Joe McElroy

August 2025: Multitudes When it comes to cinematic releases, August used to be considered a bit of a landfill month where the summer blockbusters have started to tail off so random films from various genres were usually d…

My thoughts on some of the biggest films released this August

YouTube video by NVTV Belfast Banterflix: Nobody 2, Sense and Sensibility, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

You can watch this week's show now on YouTube where we talk about Nobody 2, Sense and Sensibility and Jaws @ 50

FILM REVIEW: Weapons (2025) Weapons - New Release ReviewDirector: Zach CreggerStarring: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, Scarlett SherWritten by: Zach CreggerProduced by: Roy Lee, J.D. Lif...

Like a Stephen King story by way of a Grimm fairytale it's no surprise that Weapons is one of my favourite horror films of the year so far. You can read my review here.

[KING'S CORNER] The Raft (1987) The Raft (Creepshow 2) - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and release...

The latest edition of King's Corner is now live and in this article I look at The Raft segment from Creepshow 2

July 2025: Back to basics Ever since the MCU launched in 2008 with Iron Man the superhero genre really took off and dominated the box office with multiple films being released year in and year out to financial success irres…

My thoughts on some of the biggest films released in July

[KING'S CORNER] The Mist (2007) The Mist - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and released in order of ...

In case you "mist" it, you can read the latest article in my King's Corner series for The Fright Club NI. This month I look at Frank Darabont's shocking creature feature, The Mist.

June 2025: That’s Amoris It’s another month of IP mining in the world of cinema and this month we get three distinctly different films in this regard. We return to the world of the Yautja with Predator: Killer of Kil…

My thoughts on some of the biggest films released in June

FILM REVIEW: 28 Years Later (2025) 28 Years Later - New Release ReviewDirector: Danny BoyleStarring: Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Alfie WilliamsWritten by: Alex GarlandProduced by: Bernard Bellew, Peter Rice, Danny...

Here is my review for 28 Years Later, a film I can't stop thinking about

May 2025: Mission Accomplished This month marked the release of the eighth (and possibly final) film in the Mission Impossible series. It all started back in 1996 when Brian De Palma brought his stylised dramatics to the big scr…

My thoughts on some of the biggest film releases from May

[KING'S CORNER] Stand By Me (1986) Stand By Me - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and released in order ...

In this month's edition of King's Corner I look at one of the all time greats, Stand By Me

April 2025: Not so Crafty “Chicken Jockey.” This two word sentence has put fear into the hearts of cinema ushers throughout the world thanks to the Minecraft movie. Based off a trend on social media, as soon as …

You can read my thoughts on some of the biggest film releases from April here

[KING'S CORNER] Apt Pupil (1998) Apt Pupil - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and released in order of...

The latest addition in my King's Corner series for The Fright Club NI looks at the infamous adaptation of Apt Pupil. You can read about it in the link below

March 2025: Mid Budget When he won his Oscar for Best Adapted screenplay for American Fiction, Cord Jefferson made a speech to champion lower budget filmmaking to allow space for a myriad of talent to have their stories …

My thoughts on some of the biggest film releases in March

Love how the third act of Black Bag is basically this

[KING'S CORNER] The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The Shawshank Redemption - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and relea...

The latest in my King's Corner series for The Fright Club NI is a big one (perhaps the biggest) as I talk about my love for the 90's classic, The Shawshank Redemption www.thefrightclubni.com/post/king-s-...

Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini for the 97th Academy Awards 💙

There'll never be another actor like him. An absolute giant of cinema. RIP Gene Hackman

FILM REVIEW: The Monkey (2025) The Monkey - New Release ReviewDirector: Osgood PerkinsStarring: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Sarah Levy, Rohan Campbell, Elijah WoodWritten by: Osgood PerkinsProduced by: Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson,...

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I absolutely loved The Monkey. You can read about it in here in my review for The Fright Club NI

[KING'S CORNER] Children of the Corn (1984) Children of the Corn - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and released ...

The latest Kings Corner is now live and this month I look at Children of the Corn, a film that I am not a fan of

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January 2024: Jam Packed When it comes to January you usually get two types of films, the glamourous award season contenders and genre fodder dropped unceremoniously into cinemas to try and make a quick buck. Personally I …

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A little later than usual but here are my thoughts on some of the biggest releases in January.

Welcome home

You see I thought the bulbs on the projector in the cinema I saw it in were dim because there were so many scenes where I struggled to see what was happening on screen. I'm glad it appears to not be an issue with just my local cinema

Watching Juror #2 with the family and as soon as Toni Collette showed up my ma turned to me and said, "You're terrible Muriel"

FILM REVIEW: Wolf Man (2025) Wolf Man - New Release ReviewDirector: Leigh WhannellStarring: Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Matilda Faith, Sam Jaeger, Benedict HardieWritten by: Leigh Whannell, Corbett TuckProduced by: Jason Bl...

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My review for Wolf Man is now live. It has it's moments but it didn't live up to the highs of Whannell's previous work

"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

[KING'S CORNER] The Lawnmower Man (1992) The Lawnmower Man - King's Corner ReviewWelcome to King's Corner. A recurring series of reviews based on the film and TV adaptations of Stephen King's novels and collections, reviewed and released in ...

In this month's King's Corner I entered the bizarre world of VR by watching The Lawnmower Man. You can read the article in the link below

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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

Best of 2024 2024 has come and gone and what a year it has been for films. It’s been so good that I struggled to come up with a top 20 (which is why I have included honourable mentions this year). We took…

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Out of the 100 new film releases I have watched in 2024, here are my top 20

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