This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt strap in for Joseph Kinski’s next mining of 80’s pastiche with ‘F1’. Allegedly druken abusive father Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes a race [insert vehicle here] driver that gets one last chance at glory that maybe provides some wisdom for the team along the way. There’s the formulaic rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then Matt and Chris wrap up this track with another circuit of Horror Madness, this time focusing on the worn out tire treads that is the 90’s.

00:00-11:24: Intro/F1 11:25-19:46: Physical Media Picks 19:47-37:56: Horror Madness: 90’s 37:57-39:40: Wrap Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt return to the wastelands of Britain with their review of ’28 Years Later’, the long-awaited continuation of the rage-fueled trilogy by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Does the legacy hold up or should it have stayed locked up in its money cage? Your gallant hosts dive into the latest and greatest physical media releases as well as give you the viper video and streaming picks of the week. Then it's time to dim the lights and cue the synths for the final segment: Horror Madness Elimination Bracket with the films of the 1980's. Eight iconic films enter... only one leaves. As the bracket shrinks, the debates get bloodier and the nostalgia hits harder.Chris even gets a little wistful has some nigh impossible choices need to be made.

00:00-20:07: Intro/28 Years Later 20:08-25:42: Physical Media Picks 25:43-43:33: Horror Madness: The 1980's 43:34-45:34: Wrap-Up

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This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation with the joyous and life-affirming ‘The Life Of Chuck’. At least, that’s how it was sold to me. Then it’s on to the latest Predator film with ‘Killer Of Killers’. Like Flanagan and King, Dan Trachtenberg is not the Predator series leading force. So we’ll fill you in on how the latest entry fares. There’s the sadness-filled rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Matt and Chris close out the show with the latest round of Horror Madness, this time focused on the 70’s and whoa buddy. It’s going to be a doozy!

00:00-16:22: Intro/The Life Of Chuck 16:23-26:55: Physical Media Picks 26:56-34:13: Predator: Killer Of Killers 34:14-50:10: Horror Madness: The 70’s 50:11-52:31: Wrap Up

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