Spool Film Podcast

Nigel and Páraic preview the 98th Academy Awards which will broadcast on the night of Sunday March 15th, hosted once again by Conan O'Brien. Does Timothée still have a chance to win Best Actor? Will Sinners or One Battle After Another stand tall at the end of the night? Can any of the acting nominations from Sentimental Value go home with an award. And the big question - can anyone beat Jessi...

We're back for our annual look at the best films of the year with Sinners, One Battle After Another, I’m Still Here, The Brutalist and Sorry Baby all in the mix for top spot. This is taken from new releases in Ireland in the calendar year 2025 so don't panic when you see things that feel like 2024 releases! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With limited Irish interest this year, we focus on the big heavyweights in contention at the 2025 Oscars in our 13th annual Academy Awards preview. Anora, The Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Conclave lead the line, but who's set to win big on the night? Nigel Wheatley and Paraic McGeough give their take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very special look back at Páraic and Nigel's favourite films of the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Correcton: The Oscars are on at 11pm Irish time on Sunday 10th March. They are only being broadcast on ITV so if you have that channel you are in luck. Will Ireland finally have it's first ever Irish born winner of a leading actor/actress with Cillian Murphy taking home the top prize for Oppenheimer? Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley go through all the categories in the 2024 Academy Awards - plus...

A very special look back at Páraic and Nigel's favourite films of the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reviews & Discussion: The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mission Impossible, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Half-year Report Card for 2023 Galway Film Fleadh 2023 Preview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a record 14 Irish representatives at the Oscars this year, but will we be going home disappointed? Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley preview the runners and riders at this year's Academy Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've been doing this for a decade and while we're seeing less brand few feature films (at a time when there's more than ever), rarely have we ever been so strongly in agreement on some of the top films. Comhghairdeas An Cailín Ciúin!! Nigel's Top 10 10. Parallel Mothers 9. Barbarian 8. Athena 7. All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) 6. The Stranger 5. Kimi 4. After Yang 3....

Film reviews from Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley including Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bros, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin and The Wonder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paraic and Nigel share 10 picks from the first half of the year, along with where your can watch them. Plus reviews of Baz Luhrman's ELVIS and JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Paraic go through all the major categories at the 2022 Academy Awards and predict who will be going home with Oscar statuettes (spoiler: probably CODA & Dune!!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Paraic take a deep-dive into Matt Reeves' entry into the Dark Knight canon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrapping up some of the movies we've seen since Christmas which made an impact! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve gone dark for the last 12 months but are back for a special episode to recap the year in cinema. With all the variables around cinemas and distribution in mind, we’re just going to include any new feature films we saw this year, some may have gotten wide or limited releases here in Ireland, some may not! Páraic's Top 10 of 2021 1) Pig (Volta.ie) 2) Riders of Justice (Youtube) 3) Dune (Youtub...

It's the most wonderful time of the year.... end of year list time!! In this annual tradition Nigel and Páraic run through their respective best films of the year in a 12 month block like no other, and work out what their combined favourite film of 2020 was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Páraic sit down for a WhatsApp video call to talk films they've been "enjoying" Ireland's second full lockdown. Includes Cork FIlm Festival favourite WOLFWALKERS, Ben Wheatley's REBECCA, the Emily Mortimer-starring RELIC, Pixar's ONWARD, Robert Zemeckis' THE WITCHES, British film LYNN + LUCY and many more.... Plus Páraic goes through his Sky Movies offer, and Nigel reveals the best time...

It’s taken us 6 weeks but we’ve finally gotten back to the cinema and so this episode is mostly a big giant discussion on Tenet and whether it was worth the big wait. And after all that we’ll be digging through some of the new releases that have shown up on Netflix in the last few weeks and discussing 'The Batman'. And Nigel shills for 'Palm Springs' which isn't coming to a screen near you... Clos...

Nigel makes it to The Stella cinema in Rathmines for some socially distant cinema, Páraic virtually attends the Galway Film Fleadh for the Philip Doherty's Cavan-set 'Redemption of a Rogue', we set ourselves the challenge to tackle David Lynch's 1990 'Wild at Heart'... and a selection of what's been floating our boat on Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime including... Dating Amber Hamilton Da 5 Bloo...

We believe we can fly right back to 1996 to take on the Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny opus 'Space Jam', Nigel review new on-demand releases 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' and 'The Assistant', and Páraic takes on 'Extraction' and 'The Wrong Missy'. And we remember Lynn Shelton and Fred Willard. Watch 'The Making of Space Jam': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBBdm19I7iE Watch the closing clip from 'M...

4 weeks into shut cinemas, we're remote-recording to dip into a film that is considered a modern classic - 2000's 'American Psycho' from director Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale. We also go through some of the other random stuff we've been watching from Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We try to make sense of what is going on in the world around the coronavirus pandemic, and how this affects cinema-going, on-demand viewing at home and the entire cinema industry. Amidst this we also review 'The Invisible Man', 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Colour out of Space' and remember Max von Sydow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eithne Shortall joins Nigel and Páraic for the ultimate Academy Awards 2020 preview as they unveil their picks, discuss the big omissions and predict who'll be walking home with a gold statuette (Joaquin, Renée, Laura and Brad probably!)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Páraic and Nigel dissect the disappointment of the latest part of the Star Wars franchise... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Páraic debate the best films of the year, with nods to Marriage Story (Nigel's #1), Bait (Páraic's #1), The Farewell, Pain and Glory, The Irishman and many more! PLUS some friends of Spool record their picks for 2019's best work. *SPOILER* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.