The Greatest Blockbuster of All Time?
4 August - 50 minsThis week on Screentime John Fardy presents a special edition where he looks at the greatest blockbusters of all time in the company of film critic, Chris Wasser, and Newstalk’s, Sue Murphy.
Series Episodes
Napoleon, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Two For the Road.
This week on Screentime John Fardy looks at the new documentary on Prime Video ‘Ronnie O’Sullivan; The Edge of Everything’ about the talented and mercurial snooker player when he talks to the director Sam Blair. Actor and Musician Steve Wall tells John about his role as the ‘Dad’ in the new Oscar Long-Listed Short Movie ‘Two For the Road’. Plus Brian Lloyd of Entertainment.ie reviews Ridley Scott’s new ‘Napoleon’ as well as Disney’s latest animated spectacular ‘Wish’.
44 mins
24 November Finished
A Royal Flush
This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of the new season of the Crown on Netflix including Jonathan Pryce who plays Prince Philip, Elizabeth Debicki as Diana and Khalid Abdalla who plays Dodi Fayed. There's also the week's new Cinema Releases with Chris Wasser including the new Barry Keoghan movie 'Saltburn'.
44 mins
17 November Finished
Meeting Robbie Williams Without Pants.
This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Joe Pearlman the Director of the new much-anticipated documentary ‘Robbie Williams’ on Netflix all about the singer’s incredible highs and lows. There are reviews of ‘The Marvels’ as well as the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or ‘Anatomy of A Fall’. Plus, Kieran Cuddihy chats about his favourite movie.
49 mins
10 November Finished
Alan Gilsenan on Trying to Tell the Truth.
This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to prolific film maker Alan Gilsenan about his new film ‘The Days of Trees’ where he documents the troubled life of one of his friends. ‘How to Have Sex’ is the impressive first feature of Molly Manning Walker and she talks to John about wild summer holidays and consent. Plus Esther McCarthy reviews new movies ‘The Royal Hotel’ and Jessie Buckley’s latest ‘Fingernails’.
52 mins
3 November Finished
Pain Hustlers, Cat Person and Rock Hudson.
This week on Screentime John Fardy talk to the famed Harry Potter David Yates about his new Netflix movie ‘Pain Hustlers’ which sees Emily Blunt play a struggling mother who enters the world of dodgy-dealing medicines in the American Opioid Crisis. John also chats to the Director of ‘Cat Person’ Susanna Fogel who has turned the acclaimed New Yorker Magazine short story that went viral into a movie of the same name. Plus there’s also the fascinating new documentary ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’.
50 mins
27 October Finished
Al Murray asks Why Everyone Hates the British Empire
This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Al Murray aka the Pub Landlord about his new show ‘Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire’ on Sky History. With the release of the Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal sc-fi drama ‘Foe’ John talks to its director Garth Davis and the writer of the novel it’s based on Ian Reid. Scorsese is back with the long-awaited ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Chris Wasser gives us the low-down. Plus Legendary Comedian Phil Jupitus chats about his favourite movie.
52 mins
20 October Finished
