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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 5

Joan Parsons from QFT and Neil Sedgewick from Films and Faith talk about Mark Cousins new documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman and the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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02/09/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 4

Thérèse Rea and Michael McCourt look at Luis & the Aliens, Equalizer 2 and the classic The Blues Brothers.
Show added:
27/08/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 3

A look at ‘The Meg’, ‘I, Dolores’ and the horror classic ‘The Amityville Horror’.
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21/08/2018

Banterflix Series 10 Episode 2

Guests on the show this week Aaron Flanagan and Bill Taylor review ‘Ready Player One’, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ and the classic Mel Brooks comedy ‘The Producers’.
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16/08/2018

Banterflix: Series 10 Episode 1

This week a look at Mission: Impossible-Fallout, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and the cult classic Heathers.
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05/08/2018

Banterflix Series 9: Episode 12

Conor Smyth and Sarah Firby take a look at the new Amy Schumer comedy ‘I Feel Pretty’, the Jason Reitman directed ‘Tully’ and the 1983 classic ‘Christine’ by John Carpenter.
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11/05/2018

Banterflix: Series 9 Episode 11

This week reviews of Avengers: Infinity War, the Netflix film Come Sunday and an interview with Mark O’Rowe Writer/Director of ‘The Delinquent Season’.
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07/05/2018

Banterflix: Series 9 Episode 10

Reviews of A Fistful of Dollars, The Old Dark House and Superman.
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27/04/2018

Banterflix Series 9 Episode 9

Reviews of the latest cinema releases including the action film Rampage starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the horror Truth or Dare.
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20/04/2018

Banterflix Series 9 Episode 7

This week Jim is joined by Jess Blair and Christopher Gray to review the latest cinema and DVD releases including Pacific Rim: Uprising and The Disaster Artist.
Show added:
06/04/2018

Banterflix Series 9 Episode 6

Host Jim McClean and guests Colette Fahy and Michael Campbell discuss the latest movies in the cinema and on the small screen.
Show added:
30/03/2018

Banterflix Series 9 Episode 5

Jim McClean and guests Margaret McGoldrick and Neil Sedgewick look at the new Tomb Raider film starring Alicia Vikander, Steven Soderbergh’s thriller Unsane, and discuss the upcoming Belfast Film Festival.
Show added:
23/03/2018
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