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Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Belfast On-Screen, Jim McClean was joined by Joe Mc Elroy as they chatted about Robert Eggers' latest film The Northman. 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 our socials on Facebook , Twitter , Insta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim, Joe and Victoria share their thoughts on Sir Kenneth Branagh's Belfast. This is the first episode in a new series of podcasts as BanterFlix that champions many of the local & international films filmed in Northern Ireland, whilst also looking back at the various depictions of Belfast within cinema's rich history. About Belfast Belfast is a 2021 I...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about Christmas TV as once again Jim defends the best Freeview television can offer over the Christmas period as it goes head to head against online steaming and the best physical media we could buy from Poundland. On this recording, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's deputy editor Joe Mc Elroy who was representing physical media and The Sick Sens...

Send us Fan Mail In this festively themed episode, we need to Talk About Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas . On this recording, Jim McClean is joined by BanterFlix's resident Disney Queen, local writer Victoria Brown along with fellow writer Maria McQuillian. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your podcasting fi...

Send us Fan Mail In this 'festively' themed episode of Crime Scene to Screen BanterFlix's resident Sleuth Sisters' Joe Mc Elroy and Therese Rea share their thoughts on Scott Walker's 2013 film The Frozen Ground, a movie based on the real-life serial killer Robert Christian Hansen, who was known as the Butcher Baker. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about Ridley Scott's House of Gucci ! On this recording, Jim is joined by BanterFlix's Deputy-Editor Joe Mc Elroy and James Stafford from Talking Codswallop. 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 p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, BanterFlix's Jim McClean was joined by filmmaker Bill Taylor and cosplayer Aoibheann Henry as they chat in spoilerific detail about Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Show Notes BanterFlix: Movie Reviews With a 'Norn Irish' Accent! Cosplays By Eevee | Facebook The Sick Sense | Facebook GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE - Official Trailer (HD) - You...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about Disney's 24th animated feature, The Fox and the Hound (1981) as we continue our deep dive into the Dark-Era of Disney's animated back-catalogue.  On this recording, Jim McClean is joined by BanterFlix's resident Disney Queen Victoria Brown and local cosplayer Sarah McDowell. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to su...

Send us Fan Mail BanterFlix's resident sleuth sisters Joseph Mc Elroy and Therese Rea are joined by Darren Vincent as they chat about Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things (2010) starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella that was inspired by the life of convicted murderer Robert Durst. Show Notes All Good Things (2010) - IMDb The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (TV Mi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about James Wan's Malignant , which is out in cinemas now. On this recording, once again recorded via zoom, Jim was joined by local filmmaker Adam Neeson. You'll also hear Jim's interview with Christine Molloy about her latest film Rose Plays Julie and J.P. Watts about his directorial debut The War Below . Support the show If you enj...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about the latest entry in Marvel's Cinematic Universe, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings . The film is out in cinemas now so Jim caught up with local filmmaker Brian Muholland to chat about the film and he also spoke with Aaron Flanagan from the Comic Book Guys, who gave us the Comic book 101 about the character's origins. You&apo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to chat about Nia DaCosta's Candyman and Cathy Brady's Wildfire , both of which is out in cinemas now!  Jim McClean is joined by Joe Mc Elroy and Victoria Brown as they chat about Nia DaCosta's film and Jim speaks with Cathy Brady about her feature debut.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice revie...

Send us Fan Mail BanterFlix's resident sleuth sisters Joseph Mc Elroy and Therese Rea are joined by local writer Victoria Brown as they chat about Flitz Lang's 1931 feature M and Peter Kürten The Vampire of Duesseldorf. 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 listener...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about Docs Ireland , which is happening both physically and digitally from Wednesday 25 August - Sunday 29 August. For this recording, Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix's deputy editor Joe Mc Elroy and local writer Victoria Brown. Along with looking through the festival's programme, we spoke with Doc Ireland's head of programming...

Send us Fan Mail BanterFlix's resident 'sleuth sisters' Joe McElroy and Therese Rea are joined by Colette Fahy as they chat about Peter Jackson's 1994 feature Heavenly Creatures and the real-life Parker–Hulme murder case the movie is based on. Show Notes Heavenly Creatures (1994) - IMDb The Dark and Twisted Story of 2 Teenage Killers | The Parker Hulme Case - YouTube Heavenly C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continued our retrospective of Disney's 'Dark Era' as we looked back at the studio's 1977 feature The Rescuers . On this recording, Jim McClean was joined by Jess Blair and Victoria Brown, 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 he...

Send us Fan Mail Jim McClean is joined by Joe Mc Elroy as they chat about some of the latest movie news, share their thoughts on some of the latest trailers that have been released online and review Fast & Furious 9, In the Heights and A Quiet Place Part II. 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 fr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Gabrielle Riddiough chats with Amy and Gwyneth from Tanda Cosplay about all things cosplay and even a little bit about the 2016 Ghostbusters movie. Show Notes https://www.instagram.com/tandacosplay/ https://www.instagram.com/strangeporcelain/ https://www.instagram.com/jen_tate_cosplay/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm5dNpvR1p8zj-2FJMh88_g Support the show If yo...

Send us Fan Mail We've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ and reissued a podcast recording from 2013 when Jim, Mat and Richard chatted about the Star Trek franchise and reviewed Star Trek Into Darkness.  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. ...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, we've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ and reissued one of our old recordings from the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast as Jim was joined by the Big List's Leigh Forgie, local filmmaker Brian Mulholland and The Sick Sense's Bill Taylor as they chatted about some of their favourite Star Wars games from their youth. Support the show If you e...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim McClean is joined by local blogger James Oliver and BanterFlix's very own 'Disney Queen' Victoria Brown for a rambly chat over what they've been watching throughout April. A massive thanks to Patrons like Andy Luke , who makes episodes like this happen. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we really needed to chat about Cobra Kai . Darren Vincent is joined by Jim McClean, Joanne Alexander and Gary Toney from Antrim Karate Club to chat in spoilerific detail about the series. Show Notes Antrim Karate Club | Facebook Ulster Karate Association | Northern Irelands No.1 Traditional Wado-Ryu Karate Club Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to su...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we need to talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League . Jim was joined on our digital panel by local filmmaker Bill Taylor, cosplayer Gabrielle Riddiough and blogger James Oliver as they shared their thoughts on the film and the 'Snyderverse' in general. Show Notes Zack Snyder Talks 'Justice League,' Joss Whedon's Version - Variety The p...

Send us Fan Mail Gabrielle Riddiough chats with cosplayer Stephen Finch about how he got into cosplaying and some of the movies that have inspired his cosplay costumes.  Show Notes Monopoly Events  - UK Convention Organiser | Monopoly Events | Manchester Stephen's Instagram Page -  steve (@stephen_finch_cosplay) • Instagram photos and videos Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode (recorded on Saint Patrick's Day 2021) Jim chats with representatives from some of the fantastic Northern Irish community cinema groups from across the province to see how they've coped during the Covid pandemic and the challenges that lie ahead when they get to reopen their doors! This recording features Frances Crickard from Portrush Film Theatr...