The First Run

The First Run

The First Run is a weekly podcast featuring lively, spirited talk about film. We'll be discussing a wide variety of films including new releases, lost classics and perhaps a controversial opinion or two. So come join us for some animated conversation, that only occasionally devolves into rudimentary chimp-like poop throwing.

  1. 1D AGO

    TFR Ep. 799: How To Make A Killing

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the latest film that should have gone straight to streaming but somehow slipped through, ‘How to Make a Killing’.  Does Glen Powell retain his positive position over the Tatum Line?  And what happens with a black comedy fails on its central premise? Well, Chris goes from indifferent to angry, thanks to Matt’s prodding.  00:00-21:52: Intro/How To Make A Killing 21:53-26:01: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    26 min

  2. FEB 20

    TFR Ep. 798: Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt venture once more into the breach to assist the always effervescent Sam Rockwell save the future in Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die’! All that and that’s about it! 00:00-12:33: Intro/Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die 12:34-15:15: Robert Duvall 15:16-18:06: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    18 min

  3. FEB 13

    TFR Ep. 797: Whistle

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt call an audible and decide to watch ‘Whistle’, the tale of high schoolers who can't leave well enough alone and being supernaturally punished for it in brutal fashion. A tale as old as time, really.   00:00-16:44: Intro/Whistle 16:45-19:12: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    19 min

  4. FEB 6

    TFR Ep. 796: Send Help, Wonder Man

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Sam Raimi’s first horror film since ‘Drag Me To Hell’ from 2009(!) with ‘Send Help’!  And that’s it.  Actually no, Chris has had a breakthrough with the MCU he’s very excited to share with Matt. And that’s it. For real this time. 00:00-14:38: Intro/Send Help 14:39-18:38: Wonder Man 18:39-20:57: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    21 min

  5. JAN 30

    TFR Ep. 795: Mercy, The Rip, Top 10 Films of 2025: 5-1

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the first true January movie of 2026 with Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Mercy’, featuring Hollywood’s 4th best Chris (Pratt) and the UK’s best Ferguson (Rebecca). Then, the guys discuss the latest from the bro-iest bros in Hollywood, it’s Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in Joe Carnahan’s ‘The Rip’! Matt and Chris wrap it all up with their 5 Favorite Films of 2025! 00:00-12:17: Intro/Mercy 12:18-21:41: The Rip 21:42-37:16: 5 Favorite Films of 2025 37:17-41:26: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    41 min

  6. JAN 23

    TFR Ep. 794: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, No Other Choice, Top 10 Films of 2025: 10-6

    This week on The First Run, it’s a jumbo-sized program featuring Chris and Matt discussing Nia DiCosta’s ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’.  Picking up moments after the previous films, Spike’s adventures in the cursed Scottish Highlands continue as Ralph Fiennes’s Dr. Ian Kelson and the Jimmy’s take center stage.  Then 2025 wraps with Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ as  Lee Byung-hun’s loss of his job appears to force him to extreme measures to lock up a new job.  Matt and Chris then begin the wrap up last year with their Ten Favorite Films of 2025, numbers 10-6! 00:00-15:23: Intro/28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 15:24-25:19: No Other Choice 25:20-38:35: Top 10 Films of 2025: 10-6 38:36-40:47: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey.

    41 min

  7. JAN 16

    TFR Ep. 793: The Mastermind, 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2026: 5-1

    This week on The First Run Matt and Chris were supposed to see the latest from Park Chan Wook but that didn't happen because Matt is dedicated enough to drive to NYC to see a movie for you. The nerve. Instead, they catch up with The Mastermind, a tragic comedy of errors masquerading as a heist film.  Then, Chris and Matt give you their top 5 most anticipated films of 2026.  00:00-13:34: Intro/The Mastermind 13:35-16:29: Lee Cronin, The Mummy, and Famous Acquaintances 16:30-42:55: Most Anticipated of 2026: 1-5 42:56-45:20: Wrap up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey.

    45 min

  8. JAN 9

    TFR Ep. 792: The Plague, 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2026: 10-6

    This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the theatrical directorial debut of Charlie Poling’s ‘The Plague’.  A bunch of punk kids at a waterpolo summer camp encounter something unsettling…themselves.  Plus Matt and Chris begin their Top 10 Most Anticipated Films, starting off with numbers 10-6! 00:00-16:12: Intro/The Plague 16:13-32:10: Most Anticipated Films of 2026: 10-6 32:11-34:13: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

    34 min
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The First Run is a weekly podcast featuring lively, spirited talk about film. We'll be discussing a wide variety of films including new releases, lost classics and perhaps a controversial opinion or two. So come join us for some animated conversation, that only occasionally devolves into rudimentary chimp-like poop throwing.

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  • Creator
    The First Run
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2026
  • Episodes
    435
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The First Run