TFR Ep. 498: Guns Akimbo, Monos, Top 20 Of TFR: 15-11

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Daniel Radcliffe’s latest vehicle, ‘Guns Akimbo’. Danny lives in an alternate world that basically brings the Ready Player One universe to life, but cooler. Oh so much cooler. After that, Matt and Chris caught up with Alejandro Landes’s ‘Monos’. Julianne Nicholson leads this Spanish drama as a prisoner of child soldiers in Columbia, and features a score by one of Chris’ favorite film composer working today, Mica Levi! There’s the dreamy review of the big releases coming up on physical media. And then the show closes as we inch closer to episode 500, and Chris and Matt continue their countdown of their top 20 favorite films of the show’s run. This time, it’s films 15-11. Don’t worry if your favorite films aren’t yet mentioned, we got two weeks to go! So press play and soak in all the awesomeness.

00:00-09:22: Intro/Guns Akimbo

09:23-18:08: Physical Media Picks

18:09-27:10: Monos

27:11-45:58: Top 20 Of TFR: 15-11

45:59-47:25: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey