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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jim is joined by all four members of The Sick Sense (Andrew Jones Cassidy, Stephen Barrett, Bill Taylor and Chris Cassidy) as they share their thoughts on Craig Brewer's Coming 2 America , which recently arrived on Amazon Prime. Show Notes (Thinks we mention throughout the pod) Coming 2 America Official Trailer #2 | Prime Video - YouTube The Sick Sense - YouT...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jim is joined by BanterFlix's Deputy Editor Joe Mc Elroy, Kate Canon from the Watershed Cinema in Brighton and Lee Hutchison from Filibuster as they take a retrospective look back at Pierce Brosnan's tenure as 007. Show Notes (Items mentioned during this episode) James Bond License to Tell Jokes - James Bond Licence To Tell Jokes - YouTube Film Stories D...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the second part of our Zodiac Killer Crime Scene to Screen special, Joe Mc Elroy and Therese Rea continue to look back at the Zodiac Killer and David Fincher's 2007 feature Zodiac . In this episode, Joe and Therese discuss the possible identity of the Zodiac Killer. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherev...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jim McClean was joined by Joe Mc Elroy, Darren Vincent and Kate Cannon as they ramble their way through some of the movies they've watched over the past month and also create a new romantic comedy from scratch using an online meet cute generator. There's also a surprise appearance by Barry from Eastenders! Show Links Letterboxed lists ‎Best Movie Dads, a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we continued our retrospective of Disney's Dark Era as we looked back at their 1977 animated feature The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. BanterFlix's Editor-In-Chief Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix's resident Disney expert, local writer Victoria Brown and our Deputy-Editor Therese Rea.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to sub...

Send us Fan Mail BanterFlix's resident 'Geek Queen' Jess Blair geeks out with Bill Taylor, Pete Sutton and her husband Warren Blair over Disney's The Mandalorian. 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 Faceb...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Gabrielle Riddiough chats with fellow cosplayer Amy Mills aka Amy Wonder as they chat about Amy's journey into cosplaying and some of the movies that have influenced her cosplay costume. 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 fi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the first in a two-parter, Joe Mc Elroy and Therese Rea look back at the Zodiac Killer and also chat about David Fincher's 2007 feature Zodiac . In this episode, Joe and Therese discuss the known murders by the Zodiac killer during the late 1960s and early 1970s, the second episode will deal with the possible suspects.   This recording will be released in Mar...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jim is joined by Aaron Flanagan from The Comic Book Guys in Belfast to chat about Marvel Studios' Wandavision . The series is currently airing on Disney +, but Aaron and Jim chat about the comic book history of the characters of Wanda and Vision outside the MCU and Aaron picks out some notable issues featuring the character for listeners to seek out. Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we need to talk about Sam Pollard's new documentary MLK/FBI , which uncovers the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr during the 1960s. It's available now through various online VOD services. On this recording, Jim was joined by Johanna Leech from the Strand Arts Centre , Mick Fealty from Slugger O'Toole , wri...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of our podcast, we've dipped into the Vault here at Banter HQ and re-released a recording from 2016 when Jim was joined by BanterFlix's very own Therese Rea and local bloggers Neil Sedgewick and Jonathan Cardwell as they looked back at some of their cinematic favourites from the 1990s. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ and re-released a recording from one of our live events from 2015, when Jim was joined by Richard Davis, Sarah Firby and Neil Sedgewick as they chatted about some of their favourite romantic comedies in front of a live audience as part of the BFI's Love Season. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure...

Send us Fan Mail On this bumper episode of the podcast, we looked back at some of the 'highlights' from the past 12 months. You'll hear interviews with Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson (Saint Frances) , Tara Lee (The Racer) , MJ Bassett (Rogue) , Brett and Drew Pierce (The Wretched) and April Kelley and Sara Huxley (Rose: A Love Story) .  Support the show If you enjoy the sho...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the best of free to air Christmas TV goes head to head against online streaming and physical media to see who can be the victor for 2020. Jim was joined by BanterFlix's Deputy-Editor Joseph Mc Elroy and Bill Taylor (The Sick Sense) , with special guest judges Dan and Stephen from MC Podcasting . (This pod features Mandalorian Season 2 Spoilers) Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail On this Christmas special, Jim was joined by Neil Sedgewick from Films and Faith and local Cosplayer Joanne Alexander as they chatted about Frank Capra's beloved classic, It's a Wonderful Life. 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 ou...

Send us Fan Mail On this 'festive' episode of We Need To Talk About Movies Crime Scene to Screen Series Joe McElroy and Therese Rea chat about the 1980s slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night and its tenuous connections to the Covina Massacre in 2008. 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 wa...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we need to talk about Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman 1984!  Jim was joined by local cosplayers Joanne Alexander and Aoibheann Henry as they chatted about the film in spoilerific detail. 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the third in our Disney 'Dark Era' retrospective Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident Disney queen, local writer Victoria Brown and Maria McQuillan (Making her podcast debut) as they chat about Disney's 1973 animated feature, Robin Hood. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we need to talk about The El Duce Tapes, the documentary which is available to rent or buy now through various online VOD services. Jim chats with local writer Victoria Brown about the film and also talks with the film's producer Tim Kirk. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your podcasting...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we need to talk about The Racer, Kieron J. Walsh's new film which is released in UK and Irish cinemas on the 18 December, but the film will also be available on online VOD services as well. Jim is joined by local blogger James Oliver to chat about the film and also speaks with singer/actress Tara Lee who features within the film. Support the show If you enjoy...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the reopening of the Strand Arts Centre and their 35mm screening of Martin Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas we've reissued our Goodfellas podcast recording from a few years ago when Jim was joined James Mahon, Neil Sedgewick and Jack McFadden to chat about the film. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, BanterFlix's Darren Vincent chats with soprano Daisie Conway about her career and the release of her first single Tell me I'm not Dreaming. Since we're a movie podcast Darren also chatted with Daisie about some of her favourite music from movies. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get...

Send us Fan Mail On this special episode of We Need To Talk About Movies, Jim was joined by Johanna Leech from the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast, Chris Swney from the Archlight Cinema in Battersea and film-critic and presenter Anna Smith, the host of the Girls on Film podcast as they chatted about the current state of Cinema. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave u...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of We Need To Talk About Movies we've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ and issued a recording from one of our live events at the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast when BanterFlix's Colette Fahy was joined by Giuliana Monteverde and Margaret McGoldrick as they chatted about Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own on International Woman's D...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of We Need To Talk About Movies Jim chats with filmmaker M.J. Bassett about her film Rogue, which has recently been released on VOD services and is now available on DVD as well. The film stars Megan Fox as the leader of a group of mercenaries on a mission in South Africa who become the target of a man-eating lion.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to...