The Countdown

Argylle review

The first big-budget, major release of 2024 is here in the form of Argylle, and no-one is more excited for its release than Wayne - he who had it as his most anticipated film of 2024.

 

So with a poor box office return and fairly savage reviews from numerous critics, what will Wayne make of it? Does Paul find more here to enjoy than one might expect? And can it be that Matthew Vaughn has De-Palmaed?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

Argylle NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 15:48

Argylle SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:48 - 32:49

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 32:49 - 35:05

 

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Top 10 Rock Songs of the 1980s

Countdown #460

 

Rock and the 1980s. How much more iconic does music get?

 

Big hair, big drum sets and big personalities. To say nothing of the classic songs.

 

So join Paul and Wayne as they attempt the impossible: To distill an entire decade's worth of amazing music into just ten songs as they countdown their Top 10 Rock Songs of the '80s.

 

Will Wayne tear himself away ballads, soft and yacht rock? And can Paul fly the flag effectively for Aussie rock?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues (to rock you) ...

 

 

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Bonus Ep: Terrifier and Mama Mia! reviews

Way back in May of 2023, many of our fine Patrons tuned in to watch or listen to our climatic guest spot on the Livestream for the Cure, as hosted by Nick, Dan and Gerald. During that spot, to raise money for the fight against cancer, we pledged to watch horrendous films that you chose for us. And being the wonderfully, generous people you are, you supported the cause.

 

Those films that we pledged to view were in Wayne's case, Terrifier (2016), and in Paul's, Mama Mia! (2008). This is where we honour that pledge and you get to hear us suffer in the name of charity!

 

Thank you for your support that day, and now enjoy the fruits of that support while Paul is (hopefully) skiing down some Japanese mountains.

 

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024

Countdown #459

 

The review of 2023 is over and it's time to look ahead at what's to come in 2024 as the boys lay out their most anticipated films of the coming year.

 

Just what is getting the guys excited in terms of the release calendar? Will Paul again be sucked into the vortex that is the Alien franchise fandom? Can Wayne even make a list when there are so few superhero films being released in 2024? And where, exactly, will Furiosa land on these lists?

 

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

 

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Force of Nature: The Dry 2 review

The boys got along to their first advanced screening of the year and it was the big sequel to the massive Australian hit, The Dry, starring Eric Bana.

 

In this one, Detective Aaron Falk returns to help with a disappearance of someone he has a connection with, while an event from his past will help him solve the case. It's better than that synopsis sounds, but does it hold a candle to the original?

 

Find out before its official release date on Feb 8th, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Force of Nature NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 8:17

Force of Nature SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:17 - 18:42

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:42 - 19:55

 

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Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2023

Countdown #458

 

What were the guys' thinking? Doing another episode about the dumbest moments of 2023, might end up being one of the dumbest moments of 2024.

 

After all, did they really expect to avoid courting any controversy while mentioning anything about US politics to international conflicts by way of terrible behaviour from studios, celebrities and companies that brew beer along the way?

 

Can such topics even be funny?

 

Find out just how dumb is dumb, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Beekeeper review

January is here and with it, the films that studios like to dump into theatres, hoping against hope that they might make some dollars.

 

One such film is the new Jason Statham film as directed by David "Don't Blame Me for Suicide Squad" Ayer and, well, it's making money. As such, the boys considered it their civic duty to see this one and report back on it to you, dear listener ...

 

Have the lads been bamboozled into seeing a poor film> Or have Statham and Ayer combned for that rarest of rare, rare treats: A quality January film? Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

The Beekeeper NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 10:17

The Beekeeper SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:17 - 23:22

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:22 - 23:53

 

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The Top 10 Films of 2023

Countdown #457

 

Here it is. The biggest Ep of the year detailing the very best films of the previous year requires an incredible guest. And that incredible guest is Jason from the Binge Movies Podcast. It also requires a lengthy discussion about the merits (or perhaps, lack thereof) of these films, making for one of the longest Eps in The Countdown's history.

 

(Julio would be proud; Gerald, less so.)

 

Get on board, then, for this in-depth discussion of the best releases to hit cinemas across the year that was 2023. Enjoy the surprising comedies, the frightening horrors, the well-acted dramas and the shocking superhero films that make this most coveted of lists.

 

And as if that's not enough, enjoy Wayne as he somehow underlines the major message from one of the biggest releases of the year - a moment that threatens to completely break this Episode in two ...

 

... as The Countdown (hopefully) continues ...

 

Please thank Jason by checking out Binge Movies or, heck, head on over to The Slashers podcast where both Jason, Paul and Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre, join forces to create a show all about the golden age of the Slasher film.

 

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Godzilla Minus One review

The boys finally get along to see a film which has been hitting all the Top 10 lists of 2023, just in time for their own episode of the same.

 

But is this the shot in the arm Kaiju films needed? Or is it more of the same ol' , same ol' when it comes to Godzilla and its decision to chow down on most anything Tokyo-shaped?

 

One of the lads has this as the greatest thing since sliced-bread, while the other is a little more luke-warm. Meanwhile, this Episode took about 73 false starts to get going, as you will hear if you hang around to the end of the recording ...

 

Who is right? Who is wrong? And who will finally get the opening right? Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Godzilla Minus One NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 14:59

Godzilla Minus One SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 14:59 - 26:16

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 26:16 - 27:03

 

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Worst 10 Films of 2023

Countdown #456

 

Bravely flying in the face of those who say doing "Worst Of" lists are tacky and inappropriate, Paul and Wayne this week deliver to you their annual PSA in relation to the poorest films of the preceding year.

 

Yes, it's time to name and shame those films which completely fumbled the ball, that defecated in the bed, that thieved us of our hard-earned, and then, in some cases, tried to tell us we wanted more!

 

Every genre from horror to action, comedy to drama by way of superhero cinematic universes feels the brunt of the boys' disappointment and anger in this Ep, so listen in to learn what you should steer well clear of .... or to maybe hear your least favourite films called out ... as The Countdown continues ...

 

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