TFR Ep. 600: The Lost City, CODA, TFR Top 50: 10-1
Chris Scalzo
The Lost City image © Netflix.
CODA image © AppleTV+.
This week on a special 600th episode of The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the return of the romantic adventure genre featuring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’. A historical romance writer is kidnapped as she may know certain clues to a lost treasure. Is it a genre primed for a comeback? And how is the chemistry between Bullock and Tatum? Then it’s on to this year’s Best Picture winner, ‘CODA’. The story of a hearing young woman who is the “Child Of Deaf Adults” who is desperate to leave her small town behind and pursue an education in music. But she’s torn by the love of her family and their dependance on her. Best Picture, huh? There’s the heartwarming review of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week. Matt and Chris then wrap up the show and the Countdown of their 50 Favorite Films with movies 10-1.
00:00-13:17: Intro/The Lost City
13:18-24:20: Physical Media Picks
24:21-36:15: CODA
36:16-43:24: 2022 Oscars Recap
43:25-1:08:23: TFR Top 50: 10-1
1:08:24-1:10:56: Wrap Up
Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey