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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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23:17

Terrifier 3 and Greedy People reviews

The Countdown ·

2024/10/15

Wayne is an insanely greedy person trying to avoid Terrifier 3, while Paul is like a pig in excrement while getting to review the same. The result? Two non-spoiler reviews of films you might like to check out!Find out which film (if not both) you should check out, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps: Greedy People SPOILER-FREE Review: 0.00 - 9:03 Terrifier 3 SPOILER-FREE Review: 9:03 - 22:15 If you want more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - check out our Podbean

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01:12:17

Top1 10 Films That Undeservedly Flopped

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2024/10/11

Countdown #492 ... NINE ... Do you have a few films that you love and yet which, to your befuddlement, failed to make any kind of splash at the box-office? In fact, they went so poorly, they belly flopped into that box-office pool and lost approximately all the money? Paul and Wayne most certainly do. And this week they're counting their ten favourite films which completely tanked at the box office, in some cases destroying or at least adversely affecting the careers of those responsible for

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29:30

Joker Folie a Duex & Salem's Lot reviews

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2024/10/08

It should be a week of glowing positively on the show. Wayne is reviewing a Batman-adjacent film and Paul is reviewing a long-awaited horror film from one of his favourite Stephen King novels of all time. But, regardless of expectations, are either of the lads happy? Find out as The Countdown continues ... NOTE: Spoilers throughout both of these reviews! Salem's Lot (2024) SPOILIER-FILLED Review: 0.00 -10:57 Joker Folie a Duex SPOILER-FILLED Review: 10:57 - 28:18 If you want more Countdowns -

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01:16:56

Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations (with The Pint: A Pop...

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2024/10/04

Countdown #491TEN. It's barely the spooky season and Wayne is suffering in his jocks (again!) for your amusement, this time by doing the horror-adjacent topic of the Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations. Of course, another fantastic podcast was required to make up for Wayne's many, many shortcomings, and this time that role is filled by John and Lloyd from the fantastic The Pint: A Pop Culture podcast. Lloyd is an old-school King fan (he has the tattoo to prove it), so how will he fare dealing

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19:28

Wolfs review

The Countdown ·

2024/10/01

The only way Wayne could have been any more ready for this George Clooney and Brad Pitt starring action crime comedy on Apple TV would have been if Henry Cavill and Tom Cruise were also both involved!So how did Wayne take this Jon Watts written and directed film? Was he completely in love with its cool factor? Or did this one promise too much and deliver too little? And could it be that Paul is actually more down with Wolfs, despite his man-crush for anyone involved being considerably less

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01:17:58

The Worst 10 Horror Films of All Time (with the So...

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2024/09/27

Countdown #490 The Countdown marks the beginning of the "spooky season" by convincing Wayne he could do such an episode if it was about the WORST horror films. Namely, the Worst 10 Horror Films of All Time! But for such a massive topic, the boys needed some help. And it came in the form of the magnificent So Wizard Podcast! Joey returns and this time, instead of Markellus, he brought with him another horror hating podcaster, Aubrey! What films will Wayne and Aubrey go to town on and will the

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21:56

The Penguin and Speak No Evil reviews

The Countdown ·

2024/09/24

Two shorter reviews this week with Wayne checking out HBO Max's, The Penguin, the sequel to the hit film from two years ago, while Paul jumps on the English language remake of Speak No Evil, comparing and contrasting the original with this James Watkins' joint. Are both lads satisfied as they get to play in their preferred genres this week, or art there surprises in store? Find out as The Countdown continues... Time Stamps: The Penguin NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 7:45 Speak No Evil

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01:03:39

Top 10 Times Paul Got it Wrong

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2024/09/13

Countdown #489With the end rapidly approaching, the boys shake it up with just one week this week - Wayne's list of the top 10 times Paul scored a film incorrectly, according to his Letterboxd ratings. As a result, Paul puts himself out there for all the ridicule, abuse and judgment one can imagine - all for yours (and Wayne's) amusement! Join the pile on amid much laughter, as The Countdown continues ... Want more? Find heaps more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our

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26:02

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review

The Countdown ·

2024/09/10

Brace yourselves, dear listener. This one may be a bit of a rough ride ...The boys took in the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton's beloved 1988 Beetlejuice and, well, they have thoughts. Wayne, especially has thoughts about Monica Bellucci shacking up with Tim Burton, but at the end of the day whose score is more likely to cause anger and outrage? Find out as The Countdown continues... Time Stamps: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:45 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice SPOILER-FILLED

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49:54

Top 10 Comedy Songs

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2024/09/06

There have been some very funny songs released over the years, leading the lads to wonder what the very funniest of them have been. And with that, a Countdown topic was born.So join Paul and Wayne as they attempt to cherry pick the best thirty seconds from some of the greatest comedy songs ever. Be it Conchords flying to a lonely island by way of a weird Willis, there's a little something for everyone amid the usual curse words and questionable calls. Find out what gets crowned as the funniest

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19:52

Afraid of The Rings of Power S2 reviews

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2024/09/03

It's September and while prestige TV may still be dropping things of interest, the blockbuster season at the theatre is certainly over, as evidenced by Paul scraping the bottom of the cinematic release barrel to review Afraid for you. It's Blumhouse and horror (supposedly) so Wayne was going nowhere near it - which turns out to be a very smart decision - instead opting to focus his attention on the beginning of the second season of Prime's The Rings of Power (a less smart call). Should you be

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01:09:09

Top 10 Last 10 - The End is Nigh

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2024/08/30

Countdown #487 The end (of the weekly show) is nigh! With only 14 episodes remaining, the boys return to a fan favourite format, the Top 10 Last 10), to countdown 10 of their most recently viewed films from worst to best, letting you know the point where they begin to recommend what they've seen. It's all thanks to the Cinereelists podcast for the idea, and to you fine folk for tuning in over the last (almost) 10 years. Find out what you should be seeing, and what you should be

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25:35

Blink Twice review

The Countdown ·

2024/08/27

Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut in this stylish thriller that, well, certainly goes places. One of the lads is right on board with what she's serving up here, while the other is decidedly less so.So whose side are you on when it comes to Blinking Twice? Wayne or Paul's? Make your choice by listening to this one post-haste, as The Countdown continues... Time Stamps: Blink Twice NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:15 Blink Twice SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:15 - 24:05 Final Thoughts Including

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01:15:02

Top 10 Shark Jumping TV Shows

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2024/08/23

Countdown #486In their first TV-centric episode in some time, Paul & Wayne take aim at those once good TV shows that unfortunately dropped the ball and turned to seed. In other words, they're counting down their Top 10 Shark Jumping TV Shows. Is there anything worse than The Fonz on skis and wearing his iconic leather jacket jumping over a shark? And which show jumped that shark harder: Dexter, GoT or The Walking Dead? Find out, as The Countdown continues ... Check out the show's first

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32:23

Alien: Romulus review

The Countdown ·

2024/08/20

It's been a lean 38 years if you're an Alien film franchise fan. From the disappointment of Alien 3 to the bamboozling direction Ridley Scott chose with the last two films, it's fair to say no old-school fan has been especially happy. So the question becomes, can Fede Alvarez do what many others before him could not and deliver a genuinely good Alien sequel?Paul and Wayne certainly hope so, and they were front and centre very early in this film's release to bring you their view on whether this is

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55:18

Top 10 Robert Downey Jr Performances

The Countdown ·

2024/08/16

Countdown #485 Wayne loves the guy and he's the flavour of the month as the messiah Marvel promised, so the boys decide to count down the very best performances from one Robert Downey Jr. It takes about seventeen seconds for Wayne to debate the nature of this list, and only about five minutes more for Paul to reveal he's a bit down on the Downey and doesn't actually rate that many of his movies. Can Wayne cope with this revelation? Who won't have the film that won him an Academy Award on their

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20:15

Borderlands review

The Countdown ·

2024/08/13

HOW?!How does a violent first person shooter role playing game get made into a film like this starring an Academy Award winning actress? And how do they drop $100 million plus on it? The boys unpack these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps: Borderlands NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 16:36 Borderlands SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 16:36 - 18:05 Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:05 - 18:52 Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop

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01:04:44

Top 10 Prequels

The Countdown ·

2024/08/09

Countdown #484This week the lads are talking the very best prequel films that have been made. Now generally speaking, prequels are not exactly beloved, so listen in to hear what tenuous links the boys are making to justify their choices? Are the left field calls that Wayne makes actually prequels? And is there anything more certain that Paul having a Mad Max film on his list? Learn the answers to both of these questions and oh so much more, as The Countdown continues ... Check out the

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31:27

The Boys Season 4 review

The Countdown ·

2024/08/06

Exploding heads, fists through chesty cavities, genitalia (of the female AND male type), profanity, kink and cake farting. If that sounds like an episode of The Countdown, you haven't been watching The Boys. But Wayne and Paul have, and they're to weigh in with their thoughts on the more-divisive fourth season of the massive Amazon Prime show.Does it hold up against the rest of the series? What is the most disturbing moment? And is the show finally playing for keeps? Learn the answers to these

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01:10:14

Top 10 Films Everyone Should See

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2024/08/02

Countdown #483What's the discussion everyone who's a film buff has? If it's not "What's your favourite film?", it most certainly is "What film would you recommend everyone should see?". It's a truly tough question to answer, but fret no more, film buffs. Paul and Wayne have your backs this week, with 20 films (actually 18, there are two crossovers) that you can now say to people when you're asked that question. Of course, this list is fairly personal as the lads attempt to justify their

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