Spool Film Podcast

Correcton: The Oscars are on at 11pm Irish time on Sunday 10th March. They are only being broadcast on ITV so if you have that channel you are in luck. Will Ireland finally have it's first ever Irish born winner of a leading actor/actress with Cillian Murphy taking home the top prize for Oppenheimer? Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley go through all the categories in the 2024 Academy Awards - plus some Dune: Part 2 reaction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very special look back at Páraic and Nigel's favourite films of the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reviews & Discussion: The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mission Impossible, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Half-year Report Card for 2023 Galway Film Fleadh 2023 Preview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a record 14 Irish representatives at the Oscars this year, but will we be going home disappointed? Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley preview the runners and riders at this year's Academy Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've been doing this for a decade and while we're seeing less brand few feature films (at a time when there's more than ever), rarely have we ever been so strongly in agreement on some of the top films. Comhghairdeas An Cailín Ciúin!! Nigel's Top 10 10. Parallel Mothers 9. Barbarian 8. Athena 7. All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) 6. The Stranger 5. Kimi 4. After Yang 3. Aftersun 2. Top Gun: Maverick 1. An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) Páraic's Top 10 10. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 9. Decision to Leave 8. RRR 7. Top Gun: Maverick 6. Nope 5. The Banshees of Inisherin 4. All Quiet on the Western Front 3. Everything Everywhere All at Once 2. Aftersun 1. An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) ------- (Nigel's nearly made it....) 20-11 Hustle Cow Blonde Elvis Marcel the Shell with Shoes On The Batman Everything Everywhere All at Once AmbuLAnce Prey Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Film reviews from Páraic McGeough and Nigel Wheatley including Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bros, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin and The Wonder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paraic and Nigel share 10 picks from the first half of the year, along with where your can watch them. Plus reviews of Baz Luhrman's ELVIS and JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Paraic go through all the major categories at the 2022 Academy Awards and predict who will be going home with Oscar statuettes (spoiler: probably CODA & Dune!!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Paraic take a deep-dive into Matt Reeves' entry into the Dark Knight canon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrapping up some of the movies we've seen since Christmas which made an impact! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve gone dark for the last 12 months but are back for a special episode to recap the year in cinema. With all the variables around cinemas and distribution in mind, we’re just going to include any new feature films we saw this year, some may have gotten wide or limited releases here in Ireland, some may not! Páraic's Top 10 of 2021 1) Pig (Volta.ie) 2) Riders of Justice (Youtube) 3) Dune (Youtube) 4) C'mon C'mon (In Cinemas Now) 5) King Rocker (NowTV) 6) Herself (Available for pre-order) 7) The French Dispatch (Youtube) 8) The Nest (Available for pre-order) 9) In the Earth (Youtube) 10) Boys from County Hell (Youtube) Nigel's Top 10 of 2021: 1. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) 2. C'mon C'mon (In Cinemas Now) 3. Minari (Online Rental) 4. The Nest (Available for pre-order) 5. Dune (YouTube) 6. The Crime of the Century (NowTV, Sky Go) 7. King Richard (Google Play) 8. Pig (Volta.ie) 9. Herself (Available for pre-order) 10. Pieces of a Woman (Netflix) ** Páraic's almost made it list (all Oscar nominees): The Father / Promising Young Woman / Sound of Metal / Minari / Judas and the Black Messiah ** Nigel's almost made it list: In the Heights / West Side Story / Tick Tick Boom / Nomadland / Eternals / Nobody / Last Night in Soho / Judas and the Black Messiah / Old / Spencer NOTE: We mention on the recording that some films are available on Amazon Prime, however it seems this is territory specific. Check your local service before giving Jeff Bezos your cash! Special thanks to producer Lisa McGeough Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.... end of year list time!! In this annual tradition Nigel and Páraic run through their respective best films of the year in a 12 month block like no other, and work out what their combined favourite film of 2020 was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel and Páraic sit down for a WhatsApp video call to talk films they've been "enjoying" Ireland's second full lockdown. Includes Cork FIlm Festival favourite WOLFWALKERS, Ben Wheatley's REBECCA, the Emily Mortimer-starring RELIC, Pixar's ONWARD, Robert Zemeckis' THE WITCHES, British film LYNN + LUCY and many more.... Plus Páraic goes through his Sky Movies offer, and Nigel reveals the best time to watch horror films - 5.30am. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s taken us 6 weeks but we’ve finally gotten back to the cinema and so this episode is mostly a big giant discussion on Tenet and whether it was worth the big wait. And after all that we’ll be digging through some of the new releases that have shown up on Netflix in the last few weeks and discussing 'The Batman'. And Nigel shills for 'Palm Springs' which isn't coming to a screen near you... Closer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7-HbYvD9I Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel makes it to The Stella cinema in Rathmines for some socially distant cinema, Páraic virtually attends the Galway Film Fleadh for the Philip Doherty's Cavan-set 'Redemption of a Rogue', we set ourselves the challenge to tackle David Lynch's 1990 'Wild at Heart'... and a selection of what's been floating our boat on Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime including... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We believe we can fly right back to 1996 to take on the Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny opus 'Space Jam', Nigel review new on-demand releases 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' and 'The Assistant', and Páraic takes on 'Extraction' and 'The Wrong Missy'. And we remember Lynn Shelton and Fred Willard. Watch 'The Making of Space Jam': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBBdm19I7iE Watch the closing clip from 'My Sister's Sister': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci-FAqJJOkU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 weeks into shut cinemas, we're remote-recording to dip into a film that is considered a modern classic - 2000's 'American Psycho' from director Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale. We also go through some of the other random stuff we've been watching from Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We try to make sense of what is going on in the world around the coronavirus pandemic, and how this affects cinema-going, on-demand viewing at home and the entire cinema industry. Amidst this we also review 'The Invisible Man', 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Colour out of Space' and remember Max von Sydow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eithne Shortall joins Nigel and Páraic for the ultimate Academy Awards 2020 preview as they unveil their picks, discuss the big omissions and predict who'll be walking home with a gold statuette (Joaquin, Renée, Laura and Brad probably!)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Páraic and Nigel dissect the disappointment of the latest part of the Star Wars franchise... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.