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Countdown #514 These days, the small screen delivers just as much epic content as the theatre does, and Paul and Wayne are happy to be your canaries in cages when it comes to sampling some of what TV-Land has to offer. From Marvel one-offs to prestige spy shows, the lads are ordering much of what they've watched in order of awesomeness (or, if you prefer, from worst to best) so you don't have to! It is, after all, what The Countdown is all about. Along with the not-so-witty banter and The Soundboard adding its two cents every now and then... So tune in to find out what 2026 has so far served up when it comes to television, as The Countdown continues its mid-year resurgence ... Want more? Find heaps more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and the great listeners of the show. While you're at it, check out Wayne's YouTube channel, Waxing & Wayning!

Wayne has been to TWO advanced screening - kicking Paul to the curb (who may or may not have been busy) in the process - and now he fronts up to tell you, dear listener, which (if either) of One Battle After Another and a A Big Bold Beautiful Journey are worth your time and hard-earned... Will Margot Robbie count for more than Leo and PTA combined? Or does the rest of the critical world have it right and is One Battle the film you should be prioritising for your next night out? (Unless, of course, it's a first date, as the boys will again tell you during this recording.) Find out as The Countdown returns with a new episode! Time Stamps: One Battle After Another NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 10:50 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey NON-SPOILER Review: 10:50 - 18:46 If you want more Countdowns and reviews - all the way back to Episode 40! - hit up our Podbean site. Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

Frank Drebin (Junior) is back in The Naked Gun sequel/reboot/requel. And this time he's played by Liam Neeson. Can he crack the case involving the Elon-Musk type Danny Huston? And are Liam and Pamela Anderson really in love? But most importantly, is the film funny? Find out by pressing that play button ... Time Stamps: The Naked Gun NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 10:58 The Naked Gun SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:58 - 19:46 Final Scores and Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 19:46 - 20:11 If you want more Countdowns and reviews - all the way back to Episode 40! - hit up our Podbean site. Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

It's time for Wayne's most anticipated film of the year! With James Gunn in the driver's seat, can his vision of Superman possibly live up to Wayne's expectations? And what about Paul? How will he go with this ultra comic-booky, positive version of Superman? The results may surprise you! Time Stamps: Superman NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 18:05 Superman SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 18:05 - 29:12 Final Scores and Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 29:12 - 32:17 If you want more Countdowns and reviews - all the way back to Episode 40! - hit up our Podbean site. Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

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 Podbean site. Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning and the specific video of this review can be found here! Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

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 for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

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 know the only way to learn these questions: tune in, damnit! Time Stamps: MI: TFR NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 15:43 MI: TFR SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:43 - 28:51 Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 28:51 - 30:33 Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning and the specific video of this review can be found here! Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).

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 know. I was pretty proud of that one.) Time Stamps: The Accountant 2 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 8:36 The Accountant 2 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:36 - 19:15 Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 19:15 - 20:26 Check out Wayne's YouTube channel for more Wayne-esque content at Waxing & Wayning. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with other listeners of the show (as well as the lads themselves!).