Friday Nights at Blockbuster

By Ciaran Vallely

Blockbuster had a huge influence on my sister and I growing up. Heading down on a Friday night to grab a movie or two to get us through the weekend became a weekly ritual. We saw a lot of great things... more

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The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.

Friday Nights at Blockbuster episodes:

May 08, 2024 September 22nd, 2000 - High Fidelity
Get those Top 5 lists ready!

Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
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1h 13min
May 01, 2024 October 1st, 2004 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What makes a RomCom? Perhaps my definition is too lenient, but if a movie makes me laugh and is romantic I think it completes the checklist. There are others with a more puritanical view on the issue...

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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59min
April 24, 2024 March 21st, 2008 - Atonement
Darth Vader... Hannibal Lecter... Cruella Deville... These are the great movie villains of all time, and they can all step aside for the new Queen of cruel, Briony Tallis!

Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
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1h 11min
April 17, 2024 March 19th, 2002 - Training Day
Before we even talk about the movie I get absolutely humbled by some of the hardest movie trivia I've ever been asked (seriously if anyone gets one question correct please reach out).

As for the movie, it's all about Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, two of our favourite actors, with two of their better performances.

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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1h 7min
April 10, 2024 December 7th, 2004 - The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne is back, still being chased by the CIA, and still trying to figure out who he is and where he comes from, but this time in a different European city!

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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58min
April 03, 2024 March 27th, 2007 - Children of Men
A look at a bleak future (and present) this week, with Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi dystopian masterpiece. Given that one of us is a parent and the other isn't, Kate and I have different feelings about living in a world without children...

Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
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1h 8min
March 27, 2024 May 4th, 2004 - The Last Samurai
Very influenced by my enjoyment of Shogun, we are looking at another Japanese set tale of Westerns coming in and thinking they know what's best.

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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1h 9min
March 20, 2024 February 13, 2007 - Marie Antoinette
Back for another Sofia Coppola movie, this one much larger, louder, and in your face! The often satirical and irreverant look at one of history's biggest icons was a bold approach at the time, and we talk about where Coppola's movie went right in contrast to Ridley Scott's latest effort Napoleon.

Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
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57min
March 13, 2024 The Oscar's are Good Again!
Reaction to the 96th Academy Awards, and we were both really happy. Good winners. Good host. And finally, for the first time ever, a good musical performance!

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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56min
March 07, 2024 January 28th, 2020 - Parasite
The final episode of our Best Picture Winners miniseries. Looking back at the first non-English language winner of the award, and what a movie it is!

Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
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1h 13min

FAQs about Friday Nights at Blockbuster:

How many episodes does Friday Nights at Blockbuster have?

The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.