The First Run

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt call an audible and discuss Gareth Evans’ ‘Havoc’. Scheduled to be released on Netflix in 2023, plagued by delays, the latest from the director of the fantastic ‘The Raid’ films drops his Tom Hardy led martial arts, crime, splatterfest.  There’s the always thrilling rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the streaming and Viper Vide...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the latest from Ryan Coogler and his first foray into horror with ‘Sinners’. Then, Chris will give you the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video Pick of the Week, Matt will tell you what to watch with the Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then Matt and Chris wrap it all up with their 5 Favorite Southern Gothic films that may...

This week on The First Run, it’s retro-week as Matt is out of town and Chris is otherwise occupied.  In this classic episode from 2010, Chris, Matt, and Espo(?!?) get all spookified with their discussions about Lars Van Trier's 'Antichrist', as well as the Swedish vampire import, 'Let The Right One In’. Crazy Swedes…They review a rather weak week (see what I did there?) in blu-ray and dvd rel...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt engage with (or is it test) their love of anthology films with Ryan Fleck’s and Anna Boden’s ‘Freaky Tales’.  A set of tall, kinda’ true tales set in Oakland in 1987.  Do the creative team behind ‘Half Nelson’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ spin an engaging, winding, and ultimately cohesive tale?  Chris explains why ‘Death Of A Unicorn’ was booted.&n...

This week on The First Run, Chris is on the way out of town to the Big Easy so you are left with this amuse bouche of an episode. First, Matt and Chris will discuss the latest bit of Netflix content from the Russo Brothers with ‘The Electric State’. Then Chris gives you his thoughts on the latest sci-fi horror from Shudder, ‘Ash’.  Turn in next week to see how many hurricanes Chris held down....

This week on The First Run, it’s the show you thought would never happen (if you listened last week).  Chris and Matt discuss the latest (and second film of 2025) from maestro Steven Soderbergh.  This time it’s the spy-thriller ‘Black Bag’.  Is good ol’ Uncle Steve spreading himself too thin, or is it another banger as the kids say?  A fine James Bond fill-in while we wait…and...

This week on The First Run is full of disappointment and regret. Chris and Matt check out America's favorite Quaid in ‘Novocaine’. As always, they give you the big releases on Physical Media, along with the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then Matt and Chris regale you with their 5 Favorite Steven Soderbergh Characters, for some reason.  00:00-11:34: Intro/Novocaine 11:35-20:15:...

This week on The First Run, Mickey 17 is so fine, how so fine you ask? Did he blow our minds? That the question Chris and Matt answer this week as they discuss the latest form Mr. Bong Joon-Ho.  There’s the so-good-we-should-clone-it rundown of the big releases on physical media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week!  Matt and Chris close out the big show with the re...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the Best Picture nominee ‘Nickel Boys’, a story of another dark chapter in American history. Also, Matt has a hard time getting past that is supposed to be in Tallahassee. As always, they give you the big releases on physical media, the Viper Video and streaming picks of the week, then wrap it all up with a tribute to a legend with their 5 Favor...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt decide to throw caution to the wind, crank their monkey and see who gets taken out next.  It’s Oz Perkins’ ‘The Monkey’! Based on the Stephen King story about a cursed not-a-toy drumming wind up monkey that brings nothing but carnage.  But in a fun way.  There’s the banana loving rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the...

This week on The First Run,  Chris and Matt catch up with the latest from the MCU with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’. Then they dust off the Apple+ subscription and check out Anya Taylor Joy and Miles Teller light up the screen with their incredible chemistry in ‘The Gorge’. As always, they give you the big releases on physical media, the Viper Video and streaming picks of the week, then...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt rethink their Valentine’s Day plans and decide to have some bro time. For the ladies.  First up, funny man with apparent psychological problems Josh Ruben returns with the Valentine’s Day themed slasher, ‘Heart Eyes’. Then it’s the Canadian thriller based on that weird lady in the neighborhood’s internet search history, ‘Red Rooms’.  Though mayb...

This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris are reminded about the dangers of "emotional support" robots yet again with ‘Companion’. They give you the physical media, Viper Video and streaming picks of the week. Then they wrap up the show by handing out the real acting honors of Hollywood with their 5 Favorite Performances of 2024! 00:00-13:09: Intro/Companion 13:10-18:40: Fantastic Four Trailer 18...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss a pair of thrillers to open 2025.  First up, it’s the return of the king, with Steven Soderbergh’s haunted house thriller, ‘Presence’.  It’s a ghost story not really about a ghost story.  After that, it’s Leigh Whannell’s not Wolfman, Wolf Man, with ‘Wolf Man’. Does Matt FINALLY get the wolf man horror film he deserves?  As alw...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt put those honorary film degrees to use with their review of ‘The Brutalist’, the singular film event of 2024 for film nerds. They give you the big releases on physical media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Matt and Chris then wrap up the show by telling you what you should watch with the bottom half their 10 Favorite Films...

This week on The First Run, or as we may now have to start calling it, The Nick Hoult Cinema Experience!  First up, Nick plays real-life neo-nazi Bob Mathews, while Jude Law is lawman Terry Husk (not a real person) in the Canadian thriller, ‘The Order’.  Chris then shares his thoughts on ‘A Complete Unknown’, the Bob Dylan biopic that Matt was spared from watching.  Next up, it’s th...

Welcome back, constant listeners! In this episode of The First Run, Chris and Matt find their religion and ride along as the College of Cardinals elects the next owner of the Pope-Mobile in "Conclave." Then they check out ‘Nightbitch’, in which one Amy Adams says "Night, bitch!" to being a mom and a human woman. As always, there’s a confession about the big releases on Physical Media, featuring th...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss their most anticipated film of 2024. Robert Eggers’ ’Nosferatu’ is finally here. Was it worth the wait, does it meet or exceed our expectations, or is it something else entirely?  There’s the intoxicating review of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Steaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week. The Rotten Tomatoes Score game wrap...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt review the latest potential entry into the "Is the action thriller a Christmas movie?" pantheon with the latest from Jaume Collet-Serra and Netflix, ‘Carry On’. They break down the big releases on Physical Media, the Streaming and Viper Video picks of the week.  Then Matt and Chris wrap it all up with another edition of Call It!, in which M...

This week on The First Run, the Sony Spider-Man, not Spider-Man, universe comes to a merciful close with ‘Kraven The Hunter’. We’re not counting ‘Spider-Noir’ on MGM+.  Is it a fitting send-off? The last bleating cries of a project that featured just miss after miss after miss.  The death rattle of a franchise. Do we finally have a good entry?  There’s the mind bending long rundown...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt slum it the genre B-move gutters they love so much with ‘Werewolves’. There’s the teeth-glaring breakdown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then, Matt and Chris  wrap it up by sharing their 5 Favorite Genre Actors. So look out for those super-moons my furry friends! 00:00-11:22: Int...

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 Vipe...

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/...

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...

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 fav...