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278. The Godfather: Part III/Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (#---) Mar 14, 2022

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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, both Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part III and Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. It is 1979. Michael Corleone has solidified control of the Corleone crime family, and hopes to take the family business completely legitimate by striking a deal with the Vatican Bank. Trying desperately to reunited his fractured and divided family, Michael quickly discovers that organised crime isn't the only place where criminals are lurking, ready to strike. At time of recording, neither movie was ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

277. The Batman - This Just In (#67) Mar 11, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Niall Glynn, 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, a new entry: Matt Reeves' The Batman. Bruce Wayne is in the second year of his war on crime in Gotham, and things are not improving. Indeed, the city is thrown into anarchy when a new villain calling themselves the Riddler begins targetting city officials and threatening to unmask the city's darkest secrets. Can Bruce survive what is coming? Can the Batman? Can Gotham? At time of recording, it was ranked 67th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

276. The Godfather: Part II (#3) Mar 07, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Deirdre Molumby and Brian Lloyd, 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, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part II. In 1901, Vito Andolini is evacuated from the small town of Corleone, fleeing to the new world in the hopes of a new life. In 1959, his son Michael Corleone continues his efforts to legitimise the family business. However, will Michael's efforts to maintain control of the empire that Vito built ultimately lead to the collapse of what both men held most dear? At time of recording, it was ranked 3rd on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

275. The Godfather (#2) Feb 28, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Philip Bagnall, 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, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Michael Corleone has spent most of his life running away from his family connections, enlisting in the United States Marines to avoid the siren call of his father's organised crime empire. However, when Michael returns home for his sister's wedding, events conspire to draw the prodigal son back into the family business. At time of recording, it was ranked 2nd on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

274. Modern Times (#40) Feb 21, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest 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. So this week, Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. A factory worker suffers a psychotic breakdown on the assembly line, and loses his job. Upon recovery, he very quickly finds himself swept up in a series of misadventures that reflect the rapidly changing balance between human labour and industrialisation. Is there still room for the lovable tramp in a society so dramatically reinventing itself? At time of recording, it was ranked 40th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

273. It Happened One Night - Valentine's Day 2022 (#241) Feb 14, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Ciara Moloney, 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, Frank Capra's It Happened One Night. Wealthy heiress Ellie Andrews has married playboy "King" Westley agaisnt her father's wishes. Hoping to reunite with her lost love, she absconds and finds herself on a night bus with recently-fired reported Peter Warne. Even drunk and unemployed, Warne can smell a story. He decides to join Andrews on this unlikely adventure, and sparks begin to fly. At time of recording, it was ranked 241st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

272. Dersu Uzala (#156) Feb 07, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Chris Lavery and Niall Glynn, 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, Akira Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala. On a routine survey mission into the Russian wilderness, Captain Arsenyev comes a cross a local tracker and hunter named Dersu Uzala. Dersu agrees to guide the expedition on their journey through the forest. An unlikely bond is forged between Arsenyev and Dersu, as civilisation begins its encroachment into this previously isolated space. At time of recording, it was ranked 156th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

271. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (-#86) Jan 31, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Niall Glynn, 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, Sidney J. Furie's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. It is a turbulant time in the life of Clark Kent. He finds himself considering selling the family farm. The Daily Planet has been brought out by an aggressive media conglomerate. A young boy has begun to question his faith in Superman, asking whether the Man of Steel can truly protect the world from the threat of nuclear annihilation. Tired of standing by as a passive observer, Superman decides to finally take action. However, an old enemy is lurking in the shadows, waiting to spring a trap of his own. At time of recording, it was ranked 86th on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

270. Ratsasan (Raatchasan) (#250) Jan 24, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, 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, Ramkumar's Ratsasan. Arun Kumar aspires to be a director. He has the perfect serial killer script, but nobody will make it. Resigned to this reality, Arun accepts a job in the police force, working with his brother-in-law. However, it isn't too long before Arun discovers that his unique insight into serial killers might help to catch a monster currently targetting teenager girls. It will take all of Arun's wits and courage to earn his happy ending. At time of recording, it was ranked 250th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

269. Smolensk (-#35) Jan 17, 2022

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, 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, Antoni Krauze’s Smolensk. After a horrific plane accident wipes out a significant portion of the Polish political class, people begin to question the official narrative. Nina is a journalist who initially sets out to confirm the official story, but who begins to spot gaps and lacunas, all of which point to something a little more sinister. At time of recording, it was ranked 35th on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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