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TFR Ep. 706: Boy Kills Word, Late Night With The Devil, Call It!This week on The First Run, since everyone is talking about ‘Challengers’, Chris and Matt watched ‘Boy Kills World’. Genre films are the bread and butter of The First Run, and no
TFR Ep. 705: Abigail, Rebel Moon: The Scargiver, 5 Favorite Movie TraitorsThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt bust out the garlic and crosses as they check out ‘Abigail’, a treatise in how terrifying precocious children can be. Then th
TFR Ep. 704: Civil War, What Are The Odds?!?This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt embed themselves in Alex Garland’s latest (and final?) directorial effort, ‘Civil War’. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen in the United States if s
TFR Ep. 703: The First Omen, Immaculate, 5 Favorite Horror PrequelsHow do you feel about nuns in peril? Well, if you're for it, then the guys have a treat for you. This week, Chris and Matt do a deep dive into the Nunsploitation renaissance of
TFR Ep. 702: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, TFR LibsThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt book a round trip back to Hollow Earth to check in on our good buddy, King Kong. Nope, sorry. Just Kong. It’s ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’. N
TFR Ep. 701: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Road House, 2024 Summer BracketThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt sign out their weird, grumpy uncles from the assisted living home for yet another trip to the paranormal well with ‘Ghostbuster
TFR Ep. 700: Love Lies Bleeding, Dead Alive, 5 Favorite Movies Since Ep. 600Well, well, well. It’s our big 700th episode extravaganza, that we’ll be treating like every other episode. This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check back into
TFR Ep. 699: Imaginary, Damsel, 2024 Oscars Wrap UpThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out one of two 2024 films about imaginary friends. First up, it’s the latest Blumhouse horror joint, ‘Imaginary’. What happens if your imagina
TFR Ep. 698: Dune Part II, Lisa Frankenstein, 2024 Oscars PredictionsThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt saddle up a grand poppa Sandworm and ride into Dune-iverse with Dune Part 2. While it’s Christmas morning for Matt, after Part 1,
Episode NotesThis week on The First Run, Matt’s been bitten by a Sumatran Rat Monkey and is feeling a bit under the weather, but we shall soldier on! First up, it’s Ethan Coen’s solo debut, ‘Drive Away Dolls’, featuring Margaret Qualley and G
TFR Ep. 696: Madame Web, Riki Oh: The Story Of Ricky, Who Dat?!?This week on The First Run, ‘Madame Web’ breaks a Sony/MCU record. But not one of the good ones. Could the critics be wrong and just simply unable to appreciate a fun action fil
TFR Ep. 695: Out Of Darkness, The Beekeeper, 5 Favorite Performances Of 2023This week on the First Run, Chris and Matt head back to the Stone Age and huddle closer to the flames to ward against the terrors of the night with ‘Out of Darkness’.
TFR Ep. 694: Argylle, Suitable Flesh, 10 Favorite Films Of 2023: 5-1Let’s try and break into the algorithm and go viral. At the Grammy’s this past Sunday, Tay-tay herself, MISS Taylor Swift announced her new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Departme
TFR Ep. 693: The Zone Of Interest, Nyad, 10 Favorite Films Of 2023: 10-6This week on the First Run, Chris and Matt take a leisurely trip to the bucolic Polish countryside where everything is totally normal and nothing is out of place with The
TFR Ep. 692: American Fiction, Sound Of Freedom, 2024 Oscar NomsThis week on The First Run, it’s primary night! Can Nikki Haley topple Donald Trump and steal a primary win? Can Joe Biden win the state without even being on the ballot? Will Ro
TFR Ep. 691: The Iron Claw, Past Lives, Call It!This week on The First Run, it’s all A24 all the time. First up is the tragic story of the Von Erich wrestling family in Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw’. Then the Matt and Chris delve into the rela
TFR Ep. 690: Ferrari, Maestro, 5 Other Things We Watched In 2023This week on The First Run, it’s a Matt Howell special! It’s biopic week! We’re only missing horror comedies or plays to push Matt over the top. First up, Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrar
TFR Ep. 689: Poor Things, Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, Rebel Moon, 2024 PreviewThis week on The First Run, Matt and Chris review three films for you! Lord help us. First up is the difficult to describe critical darling ‘Poor Things’, starring
TFR Sick DaySadly, Chris is on the injured list with a bad head cold and no voice. So enjoy this brand new opening from Matt and a re-broadcast of our 2023 Preview featuring the 10 films Chris and Matt were most excited about. How did that e
TFR Ep. 688: Leave The World Behind, May December, Eileen, Christmas PlaylistThis week on The First Run, Chris and Matt fire up the ol’ Netflix engine to discuss a pair of…interesting films. First up, the Obama’s produced ‘Leave The World Behi
TFR Ep. 687: The Boy And The Heron, The Holdovers, Rolling Stones’ 50 Greatest Action Movies.This week on the First Run, Chris and Matt check out the latest and supposedly last film by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, ‘The Boy And The Heron’. The
TFR Ep. 686: Godzilla Minus One, Silent Night, It’s A Wonderful Knife, What Are The Odds?This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt rejoice in the return of the OG Kaiju, it’s ‘Godzilla: Minus One’! We’re back in post-war Japan, and Big G’s re
TFR Ep. 685: Napoleon, Saltburn, 2023 Holiday Gift GuideThis week on the First Run, Chris and Matt catch up with Sir Ridley Scott and his irrepressible English hatred of the French with the historical spectacle, ‘Napoleon’. Then they check out
TFR Ep. 684: Thanksgiving, The Marvels, 5 Favorite 80’s SlashersWe're early! Happy Thanksgiving! This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt fire up the oven, mash the potatoes, un-can the cranberries, and whatever else has to be done to prepa
Episode NotesThis week on the First Run, Chris and Matt discuss David Fincher’s latest cinematic tryst with Netflix as he returns to his roots with his latest, ‘The Killer. Then Matt gives into Chris and checks out ‘Bottoms’, which attempts to
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