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525 – The Movies About Subjects That Scare Us Quell
Episodes | | 30. October, 2025
We didn’t say they were good movies.
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! But the FIRST one since being named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time…
For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host brought a movie about a subject that actually scares them. Katey confronts her fear that her kids might get hit by cars with 1989’s Pet Semetary, David is worried about gun violence in schools with 2003’s Elephant, Da7e is worried about his inner monsters with 1980’s The Shining, and Patches is concerned about colon cancer with 2011’s A Little Bit of Heaven.
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Format
0:00 – Welcome and Da7e Attempts an Intro
05:19 – Katey – Pet Semetary (1989)
23:47 – David – Elephant (2003)
50:32 – Da7e – The Shining (1980)
1:09:43 – Patches – A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
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.
- FITWR 100 – Significant Other Full Quell
- FITWR 125 – Movies We Want to Show (Our) Children
- FITWR 150 – Movies That Represent What We Want For America
- FITWR 175 – Revisiting Previous Infamous Discussions
- FITWR 200 – Foriegn Netflix Quell
- FITWR 225 – The Lifelong Evolving Obsession Quell
- FITWR 250 – The New York Movie Quell
- FITWR 275 – Movie of the Decade Quell
- FITWR 300 – The Call-In Show
- FITWR 325 – The Exceeded Expectations Quell
- FITWR 350 – The Summer Movie Quell
- FITWR 375 – The Anniversary Quell
- FITWR 400 – Call in Show 2
- FITWR 425 – The Date Quell
- FITWR 450 – The “Not For You On Paper” Quell
- FITWR 475 – The Elder Millennial Canon Quell
- FITWR 500 – Call in Show 3
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524.8 – Black Phone 2 and Roofman
Episodes | | 24. October, 2025
This week, Patches was tired and David hadn’t seen the movies, so Katey and Da7e DARE TO GO OFF FORMAT for this really-really-really last episode before next week’s Quarter Quell. For the first half of the show, David, Katey and Da7e announce FITWR’s next two weeks (Quarter Quell! Live Show in Denver!), read your reviews and answer an e-mail from Brazil. Then, David checks out to work on his book while Da7e and Katey talk Black Phone 2 and Roofman, two things you can see in theaters right now.
NOVEMBER 4th, 2025 – DENVER, CO – 3PM – The Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax – FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM LIVE PODCAST RECORDING!
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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).
One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Spooky Movie
03:24 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.8 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Reviews! E-mail!
34:05 – Black Phone 2 (Spoilers for The Black Phone)
45:29 – Roofman
59:55 – Outro
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524.7 – Mr. Scorsese, The Brady Bunch, Tron: Ares
Episodes | | 15. October, 2025
This week, Da7e was off seeing Black Phone 2 where Ethan Hawke stalks the snowbound dreams of Colorado teens, and the other co-hosts make fun of him for it. First, Katey wants to talk about one of her favorite TV shows of the year, the five-part series Mr. Scorsese on Apple TV Plus. Then, Patches has his kids watching The Brady Bunch – how do we feel about that? Finally, the boys ventured back to the grid for the third time in 43 years with Tron: Ares – did Nine Inch Nails make the outing worth it? They saw Tron: Ares so you didn’t have to (and – judging from the box office – didn’t).
NOVEMBER 4th, 2025 – DENVER, CO – FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM LIVE PODCAST RECORDING!
Stay tuned and keep an eye on FightingInTheWarRoom.com for details as they develop.
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).
One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time
Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!
FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Julia Roberts
02:14 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.7 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Reviews!
11:36 – Tidbit – Mr. Scorsese
22:38 – Mini-Segment – The Brady Bunch
32:15 – Segment 3 – Tron: Ares
54:07 – Outro
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524.6 – Nightmare in Horror Films, K-Pop Demon BBQ, The Smashing Machine
Episodes | | 10. October, 2025
This week, Patches and Da7e have been watching the old Nightmare on Elm Street sequels on HBO Max and Patches wonders if we’re missing something in modern horror. Then, Patches and David got to meet the stars of K-Pop Demon Hunters in New York, did they earn more cred with their kids? Finally, Katey, David, and Da7e have seen The Smashing Machine and debate the movie’s high aspirations as a character piece with a puzzling execution.
“Golden” in the style of System of a Down by Anthony Vincent
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).
One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time
Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!
FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: KB Toys Kids
02:24 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.6 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Reviews! E-mail!
14:13 – Tidbit – Nightmare in Horror Films
29:57 – Mini-Segment – K-Pop Demon BBQ
40:21 – Segment 3 – The Smashing Machine
58:52 – Outro
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