This week, David has to fly off to Sundance, so we’re postponing whatever our 500th episode (numerically) would be to talk about pop culture in America in 2025. First, somehow Trump returned, so our hosts talk about what they have been ingesting media wise to cope with, ignore, or confront that reality. Then, Katey Rich has a quiz for Patches and Da7e to collaborate on about this year’s upcoming films. Finally, Katey’s husband asks why she doesn’t make new guy friends and Da7e and Patches try to help answer.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: BOOOOOOO!

1:41 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.25!! E-Mails!

24:34- Tidbit – Trump x2 Coping Media

48:48 – Mini-Segment – New Movies 2025 Quiz

1:12:05 – Segment 3 – Making New Friends as an Adult

1:27:53 – Outro

“It’s a bad podcast!” – David Ehrlich, FITWR 499

We’re sorry for delaying the beginning of 2025 by holding off on our Top Tens 2024 podcast. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists and number at a time (full lists below the timestamps).

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FORMAT

00:00 – Introduction

1:17 – Preambles

9:24 – #10s

18:40 – #9s

35:10 – #8s

47:41 – #7s

53:26 – #6s

1:01:21 – #5s

1:16:32 – #4s

1:28:19 – #3s

1:38:59 – #2s

1:57:22 -#1s

2:18:46 – Outro

Lists

DAVID

10. I Saw The TV Glow
9. Nosferatu
8. The Beast
7. Challengers
6. A Different Man
5. Do Not Expect Much From The End Of The World
4. Anora
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2. No Other Land
1. Nickel Boys

PATCHES

10. The Beekeeper
9 Love Lies Bleeding
8. Challengers
7. Evil Does Not Exist
6 Red Room
5. Look Back
4. Hard Truths
3. Anora
2. Rebel Ridge
1. Hundreds of Beavers

KATEY

10. Thelma
9. Blitz
8. Flow
7. Hard Truths
6. I’m Still Here
5. Nickel Boys
4. Challengers
3. A Different Man
2. Anora
1. The Brutalist

DA7E

10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. Flow
8. A Real Pain
7. Anora
6. Challengers
5. The Substance
4. No Other Land
3. A Different Man
2. Nickel Boys
1. I Saw The TV Glow

This week, everyone’s back in the War Room in 2025 but not quite ready for Top Ten Movies 2024 (that’s coming up next week!), instead they decompress about spending the holidays largely away from new movies, debate Sonic 3 Vs. Mufasa, revisit Black Doves, and felt okay about Squid Game 2. It’s a “special” because it’s long and has no format, right?

Donate to David’s Year End Fundraiser – Help Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society!

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Animals Again

2:42 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 499!! Reviews! E-mails!

17:27 – Holiday Catch-Up Special Content

1:19:30 – Outro

This week, everyone’s back in the War Room at the same time for the final episode of 2024. Since Nickel Boys is out on the coasts, Katey, David, and Da7e dive in with a review. Each host brings their favorite TV show from 2024, then Patches leads the conversation about the Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, in theaters now.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Villanous Backstory

1:45 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 498!! Reviews! E-mails!

18:24- Tidbit – Nickel Boys

41:24 – Mini-Segment – Best TV 2024

49:28 – Segment 3 – Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim

1:09:05 – Outro

This week, all four co-hosts make it to the war room, but not at the same time. First, Katey, David, and Da7e break down how Awards Season is going and some hot takes on Golden Globe nominations and other award season gems. Then, David is out and Patches steps in as Da7e claims the Star Wars franchise has a problem connecting with younger kids that Disney should fix. Finally, Katey and Patches (who have children but not with each other) and Da7e (who has no children and is a cis man) talk about Nightbitch and it ends up being much more contentious a conversation than one would expect with a movie about Amy Adams turning into a dog.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Hunt (on foot)

3:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 497!! Review! E-mails!

19:07- Tidbit – Awards Season Check-In

41:31 – Mini-Segment – Does Star Wars Have A Kids Problem?

54:43 – Segment 3 – Nightbitch

1:24:34 – Outro

This week, David had to interview someone important for another thing, but Da7e, Patches and Katey convene for the Moana 2/Conclave episode nobody asked for! First, they dig into Conclave including some SPOILER discussion at the end of the episode. Then, they each describe their “Most Disappointing” movie of 2024 before all three talk about the dodgy Moana 2.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Screw Asimov’s Laws!

1:14 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 496!! E-mails!

13:58- Tidbit – Conclave (Spoilers start at 36:09)

45:52 – Mini-Segment – Most Disappointing Movie of 2024

54:04 – Segment 3 – Moana 2

1:18:49 – Outro

This week, everyone but Patches was able to catch Wicked: Part One (ironically as Patches is probably the biggest Wicked fan) and both David’s are on the Women Talking war path of “this movie looks horrible” but this time joined by Katey Rich! Also, David, Patches, and Katey talk about Jessie Eisenberg’s A Real Pain (and what he could possibly have hugged David for), and Da7e sings the praises of a Region B Blu-Ray restoration of a 1999 indie movie shot on Hi-8 and 16mm.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Aw fuck, The Rock?

2:27 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 495!! Review!

10:15- Tidbit – A Real Pain

34:43 – Mini-Segment – Second Sight’s The Blair Witch Project Blu-Ray

41:48 – Segment 3 – Wicked: Part One

1:10:29 – Outro

This week, David is struck down with an illness, so it’s up to Katey, MAD PATCHES, and Da7e to enter the war room and talk Heretic where Hugh Grant shit talks religion, they check in with the FITWarriors in the Vulture Movie Fantasy League before diving into Ridley Scott’s newest…thing…Gladiator II!

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Pink!

1:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 494!! Reviews! E-mails!

14:40- Tidbit – Heretic (SPOILERS start at 25:31)

33:23 – Mini-Segment – FITWarrior Check-In

43:04 – Segment 3 – Gladiator II

1:06:54 – Outro

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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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Insert into Chris Evans

2:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 493!! E-mails!

11:38- Tidbit – Phone/App Maintenance

33:06 – Mini-Segment – Emilia Pérez’s Viral Moment

41:38 – Segment 3 – Better Man

59:34 – Outro

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.

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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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Important Human Event

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