TFR Focus Ep. 21: 2019 Oscars Live Stream
Chris Scalzo
Boo-yah! On this special episode of The First Run Focus, it’s an edited version of our Oscars live stream special featuring Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey and James Baker of PopCultNet.
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TFR Ep. 438: Alita: Battle Angel, Happy Death Day 2U
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris tries to scrap together an episode from our Oscars Live Stream show with Alita: Battle Angel and Happy Death Day 2U.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 437: The Prodigy, Cold Pursuit, 2019 Oscar Predictions
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Bryce and David of horrormovietalk.com join Chris and Matt to discuss ‘The Prodigy’ and ‘Cold Pursuit’. Plus the gang shares their predictions for the 2019 Oscars!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 436: Lego Movie 2, Velvet Buzzsaw, 5 Best Cursed Objects
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris return to the land of LEGOs with ‘Lego Land 2: The Second Part and Dan Gilroy’s satirical horror film, ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’. Plus our 5 favorite Movie Cursed Objects!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 435: The Kid Who Would Be King, Polar, What Are The Odds
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt & Chris discuss the family adventure film, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ and the Netflix actioner ‘Polar’, starring Mads Mikkelson.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 434: Glass, Cam, 2019 Oscar Nominations
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, it’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. First up, M. Knight Shyamalan finishes his ‘Unbreakable’ trilogy with ‘Glass’. Then it’s Netflix tech-thriller, ‘Cam’ and our impression of the Oscar nominations.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 433: Mary Poppins Returns, The Mule, TFR Lounge
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt watched a couple of 2018 holdovers; ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and ‘The Mule’, featuring Clint Eastwood.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 432: If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, 10 Best Films Of 2018
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt & Chris discuss two of the most critically adored films of 2018, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ & ‘Roma’. And finally, Matt and Chris share their 10 Best Films Of 2018.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 431: Vice, Bumblebee, The List: Christian Bale
Chris Scalzo
On this episode of The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney black comedy biopic, ‘Vice’ and a possible good Transformers movie (?!?), Bumblebee. Plus it’s the debut of a brand new segment, The List!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 430: Aquaman, The Favourite, 2019 Movie Preview
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Happy New Year! Now that that’s out of the way, Chris and Matt discuss ‘Aquaman’ & ‘The Favourite ‘and just drench you in hot take after hot take. Plus it’s the 2019 Movie Preview. All for the cheap price of free!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 429: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Christmas Chronicles, TFR Libs
Chris Scalzo
On this special holiday episode of The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the potentially amazing animated feature, ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’. A guest joins the show to review Kurt Russell as a SILF in Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles’, and participate in TFR Libs.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 428: Boy Erased, The Night Comes For Us, 5 Favorite Holiday Movie Characters
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion therapy drama ‘Boy Erased’ and the Netflix grindhouse martial arts film, ‘The Night Comes For Us’. Plus Matt and Chris share whom their 5 favorite Holiday Movie Characters!
Read MoreTFR Ep. 427: Green Book, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, TFR Lounge
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris discuss ‘Green Book’ & the return of the Coen Brothers with the Netflix Western anthology, the Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Plus Golden Globe nominations, the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer, Mysterio in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, and more in the TFR Lounge.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 426: Creed II, Crimes Of Grindelwald, 5 Spinoffs We Want To See
Chris Scalzo
This time on The First Run, it’s sequel week! Matt & Chris kick off the show with ‘Creed II’, the latest film in the ‘Rocky’ franchise and the expanded Harry Potter universe’s ‘Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald’. Plus 5 Spinoffs We Want To See.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 425: Widows, Ralph Breaks The Internet, 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris discuss director Steve McQueen’s latest, ‘Widows’, the return of Wreck-It-Ralph and Venellope in ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’, and our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 424: Overlord, The Girl In The Spider’s Web, Who Dat?
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt are joined by James of PopCultNet to discuss the Nazi/War/Zombie/Action movie, ‘Overlord’ and Dragon Tattoo sequel/relaunch, ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 423: Suspiria(s), Bohemian Rhapsody, Call It!
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris enroll in everyone’s favorite German dance academy and experience the horror of ‘Suspiria’. Then the guys rock out, carefully, to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 422: Mid90s, Apostle, 5 Films That Defined The 90’s
Chris Scalzo
The week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, ‘Mid90s’ along with the latest from The Raid franchise director Gareth Evans, ‘Apostle’. Plus the 5 Films That Defined The 90’s.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 421: Halloween, Malevolent, Lounge: Halloween Franchise
Chris Scalzo
The week on The First Run, Chris Scalzo is joined by original cohost and ‘Halloween’ super-fan, Chris Esposito to discuss the latest (now only) sequel to the ‘Halloween’ franchise, ‘Halloween’. The Netflix import, ‘Malevolent’. What happens with a group of paranormal hucksters run into the real thing? The show wraps with a discussion of the entire ‘Halloween’ franchise.
Read MoreTFR Ep. 420: Bad Times At The El Royale, First Man, Hold The Dark, What Are The Odds?
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Matt returns to discuss Drew Goddard’s latest, ‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ and ‘Hold The Dark’ while Chris reviews ‘First Man’. Plus it’s the return of ‘What Are The Odds?’.
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