Scannain Podcast - #46 - 2018

It's time for the latest Scannain podcast!

This week, Darren Mooney join Alex Towers from When Irish Eyes Are Watching, Grace Duffy and Jay Coyle to discuss the week in film news. It is a fun film discussion; Alex, Jay, and Darren have all seen The Favourite, while Grace, Jay, and Darren have seen A Christmas Prince. Along the way, Alex discusses a seasonal viewing of Batman Returns, Grace contemplates Free Solo, and Jay discusses Vertical Limit and Love, Simon.

In film news, the podcast was recorded hot on the heels of the announcement of the nominees at Golden Globes, also discussing the international distribution of The Hole in the Ground and the success of The Favourite at the British Independent Film Awards.

The top ten:

1. Creed II
2. Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet
3. The Grinch
4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
5. Bohemian Rhapsody
6. A Star is Born
7. Robin Hood
8. Widows
9. 2.0
10. Nativity Rocks!

New releases:

• The Belly of the Whale
• Mug
• The Old Man and the Gun
• Return of the Hero
• The Snowman and the Snowdog
• Mowgli
• Sorry to Bother You
• White Boy Rick
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Previews)