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On this Episode we chat about some of the movies we've been watching over the past week, including Olivia Wide's third feature The Invite and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.Jim chats with filmmaker Nat Boltt about her film Holy Days, which is out in cinemas now.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/holy_daysJoe also speaks with local filmmaker Brian Mulholland about Film Devour 37 (Fri 28 August - Black Box Belfast)https://www.blackboxbelfast.com/event/film-devour-short-film-festival-37/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 YouTube.

on this Episode we chat about some of the movies we've been watching over the past week, including Olivia Wide's third feature The Invite and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.Jim chats with filmmaker Nat Boltt about her film Holy Days, which is out in cinemas now.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/holy_daysJoe also speaks with local filmmaker Brian Mulholland about Film Devour 37 ( Fri 28 August - Black Box Belfast)https://www.blackboxbelfast.com/event/film-devour-short-film-festival-37/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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailIn 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 Theatre, Conor Mc Gale from Omagh's Subterranean Community Cinema, Sherry Palmer from The Picture House in Ballyclare and Claire McCullough from Ormeau Community Cinema.Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailIn 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 - YouTubeFilm Stories Die Another Day Episode - Die Another Day (2002) And The Quick And The Dead (1995) Film Stories With Simon Brew podcast (player.fm)Maybe You Shouldn't be Living Here - Adam and Joe Discuss "Taffin" - YouTubeMadonna's Die Another Day Theme - Madonna - Die Another Day [Official Music Video] - YouTubeSupport the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailIn 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 LinksLetterboxed lists‎Best Movie Dads, a list of films by Josh Hickey • LetterboxdMeet Cute GeneratorMeet Cute Generator | mixVixen.orgCeleb VideosCelebrity Video Messages - Search Site - Celebrity Video Messages (celebvm.com)Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailBanterFlix'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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 March, but Patrons can get the recording right away.Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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, writer Sarah Creighton and  Esther Andare from the Golden Thread Gallery.The film's UK distributor Dogwoof has teamed up with the Strand Arts Centre here in Belfast, so if you follow this link to Dogwoof's own online player and rent the title from them directly you can help support the Strand as they will receive a share from the revenue.Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailTo 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 Day.Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 never miss a single episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailThis 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down.If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation.There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama's boy Billy (Brad Dourif) and silent Native American Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher).If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss a single episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 away in June earlier this year but also to celebrate the reopening of the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast. The Cinema will be screening the film upon its reopening. This episode also sees Jim interviewing Johanna Leech from the Strand about the cinema's reopening on Fri 24 July.If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 caught up the film's director Alex Thompson and it's leading lady and writer Kelly O'Sullivan. If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Support the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailFor 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 the showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showIf 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 YouTube.