The 250

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369. Memento (#57) Mar 11, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Phil Bagnall and Kurt North, 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 week, Christopher Nolan's Memento. Suffering from a unique of amnesia, a man called Leonard lacks the ability to generate new long-term memories. Haunted by the death of his wife, Leonard has committed himself to finding the man responsible for her murder. However, Leonard finds himself in the midst of various competing agendas, unsure what he is doing from minute-to-minute. What is Leonard really doing? Who can Leonard truly trust? At time of recording, it was ranked 57th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

368. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (#154) Mar 04, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Luke Dunne, 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 week, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The legendary King Arthur sets about assembling a cadre of knights, and embarks on an epic quest to claim the Holy Grail. Hilarity ensues. At time of recording, it was ranked 154th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

367. Star Trek: Generations (#---) Feb 26, 2024

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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. This week, David Carson's Star Trek: Generations. Disaster strikes during the maiden cruise of the USS Enterprise-B: James T. Kirk is killed in a freak accident, an encounter with a cosmic force beyond all reckoning. Nearly a century later, Jean-Luc Picard commands another Enterprise. Grappling with horrific news from home, Picard finds himself drawn into the sinister machinations of the mysterious Tolias Soran. A survivor of that fateful tragedy that killed Kirk, Soran is pursuing something beyond even Picard's deepest imaginings. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

366. La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (#208) Feb 19, 2024

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366. La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (#208) by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney

365. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (-#56) Feb 05, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Ciara Maloney and 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. This week, Rhys Frake-Waterfield's Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. As a child, Christopher Robin befriended a mysterious group of animals in the Hundred Acre Woods. However, as Christopher grew up and went to college, he abandoned his magical friends. With nobody to care for them, the creatures turned feral. Returning to the Hundred Acre Wood with his fiancée, Christopher ends up unleashing a primal and unexpected evil. At time of recording, it was ranked 56th on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

364. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (#---) Jan 29, 2024

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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. This week, William Shatner's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. The planet Nimbus III was supposed to be "the Planet of Galactic Peace", but it has descended into a wretched hive of scum and villainy. From the desert comes a stranger, a mysterious Vulcan named Sybok with an incredible gift for recruiting followers. Sybok has a divine mission. He plans to journey to the centre of the galaxy and speak to God. He just needs a starship to do so. And, to get that, Sybok will be reunited with his estranged half-brother: Spock. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

363. Halloween Ends - All-o'-Ween (#---) Jan 22, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guests Niall Glynn and Richard Drumm, 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, David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends. In the aftermath of his second brutal massacre, Michael Myers has disappeared. He has retreated into the memory of the suburban town of Haddenfield, leaving only open scars in his wake. The survivors, like Laurie Strode, have done their best to move on with their lives in the wake of unimaginable tragedy, but there is something stirring beneath the surface of Haddenfield, just waiting to bubble up in the right circumstances. Evil is stirring. Evil is growing. Evil is waiting, but not for long. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

362. Halloween Kills - All-o'-Ween (#---) Jan 15, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest William Bibbiani, 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, David Gordon Green's Halloween Kills. Michael Myers has returned to Haddenfield, and the town is not prepared. As Laurie Strode is rushed to hospital, fire fighters scramble to extinguish the flames consuming her house. However, something more primal is unleashed. As the serial killer murders his way through the suburbs, Haddenfield descends into an all-consuming madness that might prove just as dangerous as any masked killer. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

361. Halloween (2018) - All-o'-Ween (#---) Jan 08, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guests Charlene Lydon and Bren 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, David Gordon Green's Halloween. It has been forty years since the night that Michael Myers came home. The killer is in custody and Haddenfield has seemingly recovered from that horrific crime. However, not everybody has been able to move on from those events. Laurie Strode is still haunted by the horrific attacks, convinced the serial killer is lurking in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to strike. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

360. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (#7) Jan 01, 2024

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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guest Deirdre Molumby, 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, to mark the 20th anniversary of its release, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. After the Battle of Helm's Deep, the forces of men rally at Minas Tirith for one final confrontation against Sauron. At the same time, Frodo and Sam press deeper into Mordor, guided by the mysterious Gollum. However, with the fate of Middle Earth hanging in the balance, this epic struggle may yet come down to the most unlikely of figures. At time of recording, it was ranked 7th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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