This week Chris and Matt discuss the Apple+ original from director Steve McQueen, it’s ‘Blitz’. It’s our second Odyssey-esque film of the year.  This time Saoirse Ronan stars with Elliott Heffernan as the mother and son separated during the blitz of England trying to survive and reunite. There’s the bottled lightning that is the Big Releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week.  Matt and Chris then close out the show with a round of everyone’s favorite role-playing game, Who Dat?!?

00:00-10:13: Intro/Blitz

10:14-19:08: Physical Media Picks

19:09-42:39: Who Dat?!?

42:40-44:17: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt want to be sure you are entertained so they have a discussion on the latest sword and sandals epic from Ridley Scott with ‘Gladiator II’. Next up they discuss the big releases on Physical Media, give you their Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Matt and Chris then wrap it all up with their Top 5 Ridley Scott Characters. 

00:00-15:00: Intro/Gladiator II

15:01-21:40: Physical Media Picks

21:41-36:17: 5 Favorite Ridley Scott Characters

36:18-40:36: Wrap-Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt join Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evan’s on the mission to rescue Nick in ‘Red One’, the family-not-so-friendly holiday action film of November 2024! Next up, it’s on to the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week! Finally Matt and Chris close out the show with the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for the film lover in your life. Or just for you.

00:00-11:20: Intro/Red One

11:21-20:09: Physical Media Picks

20:10-36:58: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

36:59-41:04: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

Bluesky

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt continue to work their way down the sex worker ladder with Sean Baker’s latest, ‘Anora’. Then they highlight an extremely specific and relatively unlikely ,but no less valid, danger of religion with ‘Heretic’. As always they give you the big releases on physical media, the Viper Video and Streaming picks of the week, then wrap this all up with their 5 favorite roles where actors played against type.

00:00-17:54: Intro/Anora

17:55-27:02: Physical Media Picks

27:03-36:30: Heretic

36:31-50:06: 5 Favorite Roles Against Type

50:07-53:42: Wrap-Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the post-rapture horror film, ‘Azrael’, featuring current scream queen Samara Weaving.  Does the mostly dialogue-less film deliver the scares and dread? Or does it feel like a gimmick?  And is that Esperanto I hear…?  There’s the death-defying rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week.  Chris and Matt then close out the big show by sharing their 5 Favorite Political Thrillers, apropos of absolutely nothing. Fingers crossed, here we go!

00:00-14:29: Intro/Azrael

14:30-21:29: Physical Media Picks

21:30-37:03: 5 Favorite Politcal Thrillers

37:04-41:35: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on the First Run, Chris and Matt check out the final installment of Sony's Venom series, ‘Venom: The Last Dance’. Does the series go out with a bang or a whimper? You can probably guess but the guys will give you the final word on how it is. As always, Chris will bring the big releases on physical media, the Viper Video and streaming picks of the week. Finally, Matt and Chris will tell you which entry in the Sony Spider-Man Universe sits atop the steaming heap. 

00:00-14:53: Intro/Venom: The Last Dance

14:54-27:43: Physical Media PicksP

27:44-39:52: Rank ‘Em: Sony Spider-Man Universe

39:53-41:15: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt dial up the carnage and suffering. First up, director Parker Finn takes over the reins for the solid ‘Smile’ film sequel with ‘Smile 2: Still Smilin‘’. Who’s our smile demon going to possess this time? And why is it never someone with a jacked up grill?  After that, it’s the grin-inducing rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week.  Matt and Chris then venture to Jakarta for Timo Tjahjanto’s ‘The Shadow Strays’.  There’s a super secret organization of assassins out there, what happens with a hit goes wrong? Or maybe you just want to get out the game?  Finally the guys close out the show with a round of Bill from Peekskill, NY’s favorite game, What Are The Odds?!?  So let’s all say cheese and hope no one dies.  It’s another episode of The First Run!

00:00-10:09: Intro/Smile 2

10:10-17:33: Physical Media Picks

17:34-24:32: The Shadow Strays

24:33-38:48: What Are The Odds?!?

38:49-40:08: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt adjust the tracking on their VCRs to no avail with the latest in the V/H/S series, ‘V/H/S Beyond’.  Then, they’ll give you the rundown of the Big Releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Finally, Matt and Chris will wrap up the show with their all killer, no filler list of their 5 favorite Horror Anthologies. 

00:00-25:57: Intro/VHS Beyond

25:58-36:25: Physical Media Picks

36:26-55:14: 5 Favorite Horror Anthologies

55:15-56:29: Wrap-Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt find themselves back in early 80’s Gotham with the return of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’.  The first film received a less than stellar reaction from your erstwhile hosts.  Can Todd Phillips’ latest musical super-hero film win them over?  Then there’s the maniacal rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week.  But wait, there’s more!  The long-delayed Stephen King adaptation of ‘Salem’s Lot’ has landed on Max.  Was it worth the wait?  Finally, Matt and Chris close out the big program with 5 Streaming Horror Picks for this Halloween Season!

00:00-15:33: Intro/Joker: Folie à Deux

15:34-23:36: Physical Media Picks

23:37-34:13: Salem’s Lot (24)

34:14-49:34: 5 Streaming Horror Picks

49:35-50:49: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt go big, some would even say mega. Big stars, big performance choices, big run times with Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. We’ll give you the big releases on physical media, the viper video and streaming picks of the week. Then we wrap it up with our Top 5 Four film directorial runs.

 00:00-21:45: Intro/Megalopolis

21:46-32:15: Physical Media Picks

32:16-48:48: 5 Favorite Directorial Runs

48:49-50:37: Wrap-Up

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