#57: Assassin's Creed, Passengers, Silence, Why Him, A Monster Calls reviewed

On this week's entertainment.ie Movie Podcast, Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Deirdre Molumby review Silence, Assassin's Creed, Passengers, Why Him? and A Monster Calls. Deirdre also catches up with Liam Neeson to chat about his new movie releases.

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Category: TV & Film
Duration: 46:58

#56: Rogue One - A Star Wars Story, Capturing Pablo and the Golden Globe nominations

On this week's entertainment.ie Movie Podcast, Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd discuss Rogue One - A Star Wars Story, including interviews with Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Ben Mendelsohn and this year's Golden Globe nominations.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161215.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 34:53

#55: Worst films of 2016, Office Christmas Party and I Am Not a Serial Killer reviewed

Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd discuss the worst films of 2016, reviews for Office Christmas Party and I Am Not a Serial Killer plus an interview with Billy O'Brien and Max Records from IANASK.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161207.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 59:33

#54: Sully, Moana and Bleed For This reviewed

Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Deirdre Molumby discuss this week's new movie releases including Sully, Moana and Bleed For This.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161201.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:34

#53: Allied and Band Santa 2 reviewed

Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Deirdre Molumby discuss this week's new movie releases including Allied and Bad Santa 2 whilst pondering if Brad Pitt can still hold a leading role.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161124.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 21:39

#52: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them reviewed

Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Deirdre Molumby discuss the new movie series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Plus Brian gets an unexpected birthday surprise.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161117.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 16:39

#51: Arrival reviewed and early Oscar predictions

Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd review Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic, Arrival.

They also look ahead to the Oscars and run through their early predictions.

Direct Download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161110.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 30:16

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #50: The Light Between Oceans, The Accountant and Nocturnal Animals

Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd are joined on the podcast by entertainment.ie Staff Writer, Max Ramsbottom, this week.

The trio discuss this week's cinema releases which include, The Light Between Oceans, The Accountant and Nocturnal Animals.

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Category: TV & Film
Duration: 30:09

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #49: Doctor Strange reviewed plus interviews with Mads Mikkelsen and Benedict Wong

Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Deirdre Molumby talk Doctor Strange, the latest character to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They discuss how the story of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sorcerer Supreme compares to other Marvel heroes and what the movie says about the general direction that Marvel is heading with its movies.

Plus Brian travels to London to interview Mads Mikkelsen and Benedict Wong about their roles in the movie.

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Category: TV & Film
Duration: 32:42

#48: Swingers turns 20. Keeping Up With the Joneses, Jack Reacher and Queen of Katwe reviewed

Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd discuss Swingers, which turns 20 this week. The film but Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughan and director, Doug Liman on the map.

They're also joined by Deirdre Molumby for a review of Keeping Up With the Joneses, Queen of Katwe and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161020.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:17

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #47: Eugene O'Brien and Declan Recks discuss new Irish comedy, The Flag.

Brian is joined on the entertainment.ie Movie Podcast this week by Eugene O'Brien and Declan Recks, the writer and director pairing behind the new Irish comedy, The Flag.

Eugene and Declan tell Brian about the process of writing and producing the Pat Shortt starring comedy as well as discussing their previous work together, 2007's Eden and hit RTE drama, Pure Mule.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161014.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:54

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #46: Mel Gibson's resurgence, Girl On The Train and John Michael McDonagh's War On Everyone

Mike Sheridan and Brian Lloyd discuss Mel Gibson's apparent resurgence in Blood Father and Hacksaw Ridge, John Michael McDonagh's War On Everyone and Emily Blunt in Girl On The Train. Mike also chats with David Wilmot about his role in War On Everyone.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20161006.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 42:06

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #45: Tim Burton, Free State of Jones, Louis Theroux & Miss Peregrine

Brian Lloyd and Mike Sheridan review Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Free State of Jones, Other People and Southside With You, discuss Louis Theroux's My Scientology Movie and if it will get a theatrical release & Brian chats to Tim Burton about his new Miss Peregrine movie & finds out what his favourite movies of all time are.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20160929.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:49

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #44: The Girl with All the Gifts, The Magnificent Seven and The Siege of Jadotville

Brian Lloyd is joined this week by Max Ramsbottom and Deirdre Molumby to review the week's big film releases including The Girl with All the Gifts, The Magnificent Seven and The Siege of Jadotville.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20160923.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 15:35

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #43: Young Offenders, Blair Witch and Bridget Jones's Baby

Brian Lloyd and Mike Sheridan review this week's big film releases including Young Offenders, Blair Witch, The Infiltrator, Bridget Jones's Baby, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Brian also chats with Young Offenders director and writer Peter Foott.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20160915.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 38:17

entertainment.ie Movie Podcast #42: Hell Or High Water, Kubo and Captain Fantastic

Brian Lloyd and Mike Sheridan review this week's big film releases including Hell Or High Water, Kubo and the Two Strings and Captain Fantastic.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/eimovies20160908.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 50:57

The Insider #35: Summer movie blockbusters with Michael Pope and Dave Hanratty

On this week's Insider Podcast, we discuss the summer blockbuster season with Le Galaxie frontman and former film critic Michael Pope and Drowned In Sound's Dave Hanratty. We look at the highs and lows of 2016's blockbusters, what went right, what went wrong and where it's all headed.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160824.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 50:57

The Insider #34: Mark O'Halloran and Paddy Breathnach, the writer and director of Viva

On this week's Insider Podcast, we spoke to Mark O'Halloran and Paddy Breathnach, the writer and director of Viva!, a new drama set in the world of Cuban drag culture. We spoke to Mark and Paddy about shooting in Cuba, the unique setting and the opportunities afforded by it and explored Cuban drag culture itself.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160818.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 16:55

The Insider #33: Live Q&A with Viggo Mortensen at the Captain Fantastic Irish Premiere

This week's Insider Podcast is a recording taken from our live Q&A with Viggo Mortensen at Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. We spoke to Viggo about starring in Captain Fantastic, its various challenges and the screenplay and we also fielded questions from the live audience. Captain Fantastic is in cinemas from September 9th.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160816.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 40:42

The Insider #32: Brian Conroy on film copyright

On this week's Insider Podcast, we speak to Brian Conroy of Rennicks Solictors. Brian is a solicitor with extensive experience on intellectual property, copyright laws and trademarks and recently discovered some interesting filings by JK Rowling and Warner Bros. As well as discussing the nature of copyrights in film and merchandising, we also spoke about public domain films and many aspects of the film business with regards to copyright and trademark.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160722.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 33:02

The Insider #31: Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins, director and producer of Finding Dory

On this week's Insider Podcast, we speak to Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins, the director and producer of Finding Dory. Lindsey Collins has worked on some of Disney's most prestigious work, including Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Hercules and Ratatouille whilst Andrew Stanton has directed Finding Nemo, Wall-E, the live-action John Carter and written many of Pixar's finest works.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160726.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 15:46

The Insider #30: Actor Simon Delaney

On this week's Insider Podcast, we talk to Simon Delaney about his role in the upcoming horror sequel, The Conjuring 2. A familiar face to Irish audiences, Delaney's become a household name thanks to starring turns in Bachelor's Walk, Zonad and Roy.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160610.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 23:47

The Insider #29: Whit Stillman, director of Love & Friendship

On this week's Insider Podcast, we spoke to Whit Stillman, the director of Love & Friendship. His fifth film in over twenty-five years, we discussed his absence from filmmaking and what he's done in the interim. We also discussed working with Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny again and, more importantly, what's next in the pipeline.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160531.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 26:24

The Insider #28: Director of Angry Birds The Movie, Fergal Reilly

On this week's Insider Podcast, we spoke to Fergal Reilly, the Co-Director of The Angry Birds Movie. Originally from Ardee in Co. Louth, Reilly has been working in animation for over two decades, working on the likes of The Rescuers, Space Jam, Osmosis Jones and The Iron Giant. He was also hired by Sam Raimi to help the previsualise the action sequences for Spider-Man 2.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160510.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 32:33

The Insider #27: Irish Director Risteard O Domhnaill

On this week's Insider Podcast, we spoke to Risteard O Domhnaill, the director of landmark Irish documentary The Pipe. His latest work, Atlantic, tells the story of three separate communities in Norway, Ireland and Canada and the ocean that separates them. As well as focusing on the ecological aspect of modernisation on the ocean, it also shows how communities are affected by political decisions, oil exploration and over-fishing.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160428.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 31:05

The Insider #26: Le Galaxie's Michael Pope talks Aliens

On this week's Insider Podcast, we talk to Le Galaxie's Michael Pope about the 30th Anniversary of James Cameron's Aliens. Released back in 1986, the film took the themes of Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror and turned it to a more sci-fi action bent. We discuss the impact it had, how Cameron handled the action and whether or not it still holds up thirty years on.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160420.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:39

The Insider #25: John Carney, director of the Oscar-winning Once, Begin Again and Sing Street

On this week's Insider, we talk to John Carney, the director of the Oscar-winning Once, Begin Again and the upcoming Sing Street. As well as being a director, John Carney began his career as one of the original members of The Frames and has been active in both in the Irish music industry and film industry. We talked to John about making Sing Street, the period detail and his own career and working with a uniquely Irish story.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160316.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 32:41

The Insider #24: 2016 Academy Awards reviewed

On this week's Insider Podcast, we talk to Dave Hanratty of Drowned In Sound and State Magazine about this year's Oscars, dissecting the winners and the losers, the snubs and the upsets and whether or not the Academy Awards are still relevant in this day and age.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160303.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 52:45

The Insider #23: Ben Wheatley, director of Kill List and High-Rise

On today's Insider Podcast, we talk to Ben Wheatley, director of Kill List, A Field In England and the upcoming JG Ballard adaptation, High-Rise. We spoke to Ben about the film's themes, the incredible production design on the film and the critical reaction to the film itself.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160225.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 18:45
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The Insider #22: Grainne Humphreys, festival director of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival

On this week's Insider, we talk to Grainne Humphreys, festival director of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival. The festival, established in 2003, has been a highlight for film fans both in Dublin and across Ireland. This year sees a wide range of films showcased across Dublin's cinemas, with many films receiving their premiere.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160210.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 27:11
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The Insider #21: The Insider talks to screenwriter Michael Kinirons about his new film Strangerland

On this week's Insider, we spoke to screenwriter Michael Kinirons about his new film, Strangerland. His first produced feature-length screenplay, Michael made it onto the prestigious Brit List of unproduced screenplays and is steadily building his career. We spoke about working with Nicole Kidman, the Australian setting of Strangerland and Ireland's standing in the film industry.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160204.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 30:43

The Insider #20: The Insider talks to Oscar-nominated director Adam McKay

On this week's Insider, we talk to Adam McKay, director of the Oscar-nominated 'traumaedy' The Big Short. Based on the book by Michael Lewis, The Big Short tells the bafflingly true story of a group of Wall Street brokers who decided to bet on the collapse of the American economy.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160121.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 20:36

The Insider #19: Tommy Palotta

On this week's Insider Podcast, we spoke to Tommy Palotta, director of Last Hijack. A startlingly unique documentary that blends real footage with rotoscoping, Last Hijack tells the story of the Somali pirates and their exploits from their own perspective. As well as this, we discussed his work with Richard Linklater and his future plans, including an exclusive on his upcoming Bill Hicks biopic.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160115.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 28:57

The Insider #18: Lenny Abrahamson

On our first Insider Podcast of the new year, we talk to Lenny Abrahamson about his new film, Room. Hotly tipped to win at this year's Academy Awards, Room has had some of the most glowing reviews for the year and it's easy to see why - it's easily one of the best films of 2016.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20160106.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 16:00