Screenland with Brian Lloyd

TRUTH. JUSTICE. WHATEVER. On this week's episode, 2FM / The George's Conor Behan lands on Screenland to talk 'Supergirl', the latest in James Gunn's reimagined and reinvigorated DC-iverse with Milly Alcock in the cape. Does it have the appeal to reach wide audiences? Is that even a thing anymore? Does it live up to the imagined hype? Was there even hype about this, to begin with? Elsewhere, Conor...

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES - PLEASE STAND BY. Unfortunately, we were supposed to be joined by none other than Screenland regular Deirdre Molumby but technology and fate intervened and it wasn't to be, so you're stuck with me this week. Nevertheless, it's still an OK show? I guess? Anyway, this week I'm talking about basically the only movie out in cinemas this week, 'Toy Story 5'. Has the franchise ru...

ALL WILL BE DISCLOSED. After a few weeks off, we're back in action for the THIRD SEASON of Screenland! Zara Hedderman joins me to talk about Senor Spielbergo's third - fourth if you count 'War of the Worlds' - alien-centric sci-fi thriller in 'Disclosure Day', starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor as two seemingly random people who are inextricably drawn to one another as a shadowy American gover...

After a tiny little break, I'm back in the saddle with a review of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu', the latest slop from the guy who made a movie about making slop - anyone remember 'Chef', eh? What happened, Jon Favreau? What happened? Anyway, we're talking about that Brit romcomzomnom 'Finding Emily' with Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice, who just so happens to be the da...

SORRY FOR THE TERRIBLE AUDIO! I'm going to flag that right away, I messed up the levels on microphone but what of it, our bonus episode is all about Fionnuala Jones uncovering the excitement and appeal of 'Pokémon' and its first season, known to those with Pokéball knowledge as Indigo League. Fionnuala Jones is the host of Flop Culture , as well as being a broadcaster, writer, radio co...

Reviews of legacy sequels in April? Groundbreaking. Yes, on this week's show, I'm reviewing the long-in-gestation sequel to 'The Devils Wears Prada', a rom-com starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt that had zero impact on me and barely registered but somehow has become a cultural touchstone for a vast swathe of Western civilisation. It's always fun when you're reminde...

HEEE HEEEEEEEEE. So, I'm back from my two-week hiatus with a review of 'Michael', the musical biopic of Michael Jackson which curiously leaves out the most talked-about aspect of his life and career, 'Mother Mary', a film about an international pop sensation haunted by demons both figuratively and literally, and finally, a brief review and chat about 'Exit 8', videogame...

WHO LIT THE FUSE THAT TORE BRIAN'S WORLD APART? Yes, on this week's Screenland, I'm talking about the innate banality of 'Super Mario Galaxy World', the corporate synergy mixed with Charlie Day shouting out Luigi Mangione during the press tour, the Sky Original-ness of Sky Original movie 'Fuze', and I am waxing lyrical about Bob Hoskins, old-school interviews with Barry...

Yes, it's our first show on the road - kind of - where I record this week's episode from the EV charging station at Circle K, Glasnevin, just across the road from Ireland's necropolis, the Glasnevin Cemetery where the likes of Luke Kelly, Brendan Behan, Roger Casement, Christy Brown, Dermot Morgan (yes, Father Ted himself), and many, many more are buried. Fun times! On this week's...

In this very special episode, I'm recapping the 2026 Oscars with NO ENCORE wunderkind host Dave Hanratty and discussing the downfall of Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign, the justice of Amy Madigan taking Best Supporting Actress, the inherent pointlessness of awards season in the wider context, and basically just yakking about the whole thing. Elsewhere, we get into a thorny enough subject - infl...

We're back after a v. short hiatus - it was one week, folks. It happens. On this week's offering, I'm looking at 'Inside The Manosphere', Louis Theroux's new doc about the internet douchebags who you most likely have encountered and ignored but still feel their sickly presence throughout your time in this hellscape. We're also talking about Ryan Gosling's trip to ou...

On this week's show, I'm talking about how I didn't get to see 'Scream 7' and how it was probably for the best that I didn't because who can honestly look at what happened to Melissa Barrera and act like it's business as usual. After that, I talked about Mona Fastvold's 'The Testament of Ann Lee', starring Amanda Seyfried as religious leader Ann Lee, and pit...

But then again, maybe it isn't? Who knows. On this week's show, I'm going into 'The Moment', the new mockumentary from @Charli xcx and that it entails. I'm also going into 'Cold Storage' with a strange and wonderful cast in this horror potboiler, and if that wasn't enough for you, I'm also reviewing 'If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You', the new comedy-d...

OK, that title needs a little setup. So basically, there are two movies out this week that I'm talking about - the first is Bart Layton's 'Crime 101', starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo. It's good! Kinda unoriginal, but hey, it's a potboiler and those are fine. The other movie, which is the one everyone's talking about, is 'Wuthering Heights' - the latest adaptation by Emerald...

On this week's episode, we're washed ashore on a remote island with Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien with Sam Raimi pulling the strings in 'Send Help', the gory slice of horror comedy that asks the question, "What if 'Misery' put in some place warm?" Elsewhere, I'm talking about the fallout of 'Melania' and its fucking dismal box office figures and...

You might think to yourself, there's no way he could possibly spend a total of 48 minutes shredding Brett Ratner's documentary about the wife of Donald Trump to pieces, right? It's nothing to me, pal. I could do this all day. And I did. I went to the very first public screening of 'Melania: 20 Days To History' at the Cineworld in Parnell Street, Dublin with a group of journalists - including frien...

The Oscar nominations have JUST been announced (well, like four hours ago) so it's high time I got up off my ass and nailed my colours to the wall with some predictions on this year's Awards Meat Parade. Elsewhere, 'Mercy' and 'The History of Sound' go under the microscope for analysis and dissection, along with wading very tepidly into the Brooklyn Beckham / Victoria Beckh...

Full disclosure, I asked a fucking AI piece of shit to write this synopsis because I am just exhausted at this stage. Here goes. Buckle up for a wild ride through the highs and lows of the latest on screen and in print, where we’re dissecting everything from zombie apocalypses to high-stakes hockey romances. We kick things off by checking back in with the undead in '28 Years Later: The Bone Te...

This week on 'Screenland', I’m starting things off with a double feature of new reviews. First up is 'Hamnet', where I dig into whether this adaptation captures the soul of the novel, followed by my thoughts on 'Song Sung Blue' starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. We’re looking at whether that star power translates into a hit or if it’s just hitting a familiar note. Then,...

We've made it, Screenlanders. It's the SEASON FINALE of Screenland Season 1 and we're going out with the best movies of the year. Joining us on this madcap arbitrary journey through the best and worst of 2025 is the man who made Screenland possible, because he used to force me to stay awake when we were kids and watch The Last Picture Show on RTÉ One, or some random-ass movie on RTÉ Tw...

The prevailing logic in theatrical releases for the past three decades has been this - never bet against Big Jim. 'Titanic', 'The Abyss', 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day', 'True Lies' even? Come on. James Cameron is a force of nature. He has set the standard for blockbusters, so why the hell is 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' just so lacklustre and uninspired? Has he los...

It's a cruel twist of fate that a movie so bland and upsettingly poor should be heaped in with the worst movies of 2025. Yet, here we are nonetheless. On the chopping block this week is James L. Brooks' well-meaning but misguided attempt at making local politics seem fun and sweet mixed with a romcom in 'Ella McCay', and no, we're not doing that stupid social media challenge ei...

We're hurtling towards the end of the year, but just before that, we've still got some movies and TV to get through. First off, we're spending 'Eternity' with Elisabeth Olsen, Callum Turner and Miles Teller in this high-concept rom-com set in the afterlife with Irish writer-director Dave Freyne, with a special story about making an absolute CLOWNSHOW out of a Q&A at the Dub...

Don't think just because we're now EIGHTEEN episodes in that we're slacking off. Oh no, sir. Not at all. For this week's episode, we're going back to Hawkins for a runthrough of the first four episodes of the fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things', we're going cruising with Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling in 'Pillion', and we're raising the de...

It's an all-singing, all-dancing version of Screenland this week, folks. No, actually, it isn't. Still and all, I'm trying to wrap my head around why musicals writ large do absolutely nothing for me - is it because I'm dead inside, or do I just hate all human joy in the world? Still and all, it's got Cynthia Erivo and she's just terrific so there's that. In a wonderful...