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FITWR Volume 2126 – It’s Been A Lackluster Summer, Except For That Farting Body
With Special Guest Neil Miller!
This week, Katey Rich finally has Charlie Gul'Dan and David's on assignment, so Matt Patches and Da7e invite Film School Rejects' Neil Miller over from the Citadel of Crazytown to fight in our war room. This week, the guys all like Swiss Army Man, the Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe farting corpse movie, and it's wide so YOU can see it too! Then, with David and Katey gone, Patches and Da7e can finally talk Hearthstone. It's all wrapped up by a discussion about how this...
2016-07-0759 minFITWR Volume 2125 – Movies We Want To Show (Our) Children
It's our fifth Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and one of us is super pregnant. With Katey Rich's due date passed, each host picks a movie that they would pass on to the next generation, even if that generation isn't biologically theirs. We go in the order of "most likely to have children in wedlock" starting with pregnant Katey and The Music Man, moving to Matt Patches and Searching For Bobby Fischer, then to David Ehrlich for The World of Tomorrow and finally for Da7e who chose Kung Fu Panda.
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2016-07-011h 18FITWR Volume 1125 – Movies We Want To Show (Our) Children
It's our fifth Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and one of us is super pregnant. With Katey Rich's due date passed, each host picks a movie that they would pass on to the next generation, even if that generation isn't biologically theirs. We go in the order of "most likely to have children in wedlock" starting with pregnant Katey and The Music Man, moving to Matt Patches and Searching For Bobby Fischer, then to David Ehrlich for The World of Tomorrow and finally for Da7e who chose Kung Fu Panda.
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2016-07-011h 18FITWR Volume 2The Significant Other Full Quell – Episode 100 Re-Release
Each Host Replaced By The Person Who Puts Up With Them
It’s our fourth Quell as Fighting in The War Room (and our 2nd 100th episode as a foursome), and we’ve all stopped going it alone. It’s time to meet the significant others, the people who have put up with us podcasting multiple times a week for years and years. David’s fiancé Elisa says David’s not trolling you, Katey’s husband Michael would sometimes rather watch House Hunters, Matt Patches’ better half Michelle proves to be the saner party and Da7e’s girlfrien...
2016-06-301h 21FITWR Volume 1The Significant Other Full Quell – Episode 100 Re-Release
Each Host Replaced By The Person Who Puts Up With Them
It’s our fourth Quell as Fighting in The War Room (and our 2nd 100th episode as a foursome), and we’ve all stopped going it alone. It’s time to meet the significant others, the people who have put up with us podcasting multiple times a week for years and years. David’s fiancé Elisa says David’s not trolling you, Katey’s husband Michael would sometimes rather watch House Hunters, Matt Patches’ better half Michelle proves to be the saner party and Da7e’s girlfrien...
2016-06-301h 21FITWR Volume 2123 – What Happens When This Week Sucks
Let’s Talk Literal Escapism
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David kick things off with Finding Nemo and it’s upcoming sequel Finding Dory. Patches doesn’t remember liking Nemo and is suspcious of Dory, so David tries to help. Then, Patches has two documentaries he wants to pimp in the mini segment Tickle, about an online tickling group and Nuts about a historical figure. Finally, recent have all the hosts thinking about escapism and how movies can provide that in a variety of ways.
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2016-06-1449 minFITWR Volume 2122 – Katey Likes a Movie, Katey Likes a Game, Da7e Likes Zoos
Katey Played Warcraft before seeing Warcraft
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David want to talk about Zoos as entertainment and/or cruelty. Some news items have Patches wondering if documentaries or even virtual reality provides the same connection to the other things in the world while Da7e “well, actually”s the premise. Before all that, Katey saw Now You See Me 2 and liked it which really pisses of David. Also, we made Katey play a little bit of 1994’s Warcraft: Orcs and Humans before Friday’s review of Duncan Jone’s adaptation.
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2016-06-0946 minFITWR Volume 2121 – Potentially Disastrous Career Moves for Sandler, Depp and Katey’s baby
We ALL Want a Do-Over
Please Note: Da7e suffered from verbal dyslexia during Fighting In The War Room Episode 120 and knows that he said “Casual” every time he meant “Causal.” Rest assured his soul has died 1000 deaths since then and he’s eternally sorry. Thank you for letting us know, you can stop now.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David are here to debate bad decisions. First, Patches and David saw Adam Sandler’s second Netflix movie The Do-Over with David Spade and…ugh. Then, a thought experiment about making Katey’s unborn c...
2016-06-0158 minFITWR Volume 2Review – X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Part 9
This week, David, Katey, and Patches graduate from Xavier’s School for Gifted Film Snobs and take on X-Men: Apocalypse, the latest installment of the 2CFMCU (20th Century Fox Marvel Cinematic Universe). Is it… the apocalypse?? That and your answers to our mutant related lightning round question in this week’s review episode.
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2016-05-2843 minFITWR Volume 2120 – Time Travel is Tricky
It’s Not A Paradox
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David fix their audio and deliver a whole show! AMC has finally brought a Preacher adaptation to screen? Is it working for our hosts, who didn’t read the graphic novel (except for Da7e, who did)? Then, Independence Day: Resurgence released an almost 5 minute trailer. That is too long. Finally, SPOILERS FOR GAME OF THRONES in segment 3 when we debate the perils and perks of time travel in an ongoing narrative.
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2016-05-2554 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – Nice Guys and Neighbors 2
Smoking Joints, Talking About Life
This week, David, Patches, and Katey tackle a double feature: Shane Black’s Nice Guys and Nicholas Stoller’s Neighbors 2. Both involve smoking joints and talking about life. But do they both work? That and answers to our Neighbors 2-themed lightning round question on this week’s review episode.
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2016-05-2051 minFITWR Volume 2119 – DANGER! A Short Episode
When Segment 3 Got Deleted
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David suffer some technical difficulties, so this week’s segment 3 about hte “Game of Thrones” phenomena had to get cut (it was full of static and pauses, you would have hated it). After a now ironic couple of reviews that include audio quality knocks, the team takes on Weiner, the new documentary that closely follows the Anthony Weiner scandal. Then, Patches is on the Dakota Johnson train now that he’s seen How to be Single. Then the show wraps up because of technical difficulti...
2016-05-1826 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Money Monster and High-Rise
With returning guest Jordan Hoffman!
This week, Dave, Katey, Patches, and special guest Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian invest all their critical thoughts into two cinematic options: Money Monster, the latest from director Jodie Foster, and High-Rise, Ben Wheatley’s dystopian fever dream. Are George Clooney and Julia Roberts feeling bullish? Did Tom Hiddleston charm their pants off? All that and your answers to this week’s Lobster-themed lightning round question, on this week’s review episode.
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2016-05-1347 minFITWR Volume 2118 – What is Star Power in Current Hollywood?
Plus, David is a Fanboy about Radiohead
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David hear you: That Captain America: Civil War review last Friday was divisive. Our comments and Twitters felt the force of Civil War fans who felt David and Patches went too hard on the film, so this week as a way of using that to further discussion, David talks about Radiohead’s new album Moon Shaped Pool helped him understand Marvel fandom, then Katey and Da7e get a whole segment to respond to Friday’s review and the comments left on Fi...
2016-05-1054 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Captain America: Civil War
It’s 2 vs. 2 in the battle of the newest MCU installment
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e assemble again to review yet another Marvel movie. You know what it is, how could you avoid it? It’s Captain America: Civil War! Two hosts liked/loved it, two hosts dislike/hated it. It’s our very own Civil War.
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2016-05-0758 minFITWR Volume 2117 – David Talked To His Chiropractor
With Special Guest Chris Plante!
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David are joined for a third segment by Chris Plante of TheVerge.com because David was forced to see video game film adaptation of Ratchet and Clank and we thought maybe an expert video game opinion was required to answer some of the deeper questions of the film’s mere existence. Before that, the regular four hosts talk about the state of modern theatrical comedy, since Da7e saw Keanu this weekend and was one of the few
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2016-05-041h 00FITWR Volume 2116 – Thrones, Prince and Lemonade
Queen Bey in the North
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David celebrate a weekend where even non-subscribers had access to HBO. That means everyone got to check out the Season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones, maybe television’s last great watercooler show. They reflect on the loss of Prince in a mini-segment, then dig into Beyoncé’s HBO visual album Lemonade.
AUDIO APOLOGIES – Due to internet issues, parts of Segment 3 switch to a backup MP3 track recorded raw off Skype. Our apologies. Blame Time Warner.
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2016-04-291h 06FITWR Volume 2Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War
With returning guest Joe Reid of Decider!
This week, Katey, Patches, and special guest Joe Reid of Decider and the Extra Hot Great podcast gaze into the magical mirror of their local AMC multiplex and wonder, “Mirror, Mirror, on the 60-foot wall, which fantasy franchise is the fairest of them all?” The answer is not The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Plus, your answers to our Elvis and Nixon-themed lightning round question.
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2016-04-2241 minFITWR Volume 2115 – Is This The Other Side of the Uncanny Valley?
We’re alive, dammit.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David pour over the second season of Netflix’s The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and its reception. Then, David is on the ground at the Tribecca Film Festival 2016 and has some quick hits from the ongoing fest. Finally, the success of The Jungle Book has the gang looping around to ponder a post-human world of computer generated images.
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2016-04-2058 minFITWR Volume 2Review – The Jungle Book
It’s a review menagerie!
This week, Kitty Rich, Matt Pooches, and David Ehrliphant brave the wild for Disney’s reimagined Jungle Book. Jon Favreu’s live-action take wants to be like the original, wants to walk like the original, and wants to talk like the original. FITWR’ll see if it’s true. Plus, answers to our talking animal lightning round question.
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2016-04-1534 minFITWR Volume 1Review – The Jungle Book
It’s a review menagerie!
This week, Kitty Rich, Matt Pooches, and David Ehrliphant brave the wild for Disney’s reimagined Jungle Book. Jon Favreu’s live-action take wants to be like the original, wants to walk like the original, and wants to talk like the original. FITWR’ll see if it’s true. Plus, answers to our talking animal lightning round question.
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2016-04-1534 minFITWR Volume 2114 – The Invitation and Barbershop: The Next Cut
Plus, David breaks down and watches OJ
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David all unite to talk about movies once again, except for a mini-segment where David breaks his No Ryan Murphy Rule because he has a subway commute, that’s about TV. Girlfight director Karyn Kusama is back with The Invitation, a suspense/horror/dinner-party movie that is out on VOD and in select theaters. The guys have all seen it and weigh in, some more complimentary than others. Then, the Barbershop/Beauty Shop franchise is back with Barbershop: The New Cut and...
2016-04-1250 minFITWR Volume 2113 – The Boss, Video Game Movies and Trash TV
Hardcore.
This week, Da7e heads to the West Coast for business, so Katey, David, and Patches bring their East Coast Bernie Sanders impressions to the war room. What trash TV are we watching? Are video games more influential than movies to today’s modern filmmakers? Who’s The Boss? All questions answered on this week’s show.
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2016-04-0749 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Everybody Wants Some!!
With Returning Guest Joanna Robinson!!
This week, Katey, Patches, and special guest Joanna crack open some beers and head back to their college days for a raucous review of Richard Linklater’s new hang out movie, Everybody Wants Some!! Plus, we pick your answers to our spiritual sequel lightning round question.
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2016-04-0240 minFITWR Volume 2112 – Brief Performances We Love
There are no small parts, just small…whatever.
This week, David Ehrlich takes a sudden vacation to switch jobs, so Katey, Patches and Da7e have run of the war room. After a review that asks for fewer political opinions, the group unwisely decides to talk about the Tribecca Film Festival scheduling the anti-vaccination documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe then pulling it from the schedule after public uproar. Then, Batman V. Superman made a lot of money at the box office…so just like 10 Cloverfield Lane, we have to stop and wonder what that means...
2016-03-2952 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice
God Vs. Knight. Day Vs. Night. Dust Vs. Night.
This week, Patches, David and Da7e finally get to see Zack Snyder’s sequel to Man of Steel, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, after being aware that it was coming since 2013. What does Warner Bros’ biggest super-franchise gamble actually end up looking like? Turns out there’s some stuff to like and lots to debate before the trio digs into spoilers and tries to see if there’s any garnets amongst the silt. – SPOILER GONG at 37:10
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2016-03-251h 00FITWR Volume 2100 – The Significant Other Full Quell
Each Host Replaced By The Person Who Puts Up With Them
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 100th Episode Full Quell Special! It’s our fourth Quell as Fighting in The War Room (and our 2nd 100th episode as a foursome), and we’ve all stopped going it alone. It’s time to meet the significant others, the people who have put up with us podcasting multiple times a week for years and years. David’s fiancé Elisa says David’s not trolling you, Katey’s husband Michael would sometimes rather watch House Hunter...
2016-03-221h 21FITWR Volume 1100 – The Significant Other Full Quell
Each Host Replaced By The Person Who Puts Up With Them
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 100th Episode Full Quell Special! It’s our fourth Quell as Fighting in The War Room (and our 2nd 100th episode as a foursome), and we’ve all stopped going it alone. It’s time to meet the significant others, the people who have put up with us podcasting multiple times a week for years and years. David’s fiancé Elisa says David’s not trolling you, Katey’s husband Michael would sometimes rather watch House Hunter...
2016-03-221h 21FITWR Volume 2111 – Animated Animals and 10 Cloverfield Lane Allegience
Back to the bunker.
This week, Da7e and Patches both saw Zootopia and Da7e’s crazy animation brain got spinning on anthropomorphized animals by Disney and how being “on style” can help and hurt in 3D animation. Them, Katey’s pretty sure there’s a Divergent movie coming out an no one cares, should we care? Finally a follow up segment on the success of 10 Cloverfield Lane. There are SPOILERS, because we’re assuming you’ve seen it. Patches thinks he’s found Clover. Sheesh.
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2016-03-1555 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Monsters come in many forms. One of those is man.
This week, Patches, Katey, and David wake up in a bunker and are told that a second Cloverfield movie exists. This time, it’s not a found footage movie about a giant monster from the ocean but a three-handed thriller between John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr.
Maybe you don’t want to know anything else. In which case, there’s a good 15 minutes of Review for you here. If you’ve seen the movie or are ready to know the secrets – SPOILER GONG at 16:32...
2016-03-1142 minFITWR Volume 2110 – Knight of Cups, The People Vs. OJ Simpson and another thing, but it isn’t set in L.A., so who cares?
The other thing is Venom.
This week, Patches and David kick things off with a review of Terrence Malik’s newest, Knight of Cups, because there wasn’t a review episode last Friday (Patches was stuck on a train). Then, Katey asks Da7e what’s up with Sony annoucing that they’ve rebooted the solo Venom movie, because she’s pretty sure Deadpool is involved. Then, most everyone is caught up on American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ Simpson, except David who refuses to watch it, so the other hosts tell him why he’s wrong...
2016-03-0953 minFITWR Volume 2109 – The 88th Academy Awards
This week, Katey phones in from California where she was covering The Academy Awards for Vanity Fair! Da7e, Patches and David also watched the ceremony and discuss the telecast after some harsh reviews. Then, Katey spills on the Vanity Fair after-party before all four hosts comment on every award .
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2016-03-021h 08FITWR Volume 2STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode 5: Eels, Scarabs and Space Bears, Oh My
Episode VIII has begun.
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It’s time to fight in the galactic war room for the foreseeable future! We’ll never see STAR PEACE.
In the fifth Star Wars Special, Joanna Robinson, Matt Patches, Neil Miller and Da7e catch up on the Star Wars Universe news since they last convened in Episode 4. New York Toy Fair 2016 came and went...
2016-02-261h 21FITWR Volume 2108 – Do horror movies have to be really scary?
Plus The Mermaid and a segment called “Alex Proyas: Good Director?”
Katey has disappeared to prepare for Oscar coverage, so Da7e, Patches and David strike up another Brocast. First, With Gods of Egypt coming to theaters this week, Patches wants to ask: “Alex Proyas: good director?” Then, David catches Patches and Da7e up on China’s newest theatrical sensation The Mermaid. Finally, the trio talk about some of the backlash recently against The Witch (which we discussed last episode) and debate the semantics of “scary” when it comes to horror film.
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2016-02-2350 minFITWR Volume 2107 – Opinions from people some sarcastically call “Journalists”
The Witch, Deadpool’s success, and a Listener-prompted segment!
Absent a Patches, Katey, Da7e and enemy of Fox news David Ehrlich are free to hear David’s thoughts on A24’s first wide release The Witch that comes out this Friday and discuss with Da7e how Deadpool could have become such a massive financial hit. Then, a comment on the Fighting In the War Room website requests the gang review what it’s like to try and be a critic these days, which leads to much reminiscing about how the three hosts got here in...
2016-02-171h 00FITWR Volume 2106 – Commercials Between Violent Spectacle and Deadpool
And the Best Picture Oscar is still up for grabs.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David all watched the Broncos from Da7e’s home state of Colorado defeat the Carolina Panthers but were pretty disappointed in the way that 2016’s upcoming blockbuster movies were advertised, except for David, who liked the Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice Ads. Plus, David and Patches have seen Deadpool and give the film a mini-review, then Katey updates us on why the Best Picture Oscar is still anyone’s game.
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2016-02-1049 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – Hail Caesar
It’s Coen time.
This week, Patches, Katey, and David put on their tap shoes, adjust their flapper caps, and head back to the golden age of Hollywood to review the latest Coen brothers movie, Hail, Caeser. Plus, your answers to our actors-playing-actors lightning round question.
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2016-02-0639 minFITWR Volume 2105 – Should “Carhoooooooool!” Our Werewolf/Carol Mash-Up Movie Be Shot On Film or Digital?
Ya-The-Wan-Tha-I-Whant. Hoo. Hoo. Hoo. Honey
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David are all reunited in the War Room to discuss Fox’s Grease: Live! and how it changed the game as far as broadcast live musicals go. Then, because Pride, Prejudice and Zombies is finally coming out, the gang wonders how Seth Grahame-Smith happened. Finally, when Colin Trevorrow announced at Sundance that he would be shooting Star Wars: Episode IX on film and made a little joke, Da7e got super mad about it. Now he has to tell everyone why big blockbusters sho...
2016-02-0356 minFITWR Volume 2104 – #OscarsSoWhite, The X-Files and Sundance Film Festival 2016
David and Patches are in Park City, Utah
This week, another Sundance Film Festival has Patches and David off in the snowy mountains, watching a ton of movies most of us won’t get to see for months. As per usual, we have a dispatch from the festival as the main segment on this episode. Meanwhile, back in the rest of the world, Katey and Da7e talk about the Academy’s new attempts to diversify in the face of racial backlash and Da7e will attempt to communicate how excited he is about The X-Fil...
2016-01-2856 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – The Revenant
It sure was hard to make
This week, Katey, Patches, and David review The Revenant—the perfect blizzard listening. Do they seek revenge against one another or all curl up inside a dead horse? That, and a bunch of other nonsense.
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2016-01-2329 minFITWR Volume 2103 – 10 True Crime Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane and the state of True Crime
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e discuss what the new Bad Robot surprise movie 10 Cloverfield Lane could be about, if it relates to the previous surprise movie with Cloverfield in the title and what Katey thought about it since we finally made her watch it. Then, a short mini segment casting a male Marisa Tomei in a fictional gender swapper reboot of My Cousin Vinny before Da7e wants to talk about Making a Murderer and that spins into more Serial and The People Vs...
2016-01-2053 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
With returning guest Jordan Hoffman!
This week, David, Katey, Patches, and special guest Jordan Hoffman move the war room to a secret CIA base in Libya to fight about 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, the ripped-from-headlines action movie from director Michael Bay. Where do they stand? Find out, along with answers to this week’s conspiracy theory-themed lightning round question.
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2016-01-1550 minFITWR Volume 2STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode 4: Tell That to Kanjiklub
What we've learned about the universe since The Force Awakens
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room for the foreseeable future! We'll never see STAR PEACE.
In the fourth Star Wars Special, Joanna Robinson, Neil Miller and Da7e start by digging into the various nuggets cast, crew, novelizations and screenplays have bestowed upon how we...
2016-01-141h 07FITWR Volume 2102 – Sugar Tits and Mourning David Bowie
R.I.P. David Bowie
This week, Katey, Patches and Da7e have recovered David to give their reactions to the 73rd Annual Golden Globes, the maybe-doesn’t-matter awards presentation put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press. Also, Katey is wondering if maybe the dumping ground of January has shortened itself and all four hosts mourn the passing of David Bowie.
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2016-01-1353 minFITWR Volume 2Review – The Hateful Eight 70mm Roadshow
Nobody wins.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and Joanna all traveled to real theaters to see an Ultra Panavision 70 movie shot and projected on honest-to-God celluloid: The Hateful Eight 70mm Roadshow. Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a Western potboiler in two acts with a bunch of characters who are trapped together in a snowstorm inside Minnie’s Haberdashery. Join our hosts as they debate if this movie is actually about anything and if the lush projection added or detracted from the dialogue-heavy film.
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2016-01-0939 minFITWR Volume 2101 – Catching Up with Elf Stones, American Idiots
With returning host Joanna Robinson!
This week, Katey, Patches and Da7e have swapped out a David for often requested podcast co-host Joanna Robinson!
First, Patches and Joanna discuss MTV’s new (and crazy sounding) fantasy adaptation, The Shannara Chronicles. Is the duo sold on the concept? Can they convince Da7e or Katey to tune in? Then, Patches wants everyone’s opinion on Green Day’s concept album American Idiot which he rediscovered over the holiday. Finally, what DID everyone do over the holiday anyway? Answers range from the expected books, television and then i...
2016-01-061h 03FITWR Volume 2Top Tens 2015
The Sixth Annual Top Ten Show!
It's that time of year again: time to make a list! Katey, Patches and David all have their top ten films of the year and Da7e will host a countdown episode while throwing in his Top 5 of the year.
If we've previously mentioned or reviewed these films they've all been tagged at our website as Top Ten 2015 episodes! Upcoming reviews, like The Hateful Eight, will also have this tag added.
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2015-12-292h 08FITWR Volume 2STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode 3: Attack of the Awakening!
An All FORCE AWAKENS Episode
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room.
In the third Star Wars Special, Katey Rich, Joanna Robinson, Neil Miller and Da7e question Matt Patches about his attempt to avoid all information about Star Wars: The Force Awakens not only in 2015, but for the three years since we knew it was...
2015-12-211h 18FITWR Volume 2Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Fighting in the Star Wars Room
This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey have all seen J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You probably have too! If you have, you want to talk about it. If you haven't, prepare to pause this episode or delve into spoilers.
Yes, spoilers. The first 29 minutes and 42 seconds of this podcast are SPOILER FREE.
Then there is a lightsaber and the spoilers come fast and hard with more than usual amount of tangental cross-talk (it was hard only talking to a handful of people about this m...
2015-12-181h 15FITWR Volume 2STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode 2: Revenge of the New Hopes
Plus The Force Awakens speculations
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room.
In the second Star Wars Special, Matt Patches (who has managed to avoid all information about the Force Awakens except that the Millennium Falcon is in it) and Joanna Robinson engage with Da7e on what level of Star Wars minutiae is a step...
2015-12-142h 15FITWR Volume 2Review – The Big Short
The financial sky is falling
This week, David, Patches, and Katey bet against the banks, make a billion dollars, then quit the podcasting business. Just kidding. They made a billion dollars and decided to review The Big Short. They also pick answers to a lightning round question about celebrity cameos.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich).
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2015-12-1222 minFITWR Volume 1STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode One: A Phantom Jedi Awakening Menace
The Phantom Menace > Return of the Jedi
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room. In the first of our Star Wars specials, Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair's Hollywood (and the Thought Bubble and Storm of Spoilers podcasts) takes a quiz to recall The Phantom Menace followed by spoiler-phobe Matt Patches' quiz to recall Return of the Jedi. Then...
2015-12-091h 22FITWR Volume 2STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode One: A Phantom Jedi Awakening Menace
The Phantom Menace > Return of the Jedi
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room. In the first of our Star Wars specials, Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair's Hollywood (and the Thought Bubble and Storm of Spoilers podcasts) takes a quiz to recall The Phantom Menace followed by spoiler-phobe Matt Patches' quiz to recall Return of the Jedi. Then...
2015-12-091h 22FITWR Volume 299 – You’ll Die Before Your E-mail Does
Circling back to Spotlight and listening to critic's circles
This week, the podcasters have lost Da7e to a galaxy far, far away, so Katey, Patches and David talk about the "Best of" lists that have been released thus far and if they have captured 2015's year in movies. Then, Patches has an odd question for the other two hosts before all three circle back to talk about the currently-in-release journalism movie Spotlight from director Thomas McCarthy. That, plus a Lightning Round question about celebrity cameos.
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2015-12-0942 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Carol
Really good or the best?
This week, Katey, David, Patches and Da7e convene to talk about what is most likely David Ehrlich's number one movie of the year: Carol. The Todd Haynes directed lesbian love story is set in the 1950s and features Rooney Mara meeting Cate Blanchett's Carol. You seen the tweets, now hear the review.
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).
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2015-12-0536 minFITWR Volume 298 – 2015’s Flops: Trancing in the Bedroom
Plus Indie Spirits and Transparent Returns to Amazon.
This week, the podcasters have lost David to what they can only assume is Carol-related madness. Katey, Patches and Da7e kick off the final month in the Year of Our Time Lord Dr. Emmett Brown by discussing the Independent Spirit Award nominees that came out this week and how they have instilled Da7e with a fear that he hasn't seen enough movies. Then, Katey gives big props to Amazon's second season of Transparent that you can watch this weekend. Finally, the trio talk about...
2015-12-0147 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Creed
With Arms Wide Open
This week, Katey and David strap on boxing gloves to duke it out over Creed, the seventh, reboot-ish installment of the Rocky franchise. Plus, they read answers to a Stallone-themed lightning round question.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich).
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2015-11-2521 minFITWR Volume 297 – Jessica Jones AKA how to stop David from talking about Carol
With returning guest Joanna Robinson!
This week, Netflix has finally released their second Marvel series of the year, Jessica Jones from showrunner Melissa Rosenberg and star Kristen Ritter. David Ehrlich totally liked it, so we brought in a contrarian to face off against David's unexpected Marvel love: Vanity Fair's Joanna Robinson! Jo sticks around for an episode that is otherwise lightly about the Cate Blanchett movie Carol, considering there's a segment praising Blanchett and another inspired by Carol's score, but the meat here is Jessica Jones.
Take a listen, e...
2015-11-2551 minFITWR Volume 2Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
For Prim?
This week, Katey and Patches grab their bows, strap on their leatherish armor, and set out to revolutionize cumbersome titles by reviewing The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Did the YA phenomenon go out with a bang? They also pick your answers to a Carol-themed lightning round question.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-11-2139 minFITWR Volume 296 – #AllOurPodcast
And get out your sorting hat!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e stop to consider ACTUAL CANNIBAL Shia Labeouf, who just watched #AllMyMovies (well, his movies) at the Angelika in New York while a camera was pointed at him. Was this art? Are we feeling good about Shia now? Then, Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda has declared himself a Slytherin on Twitter so Katey asks Da7e if this is accurate, then tasks him with sorting the other hosts. Finally, three movies by female directors came out last week (The 33, Love the Coopers, By t...
2015-11-1850 minFITWR Volume 2Review – By The Sea
Do we still say Brangelina? Or van we finally switch to Angelrad?
This week, David, Patches, and Katey travel down by the sea to… oh, you get the joke. Plus the answers to our lighting round question on actor couples who should make movies together.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-11-1635 minFITWR Volume 295 – Master of None, Though Ofttimes Better Than Master of One.
This podcast is made up of Jacks and a Jill of all trades.
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e have hopped on the newest Netflix season-long show drop, Aziz Ansari's Master of None. It turns out that the makes on this podcast like it a lot and Da7e and Katey share their pre-Parks and Rec Aziz connections. Then, it's an anniversary year for Chris Columbus' Home Alone which makes us all feel old and leads to Patches revealing how his name is on the Home Alone 2 poster (so he claims!). Finally, i...
2015-11-1150 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Spectre
For Your Ears Only
This week, David, Patches, and Katey renege their 00-status to go rogue and review Spectre, the 24th installment of the James Bond franchise. Did Sam Mendes license to kill it or should you expect it to die? Find out in our review, where we also answer your lightning round questions on what comic strip deserves a movie.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-11-0739 minFITWR Volume 294 – Is James Bond a franchise, an anthology or something else entirely?
Plus: STAR TREK is coming back to sorta-TV
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e ponder the announcement from this Monday that CBS is launching a new Star Trek TV series that will air on broadcast television before all new episodes being banished to a CBS pay for VOD service. This week also saw the conclusion of HBO's Project Greenlight and the premiere of The Leisure Class leading Da7e and David to revisit their comments at the beginning of the series. Finally: the week we see SPECTRE the new James Bond movie...
2015-11-0453 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Our Brand Is Crisis
This week, Patches and Katey broadcast from the thick of the Bolivian presidential campaign trail to review Our Brand Is Crisis, the new film from David Gordon Green and Sandra Bullock. They also answer your lightning round questions about which male-starring movies Bullock should remake.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-10-3130 minFITWR Volume 293 – Hello Hotline Bling
Did Steve Jobs just bomb?
This week, in honor of both Adele's "Hello" and Drake's "Hotline Bling," Katey, David, Patches and Da7e unite to talk about music videos and their purpose in the new audio-visual landscape. Are they a gateway into the narrative film industry or more style over substance and how has this changed since the days of your David Fincher and Spike Jonzes? Also, the gang asks Da7e how he enjoyed the Goosebumps movie considering he read all 62 installments of the original series and David wants to talk about how...
2015-10-2846 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Room
Katey, Patches and David have been in this room since forever.
This week, Katey, Patches, and David go to Room. They watch Room. They talk Room. They debate Room. They say goodbye to Room. They answer lightning round question in Room. Room.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-10-2328 minFITWR Volume 292 – Catching Up Way Too Late
And if there's anything out there right now making the case for theater-going
This week, Katey, David and Patches are down a Da7e, but still manage to bring the heat with a discussion about David's mysterious dog-related tweet review of the Carrie Mulligan movie Suffragette, then Katey prompts everyone to recommend something they are catching up late on because she finally discovered USA's Playing House. Finally, The Walk and Everest are movies meant to be seen in the theater, but it doesn't seem like people are. That plus The Martian's theatrical performance has...
2015-10-2143 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Crimson Peak
A story with ghosts.
This week, David, Katey, and Patches stay a night in the most haunted movie of the year: Crimson Peak. Can they survive the ghastly sights within? Yes. Yes they can. Because they also have to review Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies and answer your Goosebumps-themed lightning round question answers.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-10-1736 minFITWR Volume 291 – Produced By Stephen Spielberg
And renewed debate on The Martian
This week, Katey, Da7e and David are at the whim of Patches, who wants them to ask themselves if Ridley Scott's The Martian is a movie of the moment, and if they can agree on what that is. Then, The second season of FX's Fargo has debuted and pushes the series back in time for a new angle. Finally, a Patches Matches trivia round about movies produced by Steven Spielberg!
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2015-10-1459 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Steve Jobs
Way too late for iReview jokes
This week, David, Katey, and Patches review Steve Jobs, the latest look at the life of the "Mac Lord" directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. Michael Fassbender plays the titular character for three scenes before product launches that define his life, but does it work? Katey feels it's limited, Patches likes it best, David goes David.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @Cr...
2015-10-0935 minFITWR Volume 290 – A Seasonal Fight in the War Room
And everyone's favorite Bond song
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e are in the October and Autumn mood. First off, that means that there is a new season of network television invading our sets and streaming services. Why, with so much good TV on, is it so hard to find something worthy of time commitment. Then, after a quick mini-segment about Bond movie theme songs, we talk about seasonal movies and seasonal movie experiences. See Rocky Horror Picture Show with an audience (or don't) and the gang wants to know what YOU...
2015-10-0747 minFITWR Volume 1Review – The Walk
(It's between two tall buildings)
This week, David, Katey, and Patches teeter on the edge of intelligent and troll-like to review The Walk, the latest spectacle from director Robert Zemeckis. Is it a high-wire act of cinematic proportions or does it stumble and fall? That and answers to our documentary-turned-narrative lightning round question on this week's FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-10-0334 minFITWR Volume 2Review – The Walk
(It's between two tall buildings)
This week, David, Katey, and Patches teeter on the edge of intelligent and troll-like to review The Walk, the latest spectacle from director Robert Zemeckis. Is it a high-wire act of cinematic proportions or does it stumble and fall? That and answers to our documentary-turned-narrative lightning round question on this week's FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-10-0334 minFITWR Volume 289 – The Walk’s Virtual Insanity and Project Greenlight
And everyone calls their Best Picture shot way too early.
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e are all together although they all haven't watched the same amount of HBO's Project Greenlight. All four of them have at least seen an episode, so they talk about producing a film and representation and if Effie Brown the producer is the best or has room for improvement. Then, David forces everyone to award Best Picture right now, mostly to things they haven't seen. Finally, Robert Zemeckis' The Walk comes out this week and it is...
2015-09-2949 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – The Martian
Is good movie season on?
This week—oh no! Da7e's stranded on Mars! It looks like David, Patches, and Katey will have to go rescue him. But first, they'll review Ridley Scott's The Martian. That and answers to The Intern-themed lighting round question on this week's review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-09-2628 minFITWR Volume 280 – What is a spy movie? No, really, we might not know
Plus: Is that David Foster Wallace movie a travesty?
Katey, Patches and Da7e and David are back to talk about how authors and famous people an how they are portrayed in film. First, everyone but Da7e has seen the David Foster Wallace book-tour movie The End of the Tour and debates what this movie is about and if that makes it worth watching. Then, Patches wants to know if someone being famous is reason enough to document them, which ends up unveiling the groups true feelings about the documentary format. Finally, for S...
2015-07-2854 minFITWR Volume 180 – What is a spy movie? No, really, we might not know
Plus: Is that David Foster Wallace movie a travesty?
Katey, Patches and Da7e and David are back to talk about how authors and famous people an how they are portrayed in film. First, everyone but Da7e has seen the David Foster Wallace book-tour movie The End of the Tour and debates what this movie is about and if that makes it worth watching. Then, Patches wants to know if someone being famous is reason enough to document them, which ends up unveiling the groups true feelings about the documentary format. Finally, for S...
2015-07-2854 minFITWR Volume 2Review – FITWR XXL
Magic Mike and Terminator add sequels this week
In this double-stuffed episode, Patches, Katey, and David grind on Magic Mike XXL in the hottest, heaviest fashion. Do we get it up for this studly sequel? Then, Da7e and Patches change the FITWR timeline forever by reviewing Terminator Genisys, the franchise's fifth installment. That and answers to our Amy-related lightning round question on this week's review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@da...
2015-07-031h 02FITWR Volume 1Review – FITWR XXL
Magic Mike and Terminator add sequels this week
In this double-stuffed episode, Patches, Katey, and David grind on Magic Mike XXL in the hottest, heaviest fashion. Do we get it up for this studly sequel? Then, Da7e and Patches change the FITWR timeline forever by reviewing Terminator Genisys, the franchise's fifth installment. That and answers to our Amy-related lightning round question on this week's review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@da...
2015-07-031h 02FITWR Volume 275 – Quarter Quell 3 – Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up
Each Host Brings A Film That Influenced Who They Are
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 75th Episode Quarter Quell Special! It’s our third Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and we’re getting all nostalgic again. Katey, Da7e, David and Patches have each brought a film that they wanted to be when they grew up. Katey always wanted to be Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Da7e wishes he were Penny Marshall’s Big, David sees himself in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News and Patches, perhaps pr...
2015-06-231h 19FITWR Volume 175 – Quarter Quell 3 – Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up
Each Host Brings A Film That Influenced Who They Are
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 75th Episode Quarter Quell Special! It’s our third Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and we’re getting all nostalgic again. Katey, Da7e, David and Patches have each brought a film that they wanted to be when they grew up. Katey always wanted to be Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Da7e wishes he were Penny Marshall’s Big, David sees himself in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News and Patches, perhaps pr...
2015-06-231h 19FITWR Volume 273 – No Fighting in the Entourage
And which host is which Game of Thrones character?
This week – Oh YEAH (Oh Yeah (oh yeah (ohyeah))) it’s an all dude ‘cast as Patches, Da7e and David are down a Katey. It’s appropriate that this is also the week an Entourage movie comes out, so these three guys talk about why the series seems mostly hated this time around. Then, in a segment inspired by Patches’ dinner small talk, each host has to cast the FITWR line-up as Game of Thrones characters (surprisingly no one is Hodor). Finally, David wonders if wanting to...
2015-06-0258 minFITWR Volume 173 – No Fighting in the Entourage
And which host is which Game of Thrones character?
This week – Oh YEAH (Oh Yeah (oh yeah (ohyeah))) it’s an all dude ‘cast as Patches, Da7e and David are down a Katey. It’s appropriate that this is also the week an Entourage movie comes out, so these three guys talk about why the series seems mostly hated this time around. Then, in a segment inspired by Patches’ dinner small talk, each host has to cast the FITWR line-up as Game of Thrones characters (surprisingly no one is Hodor). Finally, David wonders if wanting to...
2015-06-0258 minFITWR Volume 1Review – Gunman and Insurgent
No Glass Can Stop Us
This week, Katey and Patches shatter reality by entering a world where bullfighting is still legal in Barcelona. It’s a review double feature, a little Gunman here, a little Insurgent there. That, and answers to this week’s lighting round on glass-breaking spectacle, on this week’s FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-03-2130 minFITWR Volume 2Review – Gunman and Insurgent
No Glass Can Stop Us
This week, Katey and Patches shatter reality by entering a world where bullfighting is still legal in Barcelona. It’s a review double feature, a little Gunman here, a little Insurgent there. That, and answers to this week’s lighting round on glass-breaking spectacle, on this week’s FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
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2015-03-2130 minFITWR Volume 1REVIEW – Jupiter Ascending
HOVER BOOTS!
This week, Patches, Katey, and David embark on a cross-universe journey in search of the Earth’s rightful owner. Hover boots are worn, giant lizards are fought, and half-elephant/half-man people are admired. Yes, we’re talking Jupiter Ascending, the latest from the Wachowskis. Is it the next Matrix or the next Battlefield Earth? That and brief gushing over the Magic Mike XXL trailer on this week’s FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@mis...
2015-02-0737 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – Jupiter Ascending
HOVER BOOTS!
This week, Patches, Katey, and David embark on a cross-universe journey in search of the Earth’s rightful owner. Hover boots are worn, giant lizards are fought, and half-elephant/half-man people are admired. Yes, we’re talking Jupiter Ascending, the latest from the Wachowskis. Is it the next Matrix or the next Battlefield Earth? That and brief gushing over the Magic Mike XXL trailer on this week’s FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@mis...
2015-02-0737 minFITWR Volume 1REVIEW – The Interview – because America.
With Returning Guest Jordan Hoffman!
This week, Katey, Patches, David, and The Guardian’s Jordan Hoffman defy North Korea and the bigwigs at Sony by reviewing The Interview, a movie that will never see the light of day. Drowned in controversy over its depiction of Kim Jong-un, Sony buried the latest from Seth Rogen and This Is the End co-director Evan Goldberg after hacker terrorists threatened to attack theaters showing the picture. Which is too bad… because the movie is pretty damn funny. Hoping that one day, listeners will be able to this lowbrow-highbrow gem, the FITW...
2014-12-1855 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – The Interview – because America.
With Returning Guest Jordan Hoffman!
This week, Katey, Patches, David, and The Guardian’s Jordan Hoffman defy North Korea and the bigwigs at Sony by reviewing The Interview, a movie that will never see the light of day. Drowned in controversy over its depiction of Kim Jong-un, Sony buried the latest from Seth Rogen and This Is the End co-director Evan Goldberg after hacker terrorists threatened to attack theaters showing the picture. Which is too bad… because the movie is pretty damn funny. Hoping that one day, listeners will be able to this lowbrow-highbrow gem, the FITW...
2014-12-1855 minFITWR Volume 1REVIEW – Wild
Plus Top Five!
This week, Katey and Patches embark on a spirit journey to reach higher understanding of Wild, the latest film from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon as memoirist Cheryl Strayed, whose real hike across the Pacific Crest Trail is chronicled in an Oscar-friendly new biopic. Is the movie worth the trek or does it trip up along the way? That and thoughts on Chris Rock’s Top Five on this week’s FITWR review episode.
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2014-12-1339 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – Wild
Plus Top Five!
This week, Katey and Patches embark on a spirit journey to reach higher understanding of Wild, the latest film from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon as memoirist Cheryl Strayed, whose real hike across the Pacific Crest Trail is chronicled in an Oscar-friendly new biopic. Is the movie worth the trek or does it trip up along the way? That and thoughts on Chris Rock’s Top Five on this week’s FITWR review episode.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twi...
2014-12-1339 minFITWR Volume 149 – From Game Theory To Ectoplasm Twinkie: Science In Movies
Plus Katey Rich’s Movie Quote Trivia Returns!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e have heard tell the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser is going to be in a select number of theaters and are all pretty much in favor of the theatrical trailer experience. Then, inspired by Babadook, each host recommends some performances this year that probably won’t get rewards recognition. Finally, inspired by The Theory of Everything, Imitation Game and Interstellar, the group discusses using science in your movie. All that plus and Infinite Ticket lighting round question!
Ta...
2014-11-2549 minFITWR Volume 249 – From Game Theory To Ectoplasm Twinkie: Science In Movies
Plus Katey Rich’s Movie Quote Trivia Returns!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e have heard tell the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser is going to be in a select number of theaters and are all pretty much in favor of the theatrical trailer experience. Then, inspired by Babadook, each host recommends some performances this year that probably won’t get rewards recognition. Finally, inspired by The Theory of Everything, Imitation Game and Interstellar, the group discusses using science in your movie. All that plus and Infinite Ticket lighting round question!
Ta...
2014-11-2549 minFITWR Volume 2REVIEW – Foxcatcher
Plus Dumb and Dumber To and Beyond The Lights
This week, Patches, Katey and David head to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seuol to wrestle with Foxcatcher, the latest drama from Moneyball and Capote director Bennett Miller. A grueling match for some, a blood-pumping challenge for others, Foxcatcher arrives to prestige season as one of the year’s most polarizing films. We’ll also touch on Dumb and Dumber To and Beyond the Lights, to movies that exceeded expectations. All that, plus your answers to this week’s lighting round question about actors showing their dark side, on this...
2014-11-1435 minFITWR Volume 1REVIEW – Foxcatcher
Plus Dumb and Dumber To and Beyond The Lights
This week, Patches, Katey and David head to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seuol to wrestle with Foxcatcher, the latest drama from Moneyball and Capote director Bennett Miller. A grueling match for some, a blood-pumping challenge for others, Foxcatcher arrives to prestige season as one of the year’s most polarizing films. We’ll also touch on Dumb and Dumber To and Beyond the Lights, to movies that exceeded expectations. All that, plus your answers to this week’s lighting round question about actors showing their dark side, on this...
2014-11-1435 minFITWR Volume 244 – The NSA Will Love This Podcast About WWII Movies
Animation 2014: Such A Good Year?
This week, Katey, Patches, Joanna and David delve into a conversation about NYFF’s documentary that’s all the buzz: Laura Poitras’ CITIZENFOUR. After everyone sinks their teeth in, David wants to talk about how good 2014 has been for animation since he saw The Book of Life. Finally in honor of Fury and Friday’s upcoming Review Episode of FITWR, the gang discusses World War II cinema. That plus a Lightning Round question about theater movies.
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2014-10-1450 minFITWR Volume 144 – The NSA Will Love This Podcast About WWII Movies
Animation 2014: Such A Good Year?
This week, Katey, Patches, Joanna and David delve into a conversation about NYFF’s documentary that’s all the buzz: Laura Poitras’ CITIZENFOUR. After everyone sinks their teeth in, David wants to talk about how good 2014 has been for animation since he saw The Book of Life. Finally in honor of Fury and Friday’s upcoming Review Episode of FITWR, the gang discusses World War II cinema. That plus a Lightning Round question about theater movies.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Tw...
2014-10-1450 minFITWR Volume 2Review: St. Vincent and Whiplash
DRUMS!
This week, Katey, Patches, and David rush and drag and rush and drag to find the right beat to drum for Whiplash, the Miles-led musical drama that wowed at festivals and finally hits theaters this week. Before they bang it out, Katey and Patches yell some drunken, Brooklyn-style profanity at St. Vincent, the latest Bill Murray dramedy. Where does this one go so horribly wrong? That and your answers to this week’s lightning round questions about aging actors’ last hurrahs on this week’s FITWR review.
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2014-10-1035 minFITWR Volume 1Review: St. Vincent and Whiplash
DRUMS!
This week, Katey, Patches, and David rush and drag and rush and drag to find the right beat to drum for Whiplash, the Miles-led musical drama that wowed at festivals and finally hits theaters this week. Before they bang it out, Katey and Patches yell some drunken, Brooklyn-style profanity at St. Vincent, the latest Bill Murray dramedy. Where does this one go so horribly wrong? That and your answers to this week’s lightning round questions about aging actors’ last hurrahs on this week’s FITWR review.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below...
2014-10-1035 min