TFR Ep. 235: Transformers: Age Of Extinction, 5 Favorite Transformers, 5 Best Films Of 2014 (So Far)

This week Chris and Dave are knee deep summer blockbuster-ness.  And the guys can’t clean it off no matter how hard they try.  It’s their discussion of ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’.  Have Michael Bay and company finally delivered a worthwhile, entertaining Transformers film?  Then they review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Dave and Chris also feature two Top 5’s this week!  First the fill you in on their 5 Favorite Transformers.  And then they close the show with their mid-year round up of the 5 Best Films of the year, so far.  I think Scalzo’s stating to root for the Decepticons…

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 235

• 00:00-15:59: Intro/Transformers: Age Of Extinction
• 16:00-29:50: 5 Favorite Transformers
• 29:51-44:00: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 44:01-54:41: 5 Best Films Of 2014 (So Far)
• 54:42-57:11: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 234: The Rover, Top 5 Favorite Aussie Imports

This week on the big show, Dave and Chris eschewed the blockbusters and checked out a little Australian dramatic thriller from the director of Animal Kingdom, David Michod, It’s Rover, starring Guy Pearce. A love story about a man and his car.  His stolen car.  And the lengths he’ll go to to get it back.  They guys also discussed the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming.  Then it’s their 5 Favorite Australian Imports. G’Day!

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 234

• 00:00-13:58: Intro/The Rover
• 13:59-23:41: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 23:42-41:47: Top 5 Aussie Imports
• 41:48-49:00: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 233: 22 Jump Street, Top 5 Best Comedy Villains

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This week on The First Run, Dave and I saw the sequel to one of the surprise films of 2012, 22 Jump Street.  Can we be surprised again?  Is the sequel a horrible miscue?  And if so, was that the point?  We’ll review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then it’s everyone favorite segment, that we affectionately still call the fourth segment even though it’s the third, with our 5 Favorite Comedy Villains.  Who comes out on top?  Dark Helmet? Wes Mantooth?  Shooter McGavin?  None of the above?

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 233

• 00:00-09:55: Intro/22 Jump Street
• 09:56-20:36: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 20:37-32:10: Top 5 Best Comedy Villains
• 32:10-35:08: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 232: Edge Of Tomorrow, 5 Best Films Of 1992

This week on the First Run, Mr. Summer Action Movie, Tom Cruise returns with the sci-fi version go Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day in Edge Of Tomorrow.  We were both big fans of MI:4.  A film that pushed the action genre to a new level.  Can Edge Of Tomorrow do the same for sci-fi actioners?  We’ll review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  We then wrap the show up by getting back to our annual inventories as Dave and I discuss the 5 Best Films of 1992.

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 232

• 00:00-11:10: Intro/Edge Of Tomorrow
• 11:11-20:20: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 20:21-39:10: 5 Best Films Of 1992
• 39:11-42:07: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey 

TFR Ep. 231: X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Top 5 Favorite X-Men

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Scalzo, Dave and Matt are back to ‘snikt’ all up in the Bryan Singer’s latest X-men movie grill!  ’Snikt’! Can the film possibly be as good as it’s lofty expectations and reviews?  After that they guys review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then it’s time to rundown the list of our 5 Favorite X-Men (not named Wolverine)!  We’re the best at what we do, but what we do isn’t very nice, bub!  Sniktty sknikt!

• 00:00-15:10: Intro/X-Men: Days Of Future Past
• 15:11-24:17: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 24:18-49:05: Top 5 Favorite X-Men
• 49:06-52:13: Wrap Up

Theme song provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 230: Godzilla, Top 5 Most Overrated Films

The BMOC is back!  Not just Matt Howell returning for another show, but the Big Monster On Campus too!  I am relentlessly clever.  It’s Godzilla’s return to the big screen!  Can Gareth Edwards help us forgot the last time the big guy was in the theaters?  Or will we be longing for a guy in a rubber suit all over again?  We review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week!  Then we strive to differentiate ourselves from every other movie podcast with a discussion of the Top 5 Most Overrated Films.  So take a listen and get prepped to kick some MUTO butt!

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 230

• 00:00-13:53: Intro/Godzilla 
• 13:54-23:04: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 23:05-53:45: Top 5 Most Overrated Films
• 53:46-56:18: Wrap Up

*A little audio trouble for Matt during Godzilla.  It’s short but noticeable.  Sorry & thanks!

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 229: Under The Skin, Sabotage, Oculus, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, Scalzo’s 5 Favorite Film Scores

On this special bonus episode, Scalzo catches us up on all the stuff he’s seen independent of the show.  Starting things off with the space alien thriller starring Ms. Scarlett Johansson Scalzo, in ‘Under The Skin’.  After that, Scalzo talks about the mirror everyone dreads in ‘Oculus’, Arnie’s return in ‘Sabotage’, and the release of the once thought lost Amber Heard slasher, ‘All The Boys Love Mandy Lane’.  But that’s not all!  Scalzo then wraps up this special treat with a list of his 5 Favorite Film Scores.  Yes, he’s that big a geek that he has favorite film music.  All this and more!  So what are you waiting for?  Get to downloadin’!

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 229

• 00:00-07:39: Intro/Under The Skin
• 07:40-12:16: Sabotage
• 12:17-17:29: Oculus
• 17:30-23:07: All The Boys Love Mandy Lane
• 23:08-36:23: 5 Favorite Film Scores
• 36:24-37:54: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 228: Neighbors, TFR Recommends

This week on The First Run, Chris is joined by old, retired, and a somewhat inebriated former co-host, Matt Howell.  With Dave in the full marriage mode, Matt steps in to discuss the Seth Rogen and Zac Efron comedy, ‘Neighbors’.  Is it the big comedy hit of the summer?  Or is that title still to come with ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’ or ’22 Jump Street’?  They review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Chris’ Streaming Pick of the Week (this time)!  Then Chris and Matt fill you in on all (well, 5) things you’ve been missing out on with the return of TFR Recommends.  So let’s all settle in for a bit of First Run nostalgia and listen to Chris and Matt drone on. And on. And on…

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 228

• 00:00-10:18: Intro/Neighbors
• 10:19-18:03: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 18:04-40:53: TFR Recommends
• 40:54-43:46: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 227: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 5 Best Performances In A Summer Blockbuster

This week on The First Run, the summer movie season begins with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Still Spidering.  Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone return for the next cinematic chapter for everyone’s favorite webhead.  Spider-Man 2 is not only the best film of the Sam Raimi’s helmed trilogy, it’s one of the best super-hero films ever made.  So where does this latest entry fall?  Spider-Man 2 or –gulp- Spider-Man 3?  We’ll discuss the upcoming releases in Blu-Ray & DVD, in disturbing, excruciating intricate detail.  Dave will tell us what we should be streaming this weekend.  Then we wrap up this podcast hoe-down with our 5 Favorite Performances in a Summer Blockbuster.  

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 227

• 00:00-13:23: Intro/Amazing Spider-Man 2
• 13:24-22:09: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 22:10-36:36: 5 Best Performances In A Summer Blockbuster
• 36:37-41:05: Wrap Up

Theme song provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 226: The Quiet Ones, Summer Movie Preview

This week Chris and Dave checked out the latest release from the revitalized Hammer production company, ‘The Quiet Ones’.  Jared Harris leads a group of college kids as they try to prove there’s no such thing as ghosts and demonic possession.  That it’s all just manifestations of our consciousness.  Or something.  The guys review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, and Dave fills us in on what you should be streaming this weekend.  Man, that already sounds like a great show!  But there’s more!  It’s our big summer preview episode!  So let’s have some fun!  What better way to spend your summer, but in a movie theater!

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 226

• 00:00-08:53: Intro/The Quiet Ones
• 08:54-18:21: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 18:22-37:38: Summer Movie Preview
• 37:39-51:15: Summer Movie Preview Bracket Madness Spectacular
• 51:16-54:02: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 225: Transcendence, The Unknown Known, 5 Best Films Of 1993

This week on the big show, we watched Johnny Depp embrace his inner Commodore 64 with Transcendence, then we checked out the latest documentary by Errol Morris, The Unknown Known.  Morris’ subject this time is Donald Rumsfeld, by interviewing the man himself.  We review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then Dave and I will fill you in on the 5 Best Films of 1993.  Chris is deeply ashamed by missing one certain film he is destined to relive over and over again...

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 225 

• 00:00-11:12: Intro/Transcendence
• 11:13-20:30: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 20:31-29:43: The Unknown Known
• 29:44-47:42: 5 Best Films Of 1993
• 47:43-50:55: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

TFR Ep. 224: The Raid 2: Berandal, Call It!

This week on The First Run, We got our ‘Gahh’ on with the sequel to the First Run’s favorite martial arts action film, The Raid with Berandal: The Raid 2.  Can Gareth Evans possibly top the bone breaking awesomeness of the original?  We’ll review the big releases on Blu-Ray & DVD, featuring Dave’s Streaming Pick of the Week.  Then it’s the return of Call It! Where we have to make our movie related Sophie’s choices.  So settle in for some audio ass kicking!

Download the show from iTunes here: Episode 224

• 00:00-10:09: Intro/The Raid 2
• 10:10-17:16: Blu-Ray & DVD Picks
• 17:17-36:46: Call It!
• 36:47-41:46: Wrap Up

Theme music provided by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey