TFR Ep. 536: The 40 Year Old Version, Bacarau, 2021 Netflix Preview
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Radha Blank’s ‘The 40 Year Old Version’, now on Netflix. The story of a struggling playwright in New York City as she deals with the loss of her mother, considers selling out, until she is spared by a possible new endeavor. Then Matt and Chris jet on down to Brazil and visit the small village of ‘Bacarau’, where something truly strange is afoot. There’s the fun AND informative rundown of the major releases on physical media, featuring the Straight to DVD an Streaming Picks of the Week. The guys then close out the show with their 2021 Netflix preview. Can the Rock, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds sell us all on some more straight to DVD level goodness?
00:00-14:14: Intro/The 40 Year Old Version
14:15-25:31: Physical Media Picks
25:32-32:59: Bacarau
33:00-47:39: 2021 Netflix Preview
47:40-49:58: Wrap Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey
The 40 Year Old Version images © Netflix