Screentime With John Fardy

This week on Screentime John Fardy is joined in studio by Alex Murphy and Chris Walley to chat about the return of the dynamic duo Conor and Jock in the latest series of 'The Young Offenders'. John also chats to tv and film writer Richie Conroy about helping to adapt the brilliant 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' as well as failing Irish and then writing books in it. Plus, Andy McCarroll reviews 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to legendary Irish actor Lorcan Cranitch about his many roles in Cinema and TV including his famous portrayal of Beck in 'Cracker' and his new film 'The Three Urns'. Cara O'Doherty has all the week's new film releases including 'You, Me & Tuscany'. Plus, all the week's new TV reviewed so you know what to watch and what to skip.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Paul Fischer author of 'The Last Kings of Hollywood; The Battle for the Soul of American Cinema' which looks at the interwoven careers of Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. Professor Luke O'Neill talks to John about the accuracy of 'science' in the movies. Plus, Ken Doran reviews 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Nicola Coughlan about her role as 'Silky' in the new children's film 'The Magic Faraway Tree' as well as 'Bridgerton' and social media. John talks to legendary screenwriter and director Michael Patrick King about the new season of 'The Comeback' on HBO Max. Plus, Oscar-nominated Director Raoul Peck on his new documentary 'Orwell: 2+2=5'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to legendary actress Mischa Barton about starring in a new stage adaptation of 'Double Indemnity' at The Gaiety. Actress Danielle Galligan joins John to talk about her role in the new Irish drama 'Spilt Milk'. Niamh O'Reilly reviews all the new cinema releases. Plus, Henry McKean on surviving the Oscars.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the cast of 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' including Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth as well as its creator Steven Knight. John also talks to John Patton Ford about writing and directing the new Glen Powell film 'How to Make a Killing'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy is joined in studio by Danny Dyer to chat about this new movie 'One Last Deal' where he plays a football agent, Danny also reflects oh his many roles and status as a national treasure. John is also joined by the voice cast of Disney Pixar's new film 'Hoppers'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Amanda Seyfried about her new film 'The Testament of Ann Lee' and the enduring appeal of 'Mean Girls' along with director Mona Fastvold. John also talks to Oscar-winning documentary maker Morgan Neville about his new Paul McCartney documentary 'Man on the Run' on Prime Video.

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'.