The 250

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56. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (#16) Dec 09, 2017

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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 second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them. This time, Miloš Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. To avoid prison on a statutory rap charge, charming misfit Randle McMurphy secures a transfer to a low-security psychiatric ward for evaluation. What initially seems like a cunning plan to serve out the rest of his sentence in more soothing surroundings quickly evolves into a battle of wits for the hearts and souls of the hospital’s residents. At time of recording, it was ranked the 16th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

55. North by Northwest (#74) Dec 02, 2017

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guest Niall 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 time, Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Alfred Hitchcock’s espionage caper finds Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger Thornhill caught up in a series of unlikely events involving the assassination of a prominent official and the attempt to recover some precious microfilm. Over his head and out of time, Roger ill have to think on his feet to stay one step ahead. At time of recording, it was ranked the 74th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

54. Kimi no na wa (Your Name) - This Just In (#82) Nov 25, 2017

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Marianne Cassidy and Graham Day, 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, Makoto Shinkai’s Kimi no na wa.

53. Man of Steel/Batman vs. Superman (#--) Nov 18, 2017

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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 Saturday at 6pm GMT. However, this week, we’re going a little off-format. This week, a special crossover episode with Speakin’ Geek, an Irish pop culture podcast wherein Graham takes a look at whatever is happening in the world of geekdom. With Justice League being released this week, Graham invited us to discuss the two previous films in Zack Snyder’s trilogy, Man of Steel and Batman vs. Superman. Even though the films were not on the list, we thought it would be an interesting discussion. We are glad to share it with you as a bonus off-format episode.

52. Thor: Ragnarok - This Just In (#179) Nov 12, 2017

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, 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, Taiki Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok.

51. The 250 Anniversary Special 2017 Nov 04, 2017

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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. This week, to mark the podcast’s one-year anniversary and passing the fifty-episode threshold, we decided to bring back as many of the guests from the first year as possible. So, joining Andrew and Darren on this podcast are: Phil Bagnell, who recorded Les Quatre Cent Coups (The 400 Blows), Dunkirk and Chinatown Tony Black, who recorded Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Marianne Cassidy, who recorded Wonder Woman Jay Coyle, who recorded Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049 Graham Day, who recorded John Wick: Chapter II and Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden) Grace Duffy, who recorded Get Out and Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden) Niall Murphy, who recorded Dunkirk Babu Patel, who recorded Lagaan and Dangal Alex Towers, who recorded Braveheart We thought we’d take the opportunity to have a talk about the best and worst of this list, both in general and over the past year

50. The Thing – Halloween 2017 (#165) Oct 28, 2017

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49. Scarface (#106) Oct 21, 2017

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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 second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them. This time, Brian dePalma’s Scarface. Antonio Montana is an exiled criminal from Cuban who arrives in Miami. Montana plans to live the American Dream, no matter who or what stands in his way. At time of recording, it was ranked the 106th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

48. Blade Runner 2049 - This Just In (#51) Oct 14, 2017

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Jay Coyle, 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, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049.

47. The General (#151) Oct 07, 2017

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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, Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman’s The General. Johnny Gray is a train engineer working in the South during the Civil War, with two loves in his life; the southern belle Annabelle Lee and the train engine known as The General. When a group of Union spies abscond with both, Johnny finds himself an unlikely hero on a quest that takes him down train lines and across enemy lines. At time of recording, it was ranked the 151st best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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