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Last Night in Soho review

Paul is all excited because Edgar Wright's newest film, Last Night in Soho, has finally reached Australian shores as part of the British Film Festival. Wayne shares some of that excitement, but doesn't have the same Wright expectations, so who ends up liking this one more? And just how much is Wayne's take on the film inflated by the '60s fashion in display?

 

Learn the answers to these critically important questions - and more! - as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Last Night in Soho NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 8:41

Last Night in Soho SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:41 - 18:45

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:45 - 19:50

 

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Top 10 Box Office Flops of the 2010s (with Jason from Binge Movies)

Countdown #345

 

This week Jason from the Binge Movies podcast returns to the show to assist in counting down a brief so complex, it was destined to go completely off the rails (and does!): the Top 10 Box Office Flops of the 2010s.

 

Whether ranking this one by actual box office return, unmet expectations, how terrible the film was, or by some intensely personal combination of the three factors, Paul, Wayne and Jason get into some of the worst received films of the last decade, and no studio or genre is safe!

 

But rest assured, that even when a guest is present and the topic may not lend itself to inappropriate humour, the boys will never, ever let you down in that regard. in fact, things get so out of control that Jason gets swept along for the ride in the first five minutes, uttering a word so filthy, he's never said it before on his show.

 

Find out what that word is - as well as a whole bunch of films you probably don't need to watch, if you've been fortunate enough to avoid them so far - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Halloween Kills review

In the latest edition of "Wayne Yells at Horror Movies That Paul Has Made Him Watch", the big twist may be that he's not alone in his hatred of this particular film ...

 

Yes, it's time for the boys to go back to Haddonfield where Michael Myers continues his killing spree, not at all deterred by the fact that fire was eating him alive at the end of the last film. But ohh, for that to be the biggest problem in Halloween Kills.

 

Find out what those other massive problems are, as The Countdown continues ...

 

(Oh and stick around after this bloodbath for a big announcement re the show moving forwards.)

 

Time Stamps

Halloween Kills NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:04

Halloween Kills SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:04 - 23:00

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:00 - 24:52

 

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Top 10 TV Drama Characters

Countdown #344

 

This week the guys go back to the realm of TV - minus the ludicrously long Growing Pains opener - to talk the very best characters from dramatic television shows. 

 

Sci-fi is out and so is fantasy, yet somehow, one of the guys (yes, Wayne) has a Smallville character on his list! Paul, meanwhile, has to contend with no-one from a horror TV show being eligible, but at least he doesn't resort to selcting someone from The A-Team ...

 

Yes, you've guessed that it's a contentious Ep this week. So join us as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Malignant review

This week the guys get stuck into local-boy-made-good James Wan's latest horror release, Malignant. Wayne hates horror and was sick all this week, ensuring he is going to defecate all over this already divisive film. But what side of the fence does Paul fall on and how long is it before Wayne completely spits the dummy given next week is Halloween Kills?

 

Learn the answers to half of these questions - and more! - as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Malignant NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 6:48

Malignant SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 6:48 - 17:09

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 17:09 - 18:27

 

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Top 10 Movie Kills

Countdown #343

Wayne is ill but the show must go on as they say, so he courageously battles through to bring you another Halloween inspired topic, the Top 10 Movie Kills. Except Wayne's illness seems to have fried his brain as he takes his list in some VERY unexpected directions, while horror-loving Paul is a whole lot more predictable (and gross) with his list, making for one of the more diverse Countdowns in a long, long while.

 

Which kill involving something you see on every suburban street kicks off the lists? What derided Bond film (somehow) makes a list? And which bisection takes the cake as far as one of the guys is concerned?

 

 

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

 

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Squid Game Season 1 review

This week Paul and Wayne tackle the hottest thing to have hit streaming since ... well, ever, in the form of the smash Netflix show, Squid Game.

 

Is this Korean phenomenon all its cracked up to be? Does it benefit from having creator Hwang Dong-hyuk write and direct every episode? And where should Season 2 of the show go?

 

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

 

Time Stamps

Squid Game NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:42

Squid Game SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:42 - 27:40

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 27:40 - 28:30

 

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Top 10 Creature Designs

Countdown #342

 

This week, with thanks to B-Dizzle from the We Watched a Thing podcast, Wayne and Paul have got their spooky Halloween costumes on to countdown the very best creature designs in film!

 

In what might be the final episode of the show, Paul threatens to call it quits if Wayne doesn't have his top three choices somewhere on his list, and ... well, Wayne disses one of Paul's choices so hard, it might be curtains for the show!

 

Find out what films could bring the whole podcast crashing down as The Countdown, well, pauses ...

 

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The Many Saints of Newark review

Ohhhhhhhhhh!

 

This week the guys shakedown a local business owner, set their mistresses up with a beauty parlour and whack the occasional ne'er-do-well, all while trying to agree on whether the HBO Max prequel to The Sopranos is actually any good.

 

is the marketing for The Many Saints of Newark remotely on point? Is Alessandro Nivola the unluckiest actor in Hollywood? And does a cohesive, self-contained narrative matter when you're hinging everything on callbacks to a beloved television show?

 

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

 

Time Stamps

The Many Saints of Newark NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:25

The Many Saints of Newark SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:25 - 19:18

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 19:18 - 20:05

 

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The Countdown vs Fans on Patrol - Top 10 Fantasy Films

Countdown #341

 

For the 341st Countdown, the topic was so massive, the guys decided they couldn't possibly do it justice on their own. So they invited Montago Bradley and Tiffobot from the Fans on Patrol podcast along to put their combined list up against that which the boys agreed upon in a return of the Show vs Show format!

 

And that massive topic? Well, it's only the Top 10 Fantasy Films ever made.

 

Tune in to hear all about the very best the fantasy genre has to offer, as well as how Montago hates The Princess Bride, whether anyone would pass up Julia Roberts as a human sized fairy, and pick a side of the debate on whether eyeballs in the palms of your hands would allow you to look at your own taint while scratching your balls ...

 

In other words, it's everything you would expect of The Countdown multiplied by Fans on Patrol.

 

Check out their great show by way of saying thanks, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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