Happy New Year! It's time for the latest Scannain podcast!

This week, Darren Mooney, Grace Duffy, Ronan Doyle and Jay Coyle discuss the week in film news. As the first podcast we've recorded in three weeks, since the end-of-year spectacular back in December, there is a lot to talk about. And so we do! Everything from T2: Trainspotting to Bird Box to Bandersnatch to The Dead, it's an eclectic selection of films. It includes some of the new releases that we didn't get to cover over the break, including Life Itself and Welcome to Marwen.

There is also understandably a lot of ground to cover. In awards season news, the success of The Favourite at both the Golden Globes and in the BAFTA nominations. The various Oscar-season gossip, including the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, the chaos around Green Book, Kevin Hart's controversy and the decision to go hostless. Closer to home, there was an acknowledgement of James Hickey's decision to step down at the end of his term as head of Screen Ireland and a brief discussion of the Dublin Bowie Festival.

The top ten:

Mary Poppins Returns

Bumblebee

Andre Rieu’s 2019 New Year Concert From Sydney

The Favourite

Aquaman

Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Grinch

Bohemian Rhapsody

Holmes and Watson

New releases:

The Front Runner

Colette

Men and Monsters

Stan and Ollie

The Upside

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast!

It's the end of the year, which means that this is an episode all about celebrating the year that has been. Darren Mooney, Luke Dunne from Film in Dublin, Grace Duffy, Jay Coyle and Ronan Doyle discuss 2018 in terms of films. That means a general natter about the year as a whole, an exploration of the top ten films at the Irish box office, a run down through our individual top tens, and the formation of a consensus Scannain top ten films of the year.

The end of year box office top ten is...

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

A Star is Born

Avenger: Infinity War

Incredibles 2

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Peter Rabbit

Bohemian Rhapsody

Black Panther

The Grinch

The Greatest Showman

 

And the consensus Scannain top ten films of the year are...

10. BlacKkKlansman / Mission: Impossible - Fallout

09. Phantom Thread

08. Rosie

06. Faces Places / Annihilation

05. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

04. The Image You Missed

03. Dogman

02. Lady Bird

01. You Were Never Really Here

To get the individual top tens, which cover thirty-eight films in total, you'll just have to listen to the podcast.

A special thank you to everybody who has contributed to the podcast over the year. This has been a great project, and would not be possible without a fantastic pool of contributors: Daniel Anderson, Philip Bagnall, Donnacha Coffey, Jason Coyle, Graham Day, Ronan Doyle, Grace Duffy, Luke Dunne, Emma Fagan, Stacy Grouden, Niall Murphy, Doctor Jennifer O'Meara, Andrew Quinn, Nicola Timmins, Alex Towers.

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast!

This week, Niall Murphy is joined by Ronan Doyle, Grace Duffy, and Jay Coyle to discuss the week in film news. 

The top ten:

The Grinch

Ralph Breaks The Internet

Creed 2

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Bohemian Rhapsody

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

The Old Man & The Gun

Mortal Engines

Sorry To Bother

A You Star Is Born

New releases:

Aquaman

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Mortal Engines

Free Solo

Lizzie

Keepers Of The Flame

The House That Jack Built

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast!

This week, Darren Mooney join Alex Towers from When Irish Eyes Are Watching, Grace Duffy and Jay Coyle to discuss the week in film news. It is a fun film discussion; Alex, Jay, and Darren have all seen The Favourite, while Grace, Jay, and Darren have seen A Christmas Prince. Along the way, Alex discusses a seasonal viewing of Batman Returns, Grace contemplates Free Solo, and Jay discusses Vertical Limit and Love, Simon.

In film news, the podcast was recorded hot on the heels of the announcement of the nominees at Golden Globes, also discussing the international distribution of The Hole in the Ground and the success of The Favourite at the British Independent Film Awards.

The top ten:

Creed II

Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet

The Grinch

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Robin Hood

Widows

2.0

Nativity Rocks!

New releases:

The Belly of the Whale

Mug

The Old Man and the Gun

Return of the Hero

The Snowman and the Snowdog

Mowgli

Sorry to Bother You

White Boy Rick

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Previews)

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast! Apologies this time, as host Darren Mooney has a bit of a throaty cough. He tries to keep it under control on the recording.

This week, Darren Mooney, Jay Coyle, Luke Dunne from Film in Dublin, Grace Duffy and Scannain editor-in-chief Niall Murphy discuss the week in film news. As usual, we talk about the top ten, the new releases, and what we watched this week. Jay made one last effort to get his mileage out of Filmstruck, and proved himself "down with the kids" by watching Cam and Searching. Luke delved into gay and exploitation cinema, with a healthy helping of Suspiria. Grace watched a pair of surfing documentaries on Netflix. Niall reopens old wounds with Batman vs. Superman and introduced his son to the original Wreck-It Ralph.

In film news, this week marked the passing of a number of industry legends, including Nicholas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci. We also discuss the five Irish films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, along with the new Arc Cinema opening in Navan. Because Niall is here, we also have some interesting facts about the composition of the top ten.

The top ten:

The Grinch

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Robin Hood

Widows

Nativity Rocks!

The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Planeta Singli 2

New releases:

Three Identical Strangers

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Disobedience

Wreck-It Ralph Breaks the Internet

Creed II

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast! Almost live from the Dublin Feminist Film Festival this week.

Recorded late on Wednesday evening, following the screening of the festival shorts and Parklands. Directed by Kathryn Millard, with cinematography by Mandy Walker, Parklands is notable as Cate Blanchett's first starring role. So Jay Coyle, Ronan Doyle, and Darren Mooney talk a little bit about our reactions to both the shorts and the film itself.

As usual, we talk about the top ten and the new releases, as well as what we've watched this week outside of the festival. In this episode, Jay discusses both the massive list of great films he has to watch before the end of the year and his decision to watch both The Meg and Skyscraper instead. Ronan has seen two of the films in the top ten, having very strong opinions about both A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody.

There is a lot to cover in news, including the announcement of a new Criterion streaming service risen from the ashes of Filmstruck, the awards at the Cork Film Festival, the Irish Film Festival London, the Polish Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute and the launch of Screen Skills Ireland. So a busy week.

The top ten:

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

The Grinch

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Widows

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Smallfoot

Burn The Stage: The Movie

Johnny English Strikes Again

Overlord

New releases:

Robin Hood

Nativity Rocks!

Nobody's Fool

Serenity

Shoplifters

Student of the Year 2

Pokemon: The Power of Us

The Camino Voyage

• The Christmas Chronicles

• The Girl in the Spider's Web

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast! A somewhat abridged edition this week, due to time constraints.

This week, Darren Mooney, Jay Coyle and Grace Duffy to discuss the week in film. As usual, we talk about the top ten and the new releases, as well as what we've watched this week. In this episode, Jay discusses continues his disaster movie marathon with Volcano and the questionable inclusion of Cliffhanger. Varda Season continues apace. Meanwhile, Grace gets into the Christmas spirit and walks us through some highlights of her binge of research into Netflix's Christmas films.

The news this week is abridged, but there's a brief discussion of the passing of Stan Lee and the awards given out by Irish Film London before the Irish Film Festival London.

The top ten:

The Grinch

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Widows

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Smallfoot

Johnny English Strikes Again

Overlord

Goosebumps II: Haunted Halloween

Hurricane (Squadron 303)

New releases:

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Cam

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

The Price of Everything

Siberia

Suspiria

This week, Darren Mooney, Jay Coyle, Ronan Doyle, Grace Duffy and Doctor Jennifer O'Meara from the Dublin Feminist Film Festival discuss the week in film. As usual, we talk about the top ten and the new releases, as well as what we've watched this week. In this episode, Jay discusses The Other Side of the Wind, Ronan rewatches Waltz with Bashir, Grace celebrates Netflix Christmas movies, and Jennifer contemplates The Congress.

The big news feature this week is Doctor Jennifer O'Meara discussing the fifth annual Dublin Feminist Film Festival, which is taking place the 20th-22nd November in the Lighthouse Cinema. Jennifer walks us through some programme highlights. We also discuss the iffy short film festival, Netflix's collaboration with Nora Twomey and Cartoon Saloon on My Father's Dragon, a recent Prime Time Investigates look at reports of bullying the Irish film industry and highlights of the Screen Ireland funding decisions for the third quarter.

The top ten:

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Smallfoot

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Johnny English Strikes Again

Goosebumps II: Haunted Halloween

Halloween

Venom

First Man

7 Emotions

New releases:

Outlaw King

Overlord

Good Favour

Kin

The Grinch

The Other Side of Everything

They Shall Not Grow Old

Widows

This week, Darren Mooney, Jay Coyle and Ronan Doyle discuss the week in film. As usual, we talk about the top ten and the new releases, as well as what we've watched this week. In this episode, Jay finally has his say on Mandy and ruminates upon disaster films old and new, while Ronan raves about Dogman and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

The week in film news covers a bumper year for Irish nominees at the British Independent Film Awards, gives a quick shout to the Dublin Feminist Film Festival and discusses the shuttering of Filmstruck and the future of film archiving.

The top ten:

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Star is Born

Halloween

Smallfoot

Goosebumps II: Haunted Halloween

Johnny English Strikes Again

First Man

Venom

The Hate You Give

La Fanciulla Del West – Met Opera 2018 (Opera)

New releases:

The Other Side of the Wind

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

Black Mother

Juliet, Naked

Peterloo

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Slaughterhouse Rulez

This week, Darren Mooney, Grace Duffy, Luke Dunne from Film in Dublin and Phil Bagnall discuss the week in film. As usual, we talk about the top ten and the new releases, as well as what we've watched this week. In this episode, Grace discusses her rewatch of Arrival, Luke contemplates Bad Times at the El Royale and Phil ruminates upon Wonder Woman.

The bulk of this week's news coverage is given over to Phil's trip to the London Film Festival, and he discusses his highlights of the festival; his opinion on the headliners, his hidden gems and his disappointments. In other film news, we discuss the WANDA Feminist Film Festival in Belfast and the Galway Junior Film Fleadh.

The top ten:

A Star is Born

Halloween

Smallfoot

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Johnny English Strikes Again

First Man

Venom

Hunter Killer

Samson Et Dalila – Met Opera 2018 (Opera)

Kler (Clergy)

New releases:

Possum

The Guilty

Bad Reputation

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

The Hate You Give

Bohemian Rhapsody

Katie