Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America. Drawn back to New York City from a decades-long exile, retired gangster David "Noodles" Aaronson discovers that the past is not buried nearly as well as he might like. Navigating a complex web of secrets and betrayals, "Noodles" is forced to confront sins past; both his ...
Jan 12, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with Marianne Cassidy and Grace Duffy, The Bottom 100 is a subset of the fortnightly The 250 podcast, a trip through some of the worst movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Bob Spiers’s Spice World.
Jan 05, 2019•2 hr 5 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guest Andy Melhuish, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them. This time, Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise's Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time, a tired traveller came upon an isolated castle. Imprisoned by a foul-humoured bea...
Dec 29, 2018•2 hr
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Phil Bagnall, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, a Christmas treat. Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential. In fifties Los Angeles, three very different police officers discover their lines of inquiry converging as they uncover a deep and sprawling web of corruption and inequity. At time of recording, it was ranked the 1...
Dec 22, 2018•2 hr 33 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guests Marianne Cassidy and Grace Duffy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them. This time, George Lucas' Star Wars. A long time ago in a galaxy far away, the Empire and the Rebellion struggle for control of the cosmos. Agains...
Dec 16, 2018•2 hr 47 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, This Just In is a subset of the fortnightly The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best(and the 100 worst) movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Sylvain White’s Slender Man.
Dec 08, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guest Aine O'Connor, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturday at 6pm GMT. This time, Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's Cidade de Deus. Over three decades in the eponymous Brazilian slum, lives intersect and collide amid poverty and criminality. A young by named "Rocket" tries to navigate - and accou...
Dec 01, 2018•1 hr 58 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with Marianne Cassidy and Grace Duffy, The Bottom 100 is a subset of the fortnightly The 250 podcast, a trip through some of the worst movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Sam Taylor Johnson’s Fifty Shades of Grey.
Nov 24, 2018•1 hr 56 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guests Marianne Cassidy and Luke Dunne, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Bryan Singer and Dexter Fletcher's Bohemian Rhapsody. At time of recording, it was ranked the 123rd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Nov 18, 2018•2 hr 25 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT. This week, a special crossover episode with The Movie Palace Podcast, a film podcast hosted by Carl Sweeney taking a look at the classics of Hollywood's golden age. Carl suggested a crossover episode taking a look at the list, and particularly some of the classic movies listed ...
Nov 10, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This week, to mark the podcast's two-year anniversary and passing the one-hundred-episode threshold, we decided to bring back as many of the guests from the second year as possible. So, joining Andrew and Darren on this podcast are: Tony Black, who recorded Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 and Avengers: Infinity War Maria...
Nov 03, 2018•1 hr 41 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with Doctor Bernice Murphy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, a Halloween treat. Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs. At time of recording, it was ranked the 23rd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 55 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guests Kieran Gillen, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturday at 6pm GMT. This time, Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano's Intouchables. Sparks fly and worlds collide when a wealthy quadriplegic hires an unemployed former felon to serve as his personal care nurse. Philippe and Driss forge an unlikely a...
Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guest Stacy Grouden, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born. At time of recording, it was ranked the 180th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Oct 13, 2018•2 hr 26 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guests Charlene Lydon and Grace Duffy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturday at 6pm GMT. This time, Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. A murder in a small border town stokes local tensions, as Ramon Miguel Vargas finds himself drawn into an investigation overseen by Police Captain Hank Quinlan. As Quinla...
Oct 06, 2018•2 hr 5 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Dom Cobb is one of the best extractors in the world, an artist who sneaks into people's dreams and steals their secrets. However, after one botched job, Cobb is approached by a myste...
Sep 29, 2018•3 hr 55 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Giovanna Rampazza and Babu Patel, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This year, we are proud to announce Indian Summer, a fortnight looking at two of the Indian films on the list. We hope to make this an annual event. This yea...
Sep 22, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Giovanna Rampazza and Babu Patel, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This year, we are proud to announce Indian Summer, a fortnight looking at two of the Indian films on the list. We hope to make this an annual event. This yea...
Sep 15, 2018•2 hr 25 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The Bottom 100 is a subset of the fortnightly The 250 podcast, a trip through some of the worst movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. The Bottom 100 is a special series of episodes that will be randomly interspaced with regular releases, covering the way in which the Internet Movie Database recently renovated their list of the worst movies ever made to include more populist fare. This time Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote’s The Ope...
Sep 08, 2018•1 hr 46 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Peter Bogdonavich’s Paper Moon. Mose is a two-bit hustle who is passing through town in time to visit a funeral for an old flame. While there, the woman's young daughter is thrown into his care. Mose immediately d...
Sep 01, 2018•2 hr 2 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Jack Hodges, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. Christopher McCandless abandoned a comfortable middle-class life in pursuit of something greater. His search would take him across the Unite...
Aug 25, 2018•2 hr 3 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guests Graham Day and Luke Dunne, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible - Fallout. At time of recording, it was ranked the 166th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Aug 18, 2018•2 hr 7 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Following a disastrous botched jewellery heist, what remains of a criminal gang meets at an abandoned warehouse. Unsure of who to trust and unable to determine what went wrong, ...
Aug 11, 2018•2 hr 25 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Phil Bagnall, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige. On the cusp of the twentieth century, an obsession brews between two magicians. Alfred Borden and Robert Angier compete to surpass o...
Aug 04, 2018•2 hr 30 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Aine O'Connor, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Juan José Campanella’s El secreto de sus ojos. Prompted by a desire to bring closure to an old case, retired detective Benjamín Espósito sets out to write a novel do...
Jul 28, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guests Graham Day and Marianne Cassidy, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, Brad Bird’s Incredibles 2. At time of recording, it was ranked the 183rd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Jul 21, 2018•2 hr 4 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Kieran Gillen, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future. Marty McFly is just a regular teenager, until he finds himself thrown back in time to the mid-fifties. Accidentally disrupting t...
Jul 15, 2018•2 hr 8 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Phil Bagnall, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Gillo Pontecorvo’s La battaglia di Algeri. Unfolding primarily between November 1954 and December 1957, La battaglia di Algeri follows the chaos in the streets of Ali...
Jul 07, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This time, an Independence Day treat. Frank Capra’s Mister Smith Goes to Washington. Local activist and unlikely politician Jefferson Smith finds himself appointed to represent his great state in the United States Senate. However, while trying to ensure a fair deal for his constituents, Smith soon finds his faith in democrac...
Jun 30, 2018•2 hr 9 min
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in. This time, Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is an unremarkable man who has lived the most remarkable of lives, a feather caught in the breeze of history. From his childhood in Mississippi through the turbulence of...
Jun 23, 2018•2 hr 8 min
