The Countdown

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review

For the 28th time, the guys have headed out to the cinema - well, 27th, but no-one saw Thor: The Dark World on the big screen, did they? - to see an MCU film. On this occasion, Doctor Strange is back in a sequel and its directed by horror and superhero film maestro, Sam Raimi. But is it a happy mix?

 

Can the MCU lean into horror and not lose a solid portion of its audience? Will horror film fans accept this horror-lite entry? Also, does anything of consequence happen here? And is this a vastly inferior film to another one about the multiverse released by A24 only a few short weeks ago?

 

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

 

Time Stamps

Doc Strange 2 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:24

Doc Strange 2 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:24 - 28:10

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 28:10 - 29:26

 

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked!

Countdown #371

 

This week in celebration of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wayne and Paul set out to achieve the impossible - at least in THIS universe - by giving their definitive* rankings of the 28 MCU films that have thus far been released.

 

From the ridges of mediocrity, through the valleys of disappointment, and up into the lofty peaks of amazement, come on a journey with the boys through the last 14 years, celebrating the largest, most inter-connected and ambitious series of films ever made.

 

Will Wayne ever comes to terms with Marvel Studios' successful application of "youngification" (aka de-aging tech)? Will Paul come round on The Winter Soldier being a top three MCU film? And will the guys see eye to eye on the divisive Iron Man 3?

 

All this - and more! - as The Countdown continues ...

 

*Definitive meaning "personal opinion only" :P

 

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War on Seagal 1: Sniper Special Ops

There is unquestionably too much conflict and violence in this world. And as much as we hate to add to it, we feel we must now take the battle to the podcast’s greatest enemy. No, it is not PG films, or PC Culture, or Forrest Gump, musicals or Blumhouse. It is not even Billy Dunham of We Watched a Thing fame - though after the way he flogged us in the recent vote, he may yet get there!

 

No, the greatest enemy of The Countdown: Movie and TV Reviews is indisputably Steven Seagal. An awful human being who has allegedly lied his way through a career in Hollywood and allegedly done terrible things to many women along the way. So, here, now, we declare war on Seagal and will fight this war by taking down one terrible film of his at a time.

 

We're starting with Sniper: Special Ops from 2016 - a supposed war film in which Seagal barely gets off his butt through the entire run time. 

 

Join us as we have too much fun skewering this film and most especially its "star" ... as The Countdown continues.

 

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Top 10 Last 10: Give Peace a Chance Edition

Countdown #370

 

In a mammoth Top 10 Last 10, Paul and Wayne are once again counting down ten of their most recent viewings they've yet to talk about on the show, ranking them from worst to best and mini-reviewing each film.

 

Highlights of this Ep include Wayne finally revealing the origins of his hatred for Thandiwe Newton, both guys reviewing the Best Picture winner, CODA, and Paul surprising the crap out of Wayne with his Number 1.

 

All this and details of the upcoming Livestream for the Cure, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Northman review

An epic tale of gory revenge from critical darling director, Robert Eggers? This should be an a lock for Paul, but is too heavy on the indie and not big enough on the gory revenge? Meanwhile, how will Wayne feel about having to sit through something harsher than a buddy cop action extravaganza? And who makes one of the biggest calls in the last two years of the show?

 

All this and more as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

The Northman NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:46

The Northman SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:46 - 26:24

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 26:24 - 27:30

 

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Top 10 Touchstone Pictures Films

Countdown #369

 

This week the boys tackle the best of Disney Studio's more adult production arm, Touchstone Pictures.

 

Having been all but shut down in the early 2010s, this is a bit of a trip down Nostalgia Lane for both Paul and Wayne, as they relive the glory days of the action heavy '90s, throw in some solid comedies from a tad earlier, and even get a bit mysterious and spooky in the 2000s.

 

But wait, there's more! Paul is having to give away all of his DVDs and CDs, while Wayne is aghast at the latest piece of trivia regarding the show's mortal enemy, Steven Seagal. 

 

Yet more bang for your buck, as The Countdown continues!

 

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent review

How can Nicolas Cage become more Nicolas Cage-like? By playing himself in a meta-buddy-action-comedy, of course!

 

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent has been getting some really strong early critical reviews, but is this really the beginning of the Cageaissance? Or is it just a solid film which is getting over-hyped because everyone in Hollywood loves a good comeback?

 

Learn the answers to this key question and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Unbearable Weight NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:30

Unbearable Weight SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:30 - 22:17

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 22:17 - 23:10

 

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Top 10 Movie Monologues - with B-Dizzle from the We Watched a Thing Podcast

Countdown #368

 

After 367 countdown, the guys decided it was time for something a little different. So inspired by the idea from this week's guest, the amazing B-Dizzle from the We Watched a Thing Podcast, they decided to not only do the top 10 monologues ever delivered in a film, but to also sell those monologues by performing them.

 

As you can no doubt imagine, dear listener, what follows are dodgy accents, questionable "acting" and much laughter. But there is also plenty of heart as Paul, Wayne and B-Dizzle reveal what it was about each monologue that touched them.

 

At least until Wayne once again bends the brief in the manner than only he can ...

 

Find out whether the guys have an audio-drama podcast in their future, as The Countdown continues!

 

And please thank Billy for coming on the show by checking out his amazing film review podcast, We Watched a Thing, if you haven't already.

 

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Ambulance review

Low angles! Drones! Fast cutting! An over the top (Jake Gyllenhaal) performance! Weird supporting characters with one quirky defining characteristic!

 

Yes, Michael Bay returns! But this is a slightly more restrained Michael Bay, with almost no icky, lingering shots of his leading actress and some (very basic) LGBTIQA+ representation.

 

Does it hold together? Will Paul forgive the giant plot holes? And just how many films has Wayne ever recommended?

 

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

 

Time Stamps

 

Ambulance NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:29

Ambulance SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:29 - 21:52

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:52 - 24:04

 

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Top 10 Remakes REDUX - with Stew from Stew World Order

Countdown #367

 

344 episodes ago Wayne and Paul attempted to countdown the top 10 remakes ever made.

 

Unfortunately, they were so utterly and incontrovertibly wrong, they had to return to this topic to make it right.

 

But to do so, they had to ensure they were on a better track, and so they invited Stew from the Stew World Order podcast to help them out with the topic.

 

Except, things then went crazy. How crazy you might ask? Well, Wayne in hindsight opted to censor himself resulting in one of the first "Editor's Notes" ever included in the show, Stew decided to include a certain sequel in his list, labelling it a remake, and Paul let Wayne claim the 1990 film Flatliners was a remake without freaking out.

 

You see? Crazy.

 

So get on board the crazy train ... As The Countdown continues.

 

Please thank Stew for coming on the show by checking out his show and website ASAP!

 

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