493 – Phone/App Maintenance, Emilia Perez’s Viral Moment, Better Man
Nov 15, 2024
This week, Patches is struck down by illness, but Katey was able to rally through strep and stress so David, Da7e, and Katey jump back into the safe space of the War Room to talk about Bluesky and re-orienting our phones to serve less doom. Then, Katey and David (who have seen Emilia Pérez, now on Netflix!) are saddened by the clip that went “viral.” Finally, all three hosts saw the Robbie Williams biopic where he’s a special effect monkey and…they all liked it? Adjust your hype.
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33:06 – Mini-Segment – Emilia Pérez’s Viral Moment
41:38 – Segment 3 – Better Man
59:34 – Outro
America Enters A Rise Of Skywalker Period
Nov 07, 2024
Katey, Patches, David, and Da7e report from the War Room the Wednesday after Donald Trump won the popular vote and a second presidential term in the United States.
492 – Venom: The Last Dance, Here (sorta), Anora
Oct 31, 2024
This week, everyone is back in the War Room after Jizz Fest ’24 and there are movies to discuss. First, Da7e and David have seen Venom: The Last Dance, and – ya know – it is what it is, which is a movie with Venom in it. Then, Da7e needs to warn you off Here, which is using “A.I.” but can’t focus Robert Zemeckis. Then, all four hosts get into a spoiler-free discussion of Anora as the movie expands into more theaters soon.
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3:42 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 492!! Review! E-mails!
18:23- Tidbit –Venom: The Last Dance
31:47 – Mini-Segment – Here (mini-review)
40:22 – Segment 3 – Anora
1:07:05 – Outro
Jizz Fest ’24 – A Fighting In The War Room Audio Montage
Oct 24, 2024
Happy 40th birthday, David Ehrlich.
We tried to make a podcast…
491 – Penguin and Agatha, Election Time In America Again, Piece By Piece
Oct 16, 2024
This week, David is still absent, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about superhero TV with Penguin on Max and Agatha All Along on Disney Plus, then Patches wonders if we have to endorse an American political candidate before Katey and Da7e break down the surprising and kind of beautiful(?) Pharrell documentary in Lego: Piece by Piece.
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32:19 – Mini-Segment – Goddamn It, This Podcast Has Been Around For Four Presidential Elections!?!?!
43:32 – Segment 3 – Piece By Piece
1:00:41 – Outro
490 – Salem’s Lot, Doctor Odyssey, Joker Folie à Deux
Oct 10, 2024
This week, David has to sit the week out, leaving Patches and Da7e to describe the new Salem’s Lot adaptation (streaming on Max) to Katey before Patches tells the other two hosts about the Ryan Murphy series Doctor Odyssey. Finally, Da7e and Katey both made a mistake and saw the second Joker in theaters.
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489 – His Three Daughters, Megalopolis, Spooky Season Kick-Off
Oct 04, 2024
This week, Da7e is back but David has a migraine from watching the Vice Presidential debate. All four hosts dig into His Three Daughters which made festival rounds last year but is now on Netflix. The Davids attempt to explain Megalopolis when David liked it and Da7e didn’t. Then, Patches broaches October with some recommendations for kicking off your “Spooky Season”
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488 – My Old Ass, Will and Harper, The Substance
Sep 26, 2024
This week, Da7e has to tap out, but Patches, Katey, and David talk about gettin’ old and changing bodies starting with My Old Ass (in theaters now!), moving into Katey’s take on the new documentary Will and Harper (on Netflix this weekend!), and finally Katey and David talk about The Substance (also in theaters now!).
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487 – The Vulture Movie Fantasy League
Sep 19, 2024
This week, everyone is back from their festivals and in the war room to talk about the Vulture Movie Fantasy League. It’s a yearly fantasy movie draft that three of your host participated in last year (Katey won the podcasters league), and this year we have a mini league of our own: the FITWarriors. This week’s podcast we talk (mostly to David) about how to play the game then Patches and Da7e pepper our two festival going hosts with questions about what would make good bets. That allows us to get some info on TIFF Audience winner Life of Chuck and more!
Come out and play, Warriors. Head to movie game.vulture.com to sign up and put “FITWarriors” as the “League Name” to compete against each other.
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This week, the boys are in the War Room since David is back though Katey was still in transit. Patches and Da7e disagree about the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice before Katey checks in about TIFF though she’s actually home from TIFF and talks about liking Saturday Night and movies we’ll be talking about later in this year, like Hard Truths and Conclave. Finally, the guys all watched Rebel Ridge on Netflix and weigh in on what they thought.
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2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 486!! Review!E-mail!
15:34 – Tidbit – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
31:25 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s TIFF Check-In
37:19 – Segment 3 – Rebel Ridge
56:06 – Outro
485 – Star Wars: Outlaws, Blink Twice, Fall Preview Trivia
Sep 04, 2024
This week, David is out at festivals, but we caught Katey Rich right before she left! Patches and Da7e talk about playing Ubisoft’s new game Star Wars: Outlaws, then Da7e praises the look of Blink Twice if not the plot. Finally, Patches curates a Katey Vs Da7e Fall Movie Preview Trivia (Patches Matches)!
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1:17 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 485!! Reviews!E-mails!
14:12 – Tidbit – Star Wars: Outlaws
31:20 – Mini-Segment – Blink Twice
38:47 – Segment 3 – Fall Preview Trivia
1:13:12 – Outro
484 – Only Murders In The Building S4, The Crow (2024), Beetlejuice
Aug 29, 2024
This week, Da7e is out but the podcast rolls on as Patches and Katey kick off the podcast with a discussion of Strange Darling (in theaters this weekend) and need to spoil it a little bit, so there’s some SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTING AT 16 mins and 42 seconds. Then, the hosts discuss the theatrics of the Democratic National Convention and a special guest that never materialized. Finally, David and Patches dig into Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus.
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15:06 – Tidbit –Only Murders in the Building Season 4
27:27 – Mini-Segment – The Crow (2024)
45:06 – Segment 3 – Beetlejuice
1:00:01 – Outro
483 – Strange Darling, The DNC, Alien: Romulus
Aug 23, 2024
This week, Da7e is out but the podcast rolls on as Patches and Katey kick off the podcast with a discussion of Strange Darling (in theaters this weekend) and need to spoil it a little bit, so there’s some SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTING AT 16 mins and 42 seconds. Then, the hosts discuss the theatrics of the Democratic National Convention and a special guest that never materialized. Finally, David and Patches dig into Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus.
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9:53 – Tidbit – Strange Darling (Spoilers at 16:42)
24:11 – Mini-Segment – Was the Democratic National Convention entertaining?
37:14 – Segment 3 – Alien: Romulus
1:00:33 – Outro
482 – Industry, Daughters, and A.I. (Best movie of the 2000s)
Aug 16, 2024
This week, David eventually makes it to the podcast as the group discusses Industry which seems like the new fun HBO show upgraded to Sunday nights this season. Then Katey lets you know about Daughters a documentary you can watch on Netflix before David has to answer for A.I. topping IndieWire’s Best Movies of the 2000s List.
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1:35 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 482!! Reviews! E-Mails!
18:40 – Tidbit – Industry
31:49 – Mini-Segment – Daughters
38:20 – Segment 3 – A.I. (The Best Movie of the 2000s)
56:03 – Outro
“Meanwhile” AKA It’s a TRAP! We’re WALLED IN! Uh…BORDERLANDS!
Aug 09, 2024
Patches and Da7e are the two FITWR hosts back from August vacations so they get together to discuss a number of topics like:
Dave’s Birthday Patches Has No Tattoos Dave’s Twin Peaks Tattoo Lilo And Stitch Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Panic Trap What is M. Night Shamalayn doing? Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Borderlands Why don’t people like House of the Dragon? Rings of Power Season 2
No major spoilers on any of those things (except maybe Deadpool & Wolverine which has been straight up posting its cameos), and a lot of weirdness in between.
481 – Lady in the Lake, MCU at Comic-Con, Books!
Aug 01, 2024
This week, Patches is still away, so Katey lets David and Da7e know about Lady in the Lake on Apple TV Plus – can this mystery draw them in? Then, Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con and had a panic attack that Da7e has to tell you about. Finally, some books to read like Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, All Fours by Miranda July and Cue The Sun by Emily Nessbaum.
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This week, Patches and Katey had better things to do than see if Marvel Studios can rebound in theaters during a Comic-Con Weekend. David and Da7e face off against each other in the war room as Da7e pulls the saddest David into his timeline to talk about David’s Phase 4 and Phase 5 Marvel reviews before jumping into a discussion of Deadpool & Wolverine. The spoilers start spilling after the SPOILER GONG AT 44:59!
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This week, Patches is out gallivanting, so Da7e and David try to invest Katey in the idea of Longlegs before getting to question her about the recently released Emmy nominations (yes, the Emmys are back again!). Finally, they all talk about Twisters, Lee Isaac Chung’s sequel to the 1996 tornado chasing movie.
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1:25 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 480!! Revie! E-Mails!
10:30 – Tidbit – Longlegs
29:14 – Mini-Segment – Emmy Nominations
36:42 – Segment 3 – Twisters
57:11 – Outro
479 – A Quiet Place: Day One, Inside Out 2 vs Despicable Me 4, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Jul 12, 2024
This week, Da7e and Katey took in A Quiet Place: Day One in theaters and were pleasantly surprised. Katey took her kids to Despicable Me 4 and David took his kid to Inside Out 2, did either of these movies play better to the younger crowd? Finally, the dudes took in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F on Netflix and Katey watched the original Beverly Hills Cop on Netflix, so let’s talk about this very odd sequel.
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33:11 – Mini-Segment – Inside Out 2 Vs. Despicable Me 4
41:49 – Segment 3 – Beverly Hills Cop: Axel AF
1:00:20 – Outro
478 – Kinds of Kindness, Trigger Warning, The Bikeriders
Jun 28, 2024
This week, Da7e and David kick off the podcast trying to describe Yorgos Lanthimos newest Emma Stone movie (now with Jesse Plemons!), Kinds of Kindness, in theaters this weekend. Then, Patches and David try to decide just how bad Jessica Alba and Trigger Warning are, before Katey and Dave jump back into the fray to talk about The Bikeriders and good times at the movies.
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1:40 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 478! Review! E-Mails!
12:05 – Tidbit – Kinds of Kindness
30:52 – Mini-Segment – Trigger Warning
39:32 – Segment 3 – The Bikeriders
54:00 – Outro
477 – Scavenger’s Reign, New Zelda Game Announced!, Inside Out 2
Jun 21, 2024
This week, David is back and he’s taken up the cause of the animated series Scavengers Reign, so he and Patches make the case why this show should get a second life on Netflix after being cancelled by Max. There’s a new Legend of Zelda game called Echoes of Wisdom coming out in September! Are Katey’s kids, Patches, and Da7e ready for the first Zelda-lead installment? Finally, everyone saw Inside Out 2 and some hosts liked it more than others.
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476 – Movie Business Check-In, The Acolyte, Hit Man
Jun 14, 2024
This week, we lost David again as the remaining co-hosts dive into some new business developments around Hollywood. Sony has bought the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain (vertical integration, here we come!) and no one has bought Paramount yet – what’s happening!?! Then, Patches and Da7e try to describe what’s happening on Disney Plus with The Acolyte before Katey jumps in the fray and they all talk about Hit Man the new Richard Linklater movie that is now on Netflix – SPOILERS for Hit Man begin at 53 minutes in – go see, or stream, the movie!
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41:34 – Segment 3 – Hit Man (SPOILER Gong at 53:19)
1:04:06 – Outro
475 – The Elder Millennial Canon Quell
Jun 06, 2024
What movies define our generation?
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host brings a movie they think belongs in the “Elder Millennial Canon” of films. After a brief discussion of what that could possibly mean and a clarification that each movie needs at least three “yay” votes to qualify, the hosts jump in on Bring it On, Napoleon Dynamite, Marie Antoinette, and (500) Days of Summer.
474.5 – Cannes Report, Loot Season 2, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
May 28, 2024
This week, David is back from the Cannes Film Festival and is ready to report back to the podcast (From Megalopolis to Anora)! Also, Katey has seen Season 2 of Loot on Apple TV Plus and deemed it a worthy sitcom. Finally, all four hosts dig into Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga after this weekend’s low-grossing Memorial Day Box Office seems to say people aren’t ready to go to theaters for big R-rated blockbusters quite yet (lookout Deadpool?).
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1:56- Intro – Welcome to Episode 474.5! Reviews! E-Mail!
15:55 – Tidbit –Cannes Report from David Ehrlich
38:25 – Mini-Segment – Loot Season 2
42:20 – Segment 3 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
1:14:02 – Outro
474.25 – Galactic Starcruiser, Google AI, I Saw The TV Glow
May 24, 2024
This week, Katey returns from The Ankler’s Los Angeles to re-focus Patches and Da7e in the War Room while David keeps Cannes-ing. She only has mild success as the podcast transforms a “what we’re watching” segment into one about Disney’s “Star Wars Hotel” and the 4-hour takedown video about it. Then, Patches guides us through Google’s new AI search that seems bad for everyone, especially the internet. Finally, Katey and Da7e talk I Saw The TV Glow and how it’s a pretty great movie for people of our age group.
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A Fighting In The War Room Show (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes)
May 15, 2024
This week, Patches and Da7e have been left alone again, so they invite returning guest Jordan Hoffman back onto the show for a free-form discussion about recasting Gilligan’s Island, Starcrash and torrent ethics, Unfrosted again, cereals (and hot cereals), Blue Angels and Deep Sky in IMAX, solar flares and go bags, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (with a spoiler section!), how to stay awake in screenings, and bad things in food. Most importantly, they do not cancel the podcast.
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1:14:45 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes SPOILERS BEGIN
1:28:59 – Outro
474 – Unfrosted, Under the Bridge, The Fall Guy
May 09, 2024
This week, all four hosts are together (pre-Cannes) to fight in the war room. First, Patches and David dig into opposing views of Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted on Netflix. Then, Katey recommends Hulu’s Under the Bridge series before Da7e joins in on the conversation so everyone can discuss The Fall Guy and why the box office for it last weekend was so lackluster. Are summer movies not back?
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2:08 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 474! Review! E-mail!
10:08 – Tidbit – Unfrosted
27:20 – Mini-Segment – Under the Bridge
32:12 – Segment 3 – The Fall Guy
53:33 – Outro
473 – Fallout on TV, Phantom Menace is back!, Challengers
May 02, 2024
This week, Katey and David are both attempting to watch Amazon Studios Fallout adaptation and Matt Patches, who has seen the whole thing, tries to manage their expectations. Then, Da7e is going back to the theaters to watch Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace this weekend and suggests some reasons why. Finally, everyone saw Challengers (in theaters now!) and gets together for a discussion about the movie that doesn’t spoil the ending.
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This week, in a slightly later podcast than usual, the whole gang gets together in the War Room. First, Patches and David both saw Rebel Moon: The Scargiver (that’s part two of Rebel Moon) and neither liked it very much, which has us all debating what Netflix’s blockbuster movie strategy is. Then, Bluey had a surprise episode (not so surprising if you listened to Da7e last week) and it’s sparked a very silly online debate amongst Bluey adults. Finally, Katey, Da7e, and David watched all of Shogun (Fox on Hulu on Disney Plus) and touch base to sing its praises with some mild-spoilers peppered in. Watch Shogun!
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9:50 – Tidbit –Netflix Blockbusters (Rebel Moon: The Scargiver)
27:56 – Mini-Segment – Bluey’s Surprise
37:23 – Segment 3 – Shogun
1:02:26 – Outro
471 – Bluey, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Civil War
Apr 18, 2024
This week, everyone jumps in to check in on Bluey (streaming on Disney Plus) in honor of the series longest episode to date “The Sign,” which functions as a possible finale (but likely isn’t). Then, David reports back from director Guy Richie’s very busy period with some thoughts on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare before all four hosts jump into a war of their own with Alex Garland’s latest Civil War, currently in theaters.
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1:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 471! Review! E-mails!
11:56 – Tidbit – Bluey
28:14 – Mini-Segment – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
40:32 – Segment 3 – Civil War
1:09:34 – Outro
470 – Ripley, Eclipse 2024, Girls State
Apr 10, 2024
This week, the whole crew is back together to catch up on some e-mails (opinions expressed by Da7e in the e-mail response section do not represent the opinions of other Fighting In The War Room hosts or anyone previously associated with the podcast or who may appear on the podcast in the future) then dive into Ripley the new limited series on Netflix. For a mini-segment, Patches ask that we all reflect on this week’s solar eclipse, then all the hosts dive into Apple TV Plus’ new documentary Girls State (opinions expressed by Da7e in the e-mail response section do not represent the opinions of other Fighting In The War Room hosts or anyone previously associated with the podcast or who may appear on the podcast in the future).
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2:53 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 470! Review! E-mails!
20:18 – Tidbit – Ripley
41:51 – Mini-Segment – Eclipse 2024
55:09 – Segment 3 – Girls State
1:17:58 – Outro
469 – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Katey’s Vanity Fair Exit, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Apr 03, 2024
This week, David has to sit a week out of the War Room, but it’s just because of visiting in-laws – he is safe and fine! Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene so Patches and Da7e can talk about the not-good, but also not-bad Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, then Katey updates everyone on her departure from Vanity Fair and what her media life is like now. Finally, Katey and Da7e dig into another type of Empire in theaters right now, a Ghostbusters Frozen one since Katey’s eldest child wanted to see it as his first foray into the world of Ghostbusting. There are some spoilers for both Empire movies this week in their segments but those spoilers are VERY slight considering these movies and their visual spectacles.
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1:47 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 469! Reviews! E-mails!
17:25 – Tidbit – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
41:37 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s Vanity Fair Exit
51:18 – Segment 3 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
1:15:51 – Outro
468 – Da7e’s Semicolon Story, Summer Movie Preview, Road House
Mar 28, 2024
This week on a slightly longer than usual episode, Da7e is back to catch up on your e-mails and explain to everyone exactly what happened last week that landed him in the hospital (and how he’s going to be missing movies in theaters for the time being because of an open wound). Then, Patches gets some lightning round style reactions to this summer’s big upcoming tentpole movies. Finally, everyone dives into Doug Liman’s Road House, currently streaming on Amazon.
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1:51 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 468! Review! E-mails!
21:37 – Tidbit –Da7e’s Semicolon Story
42:23 – Mini-Segment – Summer Movie Preview
58:48 – Segment 3 – Road House
1:21:24 – Outro
467 – 3 Body Problem, Girls5Eva, What We Talk About When We Talk About Movies Being Back
Mar 22, 2024
This week, Da7e’s body has revolted against itself, so Katey, Patches and David rally in the War Room. All three hosts are intrigued by 3 Body Problem on Netflix, even though Patches is probably the most into it. Then, although it started on Peacock, Girls5Eva has also moved to Netflix for its third season! Finally, David wants to talk about what we talk about when we talk about “the movies” being “back.” He explains himself, listen to the segment.
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35:34 – Segment 3 – What We Talk About When We Talk About the Movies Being Back
58:04 – Outro
466 – Kung Fu Panda 4, X-Men ’97 Preview, The Academy Awards
Mar 14, 2024
This week, all four hosts get together to talk about last weekend’s Oscars ceremony, but first! – Katey and Da7e talk about Kung Fu Panda 4 (now in theaters) and its place in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Patches psyches up the other hosts for the impending debut of X-Men ’97 on Disney Plus. And, finally, that Oscars segment!
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3:16 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 466! Review! E-mail!
12:56 – Tidbit – Kung Fu Panda 4
24:14 – Mini-Segment – X-Men ’97 Preview
36:33 – Segment 3 – The Academy Awards
1:17:12 – Outro
465 – Kids These Days, Kids Talk About Breath of the Wild, Dune: Part 2
Mar 06, 2024
This week, we all learn about Patches’ recent directing project: a segment of a school play for Kindergarten thru fifth graders and discover that kids these days really know how to use their laptops. Then, because no one sent in reviews (or by popular demand, you chose), Katey’s two kids tell us about some Divine Beasts and a strategy to the Yiga Clan hideout in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Finally, all four hosts dig into the new blockbuster box-office smash Dune: Part Two.
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2:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 465! PUNISHMENTS.
10:55 – Tidbit –Kids These Days (Patches Directs)
34:40 – Mini-Segment – Kids Talk About Breath of the Wild
41:09 – Segment 3 – Dune: Part 2
1:12:38 – Outro
464 – Curb Your Enthusiasm, SAG Awards on Netflix, Cruel Intentions
Feb 28, 2024
This week, Patches and David catch us up with the latest and PROBABLY last season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Katey speculates about how The SAG Awards on Netflix could inform future award shows on non-linear TV platforms, and the whole group dives into 1999’s Cruel Intentions and tries to remember if they were ever as horny as this movie.
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463 – This is Me…Now: A Love Story, True Detective Night Country, Madame Web
Feb 22, 2024
This week, everyone is back on the podcast. Patches, Katey, and David talk the puzzling Jennifer Lopez project This is Me…Now: A Love Story, Da7e and David are mixed positive on True Detective Night Country (there is one SPOILER question about the finale signaled by your trusty SPOILER GONG), and all four hosts went to see Madame Web and…oh boy. It’s not good.
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2:07 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 463! Review! E-mail!
8:22 – Tidbit – This is Me…Now: A Love Story
25:14 – Mini-Segment – True Detective Night Country(SPOILERS at 37:00)
39:08 – Segment 3 – Madame Web
1:07:50 – Outro
462 – Lisa Frankenstein, Super Bowl Trailers, One Day
Feb 14, 2024
This week, it’s Matt Patches who has to sit an episode out (apparently because of snow and children), bt Katey, Da7e, and David convene in the War Room to talk about Lisa Frankenstein (currently in theaters), the big trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl (including Twisters!). Then, the three dig into the Netflix series One Day (not the 2011 movie One Day, even though David really liked that one) with some SPOILERS towards the end of the final segment.
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461 – The Greatest Night in Pop, Disney x Epic, Orion and the Dark
Feb 08, 2024
This week, with David out sick, Patches, Katey and Da7e get together to discuss two movies you can currently stream on Netflix: The Greatest Night in Pop about the making of “We Are The World” and Orion and the Dark, a Charlie Kaufman-written children’s movie. One is a straightforward documentary about one night in the 1980s, the other is…very interesting. Because the ending of Orion might be the most interesting part of its narrative, we delve into spoilers in Segment 3 with a Spoiler Gong. Also, in the middle, Patches and Da7e speculate why Disney just invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games
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1:57 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 461! Review! E-mails!
12:22 – Tidbit – The Greatest Night in Pop
26:08 – Mini-Segment – Disney x Epic
37:11 – Segment 3 – Orion and the Dark (SPOILERS at 46:13)
56:40 – Outro
460 – Sundance 2024, Dark Universe Lives!, Society of the Snow
Feb 01, 2024
This week, we all watched JA Bayona’s Society of the Snow on Netflix, but also have a bunch of fun movie related stuff to talk about. In our first segment, David and Katey break down some of their favorites from this years Sundance Film Festival, which they both attended remotely. Then, it finally happened, Universal brought back the Dark Universe, but in theme park form this time.
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1:26 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 460! Reviews! E-mails!
23:56 – Tidbit –Sundance 2024
38:49 – Mini-Segment – Dark Universe Lives!
51:59 – Segment 3 – Society of the Snow
1:13:17 – Outro
459 – Traitors, Oscar Nominations, All of Us Strangers
Jan 25, 2024
This week, everyone finally caught up with All of Us Strangers, a movie that might be in a theater near you right now! But first, David has lured Katey, Patches, and Da7e into the world of the reality TV competition Traitors and all the hosts give some cheers and jeers to the Academy Awards nominations.
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2:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 459! Reviews! E-mails!
14:34 – Tidbit – Traitors
35:26 – Mini-Segment – Oscar Nominations
46:27 – Segment 3 – All of Us Strangers(SPOILERS start at 1:01:38)
1:09:48 – Outro
458 – Critic’s Choice Awards, Echo, The Zone of Interest
Jan 19, 2024
This week, January scheduling is already upon us as David has to sit this one out for film festival duties and Katey has just returned from an L.A. Trip. Katey, Da7e, and Patches jump into the War Room to hear about Katey’s trip and talk about The Zone of Interest (and feeling bad). In the middle, Da7e and Patches review all five episodes of Echo that Marvel dropped on Disney Plus.
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4:42 – Tidbit –Katey’s Trip to the Critic’s Choice Awards Dinner
17:18 – Mini-Segment – Echo
39:02 – Segment 3 – The Zone of Interest
1:03:19 – Outro
Top Tens 2023
Jan 11, 2024
The Best Movies of 2023
The year of 2023 had some big surprises at the cinema, and because of that your hosts might have liked the same movies, but there are many one-list outliers this year (and not just from David). You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists (full lists below the timestamps).
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This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey were thinking about doing their Top Tens but realized vacation brain had caught up with them all. Instead, they engage in a media grab bag discussion covering Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, the Netflix charts fronting Leave the World Behind, the rentable Taylor Swift Eras Tour, Patches picking up Baldur’s Gate 3, and Maestro.
You still have time to donate to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and support David’s TOP FILMS countdown video! – GOFUNDME IS HERE.
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7:09 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 457!Review! Emails!
26:41 – Tidbit –2024 Holiday Hangover Grab Bag
1:25:15 – Outro
456 – Godzilla: Minus One, The Iron Claw, The Holdovers
Dec 20, 2023
This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey are rounding out the year talking about three more movies! First, it’s time for the guys to weigh in on Toho’s newest Godzilla incarnation in Minus One. Then, all four hosts jump into this week’s big wrestling movie release: The Iron Claw. Finally, everyone scraps over The Holdovers before closing out 2023.
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3:31 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 456!Reviews! MovieJawn! Email!
17:42 – Tidbit – Godzilla: Minus One
34:32 – Mini-Segment – The Iron Claw
55:56 – Segment 3 – The Holdovers
1:11:34 – Outro
455 – The Boy and the Heron, Golden Globe Nominations, Poor Things
Dec 13, 2023
This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey assemble in the War Room once more. First, a review of the current Miyazaki movie in theaters – The Boy and the Heron! – before Katey walks us all through the Golden Globe Nominations and everyone dives in to talk about Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things.
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454 – Wonka, Indie Spirit Awards Nominations, May December
Dec 06, 2023
This week, David, Patches, and Katey have all gotten to see Wonka (coming to theaters December 15th!) and give you a lengthy preview of this at-first-misunderstood musical. Then, all four hosts react to the Independent Spirit Award Nominations before they dive into a review of a funny and disturbing film – Todd Haynes’ newest May December on Netflix.
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453 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Justin Timberlake, Saltburn
Nov 28, 2023
This week, all four hosts finally get to talk about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the Scott Pilgrim not-a-remake anime that is currently on Netflix, and they manage to do it without heavy spoilers (though they do talk about the premise of the series). Then, what’s up with Justin Timberlake? What happened there? Finally, all four hosts have seen Emerald Fennell’s newest Saltburn and try to process what that was.
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41:36 – Segment 3 – Saltburn (Spoilers start at 54:59)
1:06:51 – Outro
452 – Pandemic Check In Grab Bag!
Nov 22, 2023
This week, because of the American holiday week and the upcoming award season, your hosts all watched different things (or things they can’t talk about yet), so it’s the return of the PANDEMIC CHECK IN FORMAT! Each host talks about a thing (or things) they ingested this week in the pop culture sphere without spoiling (well, Katey does answer a very important question about the end of Trolls Band Together). The conversation includes bits on Blue Eye Samurai, You Are What You Watch by Walt Hickey, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Next Goal Wins, Wish, and Trolls Band Together! Then, your hosts move Scott Pilgrim Takes Off to next week’s episode so you have a chance to catch up!
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00:00 – Lightning Round: Fiction in the Historical Pics
1:50 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 452! E-mails!
9:47 – Pandemic Check In
1:03:35 – Outro
451 – What’s Up With Marvel?, The Coyote Vs. Acme Debacle, The Killer
Nov 16, 2023
This week, David Ehrlich is out seeing the rest of this years big movies, but the other three dive into the War Room with gusto. Thanks to The Marvels underperforming in the theaters and the season finale of Loki season 2 on Disney Plus, it’s finally time to ask: “What’s Up With Marvel?” Then, Warner Bros tried to scrap the basically-complete movie Coyote Vs. Acme only for Hollywood to rebel and get it put back up for auction. Finally, all three dive into the newest David Fincher movie (now on Netflix) The Killer.
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1:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 451! E-mail! Reviews!
14:57- Tidbit –What’s Up With Marvel?
37:56 – Mini-Segment – The Coyote Vs Acme Debacle
44:15- Segment 3 – The Killer
1:05:57 – Outro
450 – The “Not For You On Paper” Quell
Nov 08, 2023
Making the hosts watch movies they wouldn’t like on paper
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host had a movie assigned to them by the three other hosts that “they wouldn’t like on paper” to investigate both how well we all know each other and if we can nudge friends into watching movies whose plot, genre, or themes seemed incongruous with other media they enjoy.
449.5 – HBO and Gen Z, The Woman In Me by Britney Spears, When Evil Lurks
Nov 03, 2023
This week, we convinced Katey to watch When Evil Lurks on Shudder! Stay tuned until Segment 3 to see how one of the more extreme movies of the year went over. Before that, the gang questions what HBO has to offer for Gen Z (who is not watching television), and Katey and Da7e dig into the Britney Spears memoir!
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3:05- Intro – Welcome to Episode 449.5! E-mail! Reviews!
14:01- Tidbit –HBO and Gen Z
31:24 – Mini-Segment – The Woman In Me by Britney Spears
42:37- Segment 3 – When Evil Lurks
1:02:32 – Outro
449 – Spider-Man 2 on the PS5, Siskel & Ebert Memories, Killers of the Flower Moon
Oct 25, 2023
This week, everyone’s back in the war room for a good old fashioned episode of weirdness. First, Da7e and David are hot off their absent week having both completed Spider-Man 2 on the Playstation and want to sing its praises. Then, in honor of the new book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Foreverby Matt Singer, the group shares their Siskel & Ebert memories. Finally, Katey, David, and Da7e dig into Martin Scorsese’s latest flick: Killers of the Flower Moon.
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2:45- Intro – Welcome to Episode 449! E-mails! Reviews!
14:22- Tidbit –Spider-Man 2 on PS5
29:16 – Mini-Segment – Siskel & Ebert
43:09 – Segment 3 – Killers of the Flower Moon
1:07:18 – Outro
448 – We Went To New York Together and The Burial
Oct 20, 2023
This week, Da7e and David both can’t make it down to the War Room, so Patches and Katey fill you in on the most recent FITWR meet-up and New York Comic Con (not a wedding this time!), memories of past adventures and new movies. Then, they review The Burial (now on Amazon Prime).
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7:43 – Tidbit –We Went To New York & New York Comic Con
30:10 – Segment 3 – The Burial
54:13 – Outro
447 – Wes Anderson/Roald Dahl Shorts, Exorcist: Believer, Astroid City
Oct 05, 2023
This week, we’re circling back to Astroid City for Segment 3, both because it’s readily available to stream and Netflix released FOUR Wes Anderson short films based off Roald Dahl stories. The group talks The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Swan, and The Rat Catcher, then takes a break to hear from Da7e and David about this week’s new Exorcist movie, before jumping into trying to make sense of Astroid City.
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2:39- Intro – Welcome to Episode 447! E-mail! Review!
15:37- Tidbit –Anderson/Dahl/Netflix Shorts
37:40 – Mini-Segment – Exorcist: Believer
50:59 – Segment 3 – Astroid City
1:1912 – Outro
446 – No One Will Save You, Books!, Past Lives
Sep 28, 2023
This week, everyone finally caught up with Past Lives, the Celine Song movie that is now available to rent and we talk about it in Segment 3! Also discussed this week is what we’ve been reading (The Outsider, Honey Baby Mine, and – AHEM – TheMCUBook.com) and the episode kicks off with another Hulu sensation No One Will Save You, a sci-fi thriller with very little dialogue. We have to talk about the ending of both movies this week so BE ON ALERT FOR SPOILER GONGS if you want to skip ahead (timecodes below in the description).
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2:12- Intro – Welcome to Episode 446! E-mail! Reviews!
12:50 – Tidbit – No One Will Save You(Spoilers start at 24:42)
32:47 – Mini-Segment – Books!
43:09 – Segment 3 – Past Lives(Spoilers start at 57:43)
1:07:57 – Outro
445 – Dumb Money, Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League, A Haunting in Venice and Branagh’s Poirot Films
Sep 21, 2023
This week, nobody can pronounce anything correctly as the whole team gathers in the War Room. Da7e and Katey have both seen Dumb Money (about the GameStop short squeeze) and give it a little review. The gang attempts to help a listener with documentaries in Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League, then Patches and Da7e have seen A Haunting in Venice and Katey watched Death on the Nile as we try to guess what Kenneth Branagh is doing in his Agatha Christie phase.
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2:55- Intro – Welcome to Episode 445! E-mails! Review!
8:52 – Tidbit – Dumb Money
23:50 – Mini-Segment – Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League
34:10 – Segment 3 – A Haunting in Venice and Branagh’s Poirot Films
53:00 – Outro
444 – Taylor Swift, One Piece, Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Sep 14, 2023
This week, everyone’s back in one Zoom War Room at the same time! Patches has a question about the continued and amazing popularity of Taylor Swift (who is releasing a concert movie into theaters next month), everyone tells what they know about Netflix’s Manga adaptation One Piece, then Katey and David report back from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (including mentions of Dumb Money, The Burial, Next Goal Wins, American Fiction, Hitman, Dicks: The Musical, The Holdovers, Anatomy of a Fall, Dream Scenario, and The Contestant – among others!)
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1:48- Intro – Welcome to Episode 444! E-mails! Reviews!
18:26- Tidbit – Taylor Swift
35:03 – Mini-Segment – One Piece (on Netflix)
42:59 – Segment 3 – Toronto Film Festival 2023
1:04:52 – Outro
443 – David on Telluride, Katey Has A Question, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Sep 06, 2023
This week, schedules got scrambled as hosts came back from Telluride and head off to Toronto for Fall Film Festival season. Through the magic of editing, David joins Patches and Da7e to preview some of the movies he saw at the Telluride Film Festival (Poor Things, All The Strangers, The Royal Hotel, The Bikeriders, Saltburn), then Katey has a question for Da7e (about cats) before those two jump in to review How to Blow Up a Pipeline (on Hulu!).
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00:00 – Lightning Round: How Do You Solve A Problem Like An Evil Nun?
1:16- Intro – Welcome to Episode 443! E-mails! Review!
12:29- Tidbit – David On Telluride Film Festival 2023
38:45 – Mini-Segment – Katey Has A Question
46:07 – Segment 3 – How to Blow Up a Pipeline
1:11:59 – Outro
442 – “Feel Good” Movies, Boxcar Bertha and Salt of the Earth, The Eight Mountains
Aug 29, 2023
This week, David is off beginning the fall festival run, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene in the war room. First, Katey wants to know what a “Feel Good” movie is and how it’s different from a comfort watch. Then, all three hosts talk UNION MOVIES with Katey watching Boxcar Bertha, and Patches and Da7e sounding off on Salt of the Earth. Finally, all three hosts talk about The Eight Mountains, currently on the Criterion Channel.
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00:00 – Lightning Round: King Kong Ain’t Got Nuthin’
1:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 442! E-mail! Reviews!
11:07- Tidbit – “Feel Good” Movies
24:41 – Mini-Segment – Boxcar Bertha/Salt of the Earth (1954)
37:06 – Segment 3 – The Eight Mountains
1:09:58 – Outro
441 – Patches Has A Question, Only Murders in the Building S3, Red White and Royal Blue
Aug 23, 2023
This week, everyone is back in the war room for one week (fall festivals incoming!). We kick it off with a question from Matt Patches about SAG waivers for promoting non-AMPTP produced films, then Katey and Da7e check in on the new season of Only Murders in the Building on Hulu, and finally get to dig into the gay rom-com Red, White, and Royal Blue.
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2:18- Intro – Welcome to Episode 441! E-mail! Review!
9:17- Tidbit – Patches Has A Question
23:34 – Mini-Segment – Only Murders in the Building, Season 3
35:11 – Segment 3 – Red, White, and Royal Blue
56:00 – Outro
A David and Da7e Mini-Sode
Aug 17, 2023
This week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia (AKA The Night of Counting the Years), there’s some talk about Love Island and then more talk about Marvel Snap.
440 – Personal Archives, Movie Bumpers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Aug 09, 2023
This week, Patches is back in the War Room with Da7e and Katey! This week, Katey’s discovery of an old hard drive has the hosts debating how to deal with personal archives. Then, Katey saw Seth Rogan on screen before Turtles started and wonders why these pre-movie bumpers became a thing. Finally, Da7e and Katey saw the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AND YOU SHOULD TOO!
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439 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Katey on Barbie, The Haunted Mansion and an UnHaunted Box Office
Aug 02, 2023
This week, summer vacations and child illness strikes again, leaving the War Room just for Katey and Da7e this week. Katey took some spare time to check out Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Da7e watched it recently, so they both sing the praises of this under-appreciated gem. Then, Katey wasn’t here last week for the Barbie review, so we circle back around to hear her thoughts. Then, Da7e goes a little more in depth with a Haunted Mansion review before both hosts wildly speculate on if the Box Office can sustain after Barbie‘s big win.
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Of course Katey is on vacation for the Barbie episode. This week, Da7e, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of actor/director Greta Gerwig’s films before jumping into a review of Barbie and the various reactions to the massive hit of a film that is also a Mattel ad.
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This week, Katey, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of director Christopher Nolan’s films before jumping into a lengthy review of Oppenheimer, which includes “The Oppenheimer Game” where your hosts go round robin attempting to remember the stacked cast. Also, more info on Katey’s Marvel Snap deck!
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2:13- Intro – Welcome to Episode 437!NO REVIEWS? MARVEL SNAP!
11:36- Tidbit – The films of Christopher Nolan
35:23 – Segment 3 – Oppenheimer
1:34:11 – Outro
436 – Hijack and The Bear, Elemental, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One
Jul 13, 2023
This week, everyone is back in the war room. David has watched Apple TV’s Hijack and loves the smooth brain action. Everyone else is getting through The Bear season 2 and all four hosts discuss how the binge model is working these days. Katey and Da7e saw Pixar’s Elemental and hope it keeps some legs in theaters despite messy world-building. Finally, Patches, David and Da7e dig into the new Mission: Impossible and how it stacks up against the other films in the series.
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1:56- Intro – Welcome to Episode 436! Review! E-mails!
11:41- Tidbit – Hijack and The Bear
30:37 – Mini-Segment – Elemental
41:19 – Segment 3 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One
1:10:57 – Outro
New Episode Next Week
Jul 06, 2023
Since Twitter might have imploded and we don’t know if we’re on Bluesy or threads, just a little message from Da7e on the main feed letting you know we’ll be back next week.
435 – Return of the Sophisticast (Dial of Destiny, Secret Invasion)
Jun 29, 2023
This week, David and Katey are out for summer reasons, so Da7e and Matt Patches convene to discuss a variety of random topics, including big questions and mini-reviews trying not to cancel the show or each other. Da7e gives a mini-review on why he liked Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny more than other critics and both weigh in on Secret Invasion the new, low-key Marvel show on Disney Plus.
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434 – Extraction 2 and “Long Takes,” Missing Submarine, The Flash
Jun 22, 2023
This week, David watched Extraction 2 which has a very long single take, prompting a conversation about why “long takes” are getting popular in action films. Then, the hosts briefly touch on the missing Titan submarine dominating the news cycle. Finally, Da7e and Patches entered the Chronobowl to see The Flash and try to explain what they liked and didn’t to David and Katey. ENDING SPOILERS INCLUDED.
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1:57- Intro – Welcome to Episode 434! Reviews! E-mail!
19:03- Tidbit – Extraction 2 and “Long Takes”
40:05 – Mini-Segment – Missing Submarine
47:10 – Segment 3 – The Flash(ending spoilers start at 1:00:43)
1:15:54 – Outro
433 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Spoiled, Tony Awards 2023, The Road to Wellville
Jun 15, 2023
This week, we kick off the show with Da7e going FULL SPOILERS on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. It is in theaters now. It’s fine. The plot doesn’t really matter, as Da7e will illustrate. Then, Katey has thoughts on this year’s write-less Tony award ceremony, and finally, all four hosts caught 1994’s The Road To Wellville, the John Harvey Kellogg movie that actually exists (and is streaming on Peacock).
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1:57- Intro – Welcome to Episode 433! Reviews! E-mails!
19:03- Tidbit – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (FULL SPOILERS)
40:05 – Mini-Segment – Tonys 2023
47:10 – Segment 3 – The Road to Wellville
1:15:54 – Outro
432 – What Should Da7e See In Theaters?, Summer Snacks, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Jun 08, 2023
This week, we definitely all saw and want to talk about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse for the main segment of the show, but otherwise ideas and recommendations fly freely in this week’s episode. Da7e is looking for something to see in theaters this Friday and gets the download on the movies from Katey, Patches, and David. Summer food time is manifesting for everyone, so we made it a mini-segment. THEN SPIDER-VERSE!
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3:03- Intro – Welcome to Episode 432! Reviews! E-mails!
10:46- Tidbit – What Should Da7e See In Theaters?
25:01 – Mini-Segment – Summer Snacks
36:49 – Segment 3 – Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse(Spoilers Start at 55:41)
1:13:37 – Outro
431 – Tears of the Kingdom, Hardy Boys, Spring TV Wrap-Up
Jun 01, 2023
This week, we finally get to talk about that Nintendo game the three guys have been playing – it’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Then, Katey needs book recommendations for young readers, and all four hosts jump in with some TV they enjoyed from this spring’s television season.
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2:08 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 431! Review! E-mail!
9:55 – Tidbit – Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
33:08 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s Hardy Boys Question
40:39 – Segment 3 – Spring TV Wrap-Up
1:16:00 – Outro
430 – Mrs. Davis, David and Ella Kemp from Cannes, Fast X (with special guest Chris Rosen!)
May 25, 2023
This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X, the newest Fast and Furious movie (PLEASE NOTE – THE ENTIRE FAST X SECTION IS FULL SPOILER as the boys try to convince Patches and Katey that this bad movie is fun). David forgoes Ambien this trip to the Cannes Film Festival, but since he’s awake he conscripts Letterboxd’s Ella Kemp to talk about movies they’ve seen and liked. Astroid City? Killers of the Flower Moon? Check it out!
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2:13 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 430! Reviews! E-mails!
20:30 – Tidbit – Mrs. Davis
37:57 – Mini-Segment – David and Ella Kemp in Cannes
50:36 – Segment 3 – Fast X(SPOILERS!)
1:27:35 – Outro
429 – Worrisome A.I., Sad/Bad Politics, Fast Five Revisited
May 17, 2023
This week, David’s off seeing movies in Cannes, so Da7e, Patches, and Katey assemble in the War Room to talk about a very important entry in the Fast & Furious franchise that directly leads into this weekend’s Fast X: 2011’s Fast Five. Before that, though, the three talk about the current state of A.I. apps and the future impact on creativity jobs and Katey updates the boys on some depressing political news out of her state.
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428 – Pandemic Check-In, Traitors, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
May 11, 2023
This week, major organizations have declared the pandemic over, so we halt our count with a (hopefully) final Pandemic Check-In that covers movies, television, books, and video games. Then, Katey Rich has returned to watching reality TV with Traitors on Peacock, finally Da7e and Patches return to the MCU for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.
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44:34 – Segment 3 – Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
1:12:38 – Outro
427 – WGA Strike Begins, Jedi Survivor, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
May 03, 2023
This week, The Writers Guild of America has called for a strike and all four hosts speculate on what that means and have memories of the 2007/2008 writer’s strike. Then, all the boys have been playing the new Respawn game Jedi Survivor and report back. Finally, Da7e and Katey reflect on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – which is currently in theaters.
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00:00 – Disclaimer and Lightning Round: Best Animal
3:07 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 427! Reviews and E-mails!
12:00 – Tidbit – WGA Strike Begins
29:25 – Mini-Segment – Jedi Survivor
44:37 – Segment 3 – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
1:06:27 – Outro
426 – Beau is Afraid, Peter Pan & Wendy, Beef
Apr 28, 2023
This week, David manages to join Da7e for a review of Beau is Afraid before a child asks him to stop. Then, Katey and Patches review Peter Pan & Wendy, the new Disney Plus movie before Da7e, Patches, and Katey jump into a review of the first season of Beef on Netflix
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It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
After a slight delay for a new Ehrlich child, the podcast finally gets around to episode 425 – The Date Quell. Each host has picked a movie that they went on a date to go see, which means personal stories piled on reviews of movies released between 1998 and 2002. Katey has selected Home Fries and has a journal entry to back it up, Da7e relives his potty mouth and making out plots of 1999 with South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, Patches scheduled a date to see My Dog Skip at the movie theater across from the mall, and David takes a Christian girlfriend to John Q.
424.92 – HBO Max is now Max, Super Mario Bros, Air
Apr 14, 2023
This week, HBO Max has rebranded its streaming service once again and announced some interesting projects, like one that looks poised to traumatize a handful of 12 year old actors. Then, Da7e reports back from 2023’s most profitable film: Super Mario Bros! Finally, David Ehrlich gets enough time away from the baby to join in a review of Ben Affleck’s Air.
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1:34 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.92! Reviews!
12:03 – Tidbit – HBO Max is Max
34:09 – Mini-Segment – Super Mario Bros
45:06 – Segment 3 – Air
1:03:36 – Outro
424.9 – David 2 Kid Check-In, New Barbie Trailer, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Apr 06, 2023
This week, Patches has to step out of the War Room, so Katey and Da7e decide to check-in on David Ehrlich, who is podcasting in the same room as a very new baby. David fills us in on what he’s been doing during his “time off.” Then, Katey and Da7e have nothing but praise for the Barbie PR campaign revving up. Finally, both hosts (and one host child) saw Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Did it work as well for the others as it did for tabletop loving Da7e?
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424.85 – A Thousand and One, Born to Raise Hell, John Wick 4
Mar 30, 2023
This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e have three movies for three segments. First, Katey has seen Sundance winner A Thousand And One with a breakout performance from Teyana Taylor and encourages you to see it this week when it goes wide! Then, Da7e watched maybe the worst movie he’s ever seen, it’s Stephen Segal’s Born to Raise Hell. Finally, Patches and Da7e weigh in on the action opus that is John Wick 4. One of them really liked it, the other one didn’t. SPOILER talk about John Wick 5‘s possibilities after the SPOILER GONG at 59:33.
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424.8 – John Wick Revisited, What Do You Remember About Yellowjackets?, Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Mar 23, 2023
This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e reconnect in the War Room to talk about the first John Wick (in honor of John Wick 4 coming out this weekend), which the guys convinced Katey to watch for the first time! Then, Yellowjackets is coming back with a second season – what do we remember about season one? Finally, Da7e and Patches saw Shazam! Fury of the Gods and have very mixed feelings about it.
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28:55 – Mini-Segment – What Do You Remember About Yellowjackets?
40:59 – Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Some Spoiler Discussion At The End)
1:08:29 – Outro
424.7 – 95th Oscars in Review, Katey Checks In From LA, Scream VI
Mar 15, 2023
This week, Katey had to fly out to cover the Academy Awards for Vanity Fair, so Patches and Da7e convene in the War Room. First, the boys talk about the Oscars ceremony, then Katey sends in a voice mail from the day after the Oscars updating us on her thoughts. Finally, Da7e and Patches delve back into the Scream franchise with the newest New-York-based installment Scream VI and have to get into some spoilers when discussing the messy third act.
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424.6 – The Slap Again, Patches Matches, Creed III
Mar 11, 2023
This week, Katey and Patches have to hold down the War Room as a duo. First, Katey wants to know if Patches has also noticed that The Slap has re-entered the Oscars conversation a whole year later (is there anything left to say about it?). Then, Patches quizzes Katey on last years Oscar nominees, then they both review March’s big Box Office winner (so far), Michael B Jordan’s Creed III.
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00:00 – Lightning Round: Dinosaur Mayhem (No Jurassic Park)
1:47 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.6!
7:24 – Tidbit – The Slap Revisited
24:12 – Mini-Segment – Patches Matches
31:48 – Creed III
54:19 – Outro
424.5 – Babylon, TV Catch-up, When Do Franchises End?
Mar 02, 2023
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches finally get around to talking about Babylon (currently streaming on Peacock), and try to make sense of over three hours of fictionalized old Hollywood. Then, each hosts mentions some excellent TV they are watching before Da7e asks Katey and Patches if Franchises (Wizarding World, Marvel, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc) are ever going to end.
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424.25 – Titanic Re-Release, Was High School The Worst?, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Re-Release
Feb 23, 2023
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are back to look at some older movies that returned to theaters last week. First, Katey took two CHILDREN to see Titanic in 3D. Then, Patches has a question about high school for a mini segment before all three hosts dive back into Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e) Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich) .
424 – Poker Face, Mr. Skin’s Hottest Sex Scenes, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
Feb 17, 2023
Into the Quantum Realm Again
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches hold down the War Room as Ehrlich has successfully expanded his family. First, all three talk about Poker Face, the crime and lies series currently airing its first season on Peacock (since this episode was recorded, Poker Face has been renewed for Season 2!). Then, Patches has another surprise mini-segment about sex scenes “in honor of” Valentines Day before Da7e and Patches launch into a SPOILER FREE review of Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, which is in theaters now. Really, no spoilers, just the premise and review.
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26:20 – Mini-Segment – Mr Skin’s Hottest Sex Scenes
40:40 – Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
1:08:02 – Outro
423 – The new DC movies, How do you wipe?, Knock At The Cabin
Feb 09, 2023
Knock At The Cabin
With Returning Guest Host Jordan Hoffman!
This week: Ehrlich’s out having a child, so Jordan Hoffman returns to Fighting In The War Room to NOT cancel the podcast. First, Da7e attempts to lay out the new plan for DC movies at Warner Bros and noted Green Lantern fans Patches and Jordan react to an “Earth-bound” series for those heroes. Then – Patches want’s to know how we wipe our butts after pooping and questions how we know if we’re “doing it right,” and that conversation goes exactly like you think it would. FINALLY, Jordan, Patches and Da7e weigh in on M Night Shyamalan’s latest: Knock at the Cabin with a spoiler section tacked on the end.
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44:33 – Knock At The Cabin (SPOILERS starts at the GONG at 59:33)
1:21:31 – Outro
422 – All Quiet on the Western Front, Infinity Pool, The Last of Us (on HBO)
Feb 02, 2023
The Last of Us (HBO/HBO Max)
This week: it’s the final David Ehrlich week for awhile as his family expands, but Katey, Da7e, and Patches kick off this episode with a review of Oscar hopeful All Quiet on the Western Front (currently on Netflix), then David and Da7e peer into the Infinity Pool (now in theaters) before all four of them discuss how The Last of Us (currently airing on Sundays for HBO) is looking like real good TV.
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421 – Oscar Nominations, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Whale
Jan 25, 2023
This week: your hosts are back on the usual schedule after kicking off the new year with a couple special episodes to talk about movies. However, illness has come for Ehrlich, leaving Katey, Patches, and Da7e to talk about the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, if Da7e should see Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale.
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1:43 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 421! Reviews and Emails!
14:44 – Tidbit – Oscar Nominations
36:21 – Mini-Segment – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
44:06 – The Whale
1:05:26 – Outro
420.5 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Oscar Trivia Featuring FITWR
Jan 19, 2023
This week – Fighting In The War Room is fighting outside the War Room FOR THE THIRD TIME as all four hosts return to the Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Podcast! Annie and David host a pub-quiz style trivia show centered around (difficult) Oscar Trivia with your four hosts operating as two teams: Patches and Katey and previous two-time QQBB winners David and Da7e. This time, David surprises everyone with monetary stakes.
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It was a tough year at theaters in 2022, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a handful of standout films that worked incredibly well for the majority of your four hosts. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2022 lists (full lists below the timestamps).
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This week: don't bet against James Cameron. For our 420th episode and final installment of 2022, all four hosts dig into Avatar: The Way of Water (NOT THE WAY OF THE WATER) and critically examine James Cameron's latest film that showed us some things we hadn't seen before. ALL spoilers this week, because the movie is long and has some stuff in it we had to talk about.
Re-join us in the first week of the new year for our TOP TENS 2022!
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419 – Empire of Light, Women Talking, White Lotus Season 2
Dec 15, 2022
This week, everyone finally digs into Sam Mendes' Empire of Light, then transition into Women Talking (no spoilers), then a full discussion of The White Lotus Season 2, spoilers throughout, that is so shocking Patches up and disappears off the podcast.
Somehow, next week is Avatar: Way of the Water episode and it's…episode 420? Hell yeah.
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418 – Pandemic Check-In (Screeners Edition)
Dec 08, 2022
This week, everyone had a week of chaos last week either due to family or work obligations, so we thought we'd take it easy on the format with another PANDEMIC CHECK-IN. After a review heavy start, this show without a format barrels through some movies we've all been watching trying to catch up for the end of the year. Armageddon Time! Aftersun! Bones and All! Living! and some other random topics like briefly touching on the new Sight and Sound poll. CHAOS IS A LADDER.
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417 – The Menu, Glass Onion Was In Theaters, The Fabelmans
Dec 01, 2022
This week, the whole crew is back in the War Room so Katey and Da7e can talk about The Menu (in theaters!), the odd theatricial run of Glass Onion (not in theaters anymore) and convene for the newest Spielberg, The Fabelmans (in theaters!). Since these things were in theaters, NO SPOILERS in this discussion!
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23:56 – Mini-Segment – Galss Onion Was In Theaters
39:19 – Segment 3 – The Fabelmans
1:08:32 – Outro
416 – Rambling in the War Room
Nov 24, 2022
This week, Da7e, Katey, and special returning guest Joanna Robinson (Don't tell anyone, it's our secret!) jump into a War Room while the Patches and Ehrlich Clans take a sick week.
The three friends get together to discuss the freshest pop culture topics from their various areas of expertise including Disney's Bob Switch, The Crown, and…sigh…Twitter.
Format:
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415 – Marvel Post-Credits Trivia, Wakanda Forever
Nov 17, 2022
This week, we're talking a lot of Marvel! First, Patches leads David, Katey and Da7e through a quiz-like competition to remember all the Marvel Cinematic Universe post-credits scenes. Then, because there is so much to talk about, the foursome spends the rest of the episode discussing Wakanda Forever, jumping into spoilers at 57 mins and 32 seconds in.
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414 – Banshees of Inisherin, What We Don’t Watch, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Nov 10, 2022
This week, are we going to be friends after this? That's a question asked by Banshees of Inisherin (in theaters now) and the group dives in to review it. Then, a mini-segment about TV certain hosts are not watching (featuring pleas to watch Andor and The Crown Season 5), before finally the hosts dive into Weird: The Al Yankovic Story which you can watch on The Roku Channel.
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413 – Wendell and Wild, A Patches Question, Are we leaving Twitter?
Nov 03, 2022
This week, Henry Selick's newest stop motion movie (the first since Coraline) has been dropped on Netflix and it is A LOT, and that includes beautiful. Everyone discusses the movie, then drifts off into other pop culture when Patches asks for gift ideas and then everyone dives into "the discourse" around if we're leaving Twitter in the Musk Era.
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412 – Black Adam, Halloween Watches, Tár
Oct 27, 2022
This week, Patches, Da7e, and David all saw Black Adam and try to warn you off of it. Then, it's spooky season and David went to a cabin in the woods, so everyone talks about what they're watching for Halloween. Finally, FINALLY!, Katey, David, and Da7e have seen Tár and we finally get to talk about it!
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2:28 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 412! Mobile Gaming Madness!
9:22 – Tidbit – Black Adam
32:26 – Mini Segment – Halloween Watches
44:28 – Segment 3 – Tár
1:07:48 – Outro
411 – She-Hulk, Halloween Ends, The School For Good and Evil (Not Tar)
Oct 20, 2022
This week, Patches and Da7e get two segments to try and draw Katey and David into She-Hulk (which completed its first season on Disney Plus) and Halloween Ends (which completes David Gordon Green's Halloween Trilogy), then they're all too tired to talk about Tar this week, so the third segment becomes a review of The School for Good and Evil.
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47:28 – Segment 3 – The School for Good and Evil (not Tar)
1:00:00 – Outro
410 – Hellraiser (2022), RIP Angela Lansbury, Why Don’t Live Action Family Movies Come to Theaters?
Oct 13, 2022
This week, David is out for parenting reasons, so Katey, Patches and Da7e convene in the War Room. First, Patches and Da7e dig into the new Hellraiser movie that went directly to Hulu. Is this reboot better than the horrible sequels? Then, Patches leads an appreciation segment about Angela Lansbury who passed away this week at 96. Finally, Katey took her kids to see Lyle Lyle Crocodile and wonders why these movies aren't hitting in theaters like they used to.
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35:31 – Segment 3 – Why Don't Live Action Family Movies Come to Theaters?
57:00 – Outro
409 – Hocus Pocus 2, Rings of Power Vs. House of the Dragon
Oct 05, 2022
This week, everyone's running around, so a two-segment show was devised. First, Da7e and Katey dig into Hocus Pocus 2 (now on Disney Plus!) and if it lives up to the original. Then, David, Patches, and Da7e talk about the dualing prestige fantasy series currently dominating the TV conversation with Rings of Power Vs. House of the Dragon.
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This week, let's talk about some MOVIES. First up, Da7e and David finally get to talk about Barbarian, a horror movie in theaters that you should NOT BE SPOILED ON, so we don't. Then, Katey reports back from the re-release of Avatar, now in theaters and in 3D. Finally, Katey, Da7e, and David talk about Don't Worry Darling, first without spoilers, then deep into the spoilers, because what was that movie?
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407 – Wild Oscar Predictions, Pinocchio looks…bad?, The Woman King
Sep 22, 2022
This week, everyone is back in the War Room! Katey, Da7e, David, and Patches start a low-stakes Oscars pool for four categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress) in a manner that will surely lose most of them money. Then, Katey has some questions about he new Pinnochio streaming on Disney Plus. Finally, Katey, Patches, and Da7e dive into The Woman King, now in theaters and well worth a trip!
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This week, everyone is tired from travelling, film festivals, fantasy shows, and children, so an attendence-optional War Room Free For All ropes in Da7e, Katey, and special returning guest Joanna Robinson (Don't tell anyone, it's our secret!).
The three friends get together to discuss the freshest pop culture topics from their various areas of expertise.
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405 – Fall Preview, Only Murders In The Building S2, Three-Thousand Years Of Longing
Aug 31, 2022
This week, there's not a ton in theaters, so we look ahead (peering at the upcoming glut of film festivals) to give you a "Fall" preview that actually goes through the rest of the year. Then, Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about Only Murders In The Building Season 2 without spoiling who did it, finally, David, Patches, and Da7e dig into George Miller's Three-Thousand Years of Longing, a very strange movie that needs to be talked about. There is a section talking about the ending, but we ring the SPOILER GONG if you want to hop off.
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2:16 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 405! Email Review!
9:36 – Tidbit – 2022 Fall Preview
34:50 – Mini Segment – Only Murders In The Building Season 2
47:22 – Segment 3 – Three-Thousand Years of Longing (SPOILERS AT 1:02:03)
1:09:58 – Outro
404 – The Rehearsal S1, BeReal, Poseidon Adventure
Aug 25, 2022
This week, everyone is back in the War Room! Da7e, David and Patches all watched The Rehearsal on HBO Max and NEED to talk about it (SPOILERS ABOUND!), then, Katey, David and Patches have been sharing real moments with the BeReal app, including an announcement about FITWR Generation 2. Finally, Katey, Patches and Da7e all returned to a movie celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year: The Hackman-tastic Poseidon Adventure.
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2:02 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 404! Email Review!
9:05 – Tidbit – The Rehearsal (SPOILERS!)
35:50 – Mini Segment – BeReal
46:35 – Segment 3 – Poseidon Adventure
1:12:40 – Outro
403 – She-Hulk, Better Call Saul, Best Movies of the 1990s
Aug 18, 2022
This week, Da7e is out, so Katey, Patches, and David convene in the War Room for a show that TECHNICALLY has segments. First up, Patches likes She-Hulk! And because David thinks all Marvel TV is a waste of time, the conversation bleeds into a plug for Better Call Saul, which wrapped up its run this week (NO SPOILERS for either!). Then, IndieWire has published their list of The 100 Best '90s Movies, David has some thoughts about how the list came about and Katey and Patches have some suggestions for overlooked gems.
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402 – Thirteen Lives, Sandman Season 1, Prey
Aug 12, 2022
This week, Katey, Patches, and David all got to see each other on the East Coast and Patches and Katey even got to watch Thirteen Lives together! For the mini-segment, Da7e and Patches try to entice you to check out Sandman on Netflix, then all the guys discuss Prey, the new Predator movie streaming on Hulu.
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2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 402! International Reviews!
8:19 – Tidbit – Thirteen Lives
24:33 – Mini-Segment: Sandman, Season 1
35:34 – Segment 3 – Prey
1:04:59 – Outro
401 – John Wickification, Bluey, Nope
Aug 03, 2022
This week, we're back to normal episodes as we march to FITWR 500 with somewhat regular topics. First, based of Bullet Train and The Princess (on Hulu) your hosts debate what "John Wickification" of action movies means. Then, Da7e (childless) likes Bluey! Should you like Bluey? Finally, FITWR gets around to NOPE, a movie that is very fun to talk about.
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10:01 – Tidbit – John Wickification of Action Movies
30:41 – Mini-Segment: Bluey
44:40 – Segment 3 – Nope (Spoilers all the way through)
1:12:15 – Outro
400 – The Call-In Show 2
Jul 27, 2022
Eric B—— is the Zodiac?
It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
It has been 100 episodes since our last Call-In Show that we hosted on Zoom, but this time we got to live stream it to YouTube so people in the waiting room weren't relegated to silence. Maybe you caught this one live or have popped by the stream, but for those of you who are Quarter Quell fans: IT'S A LONG ONE. Jump in to see what our listeners ask of your hosts Katey, Da7e, David and Patches. Good lord, are we going to get to episode 500?
399.75 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Summer Blockbuster Trivia featuring FITWR
Jul 20, 2022
This week – Fighting In The War Room is fighting outside the War Room ONCE AGAIN for a return appearence on Quiz Quiz Bang Bang! Annie and David host a pub-quiz style trivia show centered around Summer Blockbusters with your four hosts operating as two teams in a REMATCH: President Merkin Muffley (featuring Patches and Katey) Vs. Davids: The Rise of Gru (featuring David and Da7e).
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This week, in honor of Emmy nominations and some good spring TV that went overlooked, we spend the whole episode talking about current and future TV. Katey, Patches, and Da7e cover Ms. Marvel, The Bear, and Westworld in addition to discussing the newest Emmy noms.
SPOILER GONGS IN BOTH SEGMENTS FOR WHEN WE TRANSTION INTO SPOILERS (TIMECODES BELOW)
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399 – Brocast – Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder
Jul 08, 2022
This week, Katey is on vacation with her family, and Patches has been reading comics, so Da7e does a lot of talking, first about Stranger Things 4 Volume 2, which dropped on Netflix July 1st and sort of points to the end of the series, then David and Da7e try to get Patches excited about Thor: Love and Thunder after Patches has read the Jason Aaron comic book run this T4or movie is loosely based on.
SPOILER GONGS IN BOTH SEGMENTS FOR WHEN WE TRANSTION INTO SPOILERS (TIMECODES BELOW)
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9:04 – Tidbit – Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 (Spoilers start at 19:25)
23:02 – Segment 3 – Thor: Love and Thunder (Spoilers start at 57:02)
1:01:54 – Outro
398 – Pandemic Civil Rights Check-In, Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe, Elvis
Jun 30, 2022
This week, everyone is back in the War Room and has seen the main move: Baz Luhrman's Elvis, which is in theaters now and is…a lot. Before Katey, Patches, Da7e and David dive into this week's long review segment, they dive into a general discussion about what happened in America with reproductive rights and the Supreme Court, and Patches and Da7e praise the simplicity of a new Beavis and Butt-head movie.
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34:23 – Mini-Segment – Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe (On Paramount Plus)
45:55 – Segment 3 – Elvis (in theaters)
1:20:47 – Outro
397 – Lightyear, Leo Grande’s Release Strategy, Cha Cha Real Smooth
Jun 22, 2022
This week, David's on vacation, so Patches, Katey, and Da7e convene to talk about Pixar's newest theatrical release Lightyear, which is…strange. Strange enough that they have to talk about the end (Listen for the spoiler gong to hop off and go unsullied). Then, Katey has a bone to pick with the release strategy of Good Luck, Leo Grande (which is on Hulu and not in theaters). Finally, all three talk Cha Cha Real Smooth the sophomore effort from Writer/Director Conner Raiff that is in theaters and on Apple TV+.
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10:11 – Tidbit – Lightyear (in theaters) SPOILERS start at 25 mins in!
32:05 – Mini-Segment – Leo Grande's Release Strategy
43:20 – Segment 3 – Cha Cha Real Smooth (in theaters, on Apple TV+)
1:11:27 – Outro
396 – Hustle, Mailing Decisions, Jurassic World Dominion (with Matt Singer from ScreenCrush!)
Jun 15, 2022
This week, there's a rotating door on this War Room, and Da7e is your constant. First, Katey and David tell Da7e about Hustle, the new Adam Sandler Netflix movie that is…good! Then, Katey and David leave the pod for Patches, Da7e, and ScreenCrush's Matt Singer to answer Patches' very specific question from this week. Finally, Da7e, Patches, Matt Singer all dive into the newest dinosaur blockbuster Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World Dominion (no colon) and how puzzingly bad it is. HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?
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39:21 – Segment 3 – Jurassic World Dominon in theaters
1:25:44 – Outro
395 – Obi-Wan and Cinematic Television, Green Energy $, Fire Island
Jun 08, 2022
This week, David is not-COVID sick, so Katey, Da7e, and Patches convene in the War Room. Da7e and Patches face off over Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ and the scaling up of television to "cinematic television." Then, Patches wants to know about paying more for green energy in this week's Dumb Question mini-segment. Finally, everyone dove into Gay Pride and Prejudice on Hulu: Fire Island and give it a review.
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394 – Stranger Things 4 Vol 1, Mona Lisa, Top Gun: Maverick
Jun 01, 2022
This week, the whole gang is back in the War Room! Everyone has questions about the newest binge-model dump of episodes on Netflix for Da7e, who is the one still watching Stranger Things 4. Patches, Katey, and David hash out some Mona Lisa cake attack questions, then Da7e and David dig into Top Gun: Maverick! All these things without spoilers.
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2:29 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 394! Email! Reviews!
13:23 – Tidbit – Stranger Things 4 Volume 1
29:22 – Mini-Segment – Questions about the Mona Lisa
39:22 – Segment 3 – Top Gun: Maverick
1:13:15 – Outro
393 – Cannes 2022 Check-In, Questions about Volume and Crushes, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
May 25, 2022
This week, David checks in from France with some words about Decision to Leave, Crimes of the Future, Armageddon Time, Three Thousand Years of Longing, After Son, Top Gun: Maverick, Close, and being buzzed by fighter jets. Then, Katey has some questions like "how loud is too loud in a neighborhood?" and "Is it okay to have celebrity crushes on celebs younger than you?" Finally, Da7e, Patches and Katey all dig into Disney Plus' Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers movie that is…better than we thought it would be!
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1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 393! Email! Review!
6:50 – Tidbit – Cannes 2022 Check-In
24:40 – Mini-Segment – Questions about Volume and Crushes
44:43 – Segment 3 – Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
1:15:46 – Outro
392 – A Patches-Driven Sophisticast
May 19, 2022
This week, everyone is tired and David is still at Cannes, so Katey and Da7e jump into the War Room with Patches who has a smattering of general questions to explore like "Is Elmo a Muppet?" "Do men read novels?" and "Are you afraid of heights."
It's a hang, a Sophisticates hang. Sophisticast.
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391 – Patches Parental Leave Check-In, The Staircase, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
May 12, 2022
This week, we've lost a David to international film festivals and (maybe) vomit, but have gained a Patches who is back after a few weeks of being urinated on by his son. First, Da7e and Katey check in with Patches and Patches-Child-2 before everyone digs into the first few episodes of The Staircase on HBO Max, then into the Multiverse of Madness for Doctor Strange 2 with FULL SPOILERS (you've probably already seen this movie). Plus, Da7e goes nerd and tries to explain to Patches where the MCU is headed.
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1:34 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 391! Email! Reviews!
9:22 – Tidbit – Patches Parental Leave Check-In
26:26 – Mini-Segment – The Staircase
41:25 – Segment 3 – Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
1:33:26 – Outro
390 – Netflix, Back to Theaters, The Northman
Apr 27, 2022
This week, still no Patches, but David, Katey and Da7e convene to discuss Netflix's failing fortunes, Katey going to theaters with her kids to see The Bad Guys, and director Robert Eggers new Vikikng Hamlet, The Northman.
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1:10 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 390! Email! Star Wars!
7:04 – Tidbit – Netflix is Lookin' Bad
30:22 – Mini-Segment – Back to theaters with The Bad Guys
40:38 – Segment 3 – The Northman
1:07:43 – Outro
389 – Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, David the Elden King, Boogie Nights
Apr 20, 2022
This week, new Patches baby is still keeping dad exhausted, so Da7e is left to tell Katey and David about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (AKA The Nic Cage movie) and how it exceeded expectations. Then, David would like to share he has beaten Elden Ring (though has not met let me solo her), and finally, Katey has decided to revisit Boogie Nights, which is still good.
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1:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 389! Review! Email! Star Wars!
13:13 – Tidbit – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
23:55 – Mini-Segment – David the Elden King
32:52 – Segment 3 – Boogie Nights
51:33 – Outro
388 – Severance Finale, Our Flag Means Death, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Apr 13, 2022
This week, Patches is out because of a new Patches joining the world, so Katey and the Davids revisit Apple TV's Severance, Katey reccommends Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max, and all three of them heap praise on Everything Everywhere All At Once, which is IN THEATERS NOW!
Because of the nature of Severance and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and because they are widely available, there are SPOILER parts of each conversation that will be marked by a SPOILER GONG (and timecodes below)
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7:30 – Tidbit – Severance Finale (Spoilers start at 8:04)
20:19 – Mini-Segment – Our Flag Means Death
25:32 – Segment 3 – Eveything Everywhere All At Once (Spoilers start at 45:20)
58:49 – Outro
387 – Rachel Zegler Questions, WeCrashed, and The Bubble
Apr 06, 2022
This week, Katey is back from the Academy Awards but we made her watch The Bubble on Netflix with the rest of us, so – sadly – this will be week two of Hollywood Bullshit. To bypass Morbius completely, Patches also has a question about Rachel Zegler's stardom and David wants to talk about how Jared Leto is good in something: WeCrashed on Apple TV Plus.
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This week, Katey is still in Los Angeles recovering from the Academy Awards broadcast and Vanity Fair afterparty, so the three guys get together to wonder…What the hell was that?
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385 – Deep Water, Patches Versus Matches, Severance
Mar 23, 2022
This week, everyone has seen Dark Water on Hulu, and you probably should too, because we talk about this very weird "erotic" thriller that is currently streaming in a way that probably spoils something (if that matters to you). For the mini-segment, Patches talks about Polygon's big VERSUS bracket and has some Matches for his hosts. Finally, the whole group really likes and wants to talk about Severance, which has aired six episodes on Apple TV+. There ARE some LIGHT SPOILERS up through episode 6 that start with a SPOILER GONG. Navigate to your own liking.
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384 – Scream (2022), Hot Takes Roundtable, Turning Red
Mar 15, 2022
This week, everyone piles into the War Room to talk some streaming movies and hot takes. First, Da7e is here to say Scream (2022), which is Scream 5 and therefore should be called 5Cream, is actually worth your streaming time. Then, all four hosts get to spit fire with one hot take, then, Katey, Patches, and Da7e go head-to-head on Turning Red, a movie they all liked, but Da7e nitpicks.
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383 – The Batman, The Dropout and Portrayals True Stories, After Yang
Mar 08, 2022
This week, Patches is back and we have a full War Room again! This week starts out with The Batman, which David, Da7e, and Patches have seen. Is this The Batman a good The Batman or is it too dark and too long a The Batman? Let's discuss! Then, Based on The Dropout, the group mini-segments about the ripped from the headlines series that are hitting this spring. Finally, everyone has seen After Yang (now on Showtime and in theaters) and try to break down what the themes were.
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37:36 – Mini-Segment – The Dropout and Portrayals True Stories
45:11 – Segment 3 – After Yang
1:05:51 – Outro
382 – Immersive Video Games, SAG Award Reactions, The Sky Is Everywhere
Mar 02, 2022
This week, Patches is OUT of the War Room (he's fine, we swear), so David ropes Katey and Da7e into a discussion about how immersive video games compare to cinema and CGI's attempts to do similar things. Then, the guys ask Katey how this year's Screen Actor's Guild Awards might change the prospects of the ongoing award season before everyone discusses Jospehine Decker's newst movie, a YA adaptation that is on Apple TV
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381 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Oscars Move Categories Off Live Broadcast, Marry Me
Feb 23, 2022
This week, Patches and Dave took in Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Netflix so you don't have to, Katey and David throw down over the Academy Awards Broadcast's decision to move some below-the-line winners off the live show, then everyne piles on for a rom com without conflict you can watch on Peacock right now: Marry Me with Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.
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20:48 – Mini-Segment – Oscar Broadcast Controversy Throwdown
40:24 – Segment 3 – Marry Me
1:04:31 – Outro
380 – Kimi, Doctor Strange 2 Trailer, Book of Boba Fett Wrap-Up
Feb 17, 2022
This week, IT IS PANDEMIC 100 SOMEHOW. Katey, David, Da7e, and Patches start off by talking about the new Steven Soderbergh movie Kimi on HBO, which is…fun? Then, Da7e explains to Katey if we should be excited for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, before everyone throws down on the very odd Book of Boba Fett on Disney Plus – even David has opinions though he didn't watch it.
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1:49- Intro – Welcome to Episode 380! Reviews and Email!
12:17 – Tidbit – Kimi on HBO
26:42 – Mini-Segment – Doctor Strange Trailer
35:30 – Segment 3 – Book of Boba Fett Wrap-Up
1:10:34 – Outro
379 – Pandemic Check-In, Video Games (Pokémon), Station Eleven
Feb 10, 2022
This week, we remember damage as David, Da7e, Katey, and Patches finally dig into Station Eleven, the HBO Mini-series that has aired all of its episodes. Light spoilers in segment three. BUT FIRST – It's time for another Pandemic Check-In because if a host has children, those children are not in school because of COVID, for Katey this means a lot of Encanto. Then, for the mini-segment, everyone talks about the video game they are playing and Da7e talks about the newest Pokémon game, Pokemon: Arceus.
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378 – The Afterparty, Horror at Sundance, Yellowjackets Season 1
Feb 03, 2022
This week, there's television to talk about and Sundance to wrap up. First, Patches and Katey have been watching the genre comedy The Afterparty. which now has its first two episodes up on Apple TV Plus. Then, David revisits Sundance with a question about how many horror-themes there were this year before all four of your hosts dive into Yellowjackets Season 1, finally. That last discussion includes spoilers, with gong and timecode, listed below.
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38:05 – Segment 3 – Yellowjackets Season 1 on Showtime. SPOILERS START AT 42:03
1:01:42 – Outro
377 – Sundance 2022 Check-In, Goonies is Bad, Search Party Season 5
Jan 26, 2022
This week, back to the normal format for another year! David joins the podcast during a very busy week where his daycare is closed to talk with Katey abuout virtual Sundance 2022 and some early film highlights. Then, Katey tells Da7e and Patches why Goonies is bad, actually, then Patches, Da7e, and Katey all have a SPOILER convrersation appreciating Search Party: Season 5 (Now on HBO Max).
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The Global Pandemic might not have let up during 2021, but that isn't stopping Fighting In The War Room from spotlighting last year's great movies. Some of us got to go to theaters this year (hell, David went to Cannes), and some were stuck inside. Since 3 out of 4 of your hosts are dealing with COVID in the house (and children) let's distract with a discussion and reccommendation of great films. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@KateyRich), Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich ).
So Many Good Movies, We Split the Podcast Into Two
The Global Pandemic might not have let up during 2021, but that isn't stopping Fighting In The War Room from spotlighting last year's great movies. Some of us got to go to theaters this year (hell, David went to Cannes), and some were stuck inside. Since 3 out of 4 of your hosts are dealing with COVID in the house (and children) let's distract with a discussion and reccommendation of great films. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@KateyRich), Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich ).
376 – Licorice Pizza, Matrix: Resurrections, Don’t Look Up
Jan 06, 2022
This week, we're back for 2022, a year where we're going to have to prove to Time Magazine we're still a good podcast. Kicking off this year, we have three movies that a lot of Twitter seems to be getting all wrong. First – most everyone liked Licorice Pizza except maybe Da7e who wanted a bit more "there" there. Then, Matrix: Resurrections is good and that's the truth. Finally, director Adam McKay is mad at everyone with Don't Look Up, a snarky comedy currently on Netflix.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e) Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich) .
It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
Instead of capping off the year with our annual Top Tens, we've pushed that episode back into January for film catch-up and instead delivered another Quarter Quell! This installment, each host brings a movie from FITWR's first year of podcasting, which went from being called an Kino Katey Audio Blog to Operation Kino before becoming Fighting In the War Room. Travel back to late 2010 through Summer 2011 as your hosts revisit 127 Hours, Limitless, Water for Elephants, and Super 8. Four movies not based on pre-existing IP…well, I guess 127 Hours was a book, but you'll get it.
For all the films EXCEPT 127 hours, the segment kicks off with a long-lost clip from the original podcast with horrible audio.
374.95 – Nightmare Alley, Polar Express Still Bad, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Dec 17, 2021
This week, on the final "normal" Fighting in the War Room of the year, we held the episode back until Spider-Man: No Way Home was in theaters so we could do a Segment 3 FULL OF SPOILERS as there's not a lot to talk about that wouldn't be considered a spoiler in this very large movie. But before that, Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David dive into Nightmare Alley, which is also out in theaters this week, and Katey uses the holiday podcast real estate to remind us Polar Express is still bad.
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1:23- Intro – Welcome to Episode 374.95! Reviews! Dave Turns Down His Microphone!
10:40 – Tidbit – Nightmare Alley
31:19 – Mini-Segment – Polar Express, Still Bad
39:30 – Segment 3 – Spider-Man: No Way Home FULL OF SPOILERS
1:07:01 – Outro
374.75 – Power of the Dog, Big Star Performances, West Side Story
Dec 09, 2021
This week, the podcast has learned it is one of Time Magazine's Top Ten Podcasts of 2021 and is unsure why. Join Katey Rich, David Ehrlich, Matt Patches, and Da7e Gonzales as they take on Power of the Dog (now on Netflix!), talk about big performances that work based off Lady Gaga in House of Gucci, then dig into Speilberg's West Side Story.
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374.5 – Tick Tick Boom, King Richard, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop
Nov 24, 2021
This week, only the boys are in the War Room to discuss Tick Tick…Boom! on Netflix and both Da7e and Patches were former theater kids, so you can guess how that might go. Then, David (who was also into Rent, to be fair) downloads with Patches on King Richard (currently in theaters and on HBO Max) before all three dig into the first season of Netflix's Cowboy Bebop which was puzzlingly off.
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1:48- Intro – Welcome to Episode 374.5! STAR WARS GALAXY OF HEROES TIME
10:12 – Tidbit – Tick Tick…BOOM!
28:09 – Mini-Segment – King Richard
41:05 – Segment 3 – Netflix's Cowboy Bebop
1:07:38 – Outro
374 – Taylor Swift’s All Too Well Video, Disney Plus Day, The Harder They Fall
Nov 18, 2021
This week, Katey, David, Patches, and Da7e all weigh in on the new Taylor's Version of Taylor Swift's Red, which has released a short film and a music video. Then, Da7e wishes that Disney Plus Day's Twitter Thread PR was just an e-mail. Finally, everyone watched Jeymes Samuel's The Harder They Fall on Netflix and weigh in on the revisionist western.
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373 – The Beta Test, Spencer, Eternals
Nov 11, 2021
This week, the men have seen Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe's The Beta Test, a satire erotic thriller available on VOD and in theaters, then Katey and David discuss Spencer where Kristen Stewart plays Princess Diana (out in limited release), then Patches, Da7e, David, and Katey all jump back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Chloe Zhao's Eternals.
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39:29 – Segment 3 – Eternals (Spoiler Gong at 1:00:42)
1:15:52 – Outro
372 – Passing, Succession Season 3, Only Murders in the Building
Nov 03, 2021
This week, the podcast gives you a peek at Passing, which is in select theaters now and will soon be coming to Netflix. Then, Patches asks the group: Is Succession just Entorurage? (Succession season 3 is airing on HBO). Finally, All four hosts are watching Hulu's Only Murders in the Building – Katey, Patches, and Dave have finished it, David is on episode 4, so there's a David-less spoiler discussion tgat starts 42 minutes in.
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