This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris break out of the basement and head to camp with ghosts and dead serial killers in tow with ‘Black Phone 2’. Chris will then give you his thoughts on the latest from Jason Statham, ‘A Working Man’.

00:00-18:48: Intro/Black Phone 2 18:49-25:42: A Working Man 25:43-30:01: Wrap-Up

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This week on The First Run, the official movie podcast of Antifa, Chris and Matt return the anti-franchise that is Tron. Does Disney finally succeed and make a good Tron movie and justify their repeated attempts to build a franchise? And how about that Jared Leto?!? All this and MORE!

00:00-18:38: Intro/Tron: Ares 18:39-24:51: Wrap Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out ‘The Smashing Machine’, the latest from Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson about the life of famed MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Is this The Rock's best performance? Tune in to find out!

00:00-15:45: Intro/The Smashing Machine 15:46-22:26: Wrap-Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the latest from auteur Paul Thomas Anderson featuring Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘One Batter After Another’. Be described as THE film of 2025, does the film deliver on its almost universal praise? Or is it another tepid entry after ‘Licorice Pizza’? After that, Matt and Chris do their best to rank Anderson’s films. How will their rankings stack up against yours? Listen on, patriots!

00:00-20:57: Intro/One Battle After Another 20:58-29:54: Rank ‘Em: PTA 29:55-34:17: Wrap Up

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Brooke Obie: One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the latest film from Jordan Peele's Monkey's Paw Productions, ‘HIM’. It’s a film that combines two of America's favorite pastimes...football and Satanism. It's another confusing episode of The First Run, buckle up!

00:00-16:19: Intro/HIM 16:20-20:24: Wrap-Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt lace up their Air Jordan’s and start stretching for the latest Stephen King big screen adaptation, ‘ The Long Walk’. Is it the perfect time for a dystopian thriller to take our minds off of, you know, everything? Then the legendary metal band Spinal Tap returns with ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’. Can the David, Nigel, and Derek still dial things up to 11? Matt and Chris then bring back the final segment in honor of Robert Redford’s passing with their 5 Favorite Robert Redford Films.

00:00-18:08: Intro/The Long Walk 18:09-21:14: Physical Media Picks (?) 21:15-27:48: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 27:49-41:06: 5 Favorite Robert Redford Films 41:07-42:26: Wrap Up

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This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris reluctantly go to the Warren well one last time with ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’. Can James Wan’s dwindling franchise be saved with this one last adventure into the darkness? Then Chris will give you the skinny on Spike Lee's latest joint, ‘Highest 2 Lowest’. How does Lee’s version of Kurosawa’s classic ‘High And Low’ fare with Denzel devouring the scenery? Finally, they wrap up the show with the definitive rankings of The Conjuring films.

00:00-15:12: Intro/The Conjuring: Last Rites 15:13-24:42: Highest2Lowest 24:43-35:11: Rank ‘Em: The Conjuring Franchise 35:12-36:42: Wrap Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt both get their own personal movie picks! First up, they get involved in a non-heist heist as they discuss Darren Aronofsky’s latest, ‘Caught Stealing’, featuring Elvis and Catwoman. Then Macon Blair’s reboot of the classic Troma movie ‘Toxic Avenger’, in the can since 2023, finally gets a theatrical release! Can you possibly improve upon a beloved b-movie masterpiece? All that and more on another toxic (in a good way) episode of The First Run!

00:00-12:50: Intro/Caught Stealing 12:51-25:04: The Toxic Avenger 25:05-29:21: Andor/Outro

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