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 year's summer movie season isn't making anyone excited. 


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FORMAT


00:00 – Lightning Round: Favorite Movie Bros


01:17-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 126!  Reviews! 


08:34 –  Tidbit:  Swiss Army Man


21:49 – Mini Segment: Bliazzard's Hearthstone


29:45 – Segment 3: Summer 2016 seems dull


57:44 –  Outro


 

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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TECHNICAL NOTE: David is missing from the first segment due to technical and audio difficulties. 


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Format


00:39 – Welcome to Episode 125!


05:05 – The Music Man


21:47 – Searching For Bobby Fischer


40:59 – World of Tomorrow


1:02:52 – Kung Fu Panda


 


Previous Quarter Quells:


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OpKino Classic: First Quarter Quell (August 26th 2011)

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OpKino Classic: The 2nd Quarter Quell (Feb. 22nd 2012)

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OpKino Classic: Storytelling Quarter Quell (Aug 10th 2012)

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OpKino Classic: Family Interview Full Quell (Feb 8th, 2013)

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FITWR 025 – The Filmmaking Quarter Quell (June 3rd, 2014)

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FITWR 050 – QQ2: Movies for the Moment (Dec. 2nd 2014)

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FITWR 075 – QQ3: Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up.

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FITWR 100 – Significant Other Full Quell

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 girlfriend Java has things to say about Jane Austen adaptations.
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We also welcome your feedback!
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Format
00:00 – Welcome to Episode 100!
03:50 – Elisa
23:20 – Michael
43:08 – Michelle
59:00 – Java

 
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.

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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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Funniest Action Sequence

01:33-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 123!  Reviews! 
06:18 –  Tidbit:  Finding Nemo/Finding Dory
17:36 – Mini Segment: Tickle and Nuts (Documentaries)
25:13 – Segment 3: Escapism
46:46 – Outro
 

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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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Sequels, Lookin’ forward to

01:53-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 122!  Review! 
05:44 –  Tidbit: Now You See Me 2, Now You Don’t

17:20 – Mini Segment: Katey Played the DOS Warcraft
24:44 – Segment 3: We Bought Ourselves Opinions on Zoos
44:24 – Outro
 

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 child a baby movie star followed by a long segment three where we debate how much Johnny Depp’s recent allegations of domestic abuse can really hurt his franchise.
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Post SNL Performance?

01:24-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 121!  Reviews! 
05:38 –  Tidbit: Adam Sandler’s The Do-Over

18:52 – Mini Segment: Baby Acting – Cool?
26:13 – Segment 3: Johnny Depp and Everyone’s line for disengagement
52:47 – Outro
 

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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MUSIC
“Magneto and Titanium Man” by Paul McCartney and Wings

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.
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).
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: What X-Men?

01:34-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 120!  Reviews! 
07:35 –  Tidbit: Preacher

22:21 – Mini Segment: Independence Day Resurgence’s trailer is too long.
28:12 – Segment 3: Time Travel in Extended Narratives (SPOILERS FOR GAME OF THRONES)
52:09 – Outro
 

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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MUSIC


“September” by Earth Wind & Fire
“Good Day” by Greg Street ft. Nappy Roots

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 difficulties. Drag. We’ll fix it.
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Casually Progressive Comedy

01:57-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 119!  Reviews! 
07:50 –  Tidbit: The documentary called Weiner

19:34 – Mini Segment: How to Be Single and Dakota Johnson
23:55 – Outro

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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MUSIC
“Money Money Money” by Swedish Hitz Goes Metal
“Stairway To Heaven (Backwards)” by Led Zeppelin

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 FightingInTheWarRoom.com. Then, Jodie Foster’s Money Monster is coming out this week with Julia Roberts and George Clooney as the stars, but it doesn’t seem like those names hold the sway they used to. Is Money Monster a relic of an older form of star power?
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).
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: It’s OK Being Single

01:35-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 118!  International Reviews! 
07:01 –  Tidbit: David uses Radiohead to understand fandom

19:48 – Mini Segment: Da7e and Katey Civil War Redux
28:43 –  Segment 3: Star Power
51:27 – Outro

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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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
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),  David (@davidehrlich) and special guest Chris Plante (@plante)
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Favorite Palm d’Or

01:45-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 117!  NO REVIEWS?! 
03:59 –  Tidbit: Is theatrical comedy better on Netflix now?

17:42 – Mini Segment: Hamilton v. Rent
27:37 –  Segment 3: Video Game Story with Chris Plante, Ratchet and Clank
57:54 – Outro

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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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Best MacGuffin

01:29-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 116!  Reviews! 
05:46 –  Tidbit: Game of Thrones Season 6 is ON!

20:45 – Mini Segment: RIP Prince
30:15 –  Segment 3: Beyonce’s Lemonade
1:01:55 – Outro

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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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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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Odd Historical Figures

01:36-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 115!  Reviews! 
06:18 –  Tidbit: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Season 2

21:00 – Mini Segment: Tribecca 2016
33:31 –  Segment 3: Check-In with CGI
55:50 – Outro

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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MUSIC
“Bare Necessities,” Titus Burgess

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 both Patches and David got a chance to check it out.
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Talking Animal

01:33-   Intro: Welcome To Episode 114!  Reviews! 
06:34 –  Tidbit: The Invitation

16:53 – Mini Segment: David Vs. The People Vs. OJ Simpson
27:15 –  Segment 3: Barbershop: The Next Cut
48:04 – Outro

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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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Middle Aged White Guy Movies

01:31 –   Intro: Welcome To Episode 113!  Review! 
06:12 –  Tidbit: The Boss

19:46 – Mini Segment: Terrible television shows we watch
26:47 –  Segment 3: Hardcore Henry and video game movies
47:33 – Outro
Music
“The Boss,” Rick Ross ft. T-Pain
“Naked and Afraid,” Beth Crowley
“Video Games,” Lana Del Rey
“Katie Queen of Tennessee,” The Apache Relay