The Countdown

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

 

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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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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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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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Violent Night review

It's almost Christmas and that means 1001 crappy films bursting with cheer and good will and the occasional grinch getting their comeuppance are suddenly in high rotation. But what if one studio was smart enough to counter-program in a film about Santa going Die Hard on some murderous bad guys? Complete with over the top gore and violence?

 

So it is that the boys come to review Universal Pictures' Violent Night, starring everyone's favourite dad-bodder, David Harbour as Santa himself.

 

Is this one the slam dunk Paul hopes it will be? Or does Wayne hate Christmas enough to hate even good films about the season that do something a bit different?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Violent Night NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 6:30

Violent Night SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 6:30 - 18:40

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:40 - 20:45

 

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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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Worst 5 Dating Experiences

Countdown #401

 

The new era of The Countdown Podcast is here - with the boys now moving beyond movies and television to talk anything and everything that can be counted down.

 

And to commemorate this massive occasion Wayne and Paul decided they should go straight for the vulnerable part of their psyches and shame themselves publicly for the whole world by recounting their Worst 5 Dating Experiences.

 

Now, they were smart enough to allow people they knew directly to contribute their stories, creating an out for themselves should the stories they tell be too embarrassing to be attributed to themselves. But rest assured this is an episode from the heart, because who hasn't been on a crappy date or wished they could teleport away from the person they're with via a snap of their fingers?

 

Of course, Wayne goes straight into filthy and kinky territory, while Paul, desperately trying to not brand the episode with an X rating, settles on awkward and embarrassing.

 

The result is there's a little something for everyone, as The Countdown, in its new format, begins ...

 

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The Menu review

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 Menu NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:06

The Menu SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:06 - 21:41

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:41 - 23:03

 

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

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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The Top 10 Films of ALL TIME!

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 have envisioned the show would be the glue that has connected a community of very cool and respectful people who have a mutual love of film (and sometimes television).

 

As such, in this very special episode, the boys share this topic with the faithful from The Facebook Listener Community, reading a huge number of their top threes and sharing their thoughts on the way the show has touched them over the years.

 

Will Wayne tell anyone to eat his ass? What one film will the boys crossover on, cementing it as the greatest film according to The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews podcast? And are you ready for one final bout of sheer indignation upon hearing Paul's greatest film of all time?

 

Learn the answer to all these questions and so much more in the final ever edition of The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews podcast ... which will NOT be continuing.

 

...

 

But The Countdown Podcast will!

 

Find out what topic in Episode 401 is ushering in the new era of the show as Paul and Wayne commence counting down anything and everything that they hope will of interest/amusement to you!

 

And finally, a huge thank you from both of us to everyone who has guested, contributed, shared, retweeted, told a friend or just damn well listed to the show over the last 7.65 years. It's been a hell of a ride, and we hope you'll stay on to continue enjoying it with us.

 

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

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

Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!

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She Hulk: Attorney at Law review

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 - 24:07

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:07 - 25:55

 

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

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

Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!

Want to hear a whole bunch of additional content? Head on over to Patreon to fond out how and see what you're missing.

The Top 10 Televisions Shows of ALL TIME!

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 and how do they justify their extremely contentious choices? Will Wayne try to claim Friends is such a show? How may horror shows will Paul have on his list? And are there any crossovers given the extreme breadth of this topic?

 

One thing is for sure, this is a ginormous episode of the show - which is only fitting as this is the second to last episode in the current format.

 

Come join the commencing wave of emotion, as The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews comes to an (almost) close ...

 

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

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

Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!

Head on over to Patreon to find out to have your topic covered on the show and see what extras you're missing.