The Countdown

Countdown #453 It's Top 10 Last 10 time, as the boys look back on the latter parts of 2023 and mini-review 10 films each that are first time watches, but otherwise have no linking criterion. Of course, this is The Countdown, so:   - said films are ranked from worst to best - Wayne says inappropriate things - Paul Soundboards it up in response to said inappropriate things, while honouring the late,...

Do you remember that film about a bunch of stop motion chickens pulling off a Great Escape-ish escape from the chicken farm where they'll all eventually become dinner? Well, Netflix certainly does, and they've invested in bringing the sequel to your television screens some 23 years later.   Paul and Wayne have checked it out and at least one of them is not chicken in voicing their disdain for the...

Countdown #452   The music is back on The Countdown as the guys this week debate their favourite music duos!   How upset with Paul's list will Wayne be? How many classic duos can Paul overlook? And at the end of the day, which comedy duo will be very, very upset that they were left out?   Learn the answers to all these questions and more as the boys' music tastes are once again question - even as...

It's December and the releases to theatre has slowed up (a least for a week), so Paul and Wayne have turned to Netflix for new content, and were pleased to find the hardly advertised "Leave the World Behind" waiting to be reviewed.   Julia Roberts joins the suavest actor there is , Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke, to bring this apocalyptic thriller helmed by the Mr Robot guy and based on some very...

Countdown #451   Is this the episode that ends the show?   That's what regular listeners might be asking as Paul flies very close to the sun by letting Wayne off the podcast leash to discuss the Top 10 Films That Would Not Get Made Today!   Truly, this one is worth listening to just to hear Wayne's description of his Number 7 - a film which Paul simply cannot believe exists (even if it was made ba...

John Woo explodes back into the cinemas of the western world with Silent Night - a revenge action thriller which, somehow, neither Paul nor Wayne realised was dialogue-less until some 20 minutes into the movie.   Being big fans of the Woo and with a kick-ass and bloodthirsty trailer, the boys were all kinds of excited about an action Christmas movie following in the foot-steps of Die Hard and last...

Countdown #450   It's the 450th Countdown this week, and the boys are celebrating by taking aim at Marvel's Phase 4 and ranking all the films and television shows from it. Or at least Paul is. Wayne continues to defend most forms of mediocrity. Though at least some of that may be attributable to him being late low with an illness in the week leading up to this recording. Which means the guys aren'...

Wayne has COVID so all plans were scuttled in the 450th week of The Countdown. Which means instead of getting a review of Napoleon, you get a review of the first half Prime Video's Invincible.   Making it's return after almost 2.5 years (discounting the Atom Eve special), has Robert Kirkman's story lost it's way? Or does it double down on the first season's greatness?   Either way, one host is pic...

Countdown #449   Paul thought it would be an easy countdown to put together but Paul thought wrong...   Join the boys this week as they scour the far corners of the massive streaming service which is Amazon's Prime Video for the very best things to watch there (in Australia). Film and television series are fair game, and the guys are not limiting themselves to Prime Originals, so get ready to add...

This week Wayne is wearing his wussy-whiny pants and refusing to see a horror film, so Paul ventures to the cinema with his brother to see Eli Roth's Grindhouse inspired flick, Thanksgiving.   Wayne calls Paul and people who enjoy such films as "sickos", but Paul bravely soldiers on to bring you a review of this brand new release, just in time for the North American holiday.   Can Paul see past so...

Countdown #448   Find out more (any maybe too much?) about the boys this week as they countdown the top 10 books which have somehow changed their lives.    As you might imagine, this opens the door for some interesting discussions about turning points in the lads' lives, while also diving into a medium of learning and entertainment which has barely been touched up on 447 previous countdowns.    Pa...

This week, the boys return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the second film in Phase 5, to determine whether the rumours of the MCU's demise have been greatly exaggerated.    But in a film featuring some out of left field scenes and one of the worst villains the MCU has ever trotted out, can the rest of The Marvels rise about its impediments to produce something memorable? Or does it continue...

Episode #447   Wayne gets to dine out this week on his favourite music genre - Pop! - while Paul suffers in his jocks just a little bit as they countdown the Top 10 Pop Songs of the 21st Century.   As if Paul's discomfort isn't reason enough to listen, Wayne somehow manages to stick to the brief(!), meaning all his choices are actual Pop songs. He still defends his idiot choices from the '90s epis...

Wayne steps to the fore this week, as life got in the way, and Paul wasn't able to make it to the cinema to see the early, limited release of the new David Fincher film, The Killer. But ever reliable Wayne had you all covered and so he's Johnny-on-the-spot with his review and, well, there might be a surprise or two in store for those who count Wayne among the Fincher-fans of the world ...   Meanwh...

Countdown #446   This week, Wayne and Paul bring you their lists of hidden gems that they think you probably WON'T have seen.   So, give the Ep a listen and then let the boys know whether you found a bunch of films to add to your watchlist, or they're completely delusional and you've caught most every one.   Oh and you might be surprised just who has the most obscure film of the episode, at least...

Every so often, an established podcast will post content that changes the landscape of its own journey.   This is one of those times.   Join Paul and Wayne as they review legendary film-maker Martin Scorsese's latest crime drama epic - even as one of them breaks ranks to take a steaming dump all over Killer of the Flower Moon. Witness the potential beginning of the end of The Countdown as a podcas...

Countdown #445   It's Halloween, so it's time for The Countdown to bring the horror!   Against all the odds, Paul has somehow convinced Wayne to get coated in (figurative) blood and countdown the top 10 goriest film scenes of all time!   As regular listeners might imagine, Wayne takes to this challenge like a cat to water, moaning and complaining the whole time, while regularly reminding Paul and...

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are back to liven up our screens as the podcasters we all want to be in the third season of the hit series, Only Murders in the Buildings.   But does The Countdown did what John Hoffman, Steve Martin and cast are still putting out? Or is this one of those shows which has run its course?   Find out as The Countdown continues ...   Time Stamps: Only Murder...

Countdown #444   Paul has returned from the US of A, and one of the places he visited with his family was the infamous Sin City, aka Las Vegas. So the boys decide to build on that trip by counting down their top 10 films set in or about Vegas, which of course, opens the door to Wayne telling a story about a strip club he once visited there.   Beyond that, expect a whole lot of Nicolas Cage, more E...

Yes, the boys are back!   But it's been pretty bleak as far as cinematic releases go, unless you're a horror film fan. So Wayne has taken an extended time out and Paul has gone to work even while holidaying through the US of A for your listening pleasure, and reports back re two of the bigger releases this Halloween season, with his reviews of Saw X and The Exorcist: Believer.   Is either (lega-)s...

While Paul is away in the US of A, the listeners have voted for two classic episodes they wanted to hear again, and this is the result.   So enjoy this throw back to early in late in the fourth year of the show where Justin and Krissy from the So I Married a Movie Geek podcast joined the show to pit their Top 10 Disney Animated Films list against the same from the boys. There's also a reprise of W...

Countdown #443   The popular Top 10 Last 10 format finally returns - since Wayne has, with pain-staking effort, gotten around to watching 10 extra films not previously covered on the show.   As always, the boys rank these ten films from worst to best, letting you know when they cross the line from avoid like the plague to recommended. Thrillers, comedies, horrors, wide-releases and smaller straigh...

While Paul is away in the US of A, the listeners have voted for two classic episodes they wanted to hear again, and this is the result.   So enjoy this throw back to early in the second year of the show when Wayne and Paul's friend Christian - a car enthusiast and racing fan - joins the show to countdown the top 10 car chases ever filmed. There's also a review of Now You See Me 2 if you really wan...

Countdown #442   So, video games have done pretty well for themselves over the last 40 plus years. And given they've been consumers of games across most platforms and many devices, Wayne and Paul this week decided to take the plunge and countdown their Top 10 favourite video games of all time.   From arcade machines to PC straining massive titles, the boys are covering it all! (Well, not all, that...

The soft launch of the next iteration of the DC Film Universe is finally here in Australia, so the best part of a month after the rest of the world chose to ignore Blue Beetle, Paul and Wayne are front and centre at the cinema to bring you their thoughts.   Is there more FAMILY in this film than even Vin Diesel could shake a fist at? How much neon does it take for Wayne to get all hot under the co...