The 250

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349. Halloween II (1981) - All-o'-Ween (#---) Oct 16, 2023

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Billie Jean Doheny, 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 II. In the immediate aftermath of Michael Myers' brutal killing spree, the lone survivor is rushed to hospital. As Sam Loomis searches desperately for the monster stalking Haddenfield, Laurie Strode makes some startling discoveries about her own family history that suggests the violence of the evening was not as random as it initially appeared to be. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

348. Halloween (1978) - All-o'-Ween (#---) Oct 09, 2023

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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.

347. On the Waterfront - Leaving Cert 2023 (#187) Oct 02, 2023

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, this week with special guest Donald Clarke, 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 running a season looking at the films on the Irish Leaving Cert English Curriculum. So this week, Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront. A down-on-his-luck former prizefighter, Terry Malloy finds himself doing oddjobs for the local union boss Johnny Friendly. When one of these jobs ends with dock worker Joey Doyle thrown to his death before he was due to testify to corruption within the union, Terry begins to question and doubt his involvement. A burgeoning romance with Joey's sister Edie gradually awakens Terry's conscience, throwing him into conflict with everything that he has ever known. At time of recording, it was ranked 187th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

346. Mustang - Leaving Cert 2023 (#---) Sep 25, 2023

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, this week with special guest Natasha Waugh, 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 running a season looking at the films on the Irish Leaving Cert English Curriculum. So this week, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang. In a remote Turkish village along the Black Sea, five young sisters find themselves locked inside the family house. Destined to be married off one-at-a-time, the five girls struggle to hold on to their humanity and their spirit in the face of soul-crushing oppression. Can they escape this captivity and can they emerge with their selves truly intact? At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

345. Diego Maradona - Leaving Cert 2023 (#---) Sep 18, 2023

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, this week with special guest Ross Whitaker, 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 running a season looking at the films on the Irish Leaving Cert English Curriculum. So this week, Asif Kapadia's Diego Maradona. In 1984, Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona transfers from F.C. Barcelona to S.S.C. Napoli. Less than a decade later, he will leave the club and the city under a cloud of controversy. In those intervening years, Maradona is everything: hero, villain, saviour, devil, man, legend. Is it possible to make sense of all the contradictions that bind the legendary footballer together? At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

344. Lady Bird - Leaving Cert 2023 (#---) Sep 11, 2023

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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 running a season looking at the films on the Irish Leaving Cert English Curriculum. So this week, Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. Going by the name "Lady Bird", Christine McPherson begins her final year of high school in Sacramento, California. Caught in a tense love-hate relationship with her mother, Marion, Christine dreams of escaping her surroundings to go to college. However, over the course of that turbulent year, Christine becomes more aware of life outside herself. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

343. Rosie - Leaving Cert 2023 (#---) Sep 04, 2023

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, 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 September, the podcast is going back to school, covering the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate that we have yet to cover. This time, Paddy Breathnach's Rosie. As the Irish housing crisis gets worse, one family struggles to survive and to stay together over the course of a turbulant 36 hours. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

342. 12 Years a Slave (#182) Aug 21, 2023

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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.

341. The Full Monty - w/ Well Good Movies (#---) Aug 07, 2023

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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, in a crossover with Well Good Movies, Peter Cattaneo's The Full Monty. In a small town devastated by the closure of the local steel mill, the unemployed workers hatch an unlikely plan to themselves back on their feet. Witnessing the success of a touring troupe of male strippers, the men decide to put on a song-and-dance of their own. However, they have one unique selling point: they have promised to go the full monty. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

340. Oppenheimer (#59) Jul 24, 2023

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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.

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