Screentime with John Fardy

This week John Fardy talks to the director, writer and actress Rebecca Miller about everything from 'Mr. Scorsese' to her role as a judge for the Avolon World Cinema Award category at this year's DIFF. John also talks to best friends and lead actresses Susan Stanley and Sarah Golberg about the second season of 'SisterS'. Plus, Chris Wasser reviews the week's new cinema releases including 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the acclaimed director of 'The Nun' and 'The Hallow' about his new horror 'Whistle' which sees a group of teenagers encounter an ancient death whistle. John also talks to the director and writer John Kelly about his short film 'Retirement Plan' which has been nominated for an Oscar. Plus, film critic Cara O'Doherty gives us the lowdown on 'Wuthering Heights'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of the new Lisa McGee comedy drama ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast' on Netflix when he welcomes Roisin Gallagher, Sinead Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne. Director Fede Álvarez who made ‘Alien Romulus' and ‘Evil Dead' talks to John about his intriguing career and upcoming trip to Belfast for RENDR Festival. Plus, Ken Doran reviews the new Sam Rami film ‘Send Help'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the life and films of French auteur Jean-Luc Godard with Dave O'Mahoney of the IFI. John also talks to YouTube producer Molly McDonald about how the BBC and others will be putting some content on YouTube first. Plus, Niamh O'Reilly reviews the new cinema releases including 'Primate' and 'Is This Thing On'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to comedian John Bishop about having his life turned into a movie and having Will Arnett play him in 'Is This Thing On'. John talks to Grainne Humphreys from DIFF about this week's Oscar nominations. Plus, Chris Wasser has reviews of all the week's new cinema releases including 'The History of Sound' with Paul Mescal.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Ben Affleck about his new cop thriller 'The Rip' on Netflix as well as his thoughts on 'Good Will Hunting'. John is also joined by co-stars Kyle Chandler and Sasha Calle. John talks to Oscar-Winning Composer Steven Price about soundtracking David Attenborough's 'Ocean' and bringing its live performance to Dublin. Plus, Ken Doran reviews the new Brendan Frazer movie 'Rental Family'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the one and only Pierce Brosnan about playing boxing coach Brendan Ingle in the new film 'Giant'. John also talks to actor Amir El-Masry who plays the legendary boxer Prince Naseem Hamed in the film. Chris Wasser reviews the film everyone is talking about 'Hamnet'. Plus, as the week's new TV reviewed.

This week on a bump Screentime John Fardy talks to Eanna Hardwicke and Steven Coogan about their respective roles playing Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in 'Saipan'. John also talks to Timothy Spall, Toni Collete and Andrea Riseborough about the new Christmas Drama on Netflix 'Goodbye June'. John also talks to the voices behind SpongeBob and Patrick, Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke about 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants'. Plus, Chris Wasser reviews 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of 'Wake-Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' including Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny and Daryl McCormack. John also talks to legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer as 'F1: The Movie' comes to Apple TV. Plus, Ken Doran reviews 'Ella McCay'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Irish Director David Freyne about his brilliant new rom com 'Eternity' staring Elizabeth Olsen. Jeremy Arnold who is the author of 'Christmas in the Movies' tells John what exactly defines a Christmas Film. Plus, the team behind the new Irish film 'Horseshoe' talk about the buzz surrounding it.

This week on a star-heavy Screentime John Fardy talks to Adam Sandler and George Clooney about their new Netflix film 'Jay Kelly' which sees a famous actor and manager travel to Italy and reflect upon their careers and friendship. John also talks to Sydney Sweeney about his new role as Christy Martin, the boxer in her new film 'Christy' along with co-star Ben Foster.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Felicity Jones and Kerry Condon about their roles in the new Netflix movie 'Train Dreams'. Plus, Chris Wasser gives the verdict on 'Wicked: For Good'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to former story lead at Pixar, Alex Woo about his new animated film on Netflix 'In Your Dreams' which sees a brother and sister who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. Sticking with the dream theme John also chats to director Steven McKenna about his debut film 'Dreamtown' which sees an aging rocker trying to reconnect with his son. Plus, Brian Lloyd reviews 'The Running Man' and 'Nuremberg'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to filmmaker Lynne Ramsey about her long-awaited new film 'Die My Love' which sees Jennifer Lawerence and Robert Pattinson play a couple who really start to fall apart. John also talks to renowned photographer and social activist Misan Harriman who is the subject of the documentary 'Shoot the People' which is on this year's Cork International Film Festival. Plus, Ken Doran reviews 'Predator; Badlands'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to John C Reilly about his new one man show ‘Mister Romantic' which is coming to the Ambassador, as well as some iconic films like ‘Magnolia' and ‘Casualties of War.' John is also joined by Liam Cunningham who discusses his role in ‘Palestine 36' which looks at the Arab Revolut in Palestine. Liam also talks about his activism and career.

With the release of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere', this week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the best and some of the worst music biopics of all time when he chats to Today FM'S Claire Beck and Film Critic Chris Wasser.

This week on Screentime John Fardy takes a deep dive into the horror franchise that is ‘Halloween' when he talks to author Wayne Byrne about his new book 'You Can't Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga – 13 Films and Counting'. Plus, in a bumper week for new Cinema releases John talks to Brian Lloyd about ‘After the Hunt' and ‘Ballad of a Small Player' and more.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Rebecca Ferguson about her new Netflix Thriller 'A House of Dynamite' as well as Mission Impossible and her Irish Grandmother. There are reviews of 'Tron: Ares' and the doggie horror 'Good Boy'. Plus, director Myrid Carten on her lauded film 'A Want in Her' which documents her mother's complicated life and won the audience award at DIFF.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to actor Robert Aramayo and Writer and Director Kirk Jones about their new film ‘I Swear' which tells the heart-warming, sad and sometimes funny story of John Davidson who, diagnosed with Tourette's at age 15, faced and overcame many hardships from adolescence and early adulthood as a result of what was a little known and entirely misunderstood condition in 1980s Britain. Chris Wasser reviews the week's new cinema releases including ‘The Smashing Machine' and Jim Sheridan's new film ‘Re-creation'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Emma Thompson about her new chilly thriller 'Dead of Winter' as well as the magic of 'Remains of the Day'. John also talks to Anthony Boyle and Danielle Galligan about their roles in the new Netflix series 'House of Guinness'. Plus, Chris Wasser reviews the new Paul Thomas Anderson film 'One Battle After Another'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Cillian Murphy about his role in the powerful new reform school drama 'Steve' along with its writer Max Porter. Tom Dunne drops by to explain how Spinal Tap II really gets the music business right. Plus, Kenneth Foran reviews 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy is joined by film critic Cara O'Doherty to review ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale'. John is also joined by director Tadgh O'Sullivan to talk about his new film, ‘The Swallow', which sees Brenda Fricker play an artist looking back on her life and writing a long letter to an unknown correspondent. Plus, all the week's new TV you'll want to steam or skip.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to director Frank Shouldice about his documentary ‘Once We Were Punks' about a Cavan band picking up again in middle age and taking a shot at the title. Chris Wasser reviews ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites' and ‘The Courageous'. Plus, we're back to Ireland's greatest row with a sneak peak of ‘Saipan'

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of the new Netflix adaption of 'The Thursday Murder Club' when he talks to cast members including Ben Kingsley and Naomi Ackie. John also talks to the stars of the new Sky series 'Atomic' Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif. Plus, the new Irish film 'Christy' is featured with its breakout star Danny Power and Director Brendan Canty.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor about their roles in the new film 'The Life of Chuck'. Plus, John also talks to Suranne Jones about playing the 'PM' in Netflix's new series 'Hostage' along with the show's creator Matt Charman.

Joining John Fardy to chat about the best break-up movies of all time are Chris Wasser, arts journalist & film critic, and Aoife Barry, arts journalist and author.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin about the forthcoming Billy Joel Documentary on Sky ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes'. Niamh O'Reilly reviews ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps'. Plus, Nessa Hardiman on directing the final two nail-biting episodes of ‘Untamed' on Netflix.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to actress Ariella Mastroianni and director Ryan J Sloan about their new Indie-Noir 'Gazer' that is getting rave reviews and was also made in strange circumstances. Chris Wasser also has the week's new movie releases which include 'Smurfs'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to legendary Irish actor Patrick Bergin about premiering two films at this week's Galway Film Fleadh as well as everything from staring in 'Sleeping with the Enemy' and showing up in Eastenders. Plus, what's the deal with the new Superman movie.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Director Jim Sheridan in a wide-ranging interview that covers everything from his latest film 'Re-Creation' that imagines the trial of Ian Bailey, to other key moments in his career like working with Daniel Day Lewis and 50 Cent. Plus, all the week's new movie releases including 'Jurassic World Rebirth'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast and creator of Squid Game as the third and final season of Netflix's most popular show every lands. John always chats to Chris Wasser about the week's new cinema releases including 'F1: The Movie'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Danny Boyle about '28 Years Later' and some other moments throughout his storied career. Chris Wasser has all the week's new film releases including the controversial release of ‘Rust'. Plus, all the week's TV you'll want to stream or skip.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Don Lessem, aka 'Dino Don' who was Spielberg's Jurassic Park Advisor, about making dinosaurs look real for the big screen. As Jaws turns 50, John talks to Ireland's biggest fan Ian O'Doherty. Plus, Niamh O'Reilly reviews the new live action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Gillian Anderson about the new movie 'The Salt Path' where Gillian plays Raynor Winn who, along with her husband, walks all along the Southern English Coast after she becomes homeless. John is also joined by Raynor. Plus, Chris Wasser has reviews of all the week's other new releases.

This week on Screentime John Fardy heralds a busy week in the cinema with reviews of 'Mission Impossible- The Final Reckoning', 'Lilo & Stitch' and Wes Anderson's latest 'The Phoenician Scheme'. John also talks to film maker Alessandra Celesia about her new documentary 'The Flats' which looks at the lives of people in a famous tower block in Belfast.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Bill Hughes, Ken Wardrop and Ciara Treacy about the best LGBTQ films of all time to coincide with the anniversary of the Same-Sex Marriage referendum next week.Plus, all the week's new cinema releases in the company of Niamh O'Reilly.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to director Lorcan Finnegan about his great new film ‘The Surfer' starring Nicolas Cage. John talks to producer Sandra Maischberger about the new documentary ‘Rifenstahl' which looks at the life of the controversial filmmaker. Plus, John talks to Gene Maddaus of Variety about Trump's plans to make Hollywood great again.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Aidan Gillen about his role in the new Irish Thriller 'Amongst the Wolves' and his long career. John also talks to the film's director Mark O'Connor. Chris Wasser reviews the new Marvel offering 'Thunderbolts'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the best 'cameos' on film and tv when he chats to Olivia Fahy of Geek Ireland. Chris Wasser reviews 'The Accountant 2' and 'Havoc'. Plus, John is joined by Aislinn Clarke the writer and director of the new Irish Language Folk Horror film 'Fréwaka'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Stellan Skarsgård about reprising his role in the upcoming second series of Andor on Disney Plus as well as the show's creator Tony Gilroy, John also chats to documentary-maker Alex Fegan about his new film 'Sins of Ireland' which sees him explore the modern priesthood through the confession box. Plus, Chris Wasser reviews the latest cinema releases.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Rashida Jones and Tracee Ellis Ross about their roles in the new season on 'Black Mirror' on Netflix as well as their famous musical parents. Niamh O'Reilly reviews the new movies 'The Amateur' and 'Drop'. Plus, the star of the new football mockumentary 'Fran the Man' Darragh Humphreys joins John in studio.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to director Michel Hazanavicius ,who won an Oscar for the 'The Artist', about his new animated holocaust fable 'The Most Precious of Cargoes'. Irish filmmaker Darren Thornton on his new movie 'Four Mothers' and asking Fionnula Flanagan not to speak. Plus, Brian Lloyd reviews ' A Minecraft Movie'.