For many years, with regard to their film-watching, Ciara and Conor have been theming their months. For instance:
*Elaine May May (sic) - films starring, written by, or directed by Elaine May.
*Darling works (?) of May - William Shakespeare Films.
*Cartoon June - you know, animated.
*Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion) - Films from countries that were once in the USSR.
Sometimes the titles of these months are puns, sometimes alliterative. Sometimes, it is awful strained altogether (see above). But it has always been fun. Or at least I hope so. They've been doing it long enough!
No Way Out (1987) - The Big Clock/No Way Out Special Part 2
Friday Film Showcased (FFS) returns with the second and final part of our two-part special on adaptations of Kenneth Fearing's novel The Big Clock, ostensibly in tribute to the late Gene Hackman. That is borne out in this episode, as Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan discuss a film Gene Hackman is actually in: No Way Out (1987), in which he stars opposite Kevin Costner.
Ciara and Conor discuss topics including: bad alternate titles, Mel Gibson and Roger Donaldson re-enacting Who's On First, remakes vs readaptations, limo-based coitus, inaccurate IMDb trivia, Cold War paranoia, Will Patton's Smithers energy, magic computers, Iran-Contra, bad music, great twists, and whether Kevin Costner could play baseball in the Old West.
Mentioned:
Kevin Costner on Oprah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4gHNGa2sCs
Richard Schickel's review of No Way Out for Time: https://web.archive.org/web/20080408202708/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,965232,00.html
Paul Haspel, Agency Games in Cold War Washington: Politics and Gender in No Way Out, Journal of Popular Film and Television, 38(3), pp. 133–142. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01956051003725236
Kevin Costner on baseball movies vs westerns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbEYJ9Mbtk
3 Apr 2026
Showcased Selections: American Giallo – Dressed to Kill (1980)
From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at Brian De Palma's American giallo Dressed to Kill. Or is it a giallo? Yes. Is it transphobic? Probably. Is it a great film? Definitely. What's Brian De Palma's deal? I guess we'll never know.
Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full episodes too daunting, this one's for you. Put on your best clothes... to kill?
Starring Michael Caine! Angie Dickinson! Nancy Allen! Keith Gordon from Christine! Dennis Franz, who's not mentioned in this episode but is great! Sorry, Dennis, we love you!
See also: https://thesundae.net/2026/03/02/friday-film-showcased-omnibusd-giallo-deep-red-dive/
https://thesundae.net/2025/01/25/friday-film-showcased-episode-5-giallo-dont-torture-a-duckling-1972/
https://thesundae.net/2024/12/07/friday-film-showcased-episode-4-giallo-screamless-bunny-edition/
https://thesundae.net/2024/11/29/friday-film-showcased-episode-4-giallo-deep-red-bay-of-blood-dressed-to-kill-what-have-you-done-to-solange-and-more/
Music: Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D, Opus 61 - III || Marine Chamber Orchestra (MusOpen)
13 Mar 2026
Showcased Selections: Sports Gambling
From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at the rise and rise of sports gambling, a horrifying epidemic that has taken over the USA and the world, as predicted in the Tony Scott / Shane Black Christmas classic The Last Boy Scout.
Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full episodes too daunting, this one's for you. You could bet on it, but you shouldn't.
Happy Friday the 13th!
See also: https://thesundae.net/2026/01/02/friday-film-showcased-shane-black-christmas-the-last-boy-scout/ (https://thesundae.net/2026/01/02/friday-film-showcased-shane-black-christmas-the-last-boy-scout/)
Theme Music: Bach J.S. Christmas Oratorio. BMV 248. Part 4.
27 Feb 2026
Omnibus'd: Giallo Deep (Red) Dive... on Grey Velvet in a Woman's skin... of Blood! It's exactly what you think it is
What have WE done to Solange?
Originally released in two parts, this special omnibus edition of Friday Film Showcased (FFS) collects Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan's discussion about their giallo season into one big bite.
Films discussed: Deep Red, Stagefright Aquarius, Bay of Blood, Blood and Black Lace, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Dressed to Kill, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin, What Have You Done to Solange? and Don't Torture a Duckling.
More topics: the various tropes of the giallo genre, Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and most importantly Lucio Fulci, the entangled history of the noir, the krimi, and the giallo, and red phones.
13 Feb 2026
The Big Clock (1948) - The Big Clock/No Way Out Special Part 1
Friday Film Showcased (FFS) returns with part one of a two part special on adaptations of Kenneth Fearing's novel The Big Clock. We are doing this as a tribute to the late Gene Hackman, who is not in the movie discussed in this episode, but was alive when it came out. But was he a child? Listen and find out!
Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan discuss topics including: Ray Milland (man), ray-millanding (verb), The Powerhouse Charles Laughton, queer coding and the Hays Code, clocks of various sizes and mechanisms, comedic genius Elsa Lancaster of Bride of Frankenstein fame, Maureen O'Sullivan who surely is only in this as a favour to her husband John Farrow (father of Tia, Mia, and this film, if directing is fatherhood), how much can you actually fit behind a bar, President McKinley, and the existential quest to find one's self. Literally!
30 Jan 2026
Crackling Fireplace Edition of Heart and Souls (1993): A Lost Robert Downey Jr. Classic
Heart and Souls. We fell in love with this film: Heart and Souls. We fell in love, except Dean thought... that it was just okay.
Things discussed:
The 1990s' VHS rental market
The van-based secondary market for VHS in the form of Video Van Men
Film tricking you into feeling things or into perceiving motion
Insanely bad marketing campaigns: When Counterprogramming Goes Wrong
Robert Downey Jr: a vaudeville kid unstuck in time?
Ron Underwood, or A Modern Icarus
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love '90s Comedy Scores
Beethoven (the dog)
16 Jan 2026
Showcased Selections: Head (1968) starring The Monkees!
🎶Hey hey, we're Friday Film Showcased, and people say we don't showcase around, but we're too busy editing to load any podcasts up... 🎶
From the archives, a bite-sized edition looking at Bob Rafelson's almost-forgotten existential Monkees movie, Head (1968), written by Jack Nicholson!
Whether you're a FFS connoisseur revisiting the hits, or a new listener who finds our full episodes too daunting, this one's for you. So take the last train to Clarksville, you randy Scouse git: this is the podcast that will make you believe in daydreams.
Fun fact: Mike Nesmith's mother invented Tipp-Ex.
See also: https://thesundae.net/2024/08/23/friday-film-showcased-episode-3-jack-nicholson-the-fortune-1975-five-easy-pieces-1970-about-schmidt-2002-more/ (https://thesundae.net/2024/08/23/friday-film-showcased-episode-3-jack-nicholson-the-fortune-1975-five-easy-pieces-1970-about-schmidt-2002-more/)
2 Jan 2026
Shane Black Christmas: The Last Boy Scout
For the ninth day of Christmas, Friday Film Showcased gave to me: a podcast episode about The Last Boy Scout, written by Mr. Christmas himself, Shane Black!
Theme Music: Bach J.S. Christmas Oratorio. BMV 248. Part 4.
11 Jul 2025
Season 2 Preview: We've Only Just Begun... (To Live)
Following a hiatus, we at Spotify* are delighted to welcome Ciara and Conor back for season 2 of Friday Film Showcased. In this excellent episode, they set out their plans for the upcoming season.
Is this the first episode of the season they discuss? Is this the trailer/preview for said season? Though shorter than usual, we at Spotify* lean towards the former. Highly recommended. Five Stars.
Song title: Autumn Mvt 1 Allegro (Tony Vivaldi) / Artist: JohnHarrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players / Source: Free Music Archive / License: CC BY-SA
*Full disclosure, the "we at Spotify" in this instance are Spotify for Creators contributors Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan
24 Jan 2025
Episode 5: Giallo – Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
In the quintus episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor continue their discussion of the giallo genre with a deep dive on Lucio Fulci's 1972 masterpiece, Don't Torture a Duckling. Spoilers abound!
The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/ (https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/)
Ciara's Fangoria article about Don't Torture a Duckling: https://www.fangoria.com/lucio-fulci-so-much-more-than-the-godfather-of-gore-dont-torture-a-duckling-at-50/ (https://www.fangoria.com/lucio-fulci-so-much-more-than-the-godfather-of-gore-dont-torture-a-duckling-at-50/)
6 Dec 2024
Screamless Bunny Edition – Episode 4: Giallo – Deep Red, Bay of Blood, Dressed to Kill, What Have You Done to Solange and More
Ciara and Conor delve into the giallo genre, dissecting iconic films like Deep Red, Bay of Blood, and Bird With the Crystal Plumage, and exploring the tropes and themes that define this Italian horror staple.
29 Nov 2024
Episode 4: Giallo – Deep Red, Bay of Blood, Dressed to Kill, What Have You Done to Solange and More
Ciara and Conor delve into the giallo genre, dissecting classic films like Deep Red, Bay of Blood, and Dressed to Kill, uncovering the genre's tropes and mysteries.
23 Aug 2024
Desert Wind Edition – Episode 3: Jack Nicholson – The Fortune (1975) | Five Easy Pieces (1970), About Schmidt (2002) & more
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of desert wind!
In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.
Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.
23 Aug 2024
Episode 3: Jack Nicholson – The Fortune (1975) | Five Easy Pieces (1970), About Schmidt (2002) & more
In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.
Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.
11 Jul 2024
Relaxing Rain Edition – Episode 2: Watership Down (1978) | The Diamond Arm (1969)
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of a rainstorm!
In the bi-augural (that means second?) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their June film seasons (Cartoon June and Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion)), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It’s the two films in the title of this episode.
00:00-intro
04:46-Cartoon June
22:47-Watership Down
42:59-Soviet June-ion
58:32-The Diamond Arm
01:13:21-round-up
01:15:02-next time on Friday Film Showcased
11 Jul 2024
Episode 2: Watership Down (1978) | The Diamond Arm (1969)
In the bi-augural (that means second?) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their June film seasons (Cartoon June and Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion)), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It’s the two films in the title of this episode.
00:00-intro
04:46-Cartoon June
22:47-Watership Down
42:59-Soviet June-ion
58:32-The Diamond Arm
01:13:21-round-up
01:15:02-next time on Friday Film Showcased
31 May 2024
Crackling Fireplace Edition – Episode 1: The Heartbreak Kid (1972) | Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of a fireplace crackling!
In the inaugural (that means first) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their May film seasons (Elaine May and William Shakespeare), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It's the two films in the title of this episode. Watchlist:
Elaine May: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/ (https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/)
William Shakespeare: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/ (https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/)
00:00-intro
01:54-monthly film seasons
10:30-Elaine May May (sic)
23:02-The Heartbreak Kid
41:59-Shakespeare and his darling works (of May)
59:22-Love’s Labour’s Lost
01:16:03-round-up
01:17:55-next time on Friday Film Showcased
See also:
https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/ (https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/)
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-dame (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-dame)https://charlierose.com/videos/19196 (https://charlierose.com/videos/19196)
https://thesundae.net/2019/10/28/you-should-watch-ishtar/ (https://thesundae.net/2019/10/28/you-should-watch-ishtar/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/)
https://fireplaceadviser.com/crack-in-fireplace/ (https://fireplaceadviser.com/crack-in-fireplace/)
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31 May 2024
Episode 1: The Heartbreak Kid (1972) | Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
In the inaugural (that means first) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their May film seasons (Elaine May and William Shakespeare), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It's the two films in the title of this episode. Watchlist:
Elaine May: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/ (https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/)
William Shakespeare: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/ (https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/)
00:00-intro
01:54-monthly film seasons
10:30-Elaine May May (sic)
23:02-The Heartbreak Kid
41:59-Shakespeare and his darling works (of May)
59:22-Love’s Labour’s Lost
01:16:03-round-up
01:17:55-next time on Friday Film Showcased
See also:
https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/ (https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/)
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-dame (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-dame)
https://charlierose.com/videos/19196 (https://charlierose.com/videos/19196)
https://thesundae.net/2019/10/28/you-should-watch-ishtar/ (https://thesundae.net/2019/10/28/you-should-watch-ishtar/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102849/)
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