Episodes

  • TFR Ep, 778: One Battle After Another, Rank ‘Em: PTA
    Oct 3 2025
    TFR Ep, 778: One Battle After Another, Rank ‘Em: PTAEpisode Notes

    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 stack up against yours? Listen on, patriots!

    00:00-20:57: Intro/One Battle After Another 20:58-29:54: Rank ‘Em: PTA 29:55-34:17: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    Brooke Obie: One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution

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    34 mins
  • TFR Ep. 777: Him
    Sep 26 2025
    TFR Ep. 777: Him

    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

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    20 mins
  • TFR Ep. 776: The Long Walk, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, 5 Favorite Robert Redford Films
    Sep 19 2025
    TFR Ep. 776: The Long Walk, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, 5 Favorite Robert Redford Filmss

    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 things up to 11? Matt and Chris then bring back the final segment in honor of Robert Redford’s passing with their 5 Favorite Robert Redford Films.

    00:00-18:08: Intro/The Long Walk 18:09-21:14: Physical Media Picks (?) 21:15-27:48: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 27:49-41:06: 5 Favorite Robert Redford Films 41:07-42:26: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    42 mins
  • TFR Ep. 775: The Conjuring: Last RItes, Highest To Lowest, Rank ‘Em: The Conjuring Series
    Sep 12 2025
    TFR Ep. 775: The Conjuring: Last RItes, Highest To Lowest, Rank ‘Em: The Conjuring Series

    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 devouring the scenery? Finally, they wrap up the show with the definitive rankings of The Conjuring films.

    00:00-15:12: Intro/The Conjuring: Last Rites 15:13-24:42: Highest2Lowest 24:43-35:11: Rank ‘Em: The Conjuring Franchise 35:12-36:42: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    37 mins
  • TFR Ep. 774: Caught Stealing, The Toxic Avenger
    Sep 5 2025
    TFR Ep. 774: Caught Stealing, The Toxic Avenger

    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-movie masterpiece? All that and more on another toxic (in a good way) episode of The First Run!

    00:00-12:50: Intro/Caught Stealing 12:51-25:04: The Toxic Avenger 25:05-29:21: Andor/Outro

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    29 mins
  • TFR Ep. 773: Honey, Don’t, Batman ’89 Dolby
    Aug 29 2025
    TFR Ep. 773: Honey, Don’t, Batman ’89 Dolby

    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 as Batman (1989) swoops back into theaters. The guys revisit Burton’s brooding classic, Nicholson’s chaotic Joker, and ask the eternal question: is this the best version of the Caped Crusader on screen?

    00:00-15:17: Intro/Honey Don't 15:18-21:46: Batman 1989 21:47-23:19: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    23 mins
  • TFR Ep. 772: Nobody 2, Eddington
    Aug 22 2025
    TFR Ep. 772: Nobody 2, Eddington

    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 didn’t know we needed.

    00:00-12:46: Intro/Nobody 2 12:47-15:49: Chris Pratt (Now What?!?) 15:50-27:13: Eddington 27:14-32:13: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    33 mins
  • TFR Ep. 771: Weapons, Dangerous Animals
    Aug 15 2025
    TFR Ep. 771: Weapons, Dangerous Animals

    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 are shocked too. So settle in for an all new, all different First Run!

    00:00-19:38: Intro/Weapons 19:39-28:40: Dangerous Animals 28:41-33:17: Wrap Up

    Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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    33 mins