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Send us Fan Mail On this shorter than normal episode of We Need To Talk About Movies Jim chats with director Rob Lemkin and activist Femi Nylander about their film African Apocalypse, which recently screened at the London Film Festival. 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 l...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's Joe McElroy and Darren Vincent as the looked back at Michael Bay's 1996 feature The Rock. Don't forget you can also watch a shorter version of the podcast on our Facebook and Youtube page. 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’...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Claire McCullough from Ormeau Community Cinema and local blogger Neil Sedgewick as they chatted about Rose: A Love Story, which recently had its world premiere at the London Film Festival. Jim also got the opportunity to speak with two of the film's producers April Kelley and Sara Huxley. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to su...

Send us Fan Mail This week the movie we really need to chat about is Walt Disney's 1970 animated feature, The AristoCats. On this episode, Jim was joined by Victoria Brown and Harriet Budd.  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 soc...

Send us Fan Mail This week we need to talk about Bong Joon Ho's 2003 feature Memories of Murder. BanterFlix’s Deputy Editors Therese Rea and Joe McElroy really need to talk about Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder. 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...

Send us Fan Mail This week the movie we need to talk about on the podcast is Bill and Ted Face The Music. Jim was joined on this episode by Darren Vincent and Joanne Alexander as they shared their thoughts on the film and looked back at both Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you neve...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jim hands over the mic to BanterFlix's resident Disney expert, local writer Victoria Brown as she gives our listeners a taster session for our forthcoming Disney retrospective series of podcasts. We'll be kicking off with the AristroCats later this month, so don't forget to subscribe to make sure you don't miss the episode. Support the show If you enj...

Send us Fan Mail This week we need to talk about Josh Boone's New Mutants, which is out in cinemas now! Jim was joined by local blogger James Oliver and cosplayer Aoibheann Henry as they chatted about the film. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nic...

Send us Fan Mail This week we need to talk about Christopher Nolan's Tenet ! Jim McClean was joined by BanterFlix's very own Joe Mc Elroy, Mark Stephen Hughes from The Big Nerd Quiz and Filibuster's Lee Hutchison. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and l...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim spoke with filmmaker Anthony Baxter about his documentary You’ve Been Trumped Too. The film is released on demand on iTunes , Amazon, GooglePlay, Journeyman VOD and Vimeo from 18th August. https://trumpedfilm.com/ He also caught up with Alan Meban, Sarah Creighton and Giuliana Monteverde to chat about the film. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to s...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by David 'CBG' Campbell and Abi Easton as they chatted about Jaws. Starring Roy Schieder, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg's 1975 feature sees a giant great white shark wreaking havoc off the beaches of Amity Island with a series of bloody attacks on swimmers, until part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Gav Logan from Fright Club NI and BanterFlix's very own Victoria Brown as they chatted about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McM...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) and Claire McCullough (Ormeau Community Cinema) as they shared their thoughts on the reopening of cinemas after the enforced closures caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Laura Campbell and Aaron Flanagan from The Comic Book Guys as they chatted about The Lost Boys . Joel Schumacher's 1987 feature tells the story of two brothers who shortly after they move to Santa Carla discover that the area is a haven for vampires. We recorded this episode not only to celebrate the late Joel Schumacher, who sadly passed aw...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by local filmmaker Margaret McGoldrick and blogger James Oliver as they shared their thoughts on Alex Thompson's Saint Frances . The film tells the story of Bridget, a woman who after an accidental pregnancy turned abortion finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year-old she's charged with protecting. Thanks to Vertigo Releasing Jim cau...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Therese Rea and Darren Vincent as they chatted about The Silence of the Lambs and some of the latest movie news. Thanks to Vertigo Releasing Jim also spoke with Brett and Drew T. Pierce, the writers and directors of The Wretched , which is available to rent or buy now through digital download services. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be s...

Send us Fan Mail On this podcast, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident 'Disney Queen' Victoria Brown and local filmmaker Jim McMorrow as they reviewed in spoilerific detail about Brett and Drew Pierce's new horror movie The Wretched and we also chatted about some of the latest movie news and releases, including Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods . Support the show If you enjoy the...

Send us Fan Mail On this recording, Jim was joined by Joseph Mc Elroy and Darren Vincent as they chatted about many things on this week's podcast! We chatted about the news Henry Cavill will be returning as the Man of Steel and reviewed Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (a recent BanterFlix watch-a-long). We also had a general chat about what else we've been watching in lockdown. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode we've dipped into the Vault here at Banter HQ and revisited an older recording when Jim was joined by The Big List's Leigh Forgie, Jonathan Cardwell from the Belfast Times (Making his pod debut) and film historian Robert J E Simpson (Cinepunked) as they shared their thoughts on practical effects vs CGI in cinema.  Support the show If you enjoy the show,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by James 'The Voice' Stafford from the Talking Codswallop podcast as they chatted about many things, but mostly Harold Ramis' 1993 comedy Groundhog Day , starring Bill Murray. 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 mor...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by local writer Victoria Brown as they chatted about some of their favourite Alfred Hitchcock movies, shared their views on the rise of premium rentals by major film studios and looked back at John S. Robertson's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring John Barrymore, which was released back in 1920.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, recorded specially for Star Wars Day 2020, Jim was joined by The Sick Sense's Bill Taylor and local cosplayer Joanne Alexander (Hedgescout) as they chatted in general about the Star Wars franchise.  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...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by local blogger James Oliver (www.fortalksake.com) as they chatted about Mary Harron's American Psycho . The film is currently available to watch in the UK on Netflix's streaming services.  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 ca...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim and Therese Rea shared their memories of the cinema on the Dublin Road in Belfast following the confirmation in recent weeks that the site has now closed permanently. 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 ou...

Send us Fan Mail We've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ for this episode and re-released a recording we did at the Strand Arts Centre a few years ago when Jim was joined by local filmmaker Bill Taylor and bloggers Conor Smyth and Jonathan Cardwell as they reflected on their video store memories. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review whe...