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356. Ghost (#—)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Jenn Gannon and Jason Coyle, The 250 is a weekly 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.

So this week, Jerry Zucker’s Ghost.

Sam and Molly live a seemingly idyllic existence in New York city. Sam is an investment banker, Molly is a sculptor. However, a freak accident disrupts their seemingly perfect lives, leaving the pair separated across the mortal plane. Can the two find a way to reconnect across the void and can Sam finally telly Molly what she truly means to him before it’s too late?

At time of recording, it was not was ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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355. Halloween: Resurrection – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Jess Dunne, The 250 is a weekly 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 year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Rick Rosenthal’s Halloween: Resurrection.

After his final confrontation with Laurie Strode, serial killer Michael Myers returns home to Haddenfield. However, the murderer is shocked to discover that an enterprising television producer has decided to set a reality show within the old Myers homestead. Streaming live across the internet, Dangertainment discovers that it has quite the killer show.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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353. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Luke Dunne, The 250 is a weekly 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 year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Joe Chappelle’s Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

It has been years since Michael Myers mysteriously disappeared from police custody with his niece, Jamie Lloyd. In that time, both have found themselves in the custody of a mysterious cult. When Jamie escapes with her newborn son, Michael is unleashed as well. Haddenfield is unprepared for the madness coming towards it. The town’s fate lies in the hands of Michael’s psychologist Samuel Loomis, Loomis’ superior Terrence Wynn and one of Michael’s survivors, Tommy Doyle.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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352. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Peter Keenan, The 250 is a weekly 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 year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Dominique Othenin-Girard’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.

It has been one year since Michael Myers’ return to Haddenfield. Although the authorities never found the body, life has continued as normal for the inhabitants of the small down. However, Halloween night brings its own surprises, as the serial killer returns to Haddenfield to finish what he started and avenge himself on the last surviving member of his bloodline: his niece, Jamie Lloyd.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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350. Halloween III: Season of the Witch – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guests Ciara Moloney and Dean Buckley, The 250 is a weekly 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 year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Tommy Lee Wallace’s Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

With just a week to go before Halloween, Doctor Daniel Challis finds his routine upset by the arrival of a mysterious patient. Raving mad and clutching a mask, the man is murdered later that night and his assailant imolates himself in a car bomb. Working with the patient’s daughter, Ellie, Daniel decides to investigate the case, which leads him to the gigantic Silver Shamrock corporation headed by the mysterious Conal Cochran. Daniel and Ellie soon discover that Cochran has a particularly malicious trick lined up for Halloween night.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

the250 · 350. Halloween III: Season of the Witch – All-o’-Ween (#—)

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348. Halloween (1978) – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Doctor Bernice Murphy, The 250 is a weekly 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 year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, John Carpenter’s Halloween.

In October 1963, the small town of Haddenfield is shocked by the brutal murder of young Judith Myers. The culprit? Her younger brother Michael. Committed to a psychiatric institution under the care of Doctor Samuel Loomis, Michael escapes fifteen years later to continue his reign of terror. This time, he has got young babysitter Laurie Strode in his sights.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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343. Rosie – Leaving Cert 2023 (#—)

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, The 250 is a weekly 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 September, we are kicking off a season looking at the films on the Irish Leaving Cert English Curriculum. So this week, Paddy Breathnach’s Rosie.

Over the course of two days, an Irish family struggles to survive amid the nation’s ongoing homeless crisis. With the help of her husband John Paul, Rosie desperately tries to hold her family together as the situation grows increasingly dire.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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342. 12 Years a Slave (#182)

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Lee Murkey, The 250 is a weekly 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.

So this week, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.

In 1841 New York, Solomon Northup is a free man. While his wife and family are away, Solomon earns his way as a travelling musician. However, two conmen take advantage of his trust, drugging him and selling him into slavery. Transported to Louisiana, Solomon finds himself stripped of all the rights and comforts afforded a human being. Through twelve years of brutality, horror and violence, Solomon struggles not only to survive, but to live – and to hold on to some vestige of his humanity in the process.

At time of recording, it was ranked 182nd on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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328. Bride of Chucky (#—)

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Charlene Lydon, 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 week, Ronny Yu’s Bride of Chucky.

Liberating the remains of the nefarious killer doll known as “Chucky” from a police evidence locker, Tiffany Valentine longs to be reunited with her former lover: the infamous serial killer Charles Lee Ray. However, the reunited couple quickly discover that their relationship was never perfect. In spite, Chucky traps Tiffany inside her own doll body, and the embark on a road trip across the United States in the hopes of reuniting the killer doll with his corporeal body.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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338. Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (Amélie) (#102)

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guest Síomha McQuinn, 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, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain.

Amélie Poulain has always been something of a special person, somebody who sees the world in a way that nobody else around her understands. Living a life of quiet desperate, freak events throw Amélie into the life of a complete stranger. The feeling is exciting to Amélie, who takes it as her mission to start meddling in the lives of all those around her. However, Amélie very quickly discovers that such meddling is rarely as tidy as one might hope.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 102nd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.