TFR Ep. 507: Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Last Thing He Wanted, 5 Best Films With A Message (2010-2019)

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt are joined by The Film Bee herself, Bee Garner of the In Their Own League network for our first international episode!  First up is Eliza Hitmann’s ‘Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always’ starring Sidney Flanagan as a young woman navigating numerous infuriating, scary, and sad obstacles in her attempt to obtain an abortion.  One of Chris’ most anticipated films of 2020 is finally here.  Does the indie drama live up to its expectations, or is it a heavy-handed message film that preaches more than tells? Next is Dee Rees’ ‘The Last Thing He Wanted, featuring Anne Hathaway, Willem Defoe and maybe Ben Affleck?  Based on the book by Joan Didion, is this adaptation a thrilling tale of a reporter that gets sucked into a dangerous underworld involving gun running and the CIA? Or is it a disastrous bore, even with all that cool sounding stuff?  There’s the riveting rundown of all the major releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week.  And the big show closes with Bee, Matt and Chris sharing their Top 5 Favorite Message Films from the previous decade. So stamp that passport and journey with us to a different land, digitally of course.

• 00:00-14:42: Intro/Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always

• 14:43-25:06: Physical Media Picks

• 25:07-37:40: The Last Thing He Wanted

• 37:41-1:06:26: 5 Best Films With A Message (2010-2019)

• 1:06:27-01:08:18: Wrap Up

 Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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