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This week, everyone is back on the podcast. Patches, Katey, and David talk the puzzling Jennifer Lopez project This is Me…Now: A Love Story, Da7e and David are mixed positive on True Detective Night Country (there is one SPOILER question about the finale signaled by your trusty SPOILER GONG), and all four hosts went to see Madame Web and…oh boy. It’s not good. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Coens! 2:07 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 463! Review! E-mail! 8:22 – Tidbit – This is Me…Now: A Love Story 25:14 – Mini-Segment – True Detective Night Country (SPOILERS at 37:00) 39:08 – Segment 3 – Madame Web 1:07:50 – Outro

This week, it’s Matt Patches who has to sit an episode out (apparently because of snow and children), bt Katey, Da7e, and David convene in the War Room to talk about Lisa Frankenstein (currently in theaters), the big trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl (including Twisters!). Then, the three dig into the Netflix series One Day (not the 2011 movie One Day, even though David really liked that one) with some SPOILERS towards the end of the final segment. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Winona 2:32 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 462! E-mail! 10:39 – Tidbit – Lisa Frankenstien 26:21 – Mini-Segment – Super Bowl Trailers 47:38 – Segment 3 – One Day (SPOILERS at 59:57) 1:09:06 – Outro

This week, with David out sick, Patches, Katey and Da7e get together to discuss two movies you can currently stream on Netflix: The Greatest Night in Pop about the making of “We Are The World” and Orion and the Dark, a Charlie Kaufman-written children’s movie. One is a straightforward documentary about one night in the 1980s, the other is…very interesting. Because the ending of Orion might be the most interesting part of its narrative, we delve into spoilers in Segment 3 with a Spoiler Gong. Also, in the middle, Patches and Da7e speculate why Disney just invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Blasts from the Pasts 1:57 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 461! Review! E-mails! 12:22 – Tidbit – The Greatest Night in Pop 26:08 – Mini-Segment – Disney x Epic 37:11 – Segment 3 – Orion and the Dark (SPOILERS at 46:13) 56:40 – Outro

This week, we all watched JA Bayona’s Society of the Snow on Netflix, but also have a bunch of fun movie related stuff to talk about. In our first segment, David and Katey break down some of their favorites from this years Sundance Film Festival, which they both attended remotely. Then, it finally happened, Universal brought back the Dark Universe, but in theme park form this time. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Mystery Lightning Round 1:26 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 460! Reviews! E-mails! 23:56 – Tidbit – Sundance 2024 38:49 – Mini-Segment – Dark Universe Lives! 51:59 – Segment 3 – Society of the Snow 1:13:17 – Outro

This week, everyone finally caught up with All of Us Strangers, a movie that might be in a theater near you right now! But first, David has lured Katey, Patches, and Da7e into the world of the reality TV competition Traitors and all the hosts give some cheers and jeers to the Academy Awards nominations. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Secret Operative 2:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 459! Reviews! E-mails! 14:34 – Tidbit – Traitors 35:26 – Mini-Segment – Oscar Nominations 46:27 – Segment 3 – All of Us Strangers (SPOILERS start at 1:01:38) 1:09:48 – Outro

This week, January scheduling is already upon us as David has to sit this one out for film festival duties and Katey has just returned from an L.A. Trip. Katey, Da7e, and Patches jump into the War Room to hear about Katey’s trip and talk about The Zone of Interest (and feeling bad). In the middle, Da7e and Patches review all five episodes of Echo that Marvel dropped on Disney Plus. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: First Movie 2:37 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 458! 4:42 – Tidbit – Katey’s Trip to the Critic’s Choice Awards Dinner 17:18 – Mini-Segment – Echo 39:02 – Segment 3 – The Zone of Interest 1:03:19 – Outro

The Best Movies of 2023 The year of 2023 had some big surprises at the cinema, and because of that your hosts might have liked the same movies, but there are many one-list outliers this year (and not just from David). You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists (full lists below the timestamps). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@KateyRich),  Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich ). Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!  FORMAT 00:00 – Introduction 1:45 – #10s 18:37 – #9s 31:31 – #8s 43:29 – #7s 53:00 – #6s 58:45 – #5s 1:06:32 – #4s 1:22:52 – #3s 1:34:21 – #2s 1:46:33 -#1s 2:04:59 – Outro   Lists KATEY 10. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 9. Barbie 8. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 7. Showing Up 6. Poor Things 5. Perfect Days 4. May December 3. Killers of the Flower Moon 2. The Holdovers 1. Oppenheimer  PATCHES 10. The Iron Claw

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey were thinking about doing their Top Tens but realized vacation brain had caught up with them all. Instead, they engage in a media grab bag discussion covering Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, the Netflix charts fronting Leave the World Behind, the rentable Taylor Swift Eras Tour, Patches picking up Baldur’s Gate 3, and Maestro. You still have time to donate to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and support David’s TOP FILMS countdown video! – GOFUNDME IS HERE. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Resolutions 7:09 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 457! Review! Emails! 26:41 – Tidbit – 2024 Holiday Hangover Grab Bag 1:25:15 – Outro

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey are rounding out the year talking about three more movies! First, it’s time for the guys to weigh in on Toho’s newest Godzilla incarnation in Minus One. Then, all four hosts jump into this week’s big wrestling movie release: The Iron Claw. Finally, everyone scraps over The Holdovers before closing out 2023. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Last Book 3:31 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 456! Reviews! MovieJawn! Email! 17:42 – Tidbit – Godzilla: Minus One 34:32 – Mini-Segment – The Iron Claw 55:56 – Segment 3 – The Holdovers 1:11:34 – Outro

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey assemble in the War Room once more. First, a review of the current Miyazaki movie in theaters – The Boy and the Heron! – before Katey walks us all through the Golden Globe Nominations and everyone dives in to talk about Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Retail Shops 2:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 455! Emails! 11:05 – Tidbit – The Boy and the Heron 38:24 – Mini-Segment – Golden Globe Nominations 46:08 – Segment 3 – Poor Things 1:06:36 – Outro

This week, David, Patches, and Katey have all gotten to see Wonka (coming to theaters December 15th!) and give you a lengthy preview of this at-first-misunderstood musical. Then, all four hosts react to the Independent Spirit Award Nominations before they dive into a review of a funny and disturbing film – Todd Haynes’ newest May December on Netflix. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Rush Re-Release 4:13 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 454! PUNISHMENT 13:09 – Tidbit – Wonka 36:10 – Mini-Segment – Indie Spirit Awards Nominations 46:09 – Segment 3 – May December 1:07:39 – Outro

This week, all four hosts finally get to talk about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the Scott Pilgrim not-a-remake anime that is currently on Netflix, and they manage to do it without heavy spoilers (though they do talk about the premise of the series). Then, what’s up with Justin Timberlake? What happened there? Finally, all four hosts have seen Emerald Fennell’s newest Saltburn and try to process what that was. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e)  Patches (@misterpatches), and  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Villain Prequel 2:43 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 453! Review! 8:02 – Tidbit – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 28:12 – Mini-Segment – Justin Timberlake 41:36 – Segment 3 – Saltburn (Spoilers start at 54:59) 1:06:51 – Outro