Screenland with Brian Lloyd

DIGG BABY DIGG.

Yes, I was gone for a while. Yes, I'm very sorry about that. Yes, I explained it and apologised for it in the first five minutes of this episode. I'm back, let's not talk about why or for how long, because we have to talk about 'DIGGER'. From the get-go, you should know that I am discussing everything about this movie. Yes, I am specifically talking about the big spoiler-twist-whatever that's been left out of the...

THAT'S A LOT OF TITLES AND NOT A LOT OF SPACE.

OK, so we're continuing our streak of episodes arriving in a timely fashion with a no-holds-barred, knockdown, stomped-out review of CAPITALISM VS. ACME VS. LOONEY TUNES VS. WARNER BROS. in 'Coyote Vs. Acme', we're taking on psycho-sexual trauma and '80s slashers in 'Teenage S*x and Death At Camp Miasma', and we're ranting about generative AI (again) in 'Stop! That! Train!', and if...

A TALE OF TWO MOVIES, AND ONE TV SHOW I AM EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT I LIKE.

We're back at it, gang. On this week's show, we delve into the mystery of Eli Roth as a film director, producer and general goober who has fallen a$$-backward into a career, and discuss his latest bowl of utter tripe, the AI slop-ridden 'Ice Cream Man'. It's not all terrible news, however. Matt Johnson's excellent bildungsroman of Anthony Bourdain's early l...

NOT THE ONLY MAN TO GET STICKY HANDS FROM THE WEB.

We're back this week with a brand-new episode reviewing 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' which, honestly, is it? Is it really? This is the NINTH standalone 'Spider-Man' movie. Come on now. It's hardly brand new. It's not even new. It's old hat, right? Filled with cobwebs, even? OH HERE WE GO. Anyway, it's a review of that and me going through the eight best movies I've seen so far th...

ITHACA OR BUST.

Yes, after a two-week odyssey across everyone else's podcast and the South of France where it was nearly 40 degrees, I have returned home to find my house in disarray and my podcast being supplanted by other suitors. Or something. Whatever. I finally got to see 'The Odyssey' last night in the Irish Film Institute in glorious 70mm and this is my 39-minute glazing of what I saw. It was incredible. A genuine sensory...

TRUTH. JUSTICE. WHATEVER.

On this week's episode, 2FM / The George's Conor Behan lands on Screenland to talk 'Supergirl', the latest in James Gunn's reimagined and reinvigorated DC-iverse with Milly Alcock in the cape. Does it have the appeal to reach wide audiences? Is that even a thing anymore? Does it live up to the imagined hype? Was there even hype about this, to begin with?

Elsewhere, Conor takes us into the rich and v...

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES - PLEASE STAND BY.

Unfortunately, we were supposed to be joined by none other than Screenland regular Deirdre Molumby but technology and fate intervened and it wasn't to be, so you're stuck with me this week. Nevertheless, it's still an OK show? I guess? Anyway, this week I'm talking about basically the only movie out in cinemas this week, 'Toy Story 5'. Has the franchise run out of steam? Are toys as we k...

ALL WILL BE DISCLOSED.

After a few weeks off, we're back in action for the THIRD SEASON of Screenland! Zara Hedderman joins me to talk about Senor Spielbergo's third - fourth if you count 'War of the Worlds' - alien-centric sci-fi thriller in 'Disclosure Day', starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor as two seemingly random people who are inextricably drawn to one another as a shadowy American government-linked agency led by Colin...

After a tiny little break, I'm back in the saddle with a review of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu', the latest slop from the guy who made a movie about making slop - anyone remember 'Chef', eh? What happened, Jon Favreau? What happened?

Anyway, we're talking about that Brit romcomzomnom 'Finding Emily' with Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice, who just so happens to be the daughter from 'The Nice Guys' - which as fate would have it - is o...

SORRY FOR THE TERRIBLE AUDIO!

I'm going to flag that right away, I messed up the levels on microphone but what of it, our bonus episode is all about Fionnuala Jones uncovering the excitement and appeal of 'Pokémon' and its first season, known to those with Pokéball knowledge as Indigo League.

Fionnuala Jones is the host of Flop Culture, as well as being a broadcaster, writer, radio contributor and can be seen and heard on The...

Reviews of legacy sequels in April? Groundbreaking.

Yes, on this week's show, I'm reviewing the long-in-gestation sequel to 'The Devils Wears Prada', a rom-com starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt that had zero impact on me and barely registered but somehow has become a cultural touchstone for a vast swathe of Western civilisation. It's always fun when you're reminded of how alone you are in the world.

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HEEE HEEEEEEEEE. So, I'm back from my two-week hiatus with a review of 'Michael', the musical biopic of Michael Jackson which curiously leaves out the most talked-about aspect of his life and career, 'Mother Mary', a film about an international pop sensation haunted by demons both figuratively and literally, and finally, a brief review and chat about 'Exit 8', videogame adaptations and finally getting on the 'Invincible' hypetrain.

WHO LIT THE FUSE THAT TORE BRIAN'S WORLD APART?

Yes, on this week's Screenland, I'm talking about the innate banality of 'Super Mario Galaxy World', the corporate synergy mixed with Charlie Day shouting out Luigi Mangione during the press tour, the Sky Original-ness of Sky Original movie 'Fuze', and I am waxing lyrical about Bob Hoskins, old-school interviews with Barry Norman, outrageous sax riffs, and London villains in our cl...

Yes, it's our first show on the road - kind of - where I record this week's episode from the EV charging station at Circle K, Glasnevin, just across the road from Ireland's necropolis, the Glasnevin Cemetery where the likes of Luke Kelly, Brendan Behan, Roger Casement, Christy Brown, Dermot Morgan (yes, Father Ted himself), and many, many more are buried. Fun times!

On this week's show, I'm reviewing 'Splitsville', the new rom-c...

In this very special episode, I'm recapping the 2026 Oscars with NO ENCORE wunderkind host Dave Hanratty and discussing the downfall of Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign, the justice of Amy Madigan taking Best Supporting Actress, the inherent pointlessness of awards season in the wider context, and basically just yakking about the whole thing.

Elsewhere, we get into a thorny enough subject - influencers and content creators in the ...

We're back after a v. short hiatus - it was one week, folks. It happens.

On this week's offering, I'm looking at 'Inside The Manosphere', Louis Theroux's new doc about the internet douchebags who you most likely have encountered and ignored but still feel their sickly presence throughout your time in this hellscape. We're also talking about Ryan Gosling's trip to outer space with a rocky alien named Rocky in 'Project Hail Mary',...

On this week's show, I'm talking about how I didn't get to see 'Scream 7' and how it was probably for the best that I didn't because who can honestly look at what happened to Melissa Barrera and act like it's business as usual.

After that, I talked about Mona Fastvold's 'The Testament of Ann Lee', starring Amanda Seyfried as religious leader Ann Lee, and pitch myself as the screenwriter for a musical biopic based on the relation...

But then again, maybe it isn't? Who knows.

On this week's show, I'm going into 'The Moment', the new mockumentary from @Charli xcx and that it entails. I'm also going into 'Cold Storage' with a strange and wonderful cast in this horror potboiler, and if that wasn't enough for you, I'm also reviewing 'If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You', the new comedy-drama that's actually more like 'Jacob's Ladder' somehow.

Elsewhere, my old movie ...

OK, that title needs a little setup. So basically, there are two movies out this week that I'm talking about - the first is Bart Layton's 'Crime 101', starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo. It's good! Kinda unoriginal, but hey, it's a potboiler and those are fine.

The other movie, which is the one everyone's talking about, is 'Wuthering Heights' - the latest adaptation by Emerald Fennell. So naturally, put those tw...