First Thoughts

Will Christian Bale ever make a good movie again? Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Doms and Subs? Domino's doesn't even sell sub sandwiches! Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/ Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa (idk, that's how the wrote it in the lyrics) Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Starring Margot Qualley!!1!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

First time? Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Good lord...   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

RAIMI, HELP US!!!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Another YouTuber taking a stab at filmmaking - does it go any better this time?   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/  

Jesus Christ, what a movie   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

SOMEONE PLEASE HIRE ME TO WRITE YOUR MOVIES FOR YOU INSTEAD OF THESE IDIOTS   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Get ready to worship!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Left out to dry or left for dead?   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Old Yeller is a lot darker than I remembered...   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Ah, Korean nihilism! My favorite! Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

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!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

We're catching up on 12 2025 movies we didn't get to see earlier this year! Which ones are your favorite? To skip ahead, go to a timestamp below: 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   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

A dude playing a dude, dressed up as another dude! Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Is this a return to form for Bradley Cooper!?   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

It was a little bit of a bait and switch... but I'm not mad!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/

Two for one Safdies!   Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/simonsrants YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstthoughtsmoviereviews Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xgtsjo068kcf7vHydEdvA?si=385b87387fae4148 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/first-thoughts/id1753651475 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstthoughtspodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstthoughtspodcast/