This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris check out the latest accent from Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out mystery, ‘Wake Up Dead Man’. Then Chris will give you his thoughts on the 2025 remake of ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’. Chris and Matt close out the how by spending a little time saying farewell to the late, great Rob Reiner.

00:00-16:24: Wake Up Dead Man

16:25-24:00: Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025

24:01-31:59: In Memoriam: Rob Reiner

32:00-37:19: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the latest by the French husband and wife directing team, Hélène Cattet’s & Bruno Forzani’s ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’. Known for the striking visual storytelling style, this time they tackle the euro-spy thrillers. Is it a wonderfully mad mash-up of visuals and narrative? Or unintelligible mess? Plus, Chris shares his thoughts on the proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. merger. And there’s news about a certain impossible to find 4k steelbook. All this, and more!

00:00-10:59: Intro/Reflection In A Dead Diamond

11:00-15:44: Rare Steelbooks, Flesh Of The Gods, et al

15:45-27:20: Netflix & WB Merger

27:21-30:27: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris take a long, dreamy train ride to nowhere, or the answer to everything, with ‘Train Dreams’. Not Train Wars like Chris keeps wanting to call it.

00:00-14:27: Intro/Train Dreams

14:28-30:04: Wrap-up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey