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

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. 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: Are You A God? 1:20 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.7! E-Mails! 16:14 – Tidbit – 95th Oscars in Review 42:09 – Mini-Segment – Katey Checks In From LA 46:21 – Scream VI (SPOILERS start at 1:05:46) 1:18:10 – Outro

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. 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: 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

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. 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:  Dream RRR 1:48 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.5! E-mails! 13:25 – Tidbit – Babylon 31:00 – Mini-Segment – TV Catch-up 46:426 – When Do Franchises End? 1:10:09 – Outro

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) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round:  Going Skiing 2:06 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424.25! Review! 9:13 – Tidbit – Titanic Re-Release 26:53 – Mini-Segment – Was High School The Worst? 41:41 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1:06:43 – Outro

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. 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:  Ants! 2:32 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 424! Reviews! 11:04 – Tidbit – Poker Face 26:20 – Mini-Segment – Mr Skin’s Hottest Sex Scenes 40:40 – Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania 1:08:02 – Outro

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. 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:  Titanic Lines 4:11 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 423! Reviews! 15:17 – Tidbit – The new DC movies 36:10 – Mini-Segment – How do you wipe? 44:33 – Knock At The Cabin (SPOILERS starts at the GONG at 59:33) 1:21:31 – Outro

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. 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 M Night Twist 2:40 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 422! Emails! 16:00 – Tidbit – All Quiet on the Western Front 34:46 – Mini-Segment – Infinity Pool 47:46 – The Last of Us (HBO) 1:20:03 – Outro

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. 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:  New Rick and Morty 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

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. Follow Quiz Quiz Bang Bang on your podcasting device! Did you miss our first Quiz Quiz Bang Bang episode? That’s Number 348! Did you miss our second Quiz Quiz Bang Bang episode? That’s Number 399.75! 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!

A Long Podcast About The Best Movies of 2022 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). 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 00:00 – Introduction 1:17 – #10s 13:00 – #9s 30:09 – #8s 45:57 – #7s 1:04:42 – #6s 1:23:03 – #5s 1:38:56 – #4s 1:55:20 – #3s 2:12:02 – #2s 2:33:13 -#1s 2:53:12 – Outro Lists KATEY 10. Good Night Oppy 9. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 8. Nope 7. Avatar: The Way of Water 6. Armageddon Time 5. Aftersun 4. Everything Everywhere All at Once 3. The Fabelmans 2. The Banshees of Inisherin 1. Tar PATCHES 10. Nope 9. Turning Red 8. Confess, Fletch 7.  Catherine Called Birdy 6. The Woman King 5. Tar 4. Aftersun 3. Avatar: The Way of Water 2. The Fabelmans 1. RRR DA7E 10. Nope 9. Bodies Bodies Bodies 8. Barbarian 7. The Fabelmans 6. RRR 5. Aftersun 4. After Yang 3. The Banshees of Inisherin 2. Tar 1. Everything Everywhere All At Once DAVID 10. Nope 9. Crimes of the Future 8. Decision to Leave 7. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair 6. Return to Seoul 5. Descendant 4. Hit the Road 3. Tar 2. Everything Everywhere All At Once 1. Aftersun