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Banterflix is a lively weekly film review programme hosted by Jim McClean, featuring rotating guests who discuss the latest cinema releases, streaming recommendations and regional screening events. Regular contributors include Zara Jackson, Joe McElroy, Nicole Hamilton, Alan Meban, Amy Bainbridge, Jess Blair and others. Episodes cover current films ranging from blockbusters to indie releases and reissues.

The series also runs seasonal director spotlights – summer 2026 focused on Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg – tracing their most iconic works alongside contemporary reviews. Additional segments include ‘Pick of the Streams’ for home viewing suggestions, discussions of genre fare from horror (Super Girl, Obsession, Back Rooms) to franchise sequels (The Mandalorian and Grogu, The X-Files), and a wrap‑up highlighting local cinema events across Northern Ireland. Through its informal conversational format, Banterflix serves both film enthusiasts and casual moviegoers seeking guidance on what’s worth watching.

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Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 7

Joining Jim McClean this week, Sarah Firby and Gavin Moriarty review new Netflix film ‘Triple Frontier’, DVD of the week ‘Widows’ and look at cult classic ‘The Invitation’.
Show added:
26/03/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 6

Joining Jim this week is ‘Comic Book Guys’ Aaron Flanagan, they both take a look at ‘Captain Marvel’ and ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’ the cult classic horror ‘Ringu’
Show added:
15/03/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 5

Guests Thérèse Rea and Michael Campbell take a look at ‘Serenity’, ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ and the classic musical ‘Singin’ In The Rain’.
Show added:
08/03/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 4

This week, guests Conor Smyth and Jim McMorrow, review the horror film ‘The Hole in the Ground’, documentary ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ and cult movie ‘Cemetery Junction’.
Show added:
01/03/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 3

This week Colette Fahy and Sean Boyle discuss the documentary ‘Unquiet Graves’ the DVD release of ‘First Man’ and the classic ‘Driving Miss Daisy’.
Show added:
22/02/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 2

This week Jim is joined by Jessica Blair and Hamish Calvert to review ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’, ‘A Star Is Born’ and the classic Rom Com ‘When Harry Met Sally…’
Show added:
15/02/2019

Banterflix: Series 11 Episode 1

Joe McElroy, Bill Taylor and Bill’s daughter Aurora take a look at The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, plus Velvet Busszaw on Netflix and the Coen brothers classic The Big Lebowski.
Show added:
08/02/2019

Banterflix 2018 Review of the Year

Review of films in 2018 with host Jim McClean and guests Conor Smyth and Alan Meban.
Show added:
22/12/2018

Banterflix Series 10: Episode 21

Jim and guests, Joe McElroy and Sarah Firby ,review ‘Aquaman’, ‘Roma’, and the Christmas classic ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.
Show added:
19/12/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 20

This week a look at ‘Beautiful Boy, ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ the classic ‘Children of Men’ and an interview with Rusty Goffe.
Show added:
14/12/2018

Banterflix: Series 10 Episode 19

This week Conor Smyth and Joe McElroy look at ‘Creed II’, ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’, and the cult classic ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.
Show added:
09/12/2018

Banterflix Series 10: Episode 18

Margaret McGoldrick and Andrew Cassidy Jones review ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’, ‘Sorry To Bother You’, Mission: Impossible-Fallout’, and a look at the classic boxing drama ‘Rocky’.
Show added:
30/11/2018
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