The Countdown

The WORST 10 Films of 2022

Countdown #406

 

It's time for the show's regular Public Service Announcement. The episode where Paul get so angry, he threatens to burst a blood vessel; where Wayne makes a seriously random call, revealing he hates a film he did not when reviewing it earlier in the year; and where film-makers the world over breathe a sigh of relief that this show has the audience that it does ... because it's time to name and shame the WORST ten films of 2022!

 

How many horror films will Paul include on his list despite this being his favourite genre? How many comedies will Wayne have despite that being his? And how may times will Brad from The Cinema Guys be name checked?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions - and oh so much more - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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White Noise review

Desperate times call for desperate measures and when it's early in the year and nothing of consequence is being released, it falls to the boys to review a $100 million Netflix release which, according to Wayne, looks like it was made for $12 million.

 

We're talking about White Noise here. Noah Bambauch's new film based on an "unfilmable" novel of the same name about, well, your guess is as good as mine ...

 

Is this a sleeper hit which fires off 2023 in the right way? Or is it an absolute waste of time and space which should have made the worst of the 2022 film lists of just about everybody?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

White Noise NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:50

White Noise SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:50 - 20:11

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 20:11 - 22:22

 

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The Best & Worst of 2022 Television

Countdown #405

 

It's time to wrap up the media we consumed at home through 2022, and for that purpose Wayne, and in particular Paul, have come armed with some very, very HOT takes.

 

Prepare to have your feathers ruffled, your mind blown and your jimmies rustled (ask Dan from Netflix n Swill) as the boys countdown their best AND worst television shows of 2022. Then direct your angry responses to the Facebook Listener Community or thecountdownpodcast@gmail.com :)

 

Find out whether you can resist exclamations of disbelief, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Emacipation review

Will Smith returns to our screens after the infamous Slap-gate at the Oscars in March 2022, but is the world ready for him? Smith himself asked that question, and Wayne and Paul are ready to answer it having checked out his new film on AppleTV+, Emancipation.

 

It's directed by Wayne's favourite filmmaker (NOT!), Antoine Fuqua, so there's not much he's going to be positive on with Emancipation ... or is there? Paul, meanwhile, is trying to decide whether he's watching a survival thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, or a superhero origin story ...

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Emancipation NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:20

Emancipation SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:20 - 25:05

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 25:05 - 25:41

 

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The Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2022

Countdown #404

 

Everything is back to front this week as not only is the main Countdown Ep dropping late in the week, but the boys are breaking their golden rule to never talk about politics on the show.

 

But when the topic is the Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2022, what were they to do?

 

Strap yourselves in for the first of a month worth of shows looking back on the year of 2022, celebrating the best and skewering the worst of what occurred. This time around everyone from actors who are full of themselves to power-hungry politics are getting a serve, and there's even room for an impassioned AFL related spray from Paul. Wayne, meanwhile, continues to make Paul's editing life difficult but would it really be an episode of this show if that wasn't the case?

 

Find out just who the guys have set their sights on, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review

Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson return to our screens in time to make the best (or is it the worst?) lists of 2022, as there's another mystery to solve and it is NOT why Wayne is so into ass play :D

 

Instead, there's a gathering of rich and influential people as organised by a mysterious and brilliant billionaire, and somehow Blanc has received an invite. Will he solve the crime when its committed? Is he entertaining while doing so? Has Rian Johnson improved on his very well received first murder mystery? And should there be more films in the Benoit Blancerverse?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Glass Onion NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:49

Glass Onion SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:49 - 24:15

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:15 - 25:08

 

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Avatar: The Way of Water review

13 years and hundreds of million dollars in the making, James Cameron's return to Pandora has finally arrived ... and reportedly needs to make $2 BILLION dollars - according Jim himself - to turn a profit.

 

Is such a thing possible in a pandemic affected world? Paul and Wayne were in cinemas day one to watch and report back to you with their verdict.

 

Can James Cameron deliver again? Or has he bitten off more than he chew?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Avatar 2 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 14:30

Avatar 2 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 14:30 - 30:17

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 30:17 - 30:50

 

Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown.

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The Top 5 Superpowers We’d Most Like to Have

Countdown #403

 

This week the boys are getting stuck into the five superpowers they'd most like to have and the rationale for why they want such powers. Which, of course, causes some serious nerdy debate around how said powers would work and the limitations that most would come with.

 

How would time travel actually work? Would teleportation be more dangerous than it was worth? And just how many of Wayne's choices are about him getting laid?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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But if you want more specific directions, find so many more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site.

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BONUS: Our Favourite Films of All Time 50 - 41 (w/ Nick from Nikoli’s Kitchen)

No regular review this week, so here's a little something extra for you to chew on ...

 

Sure, the cat is out of the bag with Paul's Top 10 films of all time now having been released, but there's still the small matter of his 50 through 11 fave films to reveal to finish this long-gestating bonus series.

 

And back in April of 2022, Nicholas Haskins, now of Nikoli's Kitchen, ex Epic Film Guy, and the creator of Livestream for the Cure, joined Paul to countdown their 50th to 41st favourite films. 

 

So please excuse the gap between these episodes and the long turnaround time on the edit, but here's Nick and Paul enjoying chatting some of their favourite films.

 

Will there be any crossover between Nick and Paul? How many high brow films will Nick shoe horn in? And will Paul display ANY class with this list at some point?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as the Bonus Series of The Countdown continues ...

 

And don't forget to check out Nick in his Kitchen.  

 

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But if you want more specific directions, find so many more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site.

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Top 10 Pop Songs of the 90s

Countdown #402

 

This episode is what happens when you give Wayne free reign to choose the topic, because he wasn't sure he had enough to say about music in general ...

 

The result was counting down the very best Pop Songs of the 90s. Except Wayne took this to mean straight up the best Popular songs of the 90s and, well, Paul did not.

 

Hence we have two very different countdowns with very little overlap. But hey, that's all part of the fun, right?

 

Find out just how far of the rails this one goes - along with some very surprising selections by both hosts - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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