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

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 (Rebeca). 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

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.

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.

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

This week on The First Run, the buzz outweighs Chris and Matt's misgivings when they check out the latest from Josh Safdie, ‘Marty Supreme’. Then, because the guys have some kind of a laugh outside of movies for the show, they break down the top 5 other things they enjoyed in 2025.

00:00-16:25: Intro/Marty Supreme

16:26-19:19: RIP MTV

19:20-41:52: 5 Other Things We Enjoyed in 2025

41:53-45:23: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt travel once more to Pandora as the Avatar franchise returns with ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’. This time we’re introduced to a new clan, the Mangkwan. A group of of raiders on the edge of survival willing to do anything to maintain their existence. Just how far, and how long, will they go? Well, I can at least guarantee to you this episode won’t be over 3 hours long. Be lucky to break 30.

00:00-17:01: Intro/Avatar: Fire And Ash

17:02-21:03: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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