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The 250

Summary: A weekly podcast looking at the best and worst films of all-time, as voted for by IMDB users. New episodes typically on a Saturday, 6pm GMT.

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 340. Oppenheimer (#59) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:12:03

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 Saturday at 6pm GMT. This time, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer brought quantum physics to the United States. However, as the Second World War rages, the scientist finds himself drafted on to the Manhattan Project, and set a single all-consuming task: the creation of an atomic bomb. Oppenheimer throws himself into his work, but can even the best scientific mind of his generation be fully prepared for the consequences of this revelation. At time of release, it was ranked 59th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 339. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Indy-pendence Day 2023 (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:51:48

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Tony Black 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 Saturday at 6pm GMT. This time, a postscript for our Indiana Summer, celebrating Indy-pendence Day, James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Veteran archeologist Indiana Jones finds himself adrift in 1969, estranged from his wife and worried that his best days are behind him. However, the daughter of an old friend sweeps into his life in search of a legendary artefact, with Nazis hot on her trail. All of a sudden, the intrepid adventurer finds himself embarking on a globe-trotting chase that has a deeper connection to his past than even he realises. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 338. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie) (#102) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:46:09

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.

 337. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (#19) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:10:39

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guests Graham Day and Deirdre Molumby, 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, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Sixteen months into his career as Brooklyn's one-and-only Spider-Man, teenager Miles Morales is reunited with his old friend from another universe, Gwen Stacy. However, Gwen brings word of a team of multiversal spider-people headed by the mysterious Miguel O'Hara. Miles quickly discovers that things are not as he expects, and that membership of this team may come at too high a price. At time of recording, it was ranked the 19th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 336. Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (-#37) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:29:58

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guests Joey Keogh and Billie Jean Doheny, 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. Twenty-three years after its last feeding frenzy, the mysterious "Creeper" has emerged from its rest, and it hungers. Finding itself drawn to a horror convention in Louisiana, the Creeper plans to unleash a nightmare all of its own upon the unsuspecting cosplayers. At time of recording, it was ranked 37th on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 335. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (#135) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:34:56

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guests Graham Day and Luke Dunne, 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. A shocking and unprovoked attack on the community of Knowhere leaves Rocket fighting for his life. His old friends, the Guardians of the Galaxy, embark on a mission to save his life. In doing so, they find themselves journeying back into a past that he has never discussed and heading into conflict with a mysterious figure known as the High Evolutionary. At time of recording, it was ranked 135th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 334. John Wick: Chapter 4 (#181) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:00:31

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 time, Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 4. Still exiled and alone, John Wick wanders through the global criminal underworld. As his friends fall around him and the knives of the High Table close in around him, the assassin finds himself contemplating an uncomfortable question. What does he actually want? What can he actually accomplish? At time of recording, it was ranked 181st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 333. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:03:51

333. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (#---) by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

 332. (a.) Child's Play (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:20

332. (a.) Child's Play (#---) by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

 331. Cult of Chucky (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:19:44

331. Cult of Chucky (#---) by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

 330. Curse of Chucky (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:57:54

330. Curse of Chucky (#---) by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

 329. Seed of Chucky (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:46:39

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Charlene Lydon, 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 week, Don Mancini’s Seed of Chucky. Glen, the child of demonic dolls Chucky and Tiffani, has a crisis of identity. Seeking to discover their own past, the doll longs to connect with their long lost parents. Discovering that there is a feature film adaptation of the classic doll story in the works, Glen sets out to Hollywood. What follows is a surreal family drama and a journey of self-discovery, in which a trio of killer dolls cross paths with Oscar-nominee Jennifer Tilly as they set out to paint Tinseltown red. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 328. Bride of Chucky (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:53:56

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.

 327. Child's Play 3 (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:38:48

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, Jack Bender’s Child's Play 3. After years of legal trouble arising from a high-profile controversy surrounding an alleged "killer doll", Play Pals is back in business. However, the first doll off the line turns out to have a pretty mean attitude. Reconstituted from the remains of the original possessed doll, Charles Lee Ray once again finds himself trapped in a plastic body. Setting out to avenge himself on Andy Barclay, Chucky discovers that his old adversary has been sent to military school. This time, it seems, it's war. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

 326. Child's Play 2 (#---) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:59:05

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Charlene Lydon, this week joined by special guest Diamanda Hagan, 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, John Lafia’s Child's Play 2. Following a series of unexplained traumatic events, Andy Barclay has been taken into foster care, hoping to put the nightmare of "Chucky" behind him. Unfortunately, the Play Pal Corporation has other ideas. Desperate to put rumours about their Good Guy Dolls to rest, the company decides to reconstruct the doll at the centre of that horrific incident. Naturally, the doll takes on a life of its own, and Chucky resumes his fixation on the young victim who got away. 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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