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An Afternoon With Katey and Patches
| 14. May, 2025

Katey Rich and Matt Patches do their very best in the middle of the afternoon to talk about some stuff including being ready for the next Tom Cruise era (after one of them saw Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning), when Matt first saw the final cut of The Departed, wondering if Brad Pitt can be a Tom Cruise, why movie theme parks still work and the allure of a new Back to the Future movie. They close out wondering if this summer is going to be a terrible summer for movies.

510 – Trump’s “Film Tariffs,” Golden Globe for Podcasts, Thunderbolts*
| 8. May, 2025

This week, everyone’s in the war room to look towards the news. First, the President of the United States got on his Truth Social media platform and announced film tariffs that will never happen, but what might actually change with this new attention towards American production? Then, Katey has news about the Golden Globes opening up a new category. Finally, everyone saw Thunderbolts* and therefore everyone on the podcast knows what the * was for. The group debates the movie (including spoilers) and wonders if this is enough for the MCU to be back again.

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Monty Python Quotes

2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 510!! E-Mail!

8:10- Tidbit – Trump Film Tariffs

22:26 – Mini-Segment – Podcasting Golden Globe

28:12 – Segment 3 – Thunderbolts* (with Spoilers)

1:04:41 – Outro

509 – The Shrouds, More Minecraft Takes, Havoc and Stunts
| 1. May, 2025

This week, Da7e and David attempt to explain The Shrouds, the latest David Cronenberg film, which is great but complex. Then, Katey managed to see The Minecraft Movie for herself, finally, and has some adult takes. Finally, Patches has the team watch Havoc on Netflix and talk about the current state of stunt-based action cinema! They’re getting an Academy Awards category!

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Monty Python Quotes

1:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 509!! E-Mail!

11:58- Tidbit – The Shrouds

29:20 – Mini-Segment – More Minecraft Takes

36:00 – Segment 3 – Havoc and Stunts

59:06 – Outro

508 – Steven Soderbergh is Sad, Changes in the Oscar Rules, Sinners
| 24. April, 2025

This week, everyone is back in the War Room. First, Patches shared and Guardian article about Steven Soderbergh bemoaning the state of current “movies for adults” and we wonder if it might not be a little overblown (check out the article here). Then, Katey updates the boys on the new Oscar voting rules (and the likely non-enforcement) before the guys talk about Sinners. Ryan Coogler’s movie is making money but is it dun-dun-dun the end of the studio system…somehow?

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Non-Skywalker

2:12 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 508!! Reviews! E-Mail!

12:13- Tidbit – Patches Vs. Soderbergh

29:14 – Mini-Segment – Change in Oscar Rules

38:38 – Segment 3 – Sinners

1:09:11 – Outro

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