TFR Ep. 452: Booksmart, Brightburn, 5 Favorite Films By Women Directors
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss the raucous comedy, ‘Booksmart’, the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde takes into the last couple days of two young friends right before their high school graduation. After focusing on their schoolwork for four years, it’s time to show everyone how fun they are. Then it’s the Superman gone bad film, ‘Brightburn’. What if Kal-El was sent here for a different reason…? There’s the always-fascinating review of the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then the show closes with Matt and Chris discussing their 5 Favorite Female-helmed Films. How many Kathryn Bigelow films show up? And Chris hasn’t seen…what?!? Will your favorites make the list? Listen on to find out!
00:00-12:02: Intro/Booksmart
12:03-18:21: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
18:22-25:55: Brightburn
25:56-41:27: 5 Favorite Films Directed By Women
41:28-44:15: Wrap Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey