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There's a great deal of buzz around Emerald Fennell's directorial debut, Promising Young Woman, so the boys are keen to check out what all the fuss is about.

 

What follows might be the least comedic review the guys have ever done as they reflect on this powerful film which features a killer performance from star Carey Mulligan, and debate some of the elements presented within.

 

So join the guys in a slight change of pace for the show - likely aided by the fact they were going into lockdown within an hour of recording this one - as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

PYW SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 8:27

PYW SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:27 - 18:32

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:32 - 19:16

 

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Countdown #305

 

Do you sometimes find yourself humming a song and immediately thinking of a movie scene you heard it in? Well, the boys do. And given it was time for another music Ep on The Countdown, they opted to go with a suggestion from listener Tara Michalik and countdown their Top 10 Needle Drops! Wayne claims Paul's list will be edgy, but when three of their first four picks are essentially the same, it signifies strange times ahead. But don't worry, Wayne doesn't know the name of the artists that behind one of his choices, so normality soon asserts itself ...

 

Who will have more Edgar Wright than you can poke a stick at? And who somehow managed to make a top 10 list on this topic and not find a place for a song from a Quentin Tarantino movie? Learn the answers to all these question and a whole lot more, as The Countdown continues ... 

 

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With COVID-19 still running rampant through the US and pushing back (again!) the release of most films, the boys have taken on the challenge of reviewing some smaller Aussie films, which they hope deserve a bit of exposure

 

The first of those is High Ground, which has just hit Australian cinemas. This period-set, Australian western, revenge-thriller has a lot to say about race relations in its home country and definitely provides food for thought. So how will Wayne handle such heavy content? And can Paul get past Wayne continually referring to Simon Baker as "The Mentalist"?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

High Ground SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 10:20

High Ground SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:20 - 16:22

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 16:22 - 16:57

 

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The Bonus series of Favourite Films of ALL Time series continues, as he is this time joined by a man of very similar tastes (and age!), Joey from the So Wizard Podcast.

But could it be that Joey is able to out-Paul Paul when it comes to obscure genre films? Is he more like to include a Martin Scorsese film or a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie? And does Paul have anything other than horror films on his list as they reach the half way point of this incredibly subjective countdown?

 

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

 

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Countdown #304

This week the guys are guided by top level Patron, Cy Wewzow, with his choice for an episode: the Top 10 TV Pilots of all time!

 

The brief is as straight forward as they come, so surely even Wayne can keep to it this time around? But how many times will he call a "show" a "movie", and does he drag Paul into his world of goofs? Equally as importantly, how will there be an Ep when Paul has barely seen any of Wayne's (early) choices?

 

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

 

 

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Warning: Mild Spoilers (and speculation) throughout.

 

Marvel have kicked off the fourth Phase of the MCU with what many are calling their most ambitious project yet: WandaVision, a nine episode Disney+ television series. So the boys decided to weigh in with their thoughts about the first two episodes, especially after hearing and seeing near universal acclaim from critics and fans alike.

 

But will Wayne and Paul feel the same way? Are they willing to risk the ire of the MCU fans to critique something from Marvel? Or are they intrigued enough to want a whole lot more?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Countdown #303

 

This is it! The big one. The episode first time listeners will often download to trial the show. But does that fact change anything for the boys when they reveal their Top 10 Films of the rough year that was 2020? Not likely. They're still arguing about whether Extraction or The Old Guard is the better film; Paul is still stacking his list with horror films; and Wayne is once again breaking the rules by including a film he already had on his Top 10 Films of 2019 list!

 

But as the guys say throughout the Episode, that's #2020 for you and Wayne spent half the year re-watching another film on his list, and so, apparently, didn't have enough good films to fill 10 spots *shakes head sadly* ... (Paul, meanwhile, has somehow forgot where Parasite was on his own Top 10 Films of 2019 list, so he should probably be careful how hard he throws those stones inside the glass house that is the Podcast.)

 

So hop on board to say goodbye to 2020 once and for all, and maybe score a few extra films to add to your personal watchlist, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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This week, the boys are checking out Pixar's latest, Soul, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, and incredibly, Wayne had never heard of it! (No, really, he's a hell of a movie podcaster.) His coming-in-cold review compares against Paul's well-aware review, but will they both enjoy it? And how long will it be before an inappropriate joke finds it way into proceedings?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Soul SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 11:24

Soul SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:24 - 19:13

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 19:13 - 20:19

 

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Countdown #302

 

2020's television had its Episode last week, but this time around it's the first of two episodes dedicated to the films that were released through the most recent annus horribilis. And the boys are kicking off with the WORST films released through a year that most would rather forget - films that were so bad, it seems only fitting that most wouldn't even see the interior of a cinema

 

How many horror films will Paul slate? Does Wayne show any pity whatsoever to the supposed blockbusters of 2020? And how many mentions does Adam Sandler rate in a worst of the year show?

 

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

 

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The guys this week take aim at the second big blockbuster of 2020 and the film that was meant to lift our spirits at the end of that terrible year: Wonder Woman 1984. With everyone of note back on board - from Patty Jenkins to Gal Gadot - this was meant to be a surefire hit. So what happened? Wayne and Paul have the answers for you as they make the call for #JusticeForHandsomeGuy

 

Time Stamps:

WW84 SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 12:16

WW84 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:16 - 27:23

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 27:23 - 27:56

 

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