Episodes

  • Lynne Ramsey on 'Die My Love' and the fear of first films
    Nov 7 2025

    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'.

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    48 mins
  • John C. Reilly on finding his Mister Romantic and Liam Cunningham on Palestine 36
    Oct 31 2025

    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.

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    50 mins
  • The Best Music Biopics of All Time
    Oct 24 2025

    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.

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    53 mins
  • Will Hollywood ever kill the boogeyman?
    Oct 17 2025

    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.

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    52 mins
  • Rebecca Ferguson on 'A House of Dynamite' and her complicated Irish Roots
    Oct 10 2025

    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.

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    56 mins
  • I Swear
    Oct 3 2025

    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’.

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    55 mins
  • Emma Thompson on 'Dead of Winter' and the stars of 'House of Guinness'
    Sep 26 2025

    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'.

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    49 mins
  • Cillian Murphy on the stories he wants to tell
    Sep 19 2025

    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'.

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    45 mins