It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! 

We did it, we finally recorded a 500th episode! It’s our third call in show (Episode 300 was a Call-In Show, episode 400 was a call in show, then Katey let us use her Riverside so here’s a new one!).

Take a listen as we listen to you and answer your questions a good decade and a half into doing this thing (without ads as some of you mention)

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00:23 – Intro

04:19 – Amy

10:22 – Coby

17:50 – Jordan Hoffman

25:41 – Shruti

34:27 – Warpstone

40:11 – Chris Rosen

46:55 – Tyler

57:07 – Jeremiah

1:03:24 – Failed Imitator

1:12:11 – Joe Reid

1:19:25 – Jeff

1:28:04 – Jeff (a different Jeff)

1:36:25 – Henning Fog

1:44:47 – Ben

1:56:06 – Liam

2:03:00 – Best Captain K

2:13:57 – Andy

2:20:29 – Bennett

2:26:40 – Sasha

2:37:59 – William

2:48:41 – Wrap-up!

Previous Quarter Quells:

NEXT MONDAY 2/17 at 9PM EST we are recording EPISODE 500 as another CALL IN SHOW!
Links to watch us record it live and ways to participate will be in a pinned post at fightinginthewarroom.com

This week, we tried to do a “short one” since Patches is on vacation and Katey was just regaining her voice. However, there were a lot of listener e-mails and then Da7e and David want to talk about Captain America: Brave New World a little bit (with spoilers, I guess, if you haven’t seen the trailers). It was not a short one.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Worst Fictional President

2:50- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.7!! Reviews! E-mails!

40:28 – Captain America: Brave New World

1:09:58 – Outro

This week, everyone shows up in the war room to delay the Quarter Quell yet another week. After Patches and Da7e both felt like January was wasted, Katey organizes a host wellness check-in. Then, Katey and Patches are both into Paradise, the new Hulu show that has a twist at the end of the pilot (they WILL talk about the twist, and they should). Finally, Sundance Online is probably gonna go bye-bye after some piracy issues around a sex scene and a Selina documentary. Time to talk about Piracy again.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: 2/Two/Too

3:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.6!! E-mails!

26:47 – Tidbit – Host Wellness Check-In

46:56 – Mini-Segment – Paradise

58:08 – Segment 3 – Piracy

1:23:32 – Outro

This week, David is back from Sundance but Matt Patches has a (lah-dee-dah) dinner he has to get to answer skips out. First, Da7e notices that they have more emails than normal and suggests they stop skipping and read them. Then, Katey curates a conversation with the guys about Academy Award nominations even though that’s what she’s been doing all week for her job. Then, David leads a conversation about some notable Sundance movies even though that’s what he’s been doing all week for his job. Da7e has a grand old time.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Too Much Trailer

2:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.5!! READING THE E-MAILS!

33:13 – Tidbit – Oscar Nomination Reactions

54:15 – Segment 3 – Sundance 2025 Movies!

1:21:38 – Outro

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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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

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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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

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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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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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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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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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