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18. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – “Two Guys Die Alone 2017” (#85)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, a Valentine’s treat. Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

An exploration of memory and loss, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind imagines a world in which people can pay to have traumatic and heartbreaking memories scrubbed from their minds. The film follows Joel as he elects to undergo the procedure to erase his relationship with Clementine, but at the last minute he suffers buyer’s remorse.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 85th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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17. Manchester by the Sea – This Just In (#178)

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, This Just In is a subset of the fortnightly 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, Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea.

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16. Hacksaw Ridge – This Just In (#102)

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Darren

This time, Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge.

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15. Keloglan vs. The Black Prince (-#17)

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The Bottom 100 is a subset of the fortnightly The 250 podcast, a trip through some of the worst movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, Keloglan vs. The Black Prince.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 17th worst movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Happy new year!

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14. La La Land – This Just In (#23)

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Darren

This time, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land.

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13. Inglourious Basterds (#94)

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Darren

This might just be our masterpiece.

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly 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, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

A genre-hopping Second World War revenge western, Quentin Tarantino’s ahistorical epic charts a number of parallel and overlapping plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the height of the World War II, drawing together a top British film critic, a German cinema star, a bunch of American Jewish commandos and the sole survivor of the massacre of a Jewish family.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 94th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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12. It’s a Wonderful Life – Christmas 2016 (#24)

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, a Christmas treat. Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life.

The iconic American fable about George Bailey and his time in Bedford Falls, It’s a Wonderful Life is a heartwarming Christmas classic about how no man is poor who has friends.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 24th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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11. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – This Just In (#152)

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Darren

This time, Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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10. Annie Hall (#205)

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Darren

A nervous podcast.

This time, Woody Allen’s Annie Hall.

Woody Allen’s iconic (and influential) romantic comedy portrays a tumultuous romantic relationship between cynical New York comedian Alvy Singer and the eponymous character, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Diane Keaton.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 205th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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9. Stalker (#203)

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Darren

Why did you take my watch?

This time, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker.

There is a zone. At the centre of the zone, there is a room. An author and a professor wander through the mysterious quarantined zone, guided by a veteran known as a “stalker.”

At time of recording, it was ranked the 203rd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.