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Send us Fan Mail On this episode Jim & Adam are joined by BanterFlix's very own Joe Mc Elroy and filmmaker Brian Mulholland as they look back on Ncuti Gatwa's first season as Doctor Who . Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your podcasting fix .  It’s a free way you can help more listeners find our pod.  Check out o...

Send us Fan Mail Banterflix's Sleuth Sisters Return for another episode of Crime Scene to Screen , a podcast where Joe and Therese explore movies based on real life crimes. On this month's episode they are on the hunt for Frank Abagnale Jr. as they look at the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can .   A film exploring one of the most infamous con men of the 20th century staring...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim and Adam chat about chat about John Lasseter's Cars 2 (2011) , the weirdest Pixar sequel to-date. Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Jim & Adam also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim and Adam chat about chat about  Frank Marshall's Arachnophobia (1990) . A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam chat about some of the movies they've watched during the past month and and pretty everything else they can think off.  Some of the films  we chat about on this episode include The Fall Guy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, IF and many more. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you ge...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim and Adam chat about chat about George Miller's 2015 feature, Mad Max: Fury Road as they celebrate Adam's birthday. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim and Adam are joined by Claire McCullough (Lit(erature) to the Tit) as they chat about  Jim Sharman's cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) . A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter. As always be warned this recording is filled with spoilers and tangents a-...

Send us Fan Mail "Banterflix's very own Sleuth Sisters (Therese Hyland & Joe McElroy) are back for the first episode of their rebooted true crime movie podcast, Crime Scene to Screen. A show where they explore the movies based on real life crimes. This episode looks at Richard Linklater's 2011 movie, Bernie which is based on the murder of Marjorie Nugent at the hands of Bernie T...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim and Adam look back at Danny Boyle's directorial debut Shallow Grave (1994) . When accountant David (Christopher Eccleston) , doctor Juliet (Kerry Fox) and journalist Alex ( Ewan McGregor) are searching for a fourth roommate for their trendy flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo (Keith Allen) . However, they soon find Hugo dead of a drug overdose, beside a la...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode hosts Jim McClean and Adam Neeson are joined by Danny Brown (The Fright Club NI) as they chatted about some of the latest movie news, Free Comic Day ( featuring Aaron Flanagan from the Comic Book Guys) and Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace , which is being re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim McClean and Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron's cinematic back-catalogue as they look back at his 1986 feature Aliens. Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring. On this recording they were j...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by local writer Victoria Brown as they chatted about Stephen Sommers' The Mummy, which is being re-released in cinemas to celebrate its 25th anniversary. At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode (recorded November 2023) Jim McClean & Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron’s back-catalogue as they look back at his 1984 feature, The Terminator. A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son i...

Send us Fan Mail On  this episode Jim & Adam are joined by BanterFlix's Deputy-Editor Joe Mc Elroy as they chatted about Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront, which is back in cinemas to celebrate its 70th anniversary (Including the QFT in Belfast ). An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he star...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by Paul Higginson from Ghostbusters Ireland as they chat about Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which is out in cinemas now. When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam look back at David Fincher's cult classic Fight Club, which has recently been re-released in cinemas. Based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Fincher's movie has an insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode (recorded November 2023) Jim McClean & Joe Mc Elroy continue their retrospective of James Cameron’s back-catalogue as they look back at his 1989 feature The Abyss. A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. The Braid Film Theatre is screening the new 4K restoration of t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by Doctor Nicole Hamilton as they chat about Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two . Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Jim also shares his thoughts on the Cairnes Brother's  Late Night with the Devil . A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horrib...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam are joined by local filmmaker Brian Mulholland as they chat about Film Devour 34, the short film festival in Belfast which took place last month at the Black Box in Belfast. This recording also features Richard Davies from The Short Take talking about the event he's involved with, which is happening at the Strand Arts Centre on Saturday 09 March...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam share their thoughts on the final cut of Blade Runner (1982) , which is being screened at the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast as part of this year's Rendr Festival . Ridley Scott's film sees Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Adam chat about Madame Web, the fourth film within Sony's Spider-Man Universe. S. J. Clarkson's movie stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who develops the power to see the future... and realizes she can use that insight to change it.  Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three...

Send us Fan Mail Marty Scorsese is feeling  blue because of the MCU at Christmas. He’s lost his festive spirit and passion for filmmaking, but tonight something magical is afoot - Marty will be visited by three ghosts (kinda) as they attempt to rekindle his passion for cinema. Thank you to all our players in this short radio drama written by Adam Neeson and featuring the vocal talents of Jim MccCl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the second of our three Christmas specials Jim McClean is joined by Doctor Nicole Hamilton as they look through some of the best movies on Freeview television over the festive period. Our choices ran from Saturday 23 December until 01 January 2024. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your podcast...

Send us Fan Mail in this episode, the first in a series of Christmas specials host Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix’s resident Disney queen Victoria Brown and regular contributor Maria McQuillan as they chatted about Disney's Mickey's Once Upon a Christma s (1999). The anthology film features three stories including  Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas ,  A Very Goofy Christmas and Micke...

Send us Fan Mail in this episode host Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix’s resident Disney queen Victoria Brown and regular contributor Maria McQuillan as they chatted about Disney's 27th Animated feature, Oliver & Company (1988) . Loosely based on Charles Dickinsons’ Oliver Twist, the film sees a lost and lonely kitten join a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City. This...