This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt check out the new ‘Faces Of Death’! The film that dares to ask, does watching violence beget violence? The answer: yeah, dude. Can the refresh compete with the first viral video, banned in 46 countries no less! Plus Chris runs down the big releases on Physical Media.

00:00-20:56: Intro/Faces of Death (2026)

20:57-27:26: Physical Media Picks

27:27-30:14: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, as the Super Mario Galaxy film rakes in over $372 million, Chris and Matt discuss the latest film from Julia Ducournau, ‘Alpha’! The director of ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ returns with a different kind of horror. Leaning more into metaphor and drama. But is there any hot lady on car action or cannibalism? Chris reveals the big releases on Physical Media, and more!

00:00-12:25: Intro/Alpha

12:26-18:11: Physical Media Picks

18:12-20:58: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on The First Run, Matt and Chris count to 10 and go on the hunt for the devil...for some reason...in ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’. Then, back by popular demand for one show only(?), Chris will give you the rundown of the big releases on physical media.

00:00-18:21: Intro/Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

18:22-23:29: Physical Media Picks

23:30-25:18: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey