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Let’s ReviewLet's Review, episode 13: Based on the Book...Adam and Steve discuss some of their favorite movies adapted from books. The movies featured this week are "Fight Club," "No Country for Old Men," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "Emma." (2020)
2020-06-221h 03Let’s ReviewLet's Review, episode 12: Director's CutAdam and Steve compare two movies with their superior Director's Cuts. Blade Runner (Final Cut) and Apocalypse Now (Redux) are contrasted with their theatrical release versions.
2020-06-1958 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 11: Luck of the IrishAdam and Steve discuss some of the best Irish films ever made in a tribute to Adam’s grandmother, who would’ve been 98 the day this was recorded. They talk about “The Guard,” “The Secret of Kells,” “Song of the Sea,” and “Brooklyn.”
2020-06-0550 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 10: Flip a CoinAdam and Steve pick one movie each and have to praise it or deride it. They flip a coin before discussing them, with the winner choosing his side. Today's movies: Mad Max: Fury Road and The Dark Knight, two movies they both love.
2020-05-2846 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 9: Harry PotterAdam & Steve discuss the most famous film franchise in recent history: Harry Potter. Which movies were the best? Which were the worst? And why? The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows (parts 1 & 2) are all discussed.
2020-05-121h 02Let’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 8: Great Director, Awful MovieFollowing up on episode 6 (Awful Director, Great Movie), Adam and Steve discuss the other side of the coin. What were the worst films directed by Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Robert Zemeckis, and Peter Jackson? Tune in to find out.
2020-05-1258 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 7: Oscars So BadThis episode finds Adam and Steve discussing what the true Best Pictures of 1998, 2013, 2014, and 2015 should have been. They also dive into what they find most egregious about the Oscars, the Academy, and the voting system in general.
2020-05-121h 15Let’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 6: Awful Director, Great MovieAdam and Steve, tired of always discussing the best of the best, decide to take a break and discuss the best of the worst. What are the best movies churned out by Roland Emmerich, Michael Bay, Gore Verbinski, and Brett Ratner, some of the worst to helm a film? Tune in and listen.
2020-05-121h 07Let’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 5: Which is the Most Super Superhero?Adam and Steve debate which is truly the greatest superhero/comic book film of all time: Logan or Spider-Man 2. They also discuss X2: X-Men United, The Dark Knight, and other related films.
2020-05-1259 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 4: Close to GreatnessAfter two weeks of discussing films they hated, Adam & Steve love movies again with this addition of Let's Review. This week, they discuss movies just short of film greatness, hindered by one aspect or another: TRON: Legacy, Kingdom of Heaven, Return of the Jedi, and I Am Legend.
2020-05-121h 02Let’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 3: OverratedThis week, Adam and Steve get controversial in their topics: universally renowned and loved movies we think need to go away. Our movies? Marriage Story, The Cabin in the Woods, Blade Runner 2049, and Titanic.
2020-05-1247 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 2: Bad Movies We Love & HateAfter Earth, National Treasure, Jurassic World, and Reign of Fire are on the docket as Adam and Steve discuss bad movies: some that were awful, and some that were fun.
2020-05-1237 minLet’s ReviewLet’s Review, episode 1: Some FavoritesOn the first episode of Let's Review, Adam and Steve discuss some of their favorite movies ever, and debate which is the best Steven Soderbergh film of all time.
2020-05-1233 min
Film Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Capital Irish Film Festival 2016, Washington, D.C.Adam McPartlan was at the Capital Irish Film Festival 2016 and talked to some of the filmmakers.
Director Alex Fegan and producer Garry Walsh of Older Than Ireland - a landmark documentary that tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians.
Rachel Lysaght, producer of Traders - two strangers put all of their money into one bag and fight to the death to claim it all.
Donncha Gilmore, writer of Bonsoir Luna - an Irish-language musical, which tells the story of Duke, a street artist, and Luna, a blind barista...
2016-04-2634 minFilm Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Capital Irish Film Festival 2016, Washington, D.C.Adam McPartlan was at the Capital Irish Film Festival 2016 and talked to some of the filmmakers.
Director Alex Fegan and producer Garry Walsh of Older Than Ireland - a landmark documentary that tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians.
Rachel Lysaght, producer of Traders - two strangers put all of their money into one bag and fight to the death to claim it all.
Donncha Gilmore, writer of Bonsoir Luna - an Irish-language musical, which tells the story of Duke, a street artist, and Luna, a blind barista...
2016-04-2634 min
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Colin Farrell Actor & Dave Farrell Director of A Terrible BeautyA Terrible Beauty/Áille an Uafáis screened at the Capital Irish Film Festival The 93-minute feature docudrama set during the Irish Rebellion of 1916 tells the largely untold story of displaced young men, women and children caught up in a chain of events which would have tragic consequences leaving many innocent people dead.
Adam McPartlan talks to producer Dave Farrell and actor Colin Farrell, who plays Frank Shouldice, about the film.
2015-02-1715 minFilm Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Colin Farrell Actor & Dave Farrell Director of A Terrible BeautyA Terrible Beauty/Áille an Uafáis screened at the Capital Irish Film Festival The 93-minute feature docudrama set during the Irish Rebellion of 1916 tells the largely untold story of displaced young men, women and children caught up in a chain of events which would have tragic consequences leaving many innocent people dead.
Adam McPartlan talks to producer Dave Farrell and actor Colin Farrell, who plays Frank Shouldice, about the film.
2015-02-1715 min
Film Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Sinéad O'Brien, Director of Blood FruitAdam McPartlan spoke to Sinéad O'Brien, whose documentary Blood Fruit screened at the the Capital Irish Film Festival. Blood Fruit tells the story of the Dunnes Stores strikers in 1980’s Dublin. Mary Manning, a 21-year-old Dunnes Stores checkout girl, refused to sell two Outspan grapefruits under direction from her union in support of the anti-apartheid struggle. She and ten other supporters were suspended and a strike ensued. The 11 knew little about apartheid and assumed they’d be back to work before long but the arrival on the picket line of activist Nimrod Sejake changed everything, setting the strikers on a pat...
2015-02-1307 minFilm Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Sinéad O'Brien, Director of Blood FruitAdam McPartlan spoke to Sinéad O'Brien, whose documentary Blood Fruit screened at the the Capital Irish Film Festival. Blood Fruit tells the story of the Dunnes Stores strikers in 1980’s Dublin. Mary Manning, a 21-year-old Dunnes Stores checkout girl, refused to sell two Outspan grapefruits under direction from her union in support of the anti-apartheid struggle. She and ten other supporters were suspended and a strike ensued. The 11 knew little about apartheid and assumed they’d be back to work before long but the arrival on the picket line of activist Nimrod Sejake changed everything, setting the strikers on a pat...
2015-02-1307 min
Film Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson at the Capital Irish Film Festival:Adam McPartlan spoke to Anne Anderson, the 17th Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, to find out about the huge appetite among the 40 million Diaspora to connect with Ireland through film and how festivals such as the Capitol Irish Film Festival can bring Irish culture to a wider American audience.
2015-02-1105 minFilm Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson at the Capital Irish Film Festival:Adam McPartlan spoke to Anne Anderson, the 17th Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, to find out about the huge appetite among the 40 million Diaspora to connect with Ireland through film and how festivals such as the Capitol Irish Film Festival can bring Irish culture to a wider American audience.
2015-02-1105 min
Film Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Paddy Meskell, Chairman of the Board of Solas NuaThe ninth Capital Irish Film Festival (5 - 8 February 2015) brought some of the best of contemporary Irish film to Washington D.C. This year's highlights included a screening of Frank, Niall Heery's Gold, Sinead fascinating documentary Blood Fruit and Keith Farrell's A Terrible Beauty.
Adam McPartlan attended the festival in the first of a series of audio interviews he speaks to Paddy Meskell, Chairman of the Board of Solas Nua, a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish arts who run the Capital Irish Film Festival.
2015-02-1008 minFilm Ireland PodcastOn the Ground: Paddy Meskell, Chairman of the Board of Solas NuaThe ninth Capital Irish Film Festival (5 - 8 February 2015) brought some of the best of contemporary Irish film to Washington D.C. This year's highlights included a screening of Frank, Niall Heery's Gold, Sinead fascinating documentary Blood Fruit and Keith Farrell's A Terrible Beauty.
Adam McPartlan attended the festival in the first of a series of audio interviews he speaks to Paddy Meskell, Chairman of the Board of Solas Nua, a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish arts who run the Capital Irish Film Festival.
2015-02-1008 min