Screentime With John Fardy

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Oscar Winner Jim Broadbent and Downton Abbey Star Penelope Wilton about their new film ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ which sees a man walk the length of England to try and save his dying friend. There’s reviews of the week’s new cinema releases ‘Evil Dead Rise’ and ‘Missing’ with Film Critic Chris Wasser. Plus Druid Theatre’s Creative Director and Co-Founder Garry Hynes chats about her favourite film.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Fintan Connolly director of the new Dublin-set Noir Thriller ‘Barber’ staring Aidan Gillen as a Private Eye who’s on the case of a Missing Girl. There’s nostalgia for the Gaeltacht with the new TG4 show ‘Saol Ella’. Plus Newstalk’s own Jess Kelly chats about her favourite film.

This week on Screentime John Fardy brings the funnies in a special show where he looks at the best comedies the cinema has ever made. He’s joined by Aoife Barry and Chris Wasser as they debate what makes ‘funny’ with everything from ‘Some Like IT Hot’ to ‘Bridesmaids’ and many more.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the Acclaimed Irish Director Paddy Breathnach about his latest series ‘The Dry’ about a woman struggling to stay sober as well as his highly-regarded movies ‘Rosie’ and ‘I Went Down’. Does the world need a movie based on a fantasy role playing game? Paula Wiseman reviews ‘Dungeons and Dragons; Honour Among Thieves’. Plus Andrew Legge the director of the inventive new time-warping movie ‘Lola’

This week on Sceentime John Fardy chats to Emily Watson and Paul Mescal about their new brooding Mother and Son drama 'Gods Creatures'. John reviews 'John Wick 4' with a very special reviewer Anne Marie Kane. Plus novelist Liz Nugent chats about her favourite movie.

This week on Screentime talks to the legendary director Richard Eyre about his new film ‘Allelujah’ which focuses on the geriatric ward of an NHS hospital threatened with closure. There’s the fallout from the Oscars and a review of the new ‘Shazam; Fury of the Gods’. Plus a special report on the legendary TV Comic Dave Allen.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to the star of Netflix’s ‘You’ Penn Badgley about his deliciously evil role on the hit show. There’s plenty of Oscar talk and a look at why ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ has suddenly become the favourite with Ciara Treacy. Paula Wiseman reviews ‘Scream VI’. Plus best-selling author Cathy Kelly chats about her favourite film.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Andy Serkis about playing the baddie in the new Luther movie on Netflix ‘Luther-The Fallen Sun’. John also chats to acting legends James Cosmo and Brid Brennan about their gorgeous new movie ‘My Sailor My Love’; a tale late-blooming romance. Plus Investigative Journalist Mick Clifford chats about his favourite movie.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to the stars of 'Creed 3' Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors about their roles in the latest installment of the continuing Creed Story. John also talk to Fashion Designer Amy Powney and Film-Maker Becky Hutner about their documentary 'Fashion Reimagined' which looks at the struggle of a designer to make clothes ethically and sustainably.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Lily James and Shazad Latif who star in the new 'assisted marriages' rom-com 'What's Love Got to Do with It?'. John also talks to the screenwriter of the film who happens to be Jemima Khan. There's also reviews of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp- Quantumania' and all the week's TV.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Grainne Humphries from The Dublin International Film Festival about this year’s event. Burt Bacharach’s contribution to the Cinema is remembered. John also talks to documentary-maker Frankie Fenton about his new documentary ‘Atomic Hope’ about the Pro-Nuclear movement. Plus the one and only Pat Short chats about his favourite film as well as his own acting life and times.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to renowned actor Sam Riley about his new movie 'She is Love' which sees a divorced couple unexpectedly meet again in a big house in Cornwall as well as his Iconic Role as Ian Curtis in 'Control'. There’s a review of the controversial new Darren Aronofsky movie ‘The Whale’. Plus Derval O’Rourke chats about her favourite film.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Gabriel Labelle the star of Steven Speilberg’s new Oscar-Nominated look at his childhood and early years ‘The Fabelmans’. John also talks to the Oscar-Nominated director of An Cailín Ciúin Colm Bairéad following this week’s amazing news. Plus Sue Murphy reviews ‘Pamela-A Love Story’ on Netflix.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to the real life ‘Dave’ from ‘The Bank of Dave’ on Netflix about a Burnley business Dave Fishwick who attempted to set up his own bank. John also chats to the director of the new Irish Horror Comedy ‘Let the Wrong One in’ Conor McMahon. Plus there are reviews of Damian Chazelle’s new Hollywood epic ‘Babylon’ and Sky’s new series ‘The Last of Us’.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to the Awards Editor at Variety Tim Gray about the Irish Success at the Globes and how the Banshees of Inisherin might fare at the Oscars. Musician and Mental Health Advocate Bressie chats about his favourite movie. And the week’s big new movies and tv show are reviewed.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to the co-director of the poignant documentary ‘Long Live My Happy Head’ all about a comic-book artist who draws cartoons to deal with his brain tumour. Paul Howard author of Ross O’Carroll kelly chats about his favourite film. Plus Glass Onion; why are so many people watching it?

This week on Screentime John Fardy is joined by Aoife Barry of the Journal and by Film Critic Chris Wasser to look at there top tv show and films of the year. Camille O’Sullivan chats about her favourite film. And we hear if ‘Avatar-The Way of Water’ is worth the admission fee.

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Kieron Corless the Associate Editor of ‘Sight and Sound’ about their controversial new poll of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. There’s reviews of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinnocchio and the new Sitcom ‘Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything’. And Poet Theo Dorgan chats about his favourite movie.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Director Lorcan Finnegan about his creepy psychological horror 'Nocebo' which sees a fashion designer succumb to a mysterious illness who is then offered a possible cure from an equally mysterious house guest. Radio Presenter Dave Moore chats about his favourite movie.. plus your chance to win the The Lost King on DVD.

This Week on Screentime John Fardy talks to acclaimed actor Jared Harris about a new documentary all about his legendary father Richard in 'The Ghost of Richard Harris' on Sky Arts. John also talks to Director Gavin Fitzgerald about his new documentary film 'Million Dollar Pigeons' all about those individual who keep and race pigeons aka 'the pigeon fanciers'.