TFR Ep. 549: The Father, Howl’s Moving Castle, TFR Libs

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt catch up with the last Best Picture nominee they hadn’t seen.  Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman star in ‘The Father’.  Up for a ton of awards and is slowly becoming the dark horse for its nominations, can the film turn Matt around on his disdain for play adaptations?  Then the Studio Ghibli Marathon continues with ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’, this time featuring the voice talents of Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall, and Christian Bale (much to the surprise of Matt).  There’s the exhilaration rundown of the big releases on the physical media, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week.  The show then wraps with Matt and Chris playing another thrilling around of our fill-in-the-blank game, TFR Libs, featuring Kevin Smith’s NFT project, a perfect solve for the Black Panther matter, and more. As if that wasn’t enough, included is a clip from the new project featuring The Lady Wan and Chris, ScreenRun! So settle in, grab a whiskey, and let your mind wander as we listen to another episode of The First Run!

• 00:00-12:48: Intro/The Father

• 12:49-19:00: Physical Media Picks

• 19:01-32:11: Howl’s Moving Castle

• 32:12-1:00:44: TFR Libs

• 1:00:45-1:01:48: Wrap Up

• 1:01:49-1:09:32: ScreenRun Preview

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

The Father images © Sony Pictures Classics