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Banterflix

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 10 Episode 17

This week a look at ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’, ‘Widows’ and the cult classic ‘Escape from New York’.
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26/11/2018

Banterflix Series: 10 Episode 16

This week Robert J E Simpson and Leo McGuigan review ‘Overlord’ and the Netflix produced ‘Outlaw King’ and Lucy McRandall from Into Film NI reviews ‘The Grinch’.
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16/11/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 15

A look at ‘Mandy’, ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ and the Brian De Palma classic ‘The Fury’.
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12/11/2018

Banterflix Series 10: Episode 14

A look at Bohemian Rhapsody, the DvD/Blu Ray release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and the Steven Soderbergh sci-fi classic Solaris.
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02/11/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 13

Cailtan Rafferty and Jim McMorrow review the Netflix film ‘Apostle’, director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween’ and a look at the Alfred Hitchcock classic ‘Psycho’.
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26/10/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 12

A look at ‘First Man’, 22 July and the horror classic ‘Halloween’.
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21/10/2018

Banterflix: Series 10 Episode 11

This week Christopher Gray and Leigh Forgie review ‘Venom’, Bad Times at the El Royal, the classic 90’s action film ‘Point Break’ and a look at the Cinemagic produced film ‘Grace & Goliath’.
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12/10/2018

Banterflix Series 10: Episode 10

A look Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the Dark, the latest iteration of A Star is Born, the Irish emigrant story Emerald City, plus a look back at David Fincher’s Fight Club.
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05/10/2018

Banterflix: Series 10 Episode 9

Banterflix movie review show with Jim McClean, Hamish Calvert and Lee Brady.
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30/09/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 8

Interviews with Director Lenny Abrahamson and the cast of ‘The Little Stranger’, a look at the documentary John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace’ and reviews of the latest cinema and DVD releases.
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21/09/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 7

Robert JE Simpson and Joe McElroy review ‘The Nun’, ‘Black 47’, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and the Alfred Hitchcock classic ‘Vertigo’.
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14/09/2018

Banterflix Series: 10 Episode 6

This week Margaret McGoldrick and Bill Taylor review ‘First Reformed’, ‘American Animal’ and the classic thriller ‘The Night of the Hunter’.
Show added:
07/09/2018
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