Joe McElroy
@jmcelroylislea.bsky.social
Deputy Editor at Banterflix & regular contributor at The Fright Club NI
Love how the third act of Black Bag is basically this
March 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Love how the third act of Black Bag is basically this
There'll never be another actor like him. An absolute giant of cinema. RIP Gene Hackman
February 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There'll never be another actor like him. An absolute giant of cinema. RIP Gene Hackman
"In a sense all film is entering into someone else's dreams. Maybe we can even share the same dreams, exchange the same experiences."
RIP David Lynch
RIP David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"In a sense all film is entering into someone else's dreams. Maybe we can even share the same dreams, exchange the same experiences."
RIP David Lynch
RIP David Lynch
Here is a list of the best films not released in 2024 that I watched for the first time
January 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here is a list of the best films not released in 2024 that I watched for the first time
If (like me) you're too lazy to click on the link, here they are
January 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If (like me) you're too lazy to click on the link, here they are
My last trip to the cinema this year and there was no better way to round it out than with a screening of one of the greatest Westerns ever made
"Let's go"
"Why not"
"Let's go"
"Why not"
December 30, 2024 at 11:54 PM
My last trip to the cinema this year and there was no better way to round it out than with a screening of one of the greatest Westerns ever made
"Let's go"
"Why not"
"Let's go"
"Why not"
I know the story but I think now is as good a time as any to actually read them
December 28, 2024 at 1:19 AM
I know the story but I think now is as good a time as any to actually read them
Time for the annual rewatch
December 24, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Time for the annual rewatch
It was an absolute pleasure to host the Banterflix Movie Review Show on NVTV this week where we looked at Gladiator 2, Deadpool and Wolverine and The Blair Witch Project
November 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
It was an absolute pleasure to host the Banterflix Movie Review Show on NVTV this week where we looked at Gladiator 2, Deadpool and Wolverine and The Blair Witch Project
The writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom and an icon of the horror genre. RIP Tony Tood
November 9, 2024 at 2:39 AM
The writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom and an icon of the horror genre. RIP Tony Tood
While watching Killers of the Flower Moon today I couldn't stop thinking about how much Louis Cancelmi looks like David Byrne
October 20, 2023 at 8:54 PM
While watching Killers of the Flower Moon today I couldn't stop thinking about how much Louis Cancelmi looks like David Byrne
Tonight's viewing at the QFT
October 3, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Tonight's viewing at the QFT
One of my favourite moments in a cinema was watching Sorcerer for the first time and hearing a lady from the other side of the cinema shout, "I can't take this anymore" during this scene. Nobody could do it like Friedkin.
August 7, 2023 at 5:59 PM
One of my favourite moments in a cinema was watching Sorcerer for the first time and hearing a lady from the other side of the cinema shout, "I can't take this anymore" during this scene. Nobody could do it like Friedkin.
The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, To Live & Die in L.A, Cruising, Bug and Killer Joe.
RIP William Friedkin, one of the greats
RIP William Friedkin, one of the greats
August 7, 2023 at 5:10 PM
The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, To Live & Die in L.A, Cruising, Bug and Killer Joe.
RIP William Friedkin, one of the greats
RIP William Friedkin, one of the greats
Horror movie of the year
July 30, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Horror movie of the year