Wayne is a massive wuss and leaves Paul to check out the third film in the 28 Film franchise all on his own. Will Paul be consumed by the rage virus? Does Wayne stand a chance against 28 inches? There's only one way to find out as Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return to resurrect this franchise from the dead. (They're NOT zombies, damnit!) Time Stamps: 28 Years Later NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 8:12 28 Years Later SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:12 - 15:05 Final Scores and Thoughts Including Potentia...
Jul 03, 2025•17 min•Ep. 843
Ready for your Pitt stop? (Wayne's joke: full credit.) Racing! Brad Pitt! Joseph Kosinksi! 200 million dollars! Do you need any more reasons to check out this very early review with thanks Warner Brothers Pictures Australia? We didn't think so. Time Stamps: F1 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:45 F1 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:43 - 21:02 Final Scores and Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:02 - 22:45 If you want more Countdowns and reviews - all the way back to Episode 40! - hit up our Podbe...
Jun 24, 2025•24 min•Ep. 842
Countdown #506 To mark the almost half way mark of the year, Paul and Wayne get together to rank and rate the ten TV seasons they've been consuming in 2025. Counting down (cause that's the name of the show) from worst to best, the lads will attempt to warn you off anything poor they've laboured through, before highlighting the shows that are absolute worth your precious time. So smash that play button and ready yourself for the usual questionable takes, non-subtle banter and shrill laughter, bec...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 841
Two for the price of one this week as the boys check out a film everyone would expect them to (Ballerina) as well as one nobody would think would be their jam (The Phoenician Scheme). Are those assumptions correct or are their some surprisesn in store? Find out but hitting that play button on this ep! Time Stamps: Ballerina NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:00 Ballerina SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:00 - 20:05 The Phoenician Scheme NON-SPOILER Review: 20:05 - 29:57 Check out Wayne's YouTube channel fo...
Jun 10, 2025•31 min•Ep. 840
Countdown #505 Aka the Top 10 Gateway Horror Films episode! Do you have a friend who refuses to watch horror films even though you know there are many great films in that genre? Or perhaps you have a child or a niece or nephew who is just getting to that age where they're developing an interest in horror films? Maybe you want to introduce your significant other to this most awesome genre, but aren't sure where to start because you don't want to be over-eager and blow it with something too full o...
Jun 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 839
The final film (maybe?!) in the Mission Impossible franchise dropped EARLY in Australia and with thankls to Paramount Pictuyres Australia, the boys were in attendance at an advanced screening to bring you the early word on whether Tom cruise and Christopher McQuarrie nail the brief. Can Ethan Hunt overcome the entity and save everybody he loves as well as the world? Will Wayne regret seeing a 170 minute films twice in three days? And just how inadequate does Tom Cruise make the guys feel? You kn...
May 20, 2025•32 min•Ep. 838
Countdown #504 With thanks to those mad geniuses at the Cinereelists Podcast for the concept, Paul and Wayne are back with their first Top 10 Last 10 episode in over 6 months. Tune in for 20 mini-reviews as the guys countdown ten of their recent watches from worst to best, and letting you know the point where they recommend you start watching what they're reviewing. Of course, there's the usual bawdy humour, subtle and not so subtle swipes at one another, and more than one controversial call, bu...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 837
The boys have headed back to the cinema with thanks to Warner Brothers Australia and Universal Australia to see the sequel which, well, few people expected: The Accountant! The critics seem to be liking and the audience score is high on most-metrics, but what do Paul and Wayne have to say about this apparent crowd-pleaser? Can Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and director Gavin O'Connor re-capture the magic of the well-received 2016 original? Or is this a case of tax time at the box office? (Yeah, I kn...
Apr 27, 2025•21 min•Ep. 836
Countdown #503 Just when you thought it was safe to peer back into your podcatching app ... the boys are back! Sure, it's been a hot minute since the last Countdown ep, and yes, everyone did their most anticipated films of 2025 about three months ago. But by holding out for those three months, not only have Paul and Wayne distilled their list down to nine months' worth of films, but they've also had time for their anticipation to GROW, so you can really feel the passion in this one. Will Balleri...
Apr 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 835
Paul and Wayne return to the land of reviews with the new spy "thriller", Black Bag. Is it everything the critics would have you believe? Or is it a bunch of boring conversations around a dinner table interspersed with a lot of emotion-less dialogue? Either way, you can be sure it's a lively discussion, given this is Wayne's favourite genre and it's directed by Mr Hit-or-MIss, Steven Soderbergh. Time Stamps: Black Bag NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 15:22 Black Bag SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:22 - ...
Mar 19, 2025•23 min•Ep. 834
Countdown #502 Jason from Binge Movies returns to join the lads as they - finally! - countdown their Top to Films of 2024! Sure it's two months after most every other podcast has done this episode, but you've sampled the entrees and here's the main course - complete with films all three wouldn't have watched if they did do this episode on Jan 1st. Jason gets upset with Paul for multiple picks; Paul gets upset with Wayne for a bunch of his picks; and Wayne has managed to see at least eleven films...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 833
Countdown #501 There were doubters. There were nay-sayers. And there were the incredulous. But today, Paul and Wayne prove there is life in The Countdown yet. As well as fulfill their promise to (triumphantly) return in 2025 with more episodes. Not weekly; sure. But with new episodes none the less. And it begins with this PSA regarding the very worst of the worst films from 2024 that the lads saw. So, pop in your ear buds or have your car stereo bluetooth from your phone, because The Countdown i...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 832
Countdown #500 ... ONE ... Here it is, valued listener. The final episode of the (weekly) podcast. And it is a fittingly massive one (that's what she said). In this finale, the boys countdown their top 10 film goodbyes for, well, reasons. Plus there's is a huge amount of listener feedback, messages from other podcasters and emails galore to celebrate the end of 9 and three quarters years of (almost) weekly podcasting. To everyone who has supported the show - from the incredible patrons, to the o...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 831
Okay, everyone. This was meant to be the last major review in the weekly format of the podcast, but instead we have some major information re a long-teased release ... On Friday Dec 20th, Reap: The Motion Picture will be released for Patrons at the $10 and $20 level. While we're sorry we're about to ruin your Christmas, we do thank you for your incredible support of the show. On Friday Dec 27th, Reap: The Motion Picture will drop for all other Patrons here on Patreon only. Thank you to everyone ...
Dec 10, 2024•9 min•Ep. 830
Countdown #499 ... TWO ... The penultimate episode of the (weekly) podcast covers the best and worst of television in 2024, as far as Paul and Wayne have seen it. Two lists, one from bad to worst, and the other from good to great. At least, that was the plan. Somehow, after 499 episodes, one of the hosts (Wayne) forgets that's the way things have always been done and mashes the two lists together, so he goes straight from worst to best. It takes the other host (Paul) about 40 minutes to realise ...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 829
The second to last review for the weekly show arrives in the form of a film that's been out in North America and the UK for some time, Heretic. Wayne, of course, is too much of wuss to see this one, to it's left to Paul to do all the heavy lifting for this psychological thriller-horror starring Hugh Grant. Is it elevated horror? Should you race to see it at your local theatre? And will Wayne regret not seeing this one on the big screen? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The C...
Dec 03, 2024•23 min•Ep. 828
Countdown #498 ... THREE ... This week the guys get personal as the end of the (weekly) show looms large. They're talking the films that personally spoke to them and in some way, shape or form, moulded their lives into the people they currently are. Everything from childhood cinema experiences through to films that determined artistic endeavours and shaped careers are discussed. Beyond that, be sure to stick around for a truly fantastic Pop 10 segment in which the listeners give personal account...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 827
Finally. Here it is. As the weekly podcast draws to a close, Wayne rights a very old wrong by agreeing to watch one of Paul's favourite horror films of all time as this week's feature review, Train to Busan. Whether Wayne did so because the only other options this week were to see Wicked at the cinema or suffer through the Aussie version of The Office at home, is irrelevant. What matter is has has listed to Paul who has sung the praises of this film to anyone who listens for nigh on eight years....
Nov 26, 2024•24 min•Ep. 826
Countdown #497 ... FOUR ... The boys covered the best television since the show began last Ep, so it's only natural that this week they turn their attention to the very best films they've covered since The Countdown began in late March 2015. Can Wayne somehow manage to stick to the brief this week? What will the show's consensus #1 be? And how annoyed will Paul get when Wayne omits a key film from his list? It's anyone's bet with only four shows to go before the (weekly) podcast ends, so get on ...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 825
It's not often the most expensive film of the year drops in November, but here we are ... Ridley Scott returns sans Russell Crowe and Hams Zimmer to continue the story of his dead hero, Maximus, making for some very big shoes to fill (as Wayne posits). Paul, meanwhile, is very concerned with how this is all just politccccssssss-ahhh! Find out what all that means, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps: Gladiator II NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:50 Gladiator II SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:5...
Nov 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 824
Countdown #496 ... FIVE ... The more things change, the more they stay the same. And so it is with The Countdown podcast. After 496 attempts to countdown topics in order of awesomeness so you don't have to, Paul and Wayne are once again arguing about a loose brief. Of course, Wayne is the one contorting reality to fit into his very, very "flexible" list, and as always, it's Paul (and by extension, The Soundboard) taking umbrage, making for a classic episode of the show with much bad language and...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 823
It's still early November, and yet Hollywood would have you believe it's Christmas time already. How else to explain the release of Red One, the big budget holiday film, which at time of writing, has yet to open in North America, and critics were mysteriously not allowed to see until the day before it opened around the world. Rarely a good sign, but can the star power of The Rock and Chris Evans turn this family adventure film into something worthwhile? Or is this a massive bomb in the making? F...
Nov 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 822
Countdown #495 ... SIX ... Here it is. The FINAL Top 10 Last 10 (at least for the weekly show), and boy oh boy wow-wee, have the lads saved the best for last for you. Yes, there's the usual 10 mini reviews conducted by each of the guys of the ten films they've most recently watched but never spoken about on the show, and of course, they're ranked from worst to best. But the one film they have both seen and review this week ends up dividing them like never before! Insults, soundboard usage and th...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 821
Having learned very little since the last Spider-adjacent movie came out, Sony are at it again, making Tom Hardy honour his three film contract to make Venom: The Last Dance. Insert disbelief, consternation, and a healthy dose of WTF as Wayne and Paul try to make sense of this third and supposedly final film in the franchise. Find out whether there will be more Venom, as The Countdown continues... Time Stamps: Venom: The Last Dance NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:33 Venom: The Last Dance SPOILER-F...
Nov 05, 2024•23 min•Ep. 820
Countdown #494 ... SEVEN ... It's bigger than a very big thing on the biggest day of it's big, BIG life. It's HUGE. It's m-a-s-s-i-v-e! It's the final Show Vs Show episode for the (weekly) podcast and it stars two of the podcast's very best friends and most generous supporters, B-Dizzle and David Powell of the Poddy Mouth Radio network . They join Wayne and Paul to countdown the Top 10 WTAF Movie moments - moments in which WTF was uttered aloud or at least represented by hanging jaws and incredu...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 819
This week Wayne is fan-boying for Kevin Smith by reviewing his newest film no-one (other than a fan-person) has heard about,k while Paul does actual work for the podcast (in terms of thinking about download numbers) by reviewing the horror sequel, Smile 2. Neither are screaming the merits of their film from the roof tops, but who will be the bigger champion of their type of film ... as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps: The 4:30 Movie SPOILER-FREE Review: 0.00 - 7:23 Smile 2 SPOILER-FREE R...
Oct 22, 2024•26 min•Ep. 818
Countdown #493 ... EIGHT ... If you're sick of the lads talking just about recent films and would love to hear about some classic film choices on The Countdown, then keep on scrolling, because in this episode Wayne is pulling left-field choices out of every orifice, while Paul (of course) is flying the old-school horror flag... ... Or, you know, find out just how crazy these lists are, as The Countdown continues ... Want more? Find heaps more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 817
Wayne is an insanely greedy person trying to avoid Terrifier 3, while Paul is like a pig in excrement while getting to review the same. The result? Two non-spoiler reviews of films you might like to check out! Find out which film (if not both) you should check out, as The Countdown continues ... Time Stamps: Greedy People SPOILER-FREE Review: 0.00 - 9:03 Terrifier 3 SPOILER-FREE Review: 9:03 - 22:15 If you want more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - check out our Podbean site . Join...
Oct 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 816
Countdown #492 ... NINE ... Do you have a few films that you love and yet which, to your befuddlement, failed to make any kind of splash at the box-office? In fact, they went so poorly, they belly flopped into that box-office pool and lost approximately all the money? Paul and Wayne most certainly do. And this week they're counting their ten favourite films which completely tanked at the box office, in some cases destroying or at least adversely affecting the careers of those responsible for the...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 815
It should be a week of glowing positively on the show. Wayne is reviewing a Batman-adjacent film and Paul is reviewing a long-awaited horror film from one of his favourite Stephen King novels of all time. But, regardless of expectations, are either of the lads happy? Find out as The Countdown continues ... NOTE: Spoilers throughout both of these reviews! Salem's Lot (2024) SPOILIER-FILLED Review: 0.00 -10:57 Joker Folie a Duex SPOILER-FILLED Review: 10:57 - 28:18 If you want more Countdowns - al...
Oct 08, 2024•30 min•Ep. 814
