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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt embed themselves in Alex Garland’s latest (and final?) directorial effort, ‘Civil War’.  If you’ve ever wondered what would happen in the United States if society finally broke down over which way the toilet paper should be hung.  Or maybe it was if Chicago pizza is real pizza? Something bad, I’m sure.  There’s the crack-shot rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week.  Then Matt and Chris close out the show with a round of What Are The Odds, featuring Tarantino, Frank Drebin, Phantom Menaces, and more!

00:00-21:44: Intro/Civil War
21:45-32:47: Physical Media Picks
32:48-54:44: What Are The Odds?!?
54:45-56:40: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

How do you feel about nuns in peril? Well, if you're for it, then the guys have a treat for you. This week, Chris and Matt do a deep dive into the Nunsploitation renaissance of 2024 with ‘The First Omen’ and ‘Immaculate’. They give you the rundown of the big releases on Physical media, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then Matt and Chris wrap up the show with their Top 5 Horror Prequels.  How has there not been a Howling prequel?

00:00-15:09: The First Omen
15:10-22:14: Physical Media Picks
22:15-29:45: Immaculate
29:46-48:40: Top 5 Horror Prequels
48:41-51:19: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt book a round trip back to Hollow Earth to check in on our good buddy, King Kong. Nope, sorry. Just Kong. It’s ‘Godzilla X Kong: New Empire’. Not only do we get a big box full of Kong, we get a bunch more giant apes, a baby Kong, and an ancient ice breathing titan. And if we’re lucky, maybe Godzilla will show up too. From there it’s on to the big releases in Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight To DVD Picks of the Week! There’s a quick discussion of the Aliens 4k disc too! Then Matt and Chris wrap up show with the harrowing atomic breath worthy fill-in-the-blank game, TFR Libs. Featuring the latest news about Scream, the MCU, and Chris and Matt go down a rabbit hole over what qualifies as sci-fi or not. It’s a doozy, folks!

00:00-17:20: Intro/Godzilla x Kong: New Empire
17:21-25:54: Physical Media Picks
25:55-51:31: TFR Libs
51:32-54:09: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt sign out their weird, grumpy uncles from the assisted living home for yet another trip to the paranormal well with ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’. Does the gang still pack an unlicensed nuclear accelerator punch? Then Matt and Chris ask the age-old question “Can you improve upon B-Movie perfection?” with the latest product from the strip mining of the 80’s, ‘Road House’. There’s the gnarly takedown of the big releases in Physical Media, featuring the Straight-To-DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then Chris and Matt make their own version of what all the cool kids are doing in March with the annual First Run Summer Movie Bracket. Though Chris screws up and confuses ‘Sting’ with ‘Longlegs’. Idiot.

00:00-18:15: Intro/Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
18:16-24:40: Physical Media/Straight to DVD/Streaming Pick of the Week
24:41-38:14: Road House ’24
38:15-56:58 Summer Movie Bracket
56:59-58:51: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

Well, well, well. It’s our big 700th episode extravaganza, that we’ll be treating like every other episode. This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check back into the Rose Glass hotel for more raw and earnest filmmaking. This time out, it’s Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian in the lesbian crime thriller, ‘Love Lies Bleeding’. Then it’s a blast from the past. One of the more influential horror films in Chris’ development, it’s Peter Jackson romance splatter-fest mashup, ‘Braindead’ or how it’s known here in the states, ‘Dead Alive’. There’s the bicep flexing rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week. Then Matt and Chris wrap the big anniversary show with their 5 Favorite Films Since Episode 600, as a minor announcement. So let’s go kick some ass for the lord.

00:00-14:12: Intro/Love Lies Bleeding
14:13-35:38: Physical Media Picks, Crow & Alien Romulus Trailers, & More
35:39-45:40: Braindead (Dead Alive)
45:41-1:05:59: 5 Favorite Films Since Episode 600
1:06:00-1:10:39: Wrap Up & Announcement

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out one of two 2024 films about imaginary friends.  First up, it’s the latest Blumhouse horror joint, ‘Imaginary’. What happens if your imaginary friend turns out to be a jerk?  Two films about imaginary friends in a single year doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s weird that it happened. Then they check out the latest product of Millie Bobbie Browns indentured servant contract with Netflix, ‘Damsel’. As always there’s the big release on physical media, the straight to dvd and streaming picks of the week. Then Matt and Chris are joined by a special guest to wrap this all up with a discussion of all the happenings at the 2024 Oscars and a ScreenRun announcement! I’m not going to give anything away about that thing that happened. You know the one.

00:00-11:34: Intro/Imaginary
11:35-20:50: Physical Media Picks
20:51-29:24: Damsel
29:25-51:57: 2024 Oscar Wrap-Up
52:58-54:26: Wrap-Up 

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey