TFR Ep. 758: Thunderbolts*, 5 Favorite MCU Performances
May 09, 2025•49 min
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Episode description
This week on The First Run, the MCU pulls out the B-Team with ‘Thunderbolts*’. Florence Pugh leads of teams of also-rans to save the city, and perhaps themselves. Does the MCU make that long-awaiting course correction? Or is it more content from the factory assembly line? Chris and Matt give you the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Viper Video and Streaming Picks of the Week! Then Matt and Chris rank where Thunderbolts (and ‘Captain America: Brave New World’) falls in their Letterboxd list and reveal their 5 Favorite MCU performances!
00:00-16:54: Intro/Thunderbolts*
16:55-26:53: Physical Media Picks
26:54-44:20: 5 Favorite MCU Performances/Latest MCU Ranking
44:21-48:49: Wrap-Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey
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