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Movies and TV on The Hard Shoulder

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Our resident reviewers, John Kelleher and Sue Murphy, will make sure you don’t miss a moment of best movies and tv releases each week.

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May 22, 2025

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Movies and TV 29.04.2020

Ivan is joined by John Kelleher, the producer and former director of film classification, and John Fardy, the presenter of Screentime here on Newstalk, to look at the spread of films and tv shows for the week ahead.     Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk li...

Movies and TV: 5 perfect movies 22.04.2020

John Fardy, presenter of Screentime, and John Kelleher, the producer and former director of film classification, join Ivan to disclose their 5 “perfect films” Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk s...

Movies and TV 15.04.2020

Ivan joined by John Kelleher, the producer and former director of film classification and John Fardy, presenter of Screentime here on Newstalk, to go through the Movies and TV picks of the week. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com o...

Movies and TV 01.04.2020

This week on Movies and TV, Ivan chats to both John Kelleher and John Fardy about Jim Sheridan's classic 'In the Name of the Father' and the latest "murder mayhem" docuseries on Netflix, 'Tiger King'. Subscribe to The Hard Shoulder podcasts below:     

Is 'Calm With Horses' another Irish classic? 11.03.2020

Some of the biggest releases on the big and small screen were on the chopping block with John Kelleher and John Fardy, as they joined Ivan in studio. This week's selection included: Calm With Horses, Misbehaviour, The Boys in Green and Breeders

"Brace your stiff upper lip" 04.03.2020

The True History of the Kelly Gang, Military Wives, The Trip to Greece and The Guards: Inside The K,

Is the Twilight Zone best forgotten? 26.02.2020

The week's new tv and film releases including Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Twilight Zone were under the microscope on the Hard Shoulder

Jihad Jane, Under Water, Miss Americana and Homeland 12.02.2020

As awards season continues, John Kelleher and John Fardy bring more recommendations of the best on the big and small screen. This week, two completely different documentaries feature: Jihad Jane and Miss Americana. John Fardy also reviews the final season of Homeland.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood 05.02.2020

Well Ivan was rejoined by his resident reviewers: John Kelleher, the producer and former director of film classification, and John Fardy, presenter of Screentime here on Newstalk.  And they were looking ahead to the big releases on the large and small screen.  John Kelleher started with a new film starring Tom Hanks.

Little Women - Is it a feminist movie? 18.12.2019

John Kelleher and Sue Murphy joined Ivan today and spoke about the latest releases, as well as the ones to look forward too over Christmas. Including, Little Women, the latest and last Star Wars, Christmas Bake Off, and Dracula.

Jumanji: The Next Level - A stocking filler of a movie 11.12.2019

Today, John Kelleher and Sue Murphy joined Ivan and spoke about the latest release -'Jumanji: The Next Level'. As well as, 'Citizen K', and TV shows 'The Funeral Director', and 'A Berry Royal Christmas'.

Four stars for Frozen 2! 20.11.2019

Frozen 2, Marriage Story, What Makes a Murderer and I'm a Celebrity were all reviewed this week on the Hard Shoulder

All hail the return of The Crown! 13.11.2019

John Kelleher and John Fardy reviewed the week's big releases on tv and in the cinema

"He loved mavericks... he encouraged them!" 06.11.2019

John and Sue review and preview the week's tv and film releases including The Irishman, as well as the Late Late Show tribute to Gay Byrne

Is 'The King' Timothée Chalamet's Crowing Achievement? 30.10.2019

John and Sue previewed the week's new releases on tv and in the cinema

"It is extremely difficult to watch but extremely interesting" 23.10.2019

John and Sue preview the week's new releases on tv and in the cinema with Ivan

"Phoenix Surpasses Heath Ledger's Performance" 02.10.2019

John Kelleher reviews the week's movies and tv

The Politician, The Emmys, and Losing Alaska 25.09.2019

With the dark evenings settling in, everyone's looking for a new boxset, or a reason to visit the cinema. So, our movies and TV experts joined us to give their recommendations. This week, they chose 'The Politican', 'Ready or Not', 'World on Fire', 'Losing Alaska', and 'Hotel Mumbai'.

Public appeal to help replace the roof of St Patrick's Cathedral 25.07.2019

The Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral is appealing to the public to help raise the funds needed to replace the roof of St Patrick's Cathedral. It was last replaced over 150 years ago during a major restoration of the monument, led by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness. The cost of replacing all 12,000 slates, said to be in a 'perilous condition, is €9,000,000. The cathedral has raised 5 million, but needs a f...

"There's nothing wrong with a bit of toilet humour!" 24.07.2019

Ivan was joined today by his resident reviewers, Sue Murphy of Off the Ball, and John Kelleher, the producer and former director of film classification, to look ahead to some of the highlights for this week in the cinema and on tv. This includes the Love Island finale; a Horrible Histories movie that John found, well, horrible; and a fascinating new documentary on Netflix about Cambridge Analytica...

Movies and TV: The Lion King, Philomena and Netflix picks 17.07.2019

Yes it’s that time of the week again where John Kelleher and Sue Murphy join Ivan to preview what’s on the box and on the big screen this week.  The Lion King is the big release in cinemas this weekend.

Movies and TV: Booksmart, Thunder Road and Concussion 05.06.2019

Every Wednesday producer John Kelleher and Sue Murphy from Off The Ball join Ivan to preview what’s on the box and on the big screen this week. On this evenings Hard Shoulder they discuss "Booksmart", "Concussion" and "The Handmaidens tale". 

"It's a very passionate film" 09.05.2019

In their weekly Movies and TV preview, John Kelleher and Sue Murphy joined Ivan to look ahead to some of the biggest releases on the big screen and the small screen. This week, they looked at Irish film 'Float like a butterfly', 'Amazing Grace' and new TV series, 'Years and Years'.

The Sisters Brothers is 'just terrific'- 5/5 03.04.2019

John Kelleher reviewed the week's new releases with Ivan tonight on the Hard Shoulder

Movies and TV: 10 Stars! 27.03.2019

John Kelleher joined Ivan to review the week's new releases on the big and small screen

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