TFR Ep. 286: M:I-5 Rogue Nation, 5 Best Films Of 1984
Chris Scalzo
Tom Cruise returns in the Mission Impossible franchise. We’re five films in, does the series show any signs of slowing down?
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TFR Ep. 285: What We Do In The Shadows, It's Such A Beautiful Day, What Are The Odds?!?
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, we avoided ‘Pixels’ like the plague on cinema it is and decided to take in the New Zealand mockumentary import, ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ and 'It's Such A Beautiful Day'.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 284: Ant-Man, 5 Comic Book Characters That Should NOT Get A Movie
Chris Scalzo
Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to a close with ‘Ant-Man’! Ant-Man?!? Yes, Ant-Man. Paul Rudd stars as Scott Lang, the tiniest super-hero. But he has a big heart.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 283: Creep, Call It!
Chris Scalzo
On this week’s show, Chris and Matt potentially get their pants scared off by a monster named “Peachfuzz”. Terrifying. Wait, terrifying? It’s ‘Creep’!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 282: Terminator Genisys, Comic-Con, 5 Movie Experiences We Want To Relive
Chris Scalzo
Arnold’s back! In the role that made him a global superstar as Pops! Pops, the Terminator. Is the 4th sequel the charm?
Read MoreTFR Ep. 281: Inside Out, Jurassic World, 5 Best Original Movies Since 2010
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, not only do Chris and Matt discuss Pixar’s latest film, ‘Inside Out’, but the dodge a potentially twisted B.D. Wong and treacherous velociraptors with our good buddy Chris Pratt in ‘Jurassic World’.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 280: Honeymoon, 5 Worst Movie Getaways
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt caught up with the 2014 horror film ‘Honeymoon’. Heck with ‘Jurassic World’. It’s not like it had the biggest Friday opening ever.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 279: Spy, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared, Ex Machina, Who Dat?!?
Chris Scalzo
It’s guest host-arama! This week on The First Run Chris is joined by Culture Dogs host Kevin O’Toole! Things start with Paul Feig’s ‘Spy’, starring Melissa McCarthy. Can McCarthy right the ship after the disappointing ‘Tammy’?
Read MoreTFR Ep. 278: Zombeavers, Tomorrowland, 5 Favorite Film Futures
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, it’s about dam time we had a zombie/beaver horror mash up! It’s ‘Zombeavers’!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 277: Mad Max: Fury Road, 5 Favorite Movie Chases
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt buckle up and hold on tight for the return of George Miller and his Mad Max franchise.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 276: Maggie, 5 Best Films Of 1985
Chris Scalzo
Arnold is back! Shooting and fighting and kicking zombie ass in ‘Maggie’! Well, more like spending a lot of time dealing with loss and looking generally morose.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 275: Avengers: Age Of Ultron, 5 Times Robots Really Screwed Us Over
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris, Dave, and Matt watched THE big release of the 2015 Summer Season. Joss Whedon and pals are back in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 274: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, 5 Favorite Foreign Genre Films
Chris Scalzo
On this week’s episode, Matt and Chris discuss the Iranian vampire western, ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’. Is this story of a lonely young vampire that may finally get the taste of ‘Twilight’ out of mouths. (It still hurts)
Read MoreTFR Ep. 273: Unfriended, Child 44, TFR Libs
Chris Scalzo
In this episode of The First Run, we discuss ‘Unfriended’ and ‘Child 44’. One is a horror movie, the other is just horrible.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 272: Furious 7, What Are The Odds?!?
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Dave ‘Briar Rabbit’ is back! Just in time to discuss the weeks old ‘Furious 7’. The franchise that will not end keeps rolling along.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 271: Wolfcop, The Houses October Built, 5 Best Films Of 1986
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt dive medium deep into the Netflix box of digital wonders with viewings of ‘Wolfcop’ (yes, seriously) and ’The Houses October Built’.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 270: It Follows, Call It!
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris, Dave and Matt got their pants scared off watching ‘It Follows’. It’s a horror film about what happens when you engage in dirty, dirty sex.
Read MoreTFR EP. 269: V/H/S: Viral, Run All Night, Leviathan, Who Dat?
Chris Scalzo
This week, it's ‘V/H/S’ horror anthology series, ‘Viral’. Is the franchise reinvigorated by it’s new format? Or should we just head to The Winchester, have a pint, and wait for this all to blow over?
Read MoreTFR Ep. 268: Chappie, 5 Favorite Movie Robots
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run we’re back in the theaters with the latest from Neill Blomkamp, ‘Chappie’. Is the film the ‘Short Circuit’/‘Terminator’ mash up we’ve all been waiting for?
Read MoreTFR Ep. 267: Netflix Hidden Gems, TV Talk
Chris Scalzo
No Dave? No problem! As Dave heads to Thailand to ‘celebrate’ his birthday, Matt and Chris record a bonus episode just for you!
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