TFR Ep. 565: The Green Knight, The Sword Of Doom, Call It!

This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss David Lowery adaptation of a classic 14th century poem of Camelot with ‘The Green Knight’. Dev Patel stars as Gawain on his quest to become a knight and demonstrate all that title’s characteristics. Then our Samurai Marathon begins with Kihachi Okamoto’s ‘The Sword Of Doom’! A tale of a samurai slipping into not just madness, but something darker. There’s the venerable review of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Straight to DVD and Streaming Picks of the Week. Finally, Matt and Chris close out the show with a round of Call It. Who would be a worst Indiana Jones? Alan Rickman or Karl Urban? And more! Take listen and find out!

00:00-14:10: Intro/The Green Knight

14:11-22:08: Physical Media Picks

22:09-31:03: The Sword Of Doom

31:04-47:56: Call It!

47:57-49:36: Wrap Up

Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey

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