The Countdown

Countdown #441   Cartoons rocked, didn't they? Back when you were young, and you were allowed to control the TV remote for those few short hours on Saturday morning, life was full of endless possibilities and school was oh so far away.   That's the mindset Paul and Wayne are this week tapping into it as they countdown their favourite cartoons from when they were young - which means there's plenty...

This week, Wayne is too much of a wuss to see The Nun II and Paul is acting manager at his regular job so doesn't have the time to see two films in a week. Wayne, therefore, sees Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlees; Mutant Mayhem all on his own.   The end result is that each host is reviewing one film in a completely NON-SPOILER way to help you determine whether you should part with your heard-earned to...

Countdown #440   What is more thrilling?   The Senate hearing into extraterrestrial life? Barbenheimer dominating the Box Office? Or Kanye's new wife embarrassing Kim Kardashian with her clothing choices?    Or, maybe, just maybe, is it the 440th countdown of this podcast, celebrating the very best thrillers of the current century?   I think we all know the answer. So go on and google Kayne's wife...

Denzel and Antoine have clearly decided they want a holiday on the Sicilian coast, but to ensure they don't have to pay for the whole thing themselves, they decide to tack on making a movie. And that movie is The Equalizer 3.   Will Robert McCall finally meet his match? Or will he continue to ensure all are equal when it comes to violent endings? And can Wayne get over his hatred of all things Fuq...

Countdown #439   Wayne and Paul put their thinking caps on for Countdown #439 as they aim to convince YOU, dear listener, that their sequel pitches are amazing and should get made ASAP!   Prepare yourselves for many of the sequels you would expect these two to bang on about, as well as some left field ideas - at least one of which is going to raise a few eyebrows.   Which ones would you green ligh...

Something a bit different this week as the Paul and Wayne could not find a single thing to review that they could agree on or had time to see.   So Wayne graciously gives Paul the mic to talk about an upcoming side project he has been working on. Accepting an invitation from Binge Movies ' Jason to join him in celebrating the Slasher sub-genre of horror films, Paul has been watching dozens of slas...

Countdown #438   On this week's show Paul and Wayne continue with their fantasy that you give a toss about their music tastes and in so doing countdown their Top 10 favourite bands of all time!   Wayne goes old school; Paul goes all alt, but who will be the winner as they sound out their eskimo gardens, whilst in nirvana, all while Steve Miller is eating some red hot chill peppers in his silversun...

Wayne loves dogs and swearing, so you can bet your bottom dollar that when swearing dogs are on offer for this week's review of the new comedy, Strays, he is there with bells on.   Paul, meanwhile, recognises he has a podcast commitment to meet.   Which of these old dogs will be taught new tricks by the end of this review?   Find out, as The Countdown continues ...   Time Stamps: Strays NON-SPOILE...

Countdown #437   Look, Paul and Wayne are sorry about last week, okay?   It was a bad idea to try and tell jokes over a podcast and you all knew it. (At least, that's what the download numbers are telling us.) So the boys are apologising by going back to what the masses crave - a television-centric episode!   And what a TV episode it is, as Wayne and Paul take on the mammoth task of counting down...

Massively big sharks are back in the latest big budget sequel to splash across our cinemas screens. But is Meg 2: The Trench worth venturing out to the cinema for? Does it contain all the fun that you hope for in a killer shark film? Or is it another wet fart of a sequel that has no business making it to screen in this format?   Let's put it this way. Even Wayne is struggles to find something posi...

Countdown #436   The concept episode. Beloved by creators; dreaded by fans. The moment when a TV show decides to do something experimental and not at all in keeping with the norm. It's chance for all those involved with a show to stretch their wings, and maybe set up some back door options for spin-offs.   In a podcast's case, a concept episode usually means the hosts need a break from the norm or...

When is a video game adaptation not really a video game adaptation? And how meta does something have to be to be really meta (when it's not a company name)? These are the questions the guys are left to ponder having been to see a very early screening of Gran Turismo.   For his part, Paul is amazed this is based on a true story, while Wayne is amazed by the fact that he liked it ...   Find out just...

Countdown #435   This week the boys are commencing a new series of episodes that will bob up every few weeks for the rest of 2023, celebrating the best films of particular genres through the 21st Century.   And to kick things off, they're going with a genre near and dear to Paul's heart: Sci-Fi!   Given recent weeks, it might be very surprising to learn that not only did Wayne meet this week's bri...

The boys have "Barbied" and now it's time to "'Heimer" as the boys check out Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, Oppenheimer.   The whole world is frothing at the mouth for what Nolan and his incredibly talented cast and crew have achieved with this film. But will Wayne and Paul share such positive sentiments? Is there a bomb about to go off in the land of independent podcasting? And will anyb...

Countdown #434   Sometimes, you just want to kick back, relax and put on something familiar. Something safe. Something comfortable to watch. And that's what Paul and Wayne are celebrating this week as they countdown their Top 10 Comfort Viewings.   How many horror films will Paul have on his list? Where does Seinfeld feature on Wayne's? And who has one of the most shocking picks in the show's hist...

The theatre just got a whole lot more colourful as Barbie opened across the world to much fanfare and positive reviews. The boys were there, front and centre, to see it, and here bring you their instant reaction review, recorded just minutes after walking out from catching the film.   Can a film about a toy that was "just for girls" when it was released in 1959 entertain two middle aged male revie...

Countdown #433   Music is back for the Countdown this week as Paul and Wayne countdown their favourite male solo artists. From the '50s through to the current millennium, pretty much every era of music is represented in this one, so there should be a little something for everyone.   Speaking of, everyone thinks they know Wayne's highly predictable number one, but does he have a few tricks in store...

The latest blockbuster in the franchise to rival James Bond is here and Wayne is in seventh heaven! There's spies and action and thrills and Rebecca Ferg Ferg. But most of all, there's T to the C, and Wayne is so happy, he saw this film twice in a week!   Paul, as we all know, is harder to impress (unless it's a ludicrous horror film), so what does he make of the 163 minute run time and the most c...

Countdown #432   The incredibly awesome and efficient Stew from the Stew World Podcast joins the boys this week to talk a topic so quintessentially Countdown that it's a surprise it doesn't get re-done every 20 episodes or so: The Top 10 Action Comedies.   Stew brings his A-game, while Paul battles tirelessly to suggest adventure films qualify as action-comedies. Wayne, meanwhile, is completely of...

Look around. Do you know your loved ones? REALLY know them? Could they possibly be reptilian aliens able to alter their appearance to look like humans akin to a plot lifted straight from John Carpenter's seminal 80s classic, They Live?   Wayne and Paul are intrigued to know whether Marvel can actually produce a good television show, and one based on more grounded spy-type shenanigans seems like a...