It's September and while prestige TV may still be dropping things of interest, the blockbuster season at the theatre is certainly over, as evidenced by Paul scraping the bottom of the cinematic release barrel to review Afraid for you. It's Blumhouse and horror (supposedly) so Wayne was going nowhere near it - which turns out to be a very smart decision - instead opting to focus his attention on the beginning of the second season of Prime's The Rings of Power (a less smart call).

Should you be heading to the cinemas or settling into the couch to watch TV this week? Hell, maybe getting out and going for a walk while listening to this episode is your best bet ... as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:

Afraid SPOILER-FILLED Review: 0:00 - 11:30

The Rings of Power Season 2 First 3 Eps LIGHT SPOILERS Discussion: 11:30 - 18:55

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Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut in this stylish thriller that, well, certainly goes places. One of the lads is right on board with what she's serving up here, while the other is decidedly less so.

So whose side are you on when it comes to Blinking Twice? Wayne or Paul's?

Make your choice by listening to this one post-haste, as The Countdown continues...

Time Stamps:

Blink Twice NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:15

Blink Twice SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:15 - 24:05

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:05 - 24:35

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Countdown #486

In their first TV-centric episode in some time, Paul & Wayne take aim at those once good TV shows that unfortunately dropped the ball and turned to seed. In other words, they're counting down their Top 10 Shark Jumping TV Shows.

Is there anything worse than The Fonz on skis and wearing his iconic leather jacket jumping over a shark? And which show jumped that shark harder: Dexter, GoT or The Walking Dead?

Find out, as The Countdown continues ...

It's been a lean 38 years if you're an Alien film franchise fan. From the disappointment of Alien 3 to the bamboozling direction Ridley Scott chose with the last two films, it's fair to say no old-school fan has been especially happy. So the question becomes, can Fede Alvarez do what many others before him could not and deliver a genuinely good Alien sequel?

Paul and Wayne certainly hope so, and they were front and centre very early in this film's release to bring you their view on whether this is the beginning of a new dawn for the Alien franchise or if it is just more of the same hope-sucking drivel?

Find out whether you should be purchasing your ticket to Alien: Romulus, as The Countdown continues...

Time Stamps:

Alien: Romulus NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:09

Alien: Romulus SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:09 - 29:57

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 29:57 - 30:57

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Countdown #485

Wayne loves the guy and he's the flavour of the month as the messiah Marvel promised, so the boys decide to count down the very best performances from one Robert Downey Jr.

It takes about seventeen seconds for Wayne to debate the nature of this list, and only about five minutes more for Paul to reveal he's a bit down on the Downey and doesn't actually rate that many of his movies.

Can Wayne cope with this revelation? Who won't have the film that won him an Academy Award on their list? And is this the last performance-related count down the show will ever do?

Learn the answers to all those questions (and more!), as The Countdown continues ...

HOW?!

How does a violent first person shooter role playing game get made into a film like this starring an Academy Award winning actress? And how do they drop $100 million plus on it?

The boys unpack these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:

Borderlands NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 16:36

Borderlands SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 16:36 - 18:05

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 18:05 - 18:52

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Countdown #484

This week the lads are talking the very best prequel films that have been made.

Now generally speaking, prequels are not exactly beloved, so listen in to hear what tenuous links the boys are making to justify their choices? Are the left field calls that Wayne makes actually prequels? And is there anything more certain that Paul having a Mad Max film on his list?

Learn the answers to both of these questions and oh so much more, as The Countdown continues ...

Exploding heads, fists through chesty cavities, genitalia (of the female AND male type), profanity, kink and cake farting. If that sounds like an episode of The Countdown, you haven't been watching The Boys. But Wayne and Paul have, and they're to weigh in with their thoughts on the more-divisive fourth season of the massive Amazon Prime show.

Does it hold up against the rest of the series? What is the most disturbing moment? And is the show finally playing for keeps? Learn the answers to these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ... 

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Countdown #483

What's the discussion everyone who's a film buff has? If it's not "What's your favourite film?", it most certainly is "What film would you recommend everyone should see?". It's a truly tough question to answer, but fret no more, film buffs. Paul and Wayne have your backs this week, with 20 films (actually 18, there are two crossovers) that you can now say to people when you're asked that question.

Of course, this list is fairly personal as the lads attempt to justify their choices, and the Ep goes in some fairly unpredictable directions, at one point even becoming a psycho-educational session about emotions.

But don't let that put you off! Rest assured, this is still an Ep that Wayne is co-hosting so there will be plenty of crude references and borderline inappropriate humour.

Which is to say, more of what you have come to expect, as The Countdown continues ...