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Andrew and Darren host a fortnightly exploration of the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 Movies of All Time.

Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    421. Snow White - Ani-May 2025 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 192:52


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Luke Dunne and Ciara Moloney, 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, Mark Webb's Snow White. In a magical kingdom, an evil queen plots the murder of a beautiful young princess, who is forced to flee into the woods and find shelter with the most unlikely of allies. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    420. How to Train Your Dragon - Ani-May 2025 (#198)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 180:41


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Deirdre Molumby and Graham Day, 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, Chris Sanders' and Dean DeBlois' How to Train Your Dragon. On the island of Berk, the Viking settlers have found themselves engaged in a war against dragons spanning literal generations. Hiccup, the son of the town chieftain, struggles to find his place in a community that doesn't value his unique strengths and attributes - he wonders whether he will even be manly enough to hunt and kill dragons. However, a chance encounter with a fallen dragon named Toothless leads Hiccup to question everything that he thinks he knows about dragons. At time of recording, it was ranked 198th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    419. Sinners (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 170:04


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Lee Murkey, 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, Ryan Coogler's Sinners. Twin brothers Smoke and Stack return to the Mississippi Delta from Chicago, bringing with them money and booze. The duo plan to open a juke joint for the local community, and set about preparing for the launch. Little do the pair realise that something sinister is stalking through the night, lurching towards their speakeasy, drawn by the siren call of the blues. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    418. Paths of Glory (#65)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 171:15


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Cethan Leahy, 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, Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory. At the height of the Great War, Major General Georges Broulard issues an order to Brigadier General Paul Mireau: his command is to storm and hold the ant-hill, a heavily-fortified enemy position. It is pure military folly, which will lead to the deaths of thousands of men under the command of Colonel Dax. However, Dax and the men under his command very quickly discover that this is just the tip of the iceberg of the insanity that consumes the chain of command. At time of recording, it was ranked 65th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    300. Everything Everywhere All At Once (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 166:55


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with 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 week, the Daniels' Everything Everywhere All At Once. Evelyn Wang struggles to maintain her relationship with her wayward daughter Joy and to manage the laundromat that he owns, while largely ignoring her doting husband Waymond. Taxes are due, and Evelyn's father is making a rare trip to visit the family from China. Just when it looks like things cannot get any more hectic, Evelyn discovers that she might be the key to stop the entire multiverse from collapsing into itself. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    417. Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies) (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 106:48


    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 week, Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies. A mishap on a train involving a set of matching wedding veils leads two brides to end up in the wrong locations. As the families try desperately to set things right, reconnecting the lost ladies with their soon-to-be husbands, each of the two brides embarks on a surprising journey that teaches them something profound about the human condition. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    416. Star Trek: Nemesis (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 150:38


    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 week, Stuart Baird's Star Trek: Nemesis. A mysterious regime change on Romulus presents the Federation with an unprecedented opportunity for peace. The Enterprise is dispatched into Romulan space in the hopes of forging an alliance with a long-term enemy. However, Captain Jean Luc Picard quickly discovers the mysterious new leader of the Romulan Star Empire, Shinzon of Remus, has a very familiar face. Picard's past comes back to confront him. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    415. Star Trek: Insurrection (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 113:04


    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 week, Jonathan Frakes' Star Trek: Insurrection. On routine assignment to the Briar Patch, Commander Data suddenly and mysteriously malfunctions. Acting against orders, Data takes a covert Starfleet team hostage and exposes their activities to the indigenous population known as the Baku. Sensing that there is more to the story than Starfleet will admit, Captain Jean Luc Picard leads the USS Enterprise on a mission to discover what exactly has happened to their beloved colleague. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    414. Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le Vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped) (#250)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 144:44


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Brendan Hodges, 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, Robert Bresson's Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le Vent souffle où il veut. A member of the French Resistance is arrested by the Nazi authorities and sentenced to death. However, he vows to escape. At time of recording, it was ranked 250th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    413. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tsuzumi Yashiki-hen (Demon Slayer - The Tsuzumi Mansion Arc) (#221)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 178:42


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Graham Day, 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, Haruo Sotozaki's Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tsuzumi Yashiki-hen. Four episodes of the anime series Demon Slayer that have been stitched together as an omnibus collection to broadcast on Fuji TV in the lead-up to the network television premiere of the Demon Slayer feature film, Mugen Train. These are the eleventh through fourteenth episodes of the show's first season. At time of recording, it was ranked 221st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    412. Kolejne 365 Dni (The Next 365 Days) - Valentine's Day 2025 (-#68)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 135:11


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest 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. This week, Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes's The Next 365 Days. It has been one year since Laura had her fateful encounter with the Italian gangster Massimo. In that year, Laura's life has been turned upside down by sex and violence, passion and revenge. Recovering from her latest trauma, Laura finds herself questioning her relationship to the possessive and temperamental crime lord, drawn to the more sensitive gardener, Nacho. Laura finds herself confronted with a choice, one that will define far more than the next 365 days. At time of recording, it was ranked 68th on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    411. Prey - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 159:24


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Joey Keogh, 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, Dan Trachtenberg's Prey. It is 1719. Naru is a young member of a Commanche tribe, trying to prove her value to the community extends beyond her knowledge of medicine and cooking, and so sets out into the wilderness to hunt a lion that has been stalking the woods. However, Naru quickly discovers that there is something far larger and more dangerous waiting out there in the darkness. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    410. The Predator - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 154:55


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Craig McKenzie, 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, Shane Black's The Predator. These mysterious big game hunters have been coming to Earth for generations, hunting the most dangerous game of all. However, when an alien civil war finds its way to Earth, a band of decommissioned army officers find themselves serving as the last line of defense between the planet and a bigger threat than they would have ever dared imagine. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    409. Alien Covenant - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 150:24


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Peter McGann, 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, Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant. The colony ship Covenant is on its way to a new home world when a freak accident knocks the ship off course. However, while conducting repairs, the crew pick up a strange distress call from an alien planet that seems too good to be true. Seeing a potential opportunity, the crew decide to explore this strange new world. There, they find horrors beyond imagining. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    408. Mulholland Drive (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 184:20


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest 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, to mark the passing of the director, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Silencio. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    407. Heat - Commentary (#107)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 180:40


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Andy Melhuish, 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, a commentary on Michael Mann's Heat. Michael Mann's Los Angeles crime epic finds lives intersecting and overlapping in the City of Angels. At the heart of the story, career criminal Neil McCauley and driven detective Vincent Hanna find themselves on a collision course that leave countless lives shattered in their wake. At time of recording, it was ranked 107th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    406. Training Day (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 132:12


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Andy McCarroll, 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, Antoine Fuqua's Training Day. Jake Hoyt is a young officer training with the Los Angeles Police Department. He is assigned to the care of Detective Alonzo Harris. However, it quickly becomes clear that Hoyt has been thrown into a world that he doesn't fully understand, and that Harris is a very unconventional supervising officer. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    405. King Kong (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 142:47


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest David Monaghan and Grace Duffy, 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, Peter Jackson's King Kong. Vaudeville performer Ann Darrow has just lost her steady gig. A chance encounter with veteran filmmaker Carl Denham presents a unique opportunity. If Denham can stay one step ahead of his investors, he might just make the greatest motion picture that the world has ever seen. Tricking his cast and crew on to a boat, Denham sets sail for adventure, charting a course to the most dangerous location shoot in the history of cinema, a mythical locale described in whispers as "Skull Island." Denham plans to make a star of the island's more iconic inhabitant: the King that they call Kong. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    404. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 177:40


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Luke Dunne and Alex Towers, 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, George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. A republic in decline finds itself slipping into fascism in the midst of a public dispute over trade tariffs. When Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to resolve the Trade Federation blockade of the peaceful world of Naboo, they begin an epic adventure that will bring them to the sands of Tatooine, where Qui-Gon encounters a strange young boy that he is convinced as the power to bring balance to the force: Anakin Skywalker. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    403. Prometheus - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 165:36


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Niall Glynn, 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, Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Inspired by strange discoveries from around the globe, reclusive ageing billionaire Peter Weyland funds a journey into the deepest and darkest recesses of outspace. Led by Elizabeth Shaw, the Prometheus mission is intended to find not just new life, but also discover the origins of all life on Earth. However, when the scientific team arrive at their destination, they find something altogether more sinister waiting for them. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    402. Predators - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 151:48


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Ethan Shattock, 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, Nimród Antal's Predators. A group of killers from across the globe wake up to find themselves in a strange jungle with no memory of how they got there. They quickly discover that this is no ordinary jungle, and find themsleves being chased by no ordinary hunters. If any of the group is to survive, they'll have to rely on more than just their formidable skills - they'll have to count on each other. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    401. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 129:35


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest 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. This week, the Brothers Strause's Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. The peaceful community of Gunnison in Colorado finds its idyllic existence interrupted when a strange extraterrestrial vessel comes crashing to Earth in the woods at the edge of town. The unusual ship is carrying a dangerous cargo, but it also brings other outsid visitors to town. It turns out that there's more than one sort of alien that the residents have to worry about. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    400. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 87:17


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guest Dean Buckley, 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, the GameBoy Advance Games Ecks vs. Sever and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Two of the best killers in the world find themselves thrown into conflict with one another, against the backdrop of Vancouver. Also, there are two famously good tie-in games available for the movie. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    399. AvP: Alien vs. Predator - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 139:03


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, 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 time, Paul W.S. Anderson's AvP: Alien vs. Predator. Alexa "Lex" Woods is one of the best mountaineers in the world. Recruited by reclusive billionaire Charles "Bishop" Weyland, she finds herself drawn into a race to investigate a mysterious energy signal detected in Antarctica. However, it quickly becomes clear that there are far stranger forces at work, and that Woods might be leading her expedition into an ancient conflict between two vicious alien species. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    398. Alien: Resurrection - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 118:47


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guests 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, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien: Resurrection. In the distant future, the terror of the xenomorph is nothing but a distant memory. The company has faded into history. However, on a ship at the extreme reaches of known space, the government is conducting cloning experiments in the hope of resurrecting Ellen Ripley. However, these scientists are much more interested in the creature she carries inside of her, which is now part of her DNA. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    397. Alien 3 - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 141:53


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Alex Towers, 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, David Fincher's Alien 3. A freak accident on her lifepod sends xenomorph survivor Ellen Ripley off-course. Plunging to the surface of a long-abandoned prison planet inhabited by the inmates so institutionalised that they refused to leave, Ripley finds herself haunted by the possibility that the monster that has taken so much from her is still with her, and that she is trapped inside of a prison of the creature's making. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    396. The Wild Robot (#154)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 157:14


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, this week with 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 week, Chris Sanders' The Wild Robot. On a remote island, a freak storm brings a surprise visitor: a top of the line service robot. Without any humans around to give her a task, the robot searches for purpose among the island's animal inhabitants. She stumbles across a young gosling, taking on the task of raising the small bird. Although parenting is not part of her programming, this wild robot discovers that love is a powerful force. At time of recording, it was ranked 154th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    395. Predator 2 - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 132:41


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Emmet Kirwan, 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, with the occasional bonus episode between them. This time, Stephen Hopkins' Predator 2. In the distant future of 1997, Los Angeles descends into a gang war in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave. As local law enforcement tries to maintain some sense of order in the lawless city, an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on the scene with plans to hunt the most dangerous game of all. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    394. Predator - All-ien 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 115:17


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guests Joe Griffin and Alice Griffin, 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 season, the podcast is taking a look at the Alien and Predator franchises. This time, John McTiernan's Predator. Major "Dutch" Schaeffer leads an elite squad of commandos on a rescue mission behind enemy lines in Central America. These American troops are crossing borders that they are not supposed to cross, and very quickly find themselves embroiled in a life-and-death struggle against a creature from far outside their frame of reference. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    393. The Banshees of Inisherin - Leaving Cert 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 167:04


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, this week with special guest Ciara Moloney, 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, Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin. As the Civil War rages on the mainland, an even more intimate conflict is brewing on the idyllic Irish island of Inisherin. For years, Pádraig and Colm have been the best of friends, but that all changes one day when Colm decides the dissolve their acquaintance. Neither man is fully prepared for the consequences of that decision, and how it tears the island apart. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    392. The Dark Knight - Batman Day 2024 (#3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 222:44


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Brian Lloyd and 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 week, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. A year after assuming the identity of Batman, Bruce Wayne has all but demolished organised crime in Gotham. Believing that he can retire and hand over the mantle of the city's protector to District Attorney Harvey Dent, Bruce fails to understand that in the mob's desperation they have turned to the most unlike of allies: a mysterious urban terrorist known only as the Joker. At time of recording, it was ranked 3rd on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    391. Barbie - Leaving Cert 2024 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 177:15


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Conor Murphy, this week with special guests Aoife Barry and 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 September, the podcast is going back to school, covering the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate that we have yet to cover. This time, Greta Gerwig's Barbie. In Barbieland, every day is perfect. Just like yesterday. And just like tomorrow. However, one morning, Barbie wakes up and realises that things are not perfect at all. She finds herself contemplating mortality, tumbling through the air and walking on the soles of her feet. Thus begins an epic adventure that will take Barbie into a brave new realm: the real world. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    390. Chucky: Season 3 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 141:15


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, 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 week, the third season of Don Mancini's Chucky. A year after disappearing, the killer doll Chucky reappears in the most unexpected of places: the White House. However, Chucky is not his usual self. His hair is greying. His plastic skin is wrinkling. After four decades as an unstoppable - and unkillable - murdering maniac, Chucky faces his own mortality. Meanwhile, actress, poker champion and mass murderer Jennifer Tilly finds herself on trial for her life. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    389. Chucky: Season 2 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 140:31


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, 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 week, the second season of Don Mancini's Chucky. A year after Chucky's monstrous killing spree, teenagers Jake, Devon and Lexi are trying to get on with their lives. Jake and Devon struggle to maintain their relationship as they move between foster homes, while Lexi tries to numb her trauma through drink and drug. However, on Halloween night, it becomes clear that while Jake, Devon and Lexi might have thought they were finished with Chucky, the killer doll is far from finished with them. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    388. Alien: Romulus (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 156:49


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Ethan Shattock, 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, Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus. On a backwater world, a group of young people make a desperate bid to escape the drudgery of their dreary lives. Identifying a seemingly abandoned corporate facility in orbit, the group decides to steal some equipment to help them journey to another system. Unfortunately, once they board the mysterious space station known only as "Romulus", the gang discovers that they are not alone in the darkness. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    387. Chucky: Season 1 (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 140:49


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney, 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 week, the first season of Don Mancini's Chucky. Jake Wheeler finds a retro doll at a lawn sale. Looking for materials for his art project, Jake takes it home. Little does Jake realise that he has invited true evil into his home. The demonic doll Chucky has a whole new generation to terrorise as he returns home to Hackensack, the home of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best television shows of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    386. Deadpool and Wolverine (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 246:39


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day, Luke Dunne and Phil 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. This week, Shawn Levy's Deadpool and Wolverine. Wade Wilson wants to "matter." Rejected by the Avengers, he finds himself working as a car salesman. However, when agents of the Time Variance Authority show up promising to spirit the vigilante away to "the Sacred Timeline", Wade finds himself forced to choose between fulfilling his dreams and protecting his family, with the aid of the most unlikely of heroes. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    385. Witness for the Prosecution (#66)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 137:11


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Peter McGann, 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, Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution. Respected barrister Sir Wilfred Robarts is recovering from a near-fatal heart attack when the case of a lifetime comes through the door. Leonard Vole has been accused of murdering a wealthy old lady, and suspicion is only increased when he's named as the largest beneficiary of her will. Vole's only alibi is his wife Christine, a German immigrant who swears that her husband must be innocent. Of course, a jury is unlikely to accept the testimony of a loving spouse. Sir Wilfred finds himself drawn into a tangled web of lies and deceit that lead to a truly shocking outcome. At time of recording, it was ranked 66th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    384. Spaceballs (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 103:43


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Donal Sweeney, 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, a special commentary on Mel Brook's Spaceballs. A long time ago in a franchise not so far away, the evil Spaceballs travel from planet to planet, harvesting their atmospheres to sustain their own lifestyle. They kidnap Princess Vespa from the Planet Druidia, prompting her father to hire the devilish rogue Lone Star to rescue her. So begins an epic adventure about the power of Schwarz. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    383. Million Dollar Baby (#179)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 142:57


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Ronan Doyle and Aoife Martin, 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, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby. Frankie Dunn was once the best cut man in the business, but has retired to spend his autumn years managing a failing boxing gym and trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter Katy. However, he crosses paths with a young and promising boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald. Frankie is initially insistent that he doesn't train female fighters, but soon discovers that Maggie has a unique aptitude for the sport. Frankie grapples with the possibility that Maggie might just have what it takes to go all the way. At time of recording, it was ranked 179th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    381. Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (#241)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 133:48


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Áine O'Connor, 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, Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros. Three sets of lives become intertwined following a car crash in Mexico City, across the various strata of the city: young men trying to survive, middle and upper class strivers trying to start a new life, and drifter with a mysterious past. Characters are forced to make tough decisions in the heat of the moment, confronting their own worst impulses and struggling to find their way out of the wreckage. At time of recording, it was ranked 241st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    381. Well Good Movies: Endgame Centenary Special (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 133:03


    In a very special episode, Darren and Andrew guest star on the hundredth episode of "Well Good Movies", participating in a high-stakes movie quiz.

    380. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (#178)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 181:56


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Scott Mendelson, 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 Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. As the evil Lord Voldemort lays seige to the wizarding world, only one person stands between the dark lord and complete victory: Harry Potter. However, returning to his old school ground, the boy who lived discovers the forces of evil massing for one final confrontation with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. At time of recording, it was ranked 178th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    379. Oldeuboi (Oldboy) (#74)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 134:51


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Grace Duffy and Andy McCarroll, 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, Park Chan-wook's Oldboy. One night in 1988, Oh Dae-su is snatched off the street. He is taken to a mysterious hotel room, where he is locked away without any human contact. Then, fifteen years later, he is just as suddenly released. Forced to adjust to life outside his prison, Oh Dae-su sets out to discover why he was imprisoned for fifteen years. And, perhaps just as importantly, why he was suddenly released. At time of recording, it was ranked 74th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    378. Gojira Mainasu Wan (Godzilla Minus One) (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 135:40


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Jess Dunne 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 week, Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One. Unable to follow through on his assignment, kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima returns to the base on Odo island. However, his trip is interrupted by a strange and mysterious beast that the islanders call "Gojira." Kōichi survives the experience and returns to postwar Tokyo, to find a city and nation in ruins. However, it quickly becomes clear that Godzilla is not finished with Kōichi - or Japan - yet. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    377. I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 126:00


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Billie Jean Doheny and Emma Kiely, 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, Sylvian White's I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. On July 4th weekend, a teenage prank goes horribly wrong, resulting in a horrific death. The survivors agree to take the secret to their graves, but the arrival the following year of a mysterious hook-wielding figure in a trenchcoat suggests that they may not have to wait too long. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    376. Wall-E - Ani-May 2024 (#59)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 174:15


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Deirdre Molumby, 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, Andrew Stanton's Wall-E. In the distant future, Earth has been abandoned. Towers of garbage loom over a toxic landscape consumed by dust storms. The planet is dead, except for Wall-E, a small service robot assigned the task of cleaning Earth in the hope that the planet might be ready to welcome a returning humanity. Alone and forgotten, Wall-E makes a life for itself among the ruins. At time of recording, it was ranked 59th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    375. Monsters, Inc. - Ani-May 2024 (#200)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 147:10


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Graham Day, 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, Pete Docter's Monsters, Inc. In the city of Monstropolis, monsters harvest children's screams as an energy source. In the midst of an energy crisis, James P. Sullivan is the best scarer in the business. However, when an innocent child named Boo crosses over into this world of monsters, Sulley finds his entire life - and everything that he believed - turned upside down. At time of recording, it was ranked 200th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    374. 12th Fail (#58)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 108:55


    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, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 12th Fail. Based on the inspiring true story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail is the story of a young man desperate to fight the corruption that has taken root in the Indian Civil Service. Vowing to uphold honesty and to stop cheating, Manoj faces only one set of obstacles between himself and his goals: the rigorous Indian Civil Service Entrance Exam. At time of recording, it was ranked 58th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    373. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (#225)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 167:14


    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Jonathan Victory and 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 week, Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Will Turner is an orphan, discovered adrift at sea. Making a life as a lowly blacksmith's apprentice, Will pines for the heart of Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter. However, the tide brings strange visitors to their tranquil community. First, in the person of Jack Sparrow, failed and disorganised pirate. Then, in the crew of cursed pirate ship The Black Pearl. Will and Elizabeth are about to find themselves swept up in an epic adventure that will carry them across the seven seas and into the jaws of dangers unimaginable. At time of recording, it was ranked 225th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

    372. Star Trek: First Contact (#---)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 144:19


    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, Jonathan Frake's Star Trek: First Contact. Years after he was traumatised by the Collective, Captain Jean-Luc Picard wakes up from a nightmare to terrible news: the Borg have returned, and they have charted a course to Earth. Thrown into conflict with his old enemy, Picard finds himself fighting not only to protect the Federation's values and its future, but also its past. 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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