. Oh sure, Wayne goes for a character who hooks up with an older person, while Paul talks about more than one Edgar

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31:29

The Boys Season 3 review

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2022/08/05

Eric Kripke, Karl Urban, Antony Starr and the gang are all back for Season 3 of the hit Amazon series, The Boys, so of course these boys weren't going to miss out on more of the gore-riddled satirical mayhem! Is this the best season of the show yet? Or is starting to spin its wheels? Should Antony Starr be nominated for an Emmy? And perhaps most importantly, what exactly is the line that Wayne won't cross when it comes to taboo sexual practices? Learn the answers to all these questions and

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59:19

Top 10 Dystopian Films

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2022/08/02

Countdown #383 This week, top level Patron to the show, David Powell, decided to reflect the world's fast evolving reality, by having the guys countdown their Top 10 Dystopian Films. Both Wayne and Paul shop out a bunch of their more commonly discussed films, making for some surprises within each of their lists, even as they consider what kind of societal decay and levels of injustice make for better viewing. Can Paul possibly leave Mad Max alone? Does Wayne feature a Paul Verhoeven film

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24:42

The Gray Man review

The Countdown ·

2022/07/29

The divide between the critics' and audiences' Rotten Tomatoes scores have never been greater when it comes to a big budget film, and with Netflix investing $200 million into this potential kick-starter for a new cinematic universe, the stakes have never been higher for the streaming giant. So what do Paul and Wayne - two armchair critics from Australia whom Rotten Tomatoes wouldn't even deign to reply to - think of The Gray Man? And more importantly, how many times will Wayne refer to Ryan

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01:07:14

What TV We’ve Been Watching in 2022

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2022/07/26

Countdown #382 Something a bit different for you this week, valued listener, as Paul and Wayne countdown ten television shows they've watched in 2022 but have not covered as a main episode review. Think of it like the Top 10 Last 10 - as the boys structure their list from worst to best shows - but for television which means two things that the hardcore fans of the podcast (at the very least!) love: 1. The return of the Growing Pains theme song; and 2. Wayne regularly calling a show a film

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24:12

The Black Phone review

The Countdown ·

2022/07/22

It's Paul's birthday week, so he activates Executive Birthday Protocol #1, forcing Wayne to see a horror film for the first time in a long while. That horror film? The just dropped into Australian cinemas, The Black Phone. How does Wayne deal with sitting in a cinema for his first horror film in a long while? And aside from laughing at Wayne, how did Paul find this adaptation of a Joe Hill short story - an author whom he has long admired? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as

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01:32:35

Top 10 Last 10: 2022 is Half Way Done Edition

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2022/07/19

Countdown #381 The latest Top 10 Last 10 - in which the guys rank ten of their most recent viewings (not previously discussed on the show) from worst to best - features a slew of foreign films, recent releases, divisive flicks and more than a few surprises. Not least of which being Wayne has a foreign film ranked higher than Paul AND has lowered himself to watching an animated film when he doesn't have to ... It's all happening through 19 mini-reviews in the BIGGEST episode of the show in a

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