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Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

Katey, Matt, Da7e and Davidfightinginthewarroom.com
The Film and Pop-Culture Podcast

Episodes

510 – Trump’s “Film Tariffs,” Golden Globe for Podcasts, Thunderbolts*

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 […]

May 08, 20251 hr 7 min

509 – The Shrouds, More Minecraft Takes, Havoc and Stunts

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! […]

May 01, 20251 hr 2 min

508 – Steven Soderbergh is Sad, Changes in the Oscar Rules, Sinners

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 […]

Apr 24, 20251 hr 12 min

Patches and Da7e: Into the Manosphere

This week, David and Katey are out doing important family and movie business, but not Da7e and Matt Patches, who assemble in the War Room not to fight but to have a little free-form media chat that lasted way too long. At least we didn’t cancel the podcast. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; […]

Apr 04, 20252 hr 1 min

505 – Marvel’s Cast Reveal Chair-Stream, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Severance S2 Wrap-Up

This week, everyone is back in the War Room. First, Patches and Da7e try to explain Marvel’s Avengers Doomsday chair-centric live stream that happened Wednesday. Then, Patches and David catch up with the newest entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, then they all dive in on the 2nd season of Severance (SPOILERS for everything that’s […]

Mar 27, 20251 hr 10 min

504 – The Electric State, The Pirate (1948), Black Bag

This week, Patches is out at some game developer conference, so better time than ever for Katey, Da7e, and David to go hard on The Russo Bros’ Netflix offering The Electric State and how maybe the Russos shouldn’t give interviews anymore. Then, Da7e’s girlfriend watched The Pirate (1948) again, have you all seen The Pirate? […]

Mar 19, 20251 hr 2 min

503 – On Becoming an Guinea Fowl, Taking the Kids to Paddington 3, Mickey 17

This week, everyone’s in the war room and we kick it off by talking about On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, a Rungano Nyoni film that is slowly rolling out in theaters finally. Then, Katey and David talk about their children seeing Paddington In Peru (AKA Paddington 3). Finally, it’s time to see and talk about […]

Mar 12, 20251 hr 1 min

502 – James Bond, Oscars Reactions, Paradise Season 1 (Spoilers!)

This week, everyone is back in the War Room to talk about The Academy Awards. First, Da7e and Patches take a James Bond argument from Bluesky and port it over to the podcast, then we talk about the Oscars Broadcast (and Katey being in attendance!). Finally, the Hulu show Paradise has ended and hooked three […]

Mar 06, 20251 hr 25 min

501 – The Monkey, Boycotts, The Pitt and Other TV

This week, everyone is back in the War Room for the same format. If it ain’t broke… I guess! First, Da7e saw Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey and was not expecting it to be what is was, so he’s going to try and explain it. Then, Da7e has questions for his co-workers about boycotts that is […]

Feb 27, 20251 hr 29 min

500 – Call-In Show 3

We didn’t cancel the podcast 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 […]

Feb 20, 20252 hr 50 min

499.7 – E-Mails and Captain America: Brave New World

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. […]

Feb 13, 20251 hr 14 min

499.6 – Wellness Check-In, Paradise, Piracy hits Online Sundance

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 […]

Feb 06, 20251 hr 27 min

499.5 – Cleaning out the Mailbag, Oscar Nomination Reactions, Sundance Movies!

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 […]

Jan 30, 20251 hr 26 min

499.25 – Trump x2 Coping Media, 2025 New Movie Quiz, Making New Friends as an Adult

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 […]

Jan 22, 20251 hr 31 min

Top Tens 2024

“It’s a bad podcast!” – David Ehrlich, FITWR 499 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 […]

Jan 16, 20252 hr 21 min

499 – Holiday Catch-Up Special

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 […]

Jan 09, 20251 hr 25 min

498 – Nickel Boys, Best TV 2024, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim

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: […]

Dec 19, 20241 hr 12 min

497 – Awards Season Check-In, Does Star Wars Have A Kids Problem?, Nightbitch

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 […]

Dec 11, 20241 hr 28 min

496 – Conclave, 2024’s Biggest Disappointment Movie, Moana 2

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 […]

Dec 04, 20241 hr 22 min

495 – A Real Pain, Blair Witch Project Special Edition Blu-Ray, Wicked: Part One is Bad.

This week, everyone but Patches was able to catch Wicked: Part One (ironically as Patches is probably the biggest Wicked fan) and both David’s are on the Women Talking war path of “this movie looks horrible” but this time joined by Katey Rich! Also, David, Patches, and Katey talk about Jessie Eisenberg’s A Real Pain […]

Nov 27, 20241 hr 14 min

494 – Heretic, Movie League Check-In, Gladiator II

This week, David is struck down with an illness, so it’s up to Katey, MAD PATCHES, and Da7e to enter the war room and talk Heretic where Hugh Grant shit talks religion, they check in with the FITWarriors in the Vulture Movie Fantasy League before diving into Ridley Scott’s newest…thing…Gladiator II! Take a listen, embed […]

Nov 22, 20241 hr 11 min

493 – Phone/App Maintenance, Emilia Perez’s Viral Moment, Better Man

This week, Patches is struck down by illness, but Katey was able to rally through strep and stress so David, Da7e, and Katey jump back into the safe space of the War Room to talk about Bluesky and re-orienting our phones to serve less doom. Then, Katey and David (who have seen Emilia Pérez, now […]

Nov 15, 20241 hr 4 min

America Enters A Rise Of Skywalker Period

Katey, Patches, David, and Da7e report from the War Room the Wednesday after Donald Trump won the popular vote and a second presidential term in the United States.

Nov 07, 20241 hr 28 min

492 – Venom: The Last Dance, Here (sorta), Anora

This week, everyone is back in the War Room after Jizz Fest ’24 and there are movies to discuss. First, Da7e and David have seen Venom: The Last Dance, and – ya know – it is what it is, which is a movie with Venom in it. Then, Da7e needs to warn you off Here, […]

Oct 31, 20241 hr 11 min

491 – Penguin and Agatha, Election Time In America Again, Piece By Piece

This week, David is still absent, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about superhero TV with Penguin on Max and Agatha All Along on Disney Plus, then Patches wonders if we have to endorse an American political candidate before Katey and Da7e break down the surprising and kind of beautiful(?) Pharrell documentary in Lego: Piece […]

Oct 16, 20241 hr 4 min

490 – Salem’s Lot, Doctor Odyssey, Joker Folie à Deux

This week, David has to sit the week out, leaving Patches and Da7e to describe the new Salem’s Lot adaptation (streaming on Max) to Katey before Patches tells the other two hosts about the Ryan Murphy series Doctor Odyssey. Finally, Da7e and Katey both made a mistake and saw the second Joker in theaters. Take […]

Oct 10, 20241 hr 3 min

489 – His Three Daughters, Megalopolis, Spooky Season Kick-Off

This week, Da7e is back but David has a migraine from watching the Vice Presidential debate. All four hosts dig into His Three Daughters which made festival rounds last year but is now on Netflix. The Davids attempt to explain Megalopolis when David liked it and Da7e didn’t. Then, Patches broaches October with some recommendations […]

Oct 04, 20241 hr 15 min
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