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The First Run

TFR Ep. 829: Motor City

Oct 2, 2026 · 39 min · 9 segments

This week on the First Run, Matt and Chris check out the latest experimental film, with this one featuring Chris' man-crush Alan Ritchson with ‘Motor City’. Then Chris will give you the big releases…

This week on the First Run, Matt and Chris check out the latest experimental film, with this one featuring Chris' man-crush Alan Ritchson with ‘Motor City’. Then Chris will give you the big releases on Physical Media. Matt and Chris wrap up the show with their 5 Favorite Beefy Actors! 00:00-15:03: Intro/Motor City 15:04-22:04: Physical Media Picks 22:05-36:39: 5 Favorite Beefy Actors 36:40-38:46: Wrap Up Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

This week on the First Run, Matt and Chris check out the latest experimental film, with this one featuring Chris' man-crush Alan Ritchson with ‘Motor City’. Then Chris will give you the big releases…

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Speakers: Chris ScalzoHostMatt HowellHost

Top entities: Chris Hemsworth×30 John Miller×6 Sean Connery×7 Motor City×15 Jack Reacher×11

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈10 followers

Motor City Review3:52 – 11:35

M

Matt HowellHost

3:52

So it's 1977,

C

Chris ScalzoHost

3:54

right? John Miller, portrayed by Alan Richson.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

3:57

He's now a Vietnam War veteran.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:00

He is working at a factory.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:02

He's on probation.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:03

He is a rough and tumble kind of guy.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:05

He gets in trouble every now and then.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:07

He meets a girl outside of a club who seems to be in a strained, if not physically and emotionally abusive relationship.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:15

And he intervenes to help her one night down this alley.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:18

The two of them fall in love.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:20

And the ex-boyfriend there is very upset about that.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:24

And he happens to be, Matt, like a big drug kingpin guy here, I guess, in

M

Matt HowellHost

4:29

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:30

Some kind of gangster.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:31

Yeah.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:32

so he basically frames rich then his character sends him back to jail and then it's about him getting revenge trying to rescue his ex from him and then carnage ensues but the the thing about it matt is that there are basically five lines of dialogue in this entire

C

Channing TatumSoundbite Speaker

4:52

film

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:55

So do with that what you will.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:58

Well,

M

Matt HowellHost

4:58

I guess that's my question, Chris.

M

Matt HowellHost

4:59

I mean, this kind of central conceit, which I thought was neat when it first started, does it work all the way through?

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:07

No.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:08

No, it doesn't.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:08

It didn't for me.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:09

I'd say about halfway through, I'm like, all right, I feel like I need a little more here.

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Motor City Review3:52 – 11:35

M

Matt HowellHost

3:52

So it's 1977,

C

Chris ScalzoHost

3:54

right? John Miller, portrayed by Alan Richson.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

3:57

He's now a Vietnam War veteran.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:00

He is working at a factory.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:02

He's on probation.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:03

He is a rough and tumble kind of guy.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:05

He gets in trouble every now and then.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:07

He meets a girl outside of a club who seems to be in a strained, if not physically and emotionally abusive relationship.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:15

And he intervenes to help her one night down this alley.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:18

The two of them fall in love.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:20

And the ex-boyfriend there is very upset about that.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:24

And he happens to be, Matt, like a big drug kingpin guy here, I guess, in

M

Matt HowellHost

4:29

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:30

Some kind of gangster.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:31

Yeah.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:32

so he basically frames rich then his character sends him back to jail and then it's about him getting revenge trying to rescue his ex from him and then carnage ensues but the the thing about it matt is that there are basically five lines of dialogue in this entire

C

Channing TatumSoundbite Speaker

4:52

film

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:55

So do with that what you will.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

4:58

Well,

M

Matt HowellHost

4:58

I guess that's my question, Chris.

M

Matt HowellHost

4:59

I mean, this kind of central conceit, which I thought was neat when it first started, does it work all the way through?

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:07

No.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:08

No, it doesn't.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:08

It didn't for me.

C

Chris ScalzoHost

5:09

I'd say about halfway through, I'm like, all right, I feel like I need a little more here.

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