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418. Paths of Glory (#65)

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Cethan Leahy, 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, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory.

At the height of the Great War, Major General Georges Broulard issues an order to Brigadier General Paul Mireau: his command is to storm and hold the ant-hill, a heavily-fortified enemy position. It is pure military folly, which will lead to the deaths of thousands of men under the command of Colonel Dax. However, Dax and the men under his command very quickly discover that this is just the tip of the iceberg of the insanity that consumes the chain of command.

At time of recording, it was ranked 65th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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300. Everything Everywhere All At Once (#—)

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Deirdre Molumby, 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, the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Evelyn Wang struggles to maintain her relationship with her wayward daughter Joy and to manage the laundromat that he owns, while largely ignoring her doting husband Waymond. Taxes are due, and Evelyn’s father is making a rare trip to visit the family from China. Just when it looks like things cannot get any more hectic, Evelyn discovers that she might be the key to stop the entire multiverse from collapsing into itself.

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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417. Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies) (#—)

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Darren

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 second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies.

A mishap on a train involving a set of matching wedding veils leads two brides to end up in the wrong locations. As the families try desperately to set things right, reconnecting the lost ladies with their soon-to-be husbands, each of the two brides embarks on a surprising journey that teaches them something profound about the human condition.

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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413. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tsuzumi Yashiki-hen (Demon Slayer – The Tsuzumi Mansion Arc) (#221)

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Graham Day, 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, Haruo Sotozaki’s Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tsuzumi Yashiki-hen.

Four episodes of the anime series Demon Slayer that have been stitched together as an omnibus collection to broadcast on Fuji TV in the lead-up to the network television premiere of the Demon Slayer feature film, Mugen Train. These are the eleventh through fourteenth episodes of the show’s first season.

At time of recording, it was ranked 221st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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411. Prey – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Joey Keogh, 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, Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey.

It is 1719. Naru is a young member of a Commanche tribe, trying to prove her value to the community extends beyond her knowledge of medicine and cooking, and so sets out into the wilderness to hunt a lion that has been stalking the woods. However, Naru quickly discovers that there is something far larger and more dangerous waiting out there in the darkness.

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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409. Alien Covenant – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Peter McGann, 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, Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant.

The colony ship Covenant is on its way to a new home world when a freak accident knocks the ship off course. However, while conducting repairs, the crew pick up a strange distress call from an alien planet that seems too good to be true. Seeing a potential opportunity, the crew decide to explore this strange new world. There, they find horrors beyond imagining.

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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410. The Predator – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Craig McKenzie, 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, Shane Black’s The Predator.

These mysterious big game hunters have been coming to Earth for generations, hunting the most dangerous game of all. However, when an alien civil war finds its way to Earth, a band of decommissioned army officers find themselves serving as the last line of defense between the planet and a bigger threat than they would have ever dared imagine.

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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403. Prometheus – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Niall Glynn, 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, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.

Inspired by strange discoveries from around the globe, reclusive ageing billionaire Peter Weyland funds a journey into the deepest and darkest recesses of outspace. Led by Elizabeth Shaw, the Prometheus mission is intended to find not just new life, but also discover the origins of all life on Earth. However, when the scientific team arrive at their destination, they find something altogether more sinister waiting for them.

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

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399. AvP: Alien vs. Predator – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Jason Coyle, 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, Paul W.S. Anderson’s AvP: Alien vs. Predator.

Alexa “Lex” Woods is one of the best mountaineers in the world. Recruited by reclusive billionaire Charles “Bishop” Weyland, she finds herself drawn into a race to investigate a mysterious energy signal detected in Antarctica. However, it quickly becomes clear that there are far stranger forces at work, and that Woods might be leading her expedition into an ancient conflict between two vicious alien species.

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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397. Alien³ – All-ien 2024 (#—)

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Alex Towers, 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, David Fincher’s Alien³.

A freak accident on her lifepod sends xenomorph survivor Ellen Ripley off-course. Plunging to the surface of a long-abandoned prison planet inhabited by the inmates so institutionalised that they refused to leave, Ripley finds herself haunted by the possibility that the monster that has taken so much from her is still with her, and that she is trapped inside of a prison of the creature’s making.

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