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Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we broke from tradition as Jim was joined by BanterFlix's very own Joe Mc Elroy as they reminisced about some of the cartoons from their youth. 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 On this week Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident 'Disney Expert', local writer Victoria Brown, as they looked back at Disney's Mulan (1998).  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 On this episode (once again recorded via Skype) , Jim was joined by Banterflix's very own Darren Vincent and local filmmaker Jim McMorrow as they chatted about Lorcan Finnegan's Vivarium and Patrick Lussier's Trick, both of which are now available to buy or rent through various online retailers.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim handed over the hosting reins of the show to BanterFlix's resident 'Science Queen' Jess Blair as she spoke with biologist, writer and TV presenter Simon Watt about Steven Soderbergh's 2011 thriller Contagion, starring Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet. (as always be warned there are...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, recorded via Skype due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, Jim was joined by Joe Mc Elroy and Therese Rea as they chatted about some of their favourite viral outbreaks movies and more importantly the survival lessons we've learnt from watching them. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident Geek/Science Queen Jess Blair and local blogger James Oliver as they reviewed The Hunt, thanks to Movie House Cinemas. 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 s...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, recorded before the Global Coronavirus pandemic postponed this year's Spring Edition of the Dublin Comic-Con, Jim sat down with local cosplayers Joanne Alexander and Aoibheann Henry as they chatted about their experiences of the cosplay scene here in Ireland. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by all four members of The Sick Sense (Andrew Jones Cassidy, Stephen Barrett, Bill Taylor and Chris Cassidy) as they chatted about their favourite Martin Short and Steve Martin performances from the big screen. 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...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a live recording from an event we attended earlier this year when Jim and BanterFlix's Deputy-Editor Joe McElroy were guests of the Northern Ireland Institute of Human Relations' (NIIHR) Psychoanalytic Film Club in Belfast, who'd invited us to speak at a screening of Steve McQueen's film Shame .  On this recording, Jim and Joe were joined by Doc...

Send us Fan Mail On this recording, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's very own Therese Rea and local blogger Neil Sedgewick as they chatted about Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning feature Parasite.  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 ou...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined at the Odeon Belfast by local cosplayers Joanne Alexander and Aoibheann Henry as they chatted about Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). 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 listene...

Send us Fan Mail On this recording, Jim was joined by local blogger James Oliver as they chatted about Uncut Gems, which is out on Netflix now. We also spoke to Film Devour's Brian Mulholland along with local filmmaker's Matthew McGuigan and Jim McMorrow as we showcased the 31st Film Devour Short Film Festival, which recently took place here in Belfast. Support the show If you enjoy the...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident 'Disney expert' Victoria Brown as they chatted about Marielle Heller's latest film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. You'll also hear Jim's chat with Marielle on the red carpet at last year's London Film Festival. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim and Therese chatted in spoilertastic detail about Bad Boys for Life starring Will Smith and Martin Lawerence .  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 , Instagram and You...

Send us Fan Mail To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we've dipped into the vault here at Banter HQ and re-released a short interview with film historian and Cinepunk Robert J. E. Simpson we recorded back in 2017 when Jim chatted with Robert about the work of Jerry Lewis, including his controversial 1972 WWII comedy The Day the Clown Cried .  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subs...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by David 'CBG' Campbell, Abi Easton, Jess Blair and Warren Blair as they chatted about Jay and Silent Bob Reboot after a screening last year at Odyssey Cinemas Belfast. 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...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jim was joined by Joe Mc Elroy as they chatted about 1917 , Jojo Rabbit and Bombshell . They also looked back at Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 feature Rope. 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we looked back at some of the 'out of studio' highlights from season 9 of the BanterFlix Podcast. You'll hear interviews with prosthetic makeup guru Jon Moore, who has worked on many of the Marvel movies, director Robert Budreau, Angus Macfadyen and Garry Keane amongst others. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, once again recorded at the Odeon Belfast Jim was joined by Joe Mc Elroy as they chatted in spoilerific detail about Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker and our 'Pick of the Streams', Michael Bay's 6 Underground, which is out now on Netflix .  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice revie...

Send us Fan Mail On this podcast released just in time for Christmas Jim was joined at the Odeon Belfast by BanterFlix's very own Therese Rea and The Sick Sense's Bill Taylor as they looked through some of the best movies Freeview television and Streaming services have to offer over the festive period.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice revi...

Send us Fan Mail We have a packed episode for you this week as Jim is joined by local-filmmaker Rowanne Swain as they chatted about Frozen 2 and Elizabeth Bank's reboot of the Charlie's Angels franchise. You'll also hear some of our Q&A which we recorded at the Strand Cinema earlier this year after a screening of When Harry met Sally when BanterFlix's very own Colette Fahy...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek - The Motion Picture Jim caught up with Neil Stringer and Ian Lawther from USS Caroline to chat about the film. We also shared our thoughts on the future of the 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 l...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the screening of Love Actually with a Live Orchestra at the Waterfront Hall this week in Belfast, we've dipped into the BanterFlix vault once again and reissued ou r Love Actually special from 2015. Recorded at the Strand Cinema in East Belfast, on this recording Jim was joined by Neil Sedgewick, Conor Smyth and Cinepunk's Robert J E Simpson. Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, recorded live at the Strand Cinema after a screening of Nick Castle's The Last Starfighter, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's resident 'Geek Queen' Jess Blair and the Sick Sense's Bill Taylor as they chatted about some of the best and worst video game adaptations to ever grace the big screen. Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure t...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast, Jim was joined by BanterFlix's Darren Vincent as they chatted about James Mangold's Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari) . You'll also hear some of Jim's Q&A with writer Colin Bateman about Driven, which is out in cinemas and VOD services now.  Support the show If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review...