The First Run

Happy Halloween!  This week on The First Run, Matt exercised his veto on musical bio-pics, sorry ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’.  Instead it’s the puppy perspective horror film, ‘Good Boy’! Then to keep the Halloween season going, it’s the latest in Shudder’s horror anthology, ‘V/H/S: Halloween’!  Chris has some news for Matt that make him a super happy boy too! Then Matt and Chris close...

This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris break out of the basement and head to camp with ghosts and dead serial killers in tow with ‘Black Phone 2’. Chris will then give you his thoughts on the latest from Jason Statham, ‘A Working Man’.  00:00-18:48: Intro/Black Phone 2 18:49-25:42: A Working Man 25:43-30:01: Wrap-Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, the official movie podcast of Antifa, Chris and Matt return the anti-franchise that is Tron.  Does Disney finally succeed and make a good Tron movie and justify their repeated attempts to build a franchise?  And how about that Jared Leto?!?  All this and MORE! 00:00-18:38: Intro/Tron: Ares 18:39-24:51: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out ‘The Smashing Machine’, the latest from Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson about the life of famed MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Is this The Rock's best performance? Tune in to find out! 00:00-15:45: Intro/The Smashing Machine 15:46-22:26: Wrap-Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the latest from auteur Paul Thomas Anderson featuring Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘One Batter After Another’.  Be described as THE film of 2025, does the film deliver on its almost universal praise? Or is it another tepid entry after ‘Licorice Pizza’?  After that, Matt and Chris do their best to rank Anderson’s films. How will their rankings...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the latest film from Jordan Peele's Monkey's Paw Productions, ‘HIM’. It’s a film that combines two of America's  favorite pastimes...football and Satanism. It's another confusing episode of The First Run, buckle up! 00:00-16:19: Intro/HIM 16:20-20:24: Wrap-Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt lace up their Air Jordan’s and start stretching for the latest Stephen King big screen adaptation, ‘ The Long Walk’.  Is it the perfect time for a dystopian thriller to take our minds off of, you know, everything? Then the legendary metal band Spinal Tap returns with ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’. Can the David, Nigel, and Derek still dial thing...

This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris reluctantly go to the Warren well one last time with ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’.  Can James Wan’s dwindling franchise be saved with this one last adventure into the darkness?  Then Chris will give you the skinny on Spike Lee's latest joint, ‘Highest 2 Lowest’.  How does Lee’s version of Kurosawa’s classic ‘High And Low’ fare with Denzel de...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt both get their own personal movie picks! First up, they get involved in a non-heist heist as they discuss Darren Aronofsky’s latest, ‘Caught Stealing’, featuring Elvis and Catwoman.  Then Macon Blair’s reboot of the classic Troma movie ‘Toxic Avenger’, in the can since 2023, finally gets a theatrical release! Can you possibly improve upon a beloved b...

This week on  The First Run , Chris and Matt take a wild ride through Ethan Coen’s latest solo mystery-comedy,  Honey, Don’t!  Margaret Qualley plays a private eye with a monotone, a mission, an intense sexual appetite, and zero patience for nonsense. The guys will tell you if it even gets close to reaching the heights of past Coen classics.  Then, Gotham gets a Dolby facelift...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt take their kitty cat bracelet out of storage to watch the latest adventure of the Mansell family as they try and take a vacation and end up getting into all kinds of wacky trouble in ‘Nobody 2’.  Then Ari Aster returns with ‘Eddington’, the story about, well, a story that maybe serves no one, or is the hilarious satire of Covid and our deep divide we...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt lock and load for a double feature. First up is ‘Weapons’, the highly anticipated horror film from the writer/director of the still unavailable on physical media, ‘Barbarian’. Does it deserve all the hype? Then they head down under with ‘Dangerous Animals’, a film that stars Jai Courtney and might actually be the better for it. I know, Matt and Chris...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Akiva Schaffer’s reboot of the Police Squad franchise with ‘The Naked Gun’. Can the film revive the spoof genre? Is it at least worthy of the originals? There’s the always hilarious review of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks of the Week. Then Matt and Chris close out the show with the Horror Madness...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt stretch, flame on, and go full clobberin’ time as we dive into the story of Marvel’s first family in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’. From cosmic rays to family bonds that would make Dom Toretto proud, they see if this entry is a breath of fresh air in the MCU. Or if it can make Chris care about the FF. There's the big release on physical media, t...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt are joined by TFR theme composer Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey to discuss James Gunn’s big swing with ‘Superman’.  After the failed Snyder-verse, Warner Bros. attempts a lighter not so dour reboot for the DC Cinematic Universe.  Does Gunn pull it off and deliver a rollicking adventure filled reset?  Do Gunn at least ‘get’ Superman?  And most...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt tag along for prehistoric chaos and painfully awkward hangouts. First up, it’s ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’, the latest chapter in the dino-verse. Does this evolution in the franchise finally earn its place in the fossil record—or is it just another roar without bite?  Then they pivot to ‘Friendship’, the offbeat comedy pairing Tim Robinson’s cringe-ind...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt strap in for Joseph Kinski’s next mining of 80’s pastiche with ‘F1’.  Allegedly druken abusive father Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes a race [insert vehicle here] driver that gets one last chance at glory that maybe provides some wisdom for the team along the way. There’s the formulaic rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Vi...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt return to the wastelands of Britain with their review of ’28 Years Later’, the long-awaited continuation of the rage-fueled trilogy by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Does the legacy hold up or should it have stayed locked up in its money cage? Your gallant hosts dive into the latest and greatest physical media releases as well as give you the viper video a...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation with the joyous and life-affirming ‘The Life Of Chuck’.  At least, that’s how it was sold to me.  Then it’s on to the latest Predator film with ‘Killer Of Killers’.  Like Flanagan and King, Dan Trachtenberg is not the Predator series leading force.  So we’ll fill you in on how the...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt dive into two biggies. First, Ana de Armas steps into the massive shoes of Keanu Reeves in ‘Ballerina’, the latest entry in the John Wick universe. Then Wes Anderson returns with ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, a...we'll be generous and say "meticulously crafted" tale of deception, intrigue, and quirky jerks.  Matt and Chris will also break down t...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt engage with our grief once again via the horror genre with the Philippou Brothers’ ‘Bring Her Back’.  Just how far would you go to reunite with your loved ones? And does it include eating inanimate objects?  There’s the startling rundown of the big releases on Physical Media featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week.  Ma...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt take one last ride (maybe?) with Tom Cruise before Ethan Hunt is sent to a farm upstate with Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. They give you the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week.  Matt and Chris then wrap it all up with their 5 Favorite Action Movie Franchises.  I...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt attempt to cheat death yet again with a return to the ‘Final Destination’ series with ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’. After succumbing to the icy grip of indifferent audiences, and diminishing quality, the franchise returns.  What insanely complicated plans does death have for our poor victims this time? Then it’s on to the Big Releases on Physical...

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the dark take on Cinderella with ‘The Ugly Stepsister’.  How far would you go to obtain those perfectly reasonably and not at all trauma inspiring beauty standards to win the affections of the prince? There’s the perfectly fitting glass slipper-esque review of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Viper Video Picks o...

This week on The First Run, the MCU pulls out the B-Team with ‘Thunderbolts*’. Florence Pugh leads of teams of also-rans to save the city, and perhaps themselves.  Does the MCU make that long-awaiting course correction? Or is it more content from the factory assembly line?  Chris and Matt give you the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of t...