TFR Ep. 519: I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, Cape Fear, Who Dat?!?
Episode description
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt embark on a double feature centering around loss. So prepare for some good times! First up, Charlie Kaufman of ‘Being John Malkovich’, ‘Adaptation’, ‘Synecdoche, New York’, returns with the Netflix original, ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’. A film that confounds and…entertains…? Then our Neo-Noir Marathon continues with Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of ‘The Executioners’, or more precisely, a remake of J. Lee Thompson’s original version from 1962. Does Scorsese’s loving interpretation work, or is it too much homage? There’s the reliably information AND entertaining rundown of the big release on home video, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Then the big show wraps with Matt and Chris getting all down and spicy with another round of your favorite role-playing game, Who Dat?!? Or is it Chris and Matt..? Or is Matt just a projection in Chris’ mind..? Only one way to find out beloved listener…
00:00-14:08: Intro/I’m Thinking Of Ending Things
14:09-23:48: Physical Media Picks
23:49-31:46: Cape Fear (91)
31:47-51:01: Who Dat?!?
51:02-52:03: Wrap Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey