TFR Ep. 206: Out Of The Furnace, Top 5 Films of 1996

This week on The First Run, Scott Cooper, the director of the heartbreaking Crazy Heart assembles a star studded cast featuring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Sam Shepard, and Willem Dafoe to take up a good old fashioned revenge flick!  So does it deliver what you’re looking for?  Some good old fashion Bronson-esque justice?  We review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then it’s the Top 5 Best Films of 1996.  But first Dave, let’s listen to a clip from Out Of The Furnace as we clean our rifles while we listen to some angsty music….

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 206

• 00:00-10:11: Intro/Out Of The Furnace
• 10:12-22:34: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 22:35-34:54: Top 5 Films Of 1996
• 34:55-38:20: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

We forgot to run down the top ten films of 1996!  So here they are:

1. Independence Day
2. Twister
3. Mission: Impossible
4. The Rock
5. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
6. 101 Dalmatians
7. Ransom
8. The Nutty Professor
9. Jerry Maguire
10. Eraser