Episodes

  • 374. 12th Fail (#58)

    374. 12th Fail (#58)
    Apr 22 2024
    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.
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • 373. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (#225)

    373. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (#225)
    Apr 15 2024
    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.
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    2 hrs and 47 mins
  • 372. Star Trek: First Contact (#---)

    372. Star Trek: First Contact (#---)
    Apr 1 2024
    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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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • 371. Poor Things (#246)

    371. Poor Things (#246)
    Mar 25 2024
    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Deirdre Molumby and 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. This week, Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things. Bella Baxter is a most remarkable young woman. Although she has the body of an adult woman, she also seems to possess the mind of a child rapidly developing and growing. Under the guidance of her adoptive father Godwin Baxter and his assistant Max McCandless, Bella tries to navigate the complex and contradictory Victorian soiety, learning much about humanity - and herself. At time of recording, it was ranked 246th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • 370. Dune: Part Two (#12)

    370. Dune: Part Two (#12)
    Mar 19 2024
    Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest 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, Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two. House Atreides has fallen to an ambush by their old rivals, House Harkonnen. Rumous swirl of the Emperor's involvement in this scheme. However, as the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen schemes to get spice production back up to targets, not all members of House Atreides lie buried in the desert sand. Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen, and charts a course towards revenge. At time of recording, it was ranked 12th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • 369. Memento (#57)

    369. Memento (#57)
    Mar 11 2024
    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.
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    2 hrs and 52 mins
  • 368. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (#154)

    368. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (#154)
    Mar 4 2024
    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.
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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • 367. Star Trek: Generations (#---)

    367. Star Trek: Generations (#---)
    Feb 26 2024
    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.
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    3 hrs and 29 mins