Friday Film Showcased returns with the long-awaited 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!

Want more Friday Film Showcased? Make sure to catch up on our extended discussion about The Monkees and their movie Head:

And our look at the lost Robert Downey Jr. classic Heart and Souls (1993) feat. Dean Buckley and a crackling fireplace:

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I was on Why This Film? to chat about The Breakfast Club.

I wrote about some of my favourite lefty westerns for Current Affairs.

I explained why Superman = Ralph Nader in MUBI’s annual Fantasy Double Features Poll.

and a classic from the archives…

I wrote about Phase IV for Exploits in 2020.

parting recs

Watch: Vice Versa. Fred Savage is transcendent.

Listen: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

Read: Nickel & Dimed: Undercover in Low-wage USA by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Check out otherwise: Having a DVD player.

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