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

In this podcast, the hosts engage in a media grab bag discussion covering topics such as Aquaman and its sequel, the Netflix charts, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Baldur's Gate 3, and Maestro. They also talk about New Year's resolutions, superhero movies, a disliked TV show and movie, playing Baldur's Gate 3, and disappointment with Bradley Cooper's film.

This podcast covers topics such as the Godzilla: Minus One movie, the wrestling film The Iron Claw, and their dislike of the movie The Holdovers. They also discuss mispronunciations, anime recommendations, and their anticipation for Aquaman 2.

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. 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: Retail Shops 2:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 455! Emails! 11:05 – Tidbit – The Boy and the Heron 38:24 – Mini-Segment – Golden Globe Nominations 46:08 – Segment 3 – Poor Things 1:06:36 – Outro

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. 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: Rush Re-Release 4:13 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 454! PUNISHMENT 13:09 – Tidbit – Wonka 36:10 – Mini-Segment – Indie Spirit Awards Nominations 46:09 – Segment 3 – May December 1:07:39 – Outro

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. 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: Villain Prequel 2:43 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 453! Review! 8:02 – Tidbit – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 28:12 – Mini-Segment – Justin Timberlake 41:36 – Segment 3 – Saltburn (Spoilers start at 54:59) 1:06:51 – Outro

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! 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: Fiction in the Historical Pics 1:50 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 452! E-mails! 9:47 – Pandemic Check In 1:03:35 – Outro

Guest David Ehrlich is out seeing big movies. The hosts discuss the underperformance of The Marvels and Loki season 2. They also delve into the Warner Bros movie Coyote Vs. Acme and the newest David Fincher movie, The Killer.

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. 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 3:47 – Da7e – Dirty Harry (1971) 23:40 – David – Chopping Mall (1986) 45:24 – Katey – Millennium Actress (2001) 1:03:48 – Patches – Wonder (2017) 1:27:39 – 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 FITWR 425 – The Date Quell

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! 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: Entertainer Spouse 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

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 Forever by 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. 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: Animatronic Slasher 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