Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

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! Follow Mr. Rosen at @chrisjrosen and follow Ms. Kemp at @ella_kemp. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Reverse Animated Remake 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

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Bad Dad 1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 429! E-mails! 9:53 – Tidbit – Worrisome A.I. 36:05 – Mini-Segment – Sad/Bad Politics in NC 46:22 – Segment 3 – Fast Five Revisited 1:23:13 – Outro

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Product Bio-Pic 2:33 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 428! 6:59 – Tidbit – Pandemic Check-In 39:41 – Mini-Segment – Traitors 44:34 – Segment 3 – Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 1:12:38 – Outro

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 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

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 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: 1983 2:44 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 426! Reviews! 16:28 – Tidbit – Beau is Afraid 32:20 – Mini-Segment – Peter Pan & Wendy 43:35 – Segment 3 – Beef (Spoilers start at 47:12) 1:08:52 – Outro

Evaluating Past Dates and Movies 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. 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). Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!  Format 0:00 – Welcome and Intro 2:52 – Katey – Home Fries 24:33 – Da7e – South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut 48:55 – Patches – My Dog Skip 1:10:43 – David – John Q 1:34:55 – Outro Previous Quarter Quells: OpKino Classic: First Quarter Quell (August 26th 2011) OpKino Classic: The 2nd Quarter Quell (Feb. 22nd 2012) OpKino Classic: Storytelling Quarter Quell (Aug 10th 2012) OpKino Classic: Family Interview Full Quell (Feb 8th, 2013) FITWR 025 – The Filmmaking Quarter Quell (June 3rd, 2014) FITWR 050 – QQ2: Movies for the Moment (Dec. 2nd 2014) FITWR 075 – QQ3: Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up. FITWR 100 – Significant Other Full Quell FITWR 125 – Movies We Want to Show (Our) Children FITWR 150 – Movies That Represent What We Want For America FITWR 175 – Revisiting Previous Infamous Discussions FITWR 200 – Foriegn Netflix Quell FITWR 225 – The Lifelong Evolving Obsession Quell FITWR 250 – The New York Movie Quell FITWR 275 – Movie of the Decade Quell FITWR 300 – The Call-In Show FITWR 325 – The Exceeded Expectations Quell FITWR 350 – The Summer Movie Quell FITWR 375 – The Anniversary Quell FITWR 400 – Call in Show 2

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Drac-ula. 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

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? 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Mario 1:42 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.9! Reviews! 10:56 – Tidbit – David’s 2 Kid Check-In 35:02 – Mini-Segment – Barbie’s Trailer 43:31 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 1:05:44 – Outro

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Favorite Kill 1:52 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.85! MARVEL SNAP PUNISHMENT 10:29 – Tidbit – A Thousand and One 22:36 – Mini-Segment – Born to Raise Hell 38:03 – John Wick 4 (SPOILERS start at 59:33) 1:08:10 – Outro

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. 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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Favorite Kill 2:18 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.8! Reviews! 6:04 – Tidbit – Revisiting John Wick 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