First Thoughts
Film reviews right from the parking lot of the theater!
Episodes
Jan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026
2 hr 43 min
Wooh boy! 2025 was a long year with a LOT of movies! For some reason I decided to torture myself by ranking each and every one of them! Enjoy!
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Jan 3, 2026
Jan 3, 2026
2 hr 13 min
We're catching up on 12 2025 movies we didn't get to see earlier this year! Which ones are your favorite?
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Train Dreams 00:01:34
Jay Kelly 00:31:11
Wake Up Dead Man 00:52:55
The Carpenter's Son 01:11:52
Ella McCay 01:17:32
Freakier Friday 01:21:17
I'm Still Here 01:28:36
Lurker 01:33:13
Nuremberg 01:40:26
September 5 01:50:17
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 01:59:11
Waltzing with Brando 02:06:30
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Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
15 min
A dude playing a dude, dressed up as another dude!
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Dec 30, 2025
Dec 30, 2025
31 min
Is this a return to form for Bradley Cooper!?
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Dec 30, 2025
Dec 30, 2025
16 min
It was a little bit of a bait and switch... but I'm not mad!
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Dec 26, 2025
Dec 26, 2025
21 min
Two for one Safdies!
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Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025
30 min
You got buns, hon?
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Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
26 min
Is the new Avatar cool blue or does it go up in flames? I don't know man, you try and come up with these...
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Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
39 min
I'd rather be under house arrest...
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Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
28 min
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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