The Countdown

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review

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 eagerness to make a joke about the title of the film reflecting its length, and Wayne is a tad unimpressed with the spectacle on display here. But both agree this is a powerful film which should be seen.

 

Find out why as The Countdown continues ....

 

Time Stamps

Wakanda Forever NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:50

Wakanda Forever SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:50 - 30:17

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 30:17 - 31:00

 

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Our Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Movies

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 after Wayne leaves out The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Van Helsing!

 

Just how guilty can these pleasures be? Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Rings of Power Vs House of the Dragon

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 the day, there can be only one ring to rule the dragon based house of all.

 

Find out which show gets the show's stamp of approval, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The 10 Most Disappointing Films of ALL TIME!

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 quarter. There are no sacred cows here. Just a great many barbecued burgers ready for your consumption. (Don't worry, some of them are tofu. The metaphor just doesn't work if I talk about slaughtering vegetables.)

 

Which list will offend you more? And which is more on your wavelength? Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Woman King review

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 questions and more, as The Countdown continues ....

 

Time Stamps

The Woman King NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:35

The Woman King SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:35 - 16:30

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 16:30 - 17:35

 

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The Top 10 Rom-Coms of ALL TIME!

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 film ever made.

 

Meanwhile, the boys weigh in on whether a heteronormative woman and man can be friends without wanting to boink, Wayne fails to note the year any film on his list was made, and Paul makes an offer to the aforementioned Edgar Wright that is probably too good to be refused.

 

So get on board with the chaos all that implies, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Black Adam review

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 as The Countdown continues ....

 

Time Stamps

Black Adam NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 14:53

Black Adam SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 14:53 - 26:37

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 26:37 - 28:00

 

 

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The Top 10 Horror Films of ALL TIME!

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 gems instead. And in so doing, Paul issues a challenge to his people: has any single listener seen all ten of the film's on his list this week?

 

Not that it's all about Paul, because Wayne digs deep to come up with ten horror films which he thinks people like him - ie. NON-horror loving people - will still be able to enjoy and even love.

 

All of which means there's something for everyone this week on the show - be you a horror person or not - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Halloween Ends review

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 is he barely an after-thought in a confusing mess of a film which honours neither he, nor Laurie, or the spirit of one of the longest enduring horror film franchises in history?

 

If the above isn't indication enough, find out just how angry Paul gets about this one - and whether Wayne agrees - as The Countdown continues ....

 

Time Stamps

Halloween Ends NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:35

Halloween Ends SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:35 - 30:19

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 30:19 - 31:02

 

 

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Top 10 Parody/Spoof Films

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 further episodes left in the current movie and television format, you're going to have to expect a few curve balls along the way ...

 

Tune in to hear what other curve balls there might be, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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