TFR Ep. 569: Candyman, Harakiri, Samurai Marathon Awards
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the softest of soft sequels, Nia Dacosta’s ‘Candyman’. Does this new version live up to the bloody legacy of the first or is this yet another entry in the long line of films that should have been left well enough alone? Then our Samurai Marathon wraps up with Masaki Kobayashi’s ‘Harakiri’. This is apparently one of the best jidaigeki films ever made. Will your esteemed film scholar hosts agree? Most likely but listen to what we have to say anyway! As always we rundown of the important releases on physical media, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then the show closes with Chris and Matt awarding our Palme d’Esposito awards for the Samurai Marathon. If you missed this one, you would bring great shame to your daimyo and your house!
00:00-22:29: Intro/Candyman
22:30-34:16: Physical Media Picks
34:17-45:17: Harakiri
45:18-55:00: Samurai Marathon Awards
55:01-56:03: Wrap Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey
Candyman images © Universal Pictures