Podcasts by Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast
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Further podcasts by Katey, Matt, Da7e and David
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455–The Boy and the Heron, Golden Globe Nominations, Poor Things from 2023-12-13T17:43:27
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 ...
Listen454–Wonka, Indie Spirit Awards Nominations, May December from 2023-12-06T16:36:41
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 rea...
Listen453–Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Justin Timberlake, Saltburn from 2023-11-28T18:09:26
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 (thou...
Listen452–Pandemic Check In Grab Bag! from 2023-11-22T17:42:56
This week, because of the American holiday week and the upcoming award season, your hosts all watched different things (or things they can’t talk about yet), so it’s the return of the P...
Listen451–What’s Up With Marvel?, The Coyote Vs. Acme Debacle, The Killer from 2023-11-16T01:11:17
This week, David Ehrlich is out seeing the rest of this years big movies, but the other three dive into the War Room with gusto. Thanks to The Marvels underperforming in the theaters and the season...
Listen450–The“Not For You On Paper”Quell from 2023-11-08T17:53:59
Making the hosts watch movies they wouldn’t like on paper It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host had a movi...
Listen449.5–HBO and Gen Z, The Woman In Me by Britney Spears, When Evil Lurks from 2023-11-03T16:41:50
This week, we convinced Katey to watch When Evil Lurks on Shudder! Stay tuned until Segment 3 to see how one of the more extreme movies of the year went over. Before that, the gang questions what H...
Listen449–Spider-Man 2 on the PS5, Siskel&Ebert Memories, Killers of the Flower Moon from 2023-10-25T16:00:45
This week, everyone’s back in the war room for a good old fashioned episode of weirdness. First, Da7e and David are hot off their absent week having both completed Spider-Man 2 on the Playsta...
Listen448–We Went To New York Together and The Burial from 2023-10-20T01:16:18
This week, Da7e and David both can’t make it down to the War Room, so Patches and Katey fill you in on the most recent FITWR meet-up and New York Comic Con (not a wedding this time!), memorie...
Listen447–Wes Anderson/Roald Dahl Shorts, Exorcist: Believer, Astroid City from 2023-10-05T18:20:50
This week, we’re circling back to Astroid City for Segment 3, both because it’s readily available to stream and Netflix released FOUR Wes Anderson short films based off Roald Dahl stori...
Listen446–No One Will Save You, Books!, Past Lives from 2023-09-28T16:25:30
This week, everyone finally caught up with Past Lives, the Celine Song movie that is now available to rent and we talk about it in Segment 3! Also discussed this week is what we’ve been readi...
Listen445–Dumb Money, Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League, A Haunting in Venice and Branagh’s Poirot Films from 2023-09-21T15:45:24
This week, nobody can pronounce anything correctly as the whole team gathers in the War Room. Da7e and Katey have both seen Dumb Money (about the GameStop short squeeze) and give it a little review...
Listen444–Taylor Swift, One Piece, Toronto International Film Festival 2023 from 2023-09-14T21:43:28
This week, everyone’s back in one Zoom War Room at the same time! Patches has a question about the continued and amazing popularity of Taylor Swift (who is releasing a concert movie into thea...
Listen443–David on Telluride, Katey Has A Question, How to Blow Up a Pipeline from 2023-09-06T15:58:08
This week, schedules got scrambled as hosts came back from Telluride and head off to Toronto for Fall Film Festival season. Through the magic of editing, David joins Patches and Da7e to preview som...
Listen442–“Feel Good”Movies, Boxcar Bertha and Salt of the Earth, The Eight Mountains from 2023-08-29T17:18:35
This week, David is off beginning the fall festival run, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene in the war room. First, Katey wants to know what a “Feel Good” movie is and how it’s d...
Listen441–Patches Has A Question, Only Murders in the Building S3, Red White and Royal Blue from 2023-08-23T16:15:26
This week, everyone is back in the war room for one week (fall festivals incoming!). We kick it off with a question from Matt Patches about SAG waivers for promoting non-AMPTP produced films, then ...
ListenA David and Da7e Mini-Sode from 2023-08-17T15:16:41
This week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia ...
Listen440–Personal Archives, Movie Bumpers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from 2023-08-09T15:49:34
This week, Patches is back in the War Room with Da7e and Katey! This week, Katey’s discovery of an old hard drive has the hosts debating how to deal with personal archives. Then, Katey saw Se...
Listen439–Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Katey on Barbie, The Haunted Mansion and an UnHaunted Box Office from 2023-08-02T17:14:19
This week, summer vacations and child illness strikes again, leaving the War Room just for Katey and Da7e this week. Katey took some spare time to check out Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn̵...
Listen438–Gerwig Movies, Barbie from 2023-07-27T16:12:51
Of course Katey is on vacation for the Barbie episode. This week, Da7e, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of actor/director Greta Gerwig’s films before ju...
Listen437–Nolan Movies, Oppenheimer from 2023-07-20T18:17:47
This week, Katey, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of director Christopher Nolan’s films before jumping into a lengthy review of Oppenheimer, which inclu...
Listen436–Hijack and The Bear, Elemental, Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning, Part One from 2023-07-13T19:13:06
This week, everyone is back in the war room. David has watched Apple TV’s Hijack and loves the smooth brain action. Everyone else is getting through The Bear season 2 and all four hosts discu...
ListenNew Episode Next Week from 2023-07-06T00:36:52
Since Twitter might have imploded and we don’t know if we’re on Bluesy or threads, just a little message from Da7e on the main feed letting you know we’ll be back next week.
Listen435–Return of the Sophisticast (Dial of Destiny, Secret Invasion) from 2023-06-29T16:10:10
This week, David and Katey are out for summer reasons, so Da7e and Matt Patches convene to discuss a variety of random topics, including big questions and mini-reviews trying not to cancel the show...
Listen434–Extraction 2 and“Long Takes,”Missing Submarine, The Flash from 2023-06-22T17:07
This week, David watched Extraction 2 which has a very long single take, prompting a conversation about why “long takes” are getting popular in action films. Then, the hosts briefly tou...
Listen433–Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Spoiled, Tony Awards 2023, The Road to Wellville from 2023-06-15T00:59:39
This week, we kick off the show with Da7e going FULL SPOILERS on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. It is in theaters now. It’s fine. The plot doesn’t really matter, as Da7e will illustr...
Listen432–What Should Da7e See In Theaters?, Summer Snacks, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse from 2023-06-08T02:18
This week, we definitely all saw and want to talk about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse for the main segment of the show, but otherwise ideas and recommendations fly freely in this week’s...
Listen431–Tears of the Kingdom, Hardy Boys, Spring TV Wrap-Up from 2023-06-01T15:54:23
This week, we finally get to talk about that Nintendo game the three guys have been playing – it’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Then, Katey needs book recommendations for ...
Listen430–Mrs. Davis, David and Ella Kemp from Cannes, Fast X (with special guest Chris Rosen!) from 2023-05-25T03:08:23
This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X,...
Listen429–Worrisome A.I., Sad/Bad Politics, Fast Five Revisited from 2023-05-17T23:22:34
This week, David’s off seeing movies in Cannes, so Da7e, Patches, and Katey assemble in the War Room to talk about a very important entry in the Fast & Furious franchise that directly lea...
Listen428–Pandemic Check-In, Traitors, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 from 2023-05-11T16:53:21
This week, major organizations have declared the pandemic over, so we halt our count with a (hopefully) final Pandemic Check-In that covers movies, television, books, and video games. Then, Katey R...
Listen427–WGA Strike Begins, Jedi Survivor, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret from 2023-05-03T16:52:50
This week, The Writers Guild of America has called for a strike and all four hosts speculate on what that means and have memories of the 2007/2008 writer’s strike. Then, all the boys have bee...
Listen426–Beau is Afraid, Peter Pan&Wendy, Beef from 2023-04-28T16:23
This week, David manages to join Da7e for a review of Beau is Afraid before a child asks him to stop. Then, Katey and Patches review Peter Pan & Wendy, the new Disney Plus movie before Da7e, Pa...
Listen425–The Date Quell from 2023-04-20T17:13:57
Evaluating Past Dates and Movies It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! After a slight delay for a new Ehrlich child, the podcast finally gets around to episode 425 &...
Listen424.92–HBO Max is now Max, Super Mario Bros, Air from 2023-04-14T02:00:41
This week, HBO Max has rebranded its streaming service once again and announced some interesting projects, like one that looks poised to traumatize a handful of 12 year old actors. Then, Da7e repor...
Listen424.9–David 2 Kid Check-In, New Barbie Trailer, Dungeons&Dragons: Honor Among Thieves from 2023-04-06T21:40:43
This week, Patches has to step out of the War Room, so Katey and Da7e decide to check-in on David Ehrlich, who is podcasting in the same room as a very new baby. David fills us in on what he’...
Listen424.85–A Thousand and One, Born to Raise Hell, John Wick 4 from 2023-03-30T02:11
This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e have three movies for three segments. First, Katey has seen Sundance winner A Thousand And One with a breakout performance from Teyana Taylor and encourages you ...
Listen424.8–John Wick Revisited, What Do You Remember About Yellowjackets?, Shazam! Fury of the Gods from 2023-03-23T15:11:59
This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e reconnect in the War Room to talk about the first John Wick (in honor of John Wick 4 coming out this weekend), which the guys convinced Katey to watch for the fi...
Listen424.7–95th Oscars in Review, Katey Checks In From LA, Scream VI from 2023-03-15T15:42:49
This week, Katey had to fly out to cover the Academy Awards for Vanity Fair, so Patches and Da7e convene in the War Room. First, the boys talk about the Oscars ceremony, then Katey sends in a voice...
Listen424.6–The Slap Again, Patches Matches, Creed III from 2023-03-11T00:28:04
This week, Katey and Patches have to hold down the War Room as a duo. First, Katey wants to know if Patches has also noticed that The Slap has re-entered the Oscars conversation a whole year later ...
Listen424.5–Babylon, TV Catch-up, When Do Franchises End? from 2023-03-02T02:23:31
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches finally get around to talking about Babylon (currently streaming on Peacock), and try to make sense of over three hours of fictionalized old Hollywood. Then, eac...
Listen424.25–Titanic Re-Release, Was High School The Worst?, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Re-Release from 2023-02-23T17:59:06
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are back to look at some older movies that returned to theaters last week. First, Katey took two CHILDREN to see Titanic in 3D. Then, Patches has a question abou...
Listen424–Poker Face, Mr. Skin’s Hottest Sex Scenes, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania from 2023-02-17T16:34:49
Into the Quantum Realm Again This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches hold down the War Room as Ehrlich has successfully expanded his family. First, all three talk about Poker Face, the crime and lies s...
Listen423–The new DC movies, How do you wipe?, Knock At The Cabin from 2023-02-09T02:06:20
With Returning Guest Host Jordan Hoffman! This week: Ehrlich’s out having a child, so Jordan Hoffman returns to Fighting In The War Room to NOT cancel the podcast. First, Da7e attempts to lay...
Listen422–All Quiet on the Western Front, Infinity Pool, The Last of Us (on HBO) from 2023-02-02T02:55:44
This week: it’s the final David Ehrlich week for awhile as his family expands, but Katey, Da7e, and Patches kick off this episode with a review of Oscar hopeful All Quiet on the Western Front...
Listen421–Oscar Nominations, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Whale from 2023-01-25T17:39:50
This week: your hosts are back on the usual schedule after kicking off the new year with a couple special episodes to talk about movies. However, illness has come for Ehrlich, leaving Katey, Patche...
Listen420.5–Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Oscar Trivia Featuring FITWR from 2023-01-19T16:32:37
This week – Fighting In The War Room is fighting outside the War Room FOR THE THIRD TIME as all four hosts return to the Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Podcast! Annie and David host a pub-quiz style tri...
ListenTOP TENS 2022 from 2023-01-06T02:28:43
A Long Podcast About The Best Movies of 2022 It was a tough year at theaters in 2022, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a handful of standout films that worked incredibly well for the ...
Listen420–Avatar: The Way of Water from 2022-12-22T01:39:08
This week: don't bet against James Cameron. For our 420th episode and final installment of 2022, all four hosts dig into Avatar: The Way of Water (NOT THE WAY OF THE WATER) and critically exami...
Listen419–Empire of Light, Women Talking, White Lotus Season 2 from 2022-12-15T02:42:58
This week, everyone finally digs into Sam Mendes' Empire of Light, then transition into Women Talking (no spoilers), then a full discussion of The White Lotus Season 2, spoilers throughout...
Listen418–Pandemic Check-In (Screeners Edition) from 2022-12-08T17:43:04
This week, everyone had a week of chaos last week either due to family or work obligations, so we thought we'd take it easy on the format with another PANDEMIC CHECK-IN. After a review heavy st...
Listen417–The Menu, Glass Onion Was In Theaters, The Fabelmans from 2022-12-01T01:49:03
This week, the whole crew is back in the War Room so Katey and Da7e can talk about The Menu (in theaters!), the odd theatricial run of Glass Onion (not in theaters anymore) and convene for the newe...
Listen416–Rambling in the War Room from 2022-11-24T03:42:58
This week, Da7e, Katey, and special returning guest Joanna Robinson (Don't tell anyone, it's our secret!) jump into a War Room while the Patches and Ehrlich Clans take a sick week. Th...
Listen415–Marvel Post-Credits Trivia, Wakanda Forever from 2022-11-17T02:48:27
This week, we're talking a lot of Marvel! First, Patches leads David, Katey and Da7e through a quiz-like competition to remember all the Marvel Cinematic Universe post-credits scenes. Then, bec...
Listen414–Banshees of Inisherin, What We Don’t Watch, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story from 2022-11-10T17:22:52
This week, are we going to be friends after this? That's a question asked by Banshees of Inisherin (in theaters now) and the group dives in to review it. Then, a mini-segment about TV cert...
Listen413–Wendell and Wild, A Patches Question, Are we leaving Twitter? from 2022-11-03T19:07:07
This week, Henry Selick's newest stop motion movie (the first since Coraline) has been dropped on Netflix and it is A LOT, and that includes beautiful. Everyone discusses the movie, then drifts...
Listen412–Black Adam, Halloween Watches, Tár from 2022-10-27T16:22:57
This week, Patches, Da7e, and David all saw Black Adam and try to warn you off of it. Then, it's spooky season and David went to a cabin in the woods, so everyone talks about what they're w...
Listen411–She-Hulk, Halloween Ends, The School For Good and Evil (Not Tar) from 2022-10-20T04:40:52
This week, Patches and Da7e get two segments to try and draw Katey and David into She-Hulk (which completed its first season on Disney Plus) and Halloween Ends (which completes David Gordon Green...
Listen410–Hellraiser (2022), RIP Angela Lansbury, Why Don’t Live Action Family Movies Come to Theaters? from 2022-10-13T01:56:35
This week, David is out for parenting reasons, so Katey, Patches and Da7e convene in the War Room. First, Patches and Da7e dig into the new Hellraiser movie that went directly to Hulu. Is this rebo...
Listen409–Hocus Pocus 2, Rings of Power Vs. House of the Dragon from 2022-10-05T17:42:50
This week, everyone's running around, so a two-segment show was devised. First, Da7e and Katey dig into Hocus Pocus 2 (now on Disney Plus!) and if it lives up to the original. Then, David, Patc...
Listen408–Barbarian, Avatar Re-Release, Don’t Worry Darling from 2022-09-29T01:20:36
This week, let's talk about some MOVIES. First up, Da7e and David finally get to talk about Barbarian, a horror movie in theaters that you should NOT BE SPOILED ON, so we don't. Then, Katey...
Listen407–Wild Oscar Predictions, Pinocchio looks…bad?, The Woman King from 2022-09-22T16:11:58
This week, everyone is back in the War Room! Katey, Da7e, David, and Patches start a low-stakes Oscars pool for four categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress) in a manner t...
Listen406–Hugging In The War Room from 2022-09-15T02:19:21
This week, everyone is tired from travelling, film festivals, fantasy shows, and children, so an attendence-optional War Room Free For All ropes in Da7e, Katey, and special returning guest Joanna R...
Listen405–Fall Preview, Only Murders In The Building S2, Three-Thousand Years Of Longing from 2022-08-31T19:59:40
This week, there's not a ton in theaters, so we look ahead (peering at the upcoming glut of film festivals) to give you a "Fall" preview that actually goes through the rest of the year....
Listen404–The Rehearsal S1, BeReal, Poseidon Adventure from 2022-08-25T01:50:12
This week, everyone is back in the War Room! Da7e, David and Patches all watched The Rehearsal on HBO Max and NEED to talk about it (SPOILERS ABOUND!), then, Katey, David and Patches have been shar...
Listen403–She-Hulk, Better Call Saul, Best Movies of the 1990s from 2022-08-18T00:43:50
This week, Da7e is out, so Katey, Patches, and David convene in the War Room for a show that TECHNICALLY has segments. First up, Patches likes She-Hulk! And because David thinks all Marvel TV is a ...
Listen402–Thirteen Lives, Sandman Season 1, Prey from 2022-08-12T00:21:48
This week, Katey, Patches, and David all got to see each other on the East Coast and Patches and Katey even got to watch Thirteen Lives together! For the mini-segment, Da7e and Patches try to entic...
Listen401–John Wickification, Bluey, Nope from 2022-08-03T17:45:12
This week, we're back to normal episodes as we march to FITWR 500 with somewhat regular topics. First, based of Bullet Train and The Princess (on Hulu) your hosts debate what "John Wickific...
Listen400–The Call-In Show 2 from 2022-07-27T17:42:35
Eric B—— is the Zodiac? It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! It has been 100 episodes since our last Call-In Show that we hosted on Zoom, but this time we...
Listen399.75–Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Summer Blockbuster Trivia featuring FITWR from 2022-07-20T16:24:37
This week – Fighting In The War Room is fighting outside the War Room ONCE AGAIN for a return appearence on Quiz Quiz Bang Bang! Annie and David host a pub-quiz style trivia show centere...
Listen399.5–All About TV from 2022-07-13T16:35:53
This week, in honor of Emmy nominations and some good spring TV that went overlooked, we spend the whole episode talking about current and future TV. Katey, Patches, and Da7e cover Ms. Marvel, The ...
Listen399–Brocast–Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder from 2022-07-08T15:33:31
This week, Katey is on vacation with her family, and Patches has been reading comics, so Da7e does a lot of talking, first about Stranger Things 4 Volume 2, which dropped on Netflix July 1st and so...
Listen398–Pandemic Civil Rights Check-In, Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe, Elvis from 2022-06-30T16:16
This week, everyone is back in the War Room and has seen the main move: Baz Luhrman's Elvis, which is in theaters now and is…a lot. Before Katey, Patches, Da7e and David dive into this we...
Listen397–Lightyear, Leo Grande’s Release Strategy, Cha Cha Real Smooth from 2022-06-22T18:44:28
This week, David's on vacation, so Patches, Katey, and Da7e convene to talk about Pixar's newest theatrical release Lightyear, which is…strange. Strange enough that they have to talk ...
Listen396–Hustle, Mailing Decisions, Jurassic World Dominion (with Matt Singer from ScreenCrush!) from 2022-06-15T22:00:42
This week, there's a rotating door on this War Room, and Da7e is your constant. First, Katey and David tell Da7e about Hustle, the new Adam Sandler Netflix movie that is…good! Then, Katey...
Listen395–Obi-Wan and Cinematic Television, Green Energy $, Fire Island from 2022-06-08T16:50:47
This week, David is not-COVID sick, so Katey, Da7e, and Patches convene in the War Room. Da7e and Patches face off over Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ and the scaling up of television to "cinematic ...
Listen394–Stranger Things 4 Vol 1, Mona Lisa, Top Gun: Maverick from 2022-06-01T18:31:08
This week, the whole gang is back in the War Room! Everyone has questions about the newest binge-model dump of episodes on Netflix for Da7e, who is the one still watching Stranger Things 4. Pa...
Listen393–Cannes 2022 Check-In, Questions about Volume and Crushes, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers from 2022-05-25T16:12:38
This week, David checks in from France with some words about Decision to Leave, Crimes of the Future, Armageddon Time, Three Thousand Years of Longing, After Son, Top Gun: Maverick, Close...
Listen392–A Patches-Driven Sophisticast from 2022-05-19T16:50:50
This week, everyone is tired and David is still at Cannes, so Katey and Da7e jump into the War Room with Patches who has a smattering of general questions to explore like "Is Elmo a Muppet?"...
Listen391–Patches Parental Leave Check-In, The Staircase, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness from 2022-05-12T16:08:43
This week, we've lost a David to international film festivals and (maybe) vomit, but have gained a Patches who is back after a few weeks of being urinated on by his son. First, Da7e and Katey c...
Listen390–Netflix, Back to Theaters, The Northman from 2022-04-27T18:54:42
This week, still no Patches, but David, Katey and Da7e convene to discuss Netflix's failing fortunes, Katey going to theaters with her kids to see The Bad Guys, and director Robert Eggers new V...
Listen389–Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, David the Elden King, Boogie Nights from 2022-04-20T17:10:52
This week, new Patches baby is still keeping dad exhausted, so Da7e is left to tell Katey and David about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (AKA The Nic Cage movie) and how it exceeded expect...
Listen389 – Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, David the Elden King, Boogie Nights from 2022-04-20T17:10:52
This week, new Patches baby is still keeping dad exhausted, so Da7e is left to tell Katey and David about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (AKA The Nic Cage movie) and how it exceeded expect...
Listen388–Severance Finale, Our Flag Means Death, Everything Everywhere All At Once from 2022-04-13T17:47:50
This week, Patches is out because of a new Patches joining the world, so Katey and the Davids revisit Apple TV's Severance, Katey reccommends Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max, and all three of t...
Listen388 – Severance Finale, Our Flag Means Death, Everything Everywhere All At Once from 2022-04-13T17:47:50
This week, Patches is out because of a new Patches joining the world, so Katey and the Davids revisit Apple TV's Severance, Katey reccommends Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max, and all three of t...
Listen387–Rachel Zegler Questions, WeCrashed, and The Bubble from 2022-04-06T17:59:06
This week, Katey is back from the Academy Awards but we made her watch The Bubble on Netflix with the rest of us, so – sadly – this will be week two of Hollywood Bullshit. To bypass Mor...
Listen387 – Rachel Zegler Questions, WeCrashed, and The Bubble from 2022-04-06T17:59:06
This week, Katey is back from the Academy Awards but we made her watch The Bubble on Netflix with the rest of us, so – sadly – this will be week two of Hollywood Bullshit. To bypass Mor...
Listen386–The 94th Academy Awards from 2022-03-30T16:24:51
This week, Katey is still in Los Angeles recovering from the Academy Awards broadcast and Vanity Fair afterparty, so the three guys get together to wonder…What the hell was that? &...
Listen386 – The 94th Academy Awards from 2022-03-30T16:24:51
This week, Katey is still in Los Angeles recovering from the Academy Awards broadcast and Vanity Fair afterparty, so the three guys get together to wonder…What the hell was that? &...
Listen385–Deep Water, Patches Versus Matches, Severance from 2022-03-23T20:09:15
This week, everyone has seen Dark Water on Hulu, and you probably should too, because we talk about this very weird "erotic" thriller that is currently streaming in a way that probab...
Listen385 – Deep Water, Patches Versus Matches, Severance from 2022-03-23T20:09:15
This week, everyone has seen Dark Water on Hulu, and you probably should too, because we talk about this very weird "erotic" thriller that is currently streaming in a way that probab...
Listen384–Scream (2022), Hot Takes Roundtable, Turning Red from 2022-03-15T17:48:08
This week, everyone piles into the War Room to talk some streaming movies and hot takes. First, Da7e is here to say Scream (2022), which is Scream 5 and therefore should be called 5Cream, is actual...
Listen384 – Scream (2022), Hot Takes Roundtable, Turning Red from 2022-03-15T17:48:08
This week, everyone piles into the War Room to talk some streaming movies and hot takes. First, Da7e is here to say Scream (2022), which is Scream 5 and therefore should be called 5Cream, is actual...
Listen383–The Batman, The Dropout and Portrayals True Stories, After Yang from 2022-03-08T19:48:35
This week, Patches is back and we have a full War Room again! This week starts out with The Batman, which David, Da7e, and Patches have seen. Is this The Batman a good The Batman or is it too dark ...
Listen383 – The Batman, The Dropout and Portrayals True Stories, After Yang from 2022-03-08T19:48:35
This week, Patches is back and we have a full War Room again! This week starts out with The Batman, which David, Da7e, and Patches have seen. Is this The Batman a good The Batman or is it too dark ...
Listen382–Immersive Video Games, SAG Award Reactions, The Sky Is Everywhere from 2022-03-02T22:14:25
This week, Patches is OUT of the War Room (he's fine, we swear), so David ropes Katey and Da7e into a discussion about how immersive video games compare to cinema and CGI's attempts to do s...
Listen382 – Immersive Video Games, SAG Award Reactions, The Sky Is Everywhere from 2022-03-02T22:14:25
This week, Patches is OUT of the War Room (he's fine, we swear), so David ropes Katey and Da7e into a discussion about how immersive video games compare to cinema and CGI's attempts to do s...
Listen381–Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Oscars Move Categories Off Live Broadcast, Marry Me from 2022-02-23T18:46:04
This week, Patches and Dave took in Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Netflix so you don't have to, Katey and David throw down over the Academy Awards Broadcast's decision to move some below-the-l...
Listen381 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Oscars Move Categories Off Live Broadcast, Marry Me from 2022-02-23T18:46:04
This week, Patches and Dave took in Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Netflix so you don't have to, Katey and David throw down over the Academy Awards Broadcast's decision to move some below-the-l...
Listen380–Kimi, Doctor Strange 2 Trailer, Book of Boba Fett Wrap-Up from 2022-02-17T03:36:53
This week, IT IS PANDEMIC 100 SOMEHOW. Katey, David, Da7e, and Patches start off by talking about the new Steven Soderbergh movie Kimi on HBO, which is…fun? Then, Da7e explains to Katey if we...
Listen380 – Kimi, Doctor Strange 2 Trailer, Book of Boba Fett Wrap-Up from 2022-02-17T03:36:53
This week, IT IS PANDEMIC 100 SOMEHOW. Katey, David, Da7e, and Patches start off by talking about the new Steven Soderbergh movie Kimi on HBO, which is…fun? Then, Da7e explains to Katey if we...
Listen379–Pandemic Check-In, Video Games (Pokémon), Station Eleven from 2022-02-10T01:45:55
This week, we remember damage as David, Da7e, Katey, and Patches finally dig into Station Eleven, the HBO Mini-series that has aired all of its episodes. Light spoilers in segment three. BUT FIRST ...
Listen379 – Pandemic Check-In, Video Games (Pokémon), Station Eleven from 2022-02-10T01:45:55
This week, we remember damage as David, Da7e, Katey, and Patches finally dig into Station Eleven, the HBO Mini-series that has aired all of its episodes. Light spoilers in segment three. BUT FIRST ...
Listen378–The Afterparty, Horror at Sundance, Yellowjackets Season 1 from 2022-02-03T17:14:41
This week, there's television to talk about and Sundance to wrap up. First, Patches and Katey have been watching the genre comedy The Afterparty. which now has its first two episodes up on Appl...
Listen378 – The Afterparty, Horror at Sundance, Yellowjackets Season 1 from 2022-02-03T17:14:41
This week, there's television to talk about and Sundance to wrap up. First, Patches and Katey have been watching the genre comedy The Afterparty. which now has its first two episodes up on Appl...
Listen377–Sundance 2022 Check-In, Goonies is Bad, Search Party Season 5 from 2022-01-26T21:43:41
This week, back to the normal format for another year! David joins the podcast during a very busy week where his daycare is closed to talk with Katey abuout virtual Sundance 2022 and some early fil...
Listen377 – Sundance 2022 Check-In, Goonies is Bad, Search Party Season 5 from 2022-01-26T21:43:41
This week, back to the normal format for another year! David joins the podcast during a very busy week where his daycare is closed to talk with Katey abuout virtual Sundance 2022 and some early fil...
ListenTop Tens 2021, Part 2 of 2 from 2022-01-19T17:43:20
The Cream of the Crop in Part 2. Miss Part 1? CLICK HERE. The Global Pandemic might not have let up during 2021, but that isn't stopping Fighting In The War Room from spotlighting last ye...
ListenTop Tens 2021, Part 1 of 2 from 2022-01-12T16:56:03
So Many Good Movies, We Split the Podcast Into Two The Global Pandemic might not have let up during 2021, but that isn't stopping Fighting In The War Room from spotlighting last year's grea...
Listen376 – Licorice Pizza, Matrix: Resurrections, Don’t Look Up from 2022-01-06T16:22:46
This week, we're back for 2022, a year where we're going to have to prove to Time Magazine we're still a good podcast. Kicking off this year, we have three movies that a lot of Twitter ...
Listen375 – The Anniversary Quell from 2021-12-24T18:30:56
Four Movies From 2011 ….ish It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! Instead of capping off the year with our annual Top Tens, we've pushed that episode b...
Listen374.95 – Nightmare Alley, Polar Express Still Bad, Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021-12-17T20:04:22
This week, on the final "normal" Fighting in the War Room of the year, we held the episode back until Spider-Man: No Way Home was in theaters so we could do a Segment 3 FULL OF SPOILER...
Listen374.75 – Power of the Dog, Big Star Performances, West Side Story from 2021-12-09T17:24:57
This week, the podcast has learned it is one of Time Magazine's Top Ten Podcasts of 2021 and is unsure why. Join Katey Rich, David Ehrlich, Matt Patches, and Da7e Gonzales as they take on Power...
Listen374.5 – Tick Tick Boom, King Richard, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop from 2021-11-24T18:50:33
This week, only the boys are in the War Room to discuss Tick Tick…Boom! on Netflix and both Da7e and Patches were former theater kids, so you can guess how that might go. Then, David (who was...
Listen374 – Taylor Swift’s All Too Well Video, Disney Plus Day, The Harder They Fall from 2021-11-18T01:03:59
This week, Katey, David, Patches, and Da7e all weigh in on the new Taylor's Version of Taylor Swift's Red, which has released a short film and a music video. Then, Da7e wishes that Disney P...
Listen373 – The Beta Test, Spencer, Eternals from 2021-11-11T03:45:55
This week, the men have seen Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe's The Beta Test, a satire erotic thriller available on VOD and in theaters, then Katey and David discuss Spencer where Kristen Stewa...
Listen372 – Passing, Succession Season 3, Only Murders in the Building from 2021-11-03T17:08:28
This week, the podcast gives you a peek at Passing, which is in select theaters now and will soon be coming to Netflix. Then, Patches asks the group: Is Succession just Entorurage? (Succession seas...
Listen371 – The Baby-Sitters Club, Lightyear Trailer Questions, Dune: Part One Reviewed from 2021-10-28T16:02:32
This week, everyone is back in the War Room to discuss and dissect Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One which hit theaters and HBO Max last weekend and was a big enough success to get a green...
Listen370 – DC Fandome 2021, How Old Is FITWR?, Halloween Kills from 2021-10-20T23:40:01
Oh no, Katey and David have left Patches and Da7e in charge of the War Room again, and when that happens sometimes they cancel the podcast. This time, they chat about last weekend's DC Fandome ...
Listen369 – Bergman Island, Titane, No Time To Die from 2021-10-13T22:55:27
This week, Katey and David talk about the drama Bergman Island, David and Patches talk Palme d'Or winner Titane (now in theaters!), then everyone tries to convince Da7e that he liked No Time To...
Listen368 – Venom: Let There Be Carnage, American Crime Story: Impeachment, The Many Saints of Newark from 2021-10-06T21:02:41
This week, Da7e and Patches have a review of box office success Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Katey suggests actually tuning in to a television channel for American Crime Story: Impeachment, and the...
Listen367 – Midnight Mass, Dear Evan Hansen, Foundation from 2021-09-29T17:06:04
This week, everyone is back in the war room and gave Foundation on Apple TV a try. This science fiction TV show has big Game of Thrones aspirations. But before that: Da7e, Patches and David discuss...
Listen366 – The Emmys, David Watched The Sopranos Again, Cry Macho from 2021-09-23T00:43:05
This week, Katey has job-related places to be that are not the War Room, so the guys are left in charge. First, without their resident awards expert on hand, Da7e, Patches, and David talk through t...
Listen365 – Malignant, Festival Movies, The Addams Family and Addams Family Values from 2021-09-15T17:34:08
This week – David is back in the War Room and he and Katey Rich have been digesting more film festival movies. Patches and Da7e let them have a mini segment to highlight some good movies that...
Listen364 – Telluride Film Festival Dispatch, Sneaky Sasquatch, A Pandemic Check-In with Shang-Chi from 2021-09-08T20:32:12
This week – David sends a dispatch from the Telluride Film Festival touching on The Duke, The Power of the Dog, Netflix's The Lost Daughter, The Hand of God, Spen...
Listen363 – Would This Character Be Vaccinated? Candyman, For Your Consideration from 2021-09-02T01:17:39
This week – David is STILL out and about in the world and unable to join us in the War Room, so Katey has requested we all watch For Your Consideration on HBO Max. We did, and it was subtle b...
Listen362 – Would this character be Vaccinated?, What If…?, Annette from 2021-08-26T16:03:30
This week – David is out and about in the world and unable to join us in the War Room, so first off Katey has a game for Patches and Da7e where they have to guess what fictional characters fr...
Listen361 – CODA, Da7e Yells About Theatrical Releases, The White Lotus from 2021-08-19T01:27:17
This week – everyone watched all of HBO's limited series from Mark White called The White Lotus. You should really try watching it before listening to the third segment if you can, as we ...
Listen360 – Are Movies Going To Be Delayed? The Olympics Happened, The Suicide Squad from 2021-08-11T15:07:14
Exercise and Teenagers Exercise is an important part of keeping teens healthy. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in children and teens is important for when they grow older. Lifestyles that are learne...
Listen359 – Scarlett Vs. Disney, Jungle Cruise, The Green Knight from 2021-08-04T16:42:39
This week – everyone's here and has seen The Green Knight, Da7e even went to a movie theater finally. We save reviewing The Green Knight, which is very good, until the end, because first ...
Listen358 – The Exorcist Sells, Old, Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy from 2021-07-28T19:14:32
This week – It's horror in July with all four hosts back in the War Room. First, Patches noticed that three Exorcist Movies sold for $400 million dollars to Universal and has questions ab...
Listen357 – AI Voiceover in Documentaries, Loki Season 1, Space Jam: A New Legacy from 2021-07-22T02:14:03
This week – Katey is out, but the boys are around to talk about the controversy over the Roadrunner documentary using Artificial Intelligence (not the movie) to re-create Anthony Bourdain'...
Listen356 – Black Widow, Cannes 2021 Update, No Sudden Move from 2021-07-15T01:40:25
This week – David has a very special update from FRANCE where he is attending the Cannes Film Festival and missing his son. Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene in the War Room to talk about two ...
Listen355 – Zola, F9, Revisiting A.I. from 2021-07-01T02:11:58
This week – Da7e takes his turn outside the War Room as Patches, David, and Katey discuss the once Sundance movie Zola (now in theaters!), the good-enough-to-go-back-to-theaters-but-not-...
Listen354 – Luca, The Disciple, Sweet Tooth from 2021-06-24T16:54:23
This week – Katey is on vacation, leaving the boys in the War Room, and they DO NOT cancel the podcast, so things went okay. First, David and Patches saw Luca and want to discuss if it is ...
Listen353 – Books! and In The Heights from 2021-06-17T02:28:25
This week – Everyone is back in the War Room (don't get used to it, we have some vacations coming up – and somehow we're…reading? Time to check in with the all your hosts ...
Listen352 – The Conjuring 3, Hacks, Flight of the Navigator from 2021-06-09T23:34:14
This week – David's back out of the War Room, so Katey, Patches and Da7e get the privilidge of talking about Hacks, a Jean Smart show on HBO Max and Flight of the Navigator, a 1986 movie ...
Listen351 – Are Theaters Back?, Cruella, and Mare of Easttown from 2021-06-03T02:52:53
This week – David's back to a War Room that was apparently WRECKED by discussion of C-3PO in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. All the hosts look at Quiet Place 2 doing pretty well at the box ...
Listen350 – The Summer Movies Quarter Quell from 2021-05-26T18:45:24
Four Movies From Summer Movie Seasons Past It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! If you're vaccinated and you feel safe, the 2021 summer movie season really wants ...
Listen349 – Spiral, Next Week is a Quarter Quell!, The Woman in the Window from 2021-05-20T01:54:17
This week – there's no David on this week because he needed to see a screening, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e have to suffer thorough The Woman in the Window, Joe Wright's latest on Net...
Listen348 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang featuring FITWR from 2021-05-12T20:41:37
This week – Fighting In The War Room is fighting outside the War Room on Quiz Quiz Bang Bang! Annie and David host a pub-quiz style trivia show with your four hosts operating as two teams: Op...
Listen347 – Video Games, Studios Want You Back In Theaters, The Mitchells Vs. The Machines from 2021-05-06T02:13:25
This week – Katey is off celebrating her anniversary, so THE BOYS ARE BACK. First, a segment about video games, save points, and XP because heck, it's been awhile. Then, with Marvel's...
Listen346 – Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Mortal Kombat, The 2021 Academy Awards from 2021-04-28T14:42:39
This week – Katey, David, Patches, and Da7e are all here to discuss the Academy Awards televised ceremony that happened last Sunday, and if that ending spoiled the whole show (probably not). ...
Listen345 – Wanderlust, Galaxy Brains, The Father from 2021-04-22T15:58:49
This week – Katey, David, Patches, and Da7e are here to podcast about a bunch of good stuff. First, they paise David Wain's Wanderlust (which you can find on HBO Max), before Patches is f...
Listen344 – The Nevers, Oscar Shorts, Search Party from 2021-04-15T02:58:07
This week – Katey, David, Patches, and Da7e convene to talk about stuff on HBO Max again, mostly. First off, everyone but Da7e has taken a gander at The Nevers, the Joss Whedon created Victor...
Listen343 – Pandemic Check-In, The Vanishing Half, Godzilla Vs. Kong from 2021-04-09T15:07:20
This week – David is back from vacation and Katey, Patches, and Da7e basically broke his soul making him watch Adam Wingard's Godzilla Vs.. Kong. But before that epic hollow Earth throwdo...
Listen342 – Bad Trip, Space Jam 2 Posters, Another Round from 2021-04-01T15:20:08
This week – David is on a vacation mistakenly thinking he could miss Godzilla Vs. Kong next week. Katey, Patches, and Da7e get together to discuss the Eric André prank movie on Netflix, ...
Listen341 – Defending Your Life, SXSW 2021, Zack Snyder’s Justice League from 2021-03-25T02:19:22
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are gathering the motherboxes, but it takes us an awfully long time to get around to Zack Snyder's Justice League. With a little more distance ...
Listen340 – Cherry, Oscar Nominations, Charlie on Detective Pikachu from 2021-03-18T03:08:47
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are talking about the Russo Bros making Tom Holland do Cherry and what-the-eff happened with that. Then, there's a brief segment where we talk ...
Listen339 – WandaVision Post Series Discussion, Oprah and the Royals, The World to Come from 2021-03-12T16:18:13
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are talking some of David's favorite topics: lyrical romances between two women set in some period. This week, we're talking about The Worl...
Listen338 – One Night In Miami, Billie Vs. Billie, Tom and Jerry from 2021-03-04T17:38:06
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David have all caught up with Regina King's One Night In Miami on Amazon Prime and have lots of praise for it. Then, a mini-segment that features min...
Listen337 – Monster Hunters, Video Games, Minari from 2021-02-25T02:51:52
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David all have video games they are playing, so they devote the mini-segment to that. Before talking games, Patches and David have both seen Paul W.S. An...
Listen336 – WandaVision, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Judas and the Black Messiah from 2021-02-18T02:57:36
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David talk about Wandavision before that Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe show airs its final three episodes. Then, David and Patches weigh in on the si...
Listen335 – Could The Oscars Learn From The Super Bowl?, Earwig and the Witch, Malcolm and Marie from 2021-02-12T02:50:37
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David will answer if the the white guy from Indiewire liked Malcolm and Marie. Before taking on Sam Levinson's Netflix film that very much wants to b...
Listen334 – Sundance 2021, A Glitch In The Matrix, The Little Things from 2021-02-04T17:00:33
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are sticking with movies starring Washingtons and talking about The Little Things, currently in theaters and streamable on HBO Max. But, before we ...
Listen333 – In and of Itself, Godzilla Vs. Kong trailer, Tenet from 2021-01-28T17:01:58
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are finally going to talk about Christopher Nolan's Tenet since Katey and Da7e were able to rent it. Also, the gang talks about Hulu's In a...
Listen332 – Promising Young Woman, Remember Vox Lux?, The Wilds from 2021-01-21T02:04:46
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are gonna talk about Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman (including some spoilers they will warn you about), then Patches reminds us about ...
ListenTop Tens 2020 from 2021-01-13T18:09:42
A Long Podcast About The Good Movies of 2020 It's been quite the 2020 for the movies, but we made a Top Tens episode anyway! With fewer blockbusters in theaters because basically nothing was in...
Listen331 – Holiday Pandemic Check-In, Wonder Woman 1984, Soul from 2021-01-07T18:01:53
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David give updates on what they watched (and what toys their kids got) during the holiday for a brief Holiday Pandemic Check-In, then all four return to ...
Listen330 – Cyberpunk 2077 Triggers Refunds, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Small Axe from 2020-12-23T19:48:16
This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David gather for one last time in the accursed 2020 to discuss how a video game with a lot of bugs got released to the public and it was so bad that peop...
Listen329 – Meryl Movies, Disney Plus Drop, Things That Were Good About 2020 from 2020-12-18T03:20:26
This week, Meryl Streep is in The Prom and Let Them All Talk, is either one any good? Then, Da7e breaks down the Disney Plus Investor's Day drop as breifly as he can, then all your hosts –...
Listen328 – HBO Max 2021, Sound of Metal, Mank from 2020-12-10T02:51:32
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches can finally talk about Mank! David Fincher's new Netflix movie is available to stream, and up for discussion on Segment Three. Before that, everyone talks ab...
Listen327 – How To with John Wilson, The Undoing, Weekly Streaming TV vs. Binge Streaming TV from 2020-12-03T02:41:16
Four Three Two One – This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are back on format, but David forgets that we don't seamlessly transition between the Mini-Segment and Segment 3. Watching How To ...
Listen326 – Hillbilly Elegy, Movies to catch up on, The Superhero Awards from 2020-11-25T19:32:53
This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches are all back on format. First, Netflix has Hillbilly Elegy, is it any good? Then, each host gives an earnest attempt to give a reccommendation of something...
Listen325: The Exceeded Expectations Quell from 2020-11-19T02:22:47
Four Movies That Exceeded Our Expectations For Them It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! Each of your four hosts has picked a movie that lived up to, nay, exceeded...
Listen324.5 – A Podcast Recorded After The Election from 2020-11-12T20:40:32
This week, Katey, Da7e, Patches and David talk about what they were able to do last week during the election. It wasn't much. NEXT WEEK IS A QUARTER QUELL AND WE'RE BACK TO MOVIES Ta...
Listen324 – A Podcast Recorded The Day Before The Election To Air After The Election from 2020-11-05T02:50:34
This week, Katey, Da7e, Patches and David talk about Queens Gambit on Netflix and Creeping American Anxiety. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: f...
Listen323 – On the Rocks, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Borat 2 from 2020-10-29T14:36:18
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches get David back now that his birthday is over, but keep Sacha Baron Cohen subjects around. The podcast starts with a discussion of Sofia Coppola's newest On T...
Listen322 – Rebecca, Zoom Etiquette, The Trial of the Chicago 7 from 2020-10-21T16:00:02
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are joined by returning guest Jordan Hoffman (Vanity Fair, The Guardian, @JHoffman) since we recorded on David's birthday. Jordan, Katey, and Patches throw d...
Listen321 – World of Tomorrow 3, Shithouse, Disney Pivots to Streaming from 2020-10-17T18:40:43
This week, Katey, David, Patches and Da7e talk about WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE THREE: THE ABSENT DESTINATIONS OF DAVID PRIME, which is on Vimeo and is the official title. Then, everyone but Da7e sa...
Listen320 – Dick Johnson is Dead, Virtual Film Festivals, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-10-09T00:37:20
This week, Katey, David, Patches and Da7e all watched Dick Johnson is Dead on Netflix and really liked this heartfelt film! Then, David and Katey comisserate over how digital film festivals have be...
Listen319 – Will 2021 be a Great Year for Movies?, Hades, Pandemic Check In from 2020-10-01T15:19:47
This week, a lot of movies finally moved off the release calendar for 2020, so David is wondering if that means our cups will overflow in 2021. Then, David has been playing a rogue style game calle...
Listen318 – The Devil All The Time, Emmys 2020, The Boys from 2020-09-26T17:42:50
This week, Patches and Da7e dig into The Devil All The Time, which has some great performances BUT….then, Katey chimes in on the remote Emmys, then everyone dives in to talk about The Boys, A...
Listen317 – (Remote) TIFF 2020, Ted Lasso, Tenet and the Future of Theaters from 2020-09-17T01:31:55
This week, Katey and David report from the digital film festival that is Toronto International Film Festival this year. They touch upon Nomadland, American Utopia, The World to Come, One Night...
Listen316 – Mulan, Marvel’s The Avengers, I’m Thinking of Ending Things from 2020-09-08T18:34:26
This week, everyone saw Mulan on Disney+ and just as news broke about production thanking Chinese governmental propaganDA organizations committing human rights violations, Katey, Da7e, David, ...
Listen315 – The VMAs, Chadwick Boseman, Bill and Ted Face The Music from 2020-09-02T15:11:46
This week, Da7e is saved by your reviews! (And one from his own mother that we read at the end of the episode). Katey and David watched MTV pull off a Covid VMAs, everyone takes a moment of shock o...
Listen314 – Live DNC and RNC, Halloween?, DC Fandome from 2020-08-28T00:59:41
This week, we've been watching a lot of "live events" in quarantine so Katey kicks off a conversation with Da7e, Patches, and David about if anything is working or sticking. Then, Patch...
Listen313 – Lovecraft Country Debuts, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-08-19T17:26:12
This week, we have to squeeze in a podcast before Katey speaks at the DNC! Katey, Matt, Da7e, and David all saw the first episode of Lovecraft Coutry on HBO, the guys saw the Ren and Stimpy fan doc...
Listen312 – I May Destroy You, No Disney 4K Discs, Reality TV and Morality from 2020-08-14T17:34:43
This week, everyone is back to talk media! First, I May Destroy You on HBO Plus has lured everyone in to its unique TV. Then, news from inside Disney suggests there won't be any legacy releases...
Listen311 – Black is King, Harley Quinn, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-08-05T17:44:20
This week, Katey is back, but David is on vacation. Patches, Katey and Da7e discuss Beyoncé's new visual album Black is King, then Patches and Da7e sound off on the newly added to HBO Max ...
Listen310 – Taylor Swift’s Folklore, 2021 Movie Predictions, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-07-30T16:14:10
This week, Katey has taken another vacation, so Patches, Da7e and David gather for another Bro-Cast, this time corrisponding with our 20th Pandemic Podcast. First, the guys discuss Taylor Swift'...
Listen309 – Tenet Delayed, Antkind, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-07-23T02:04:57
This week, there's no end in sight by the FITWR Pandemic Metric: Tenet has been delayed again. We discuss what that means, argue about masks, then David talks about the weird new Charlie Kaufma...
Listen308 – Palm Springs, Pandemic Check-In Impossible Mini-Segment, The Old Guard from 2020-07-16T17:58:48
This week, Katey is back and there are a bunch of new movies to watch! First, all four hosts dig into Palm Springs, the new Hulu comedy sensation that's currently streaming. They all liked it a...
Listen307 – Pandemic Check-In, Eurovision, Hamilton on Disney+ from 2020-07-10T16:42:47
This week, Katey is on vacation, so it's just the guys here to make weird jokes and talk about media. First, David, Patches, and Da7e bring their media they've been watching for a Pandemic ...
Listen306 – Blackface Episodes Being Pulled, The Babysitters Club, Pandemic Check-In from 2020-07-02T17:22:29
This week, David finally gets to talk about playing The Last of Us Part 2. He dives right in (wth some spoilers towards the end, Patches will warn you). Before all that, though, Katey, Matt, Da7e, ...
Listen305 – Are we seeing Tenet?, The Fireworks, and The Last of Us Part 2 from 2020-06-26T02:10:58
This week, David finally gets to talk about playing The Last of Us Part 2. He dives right in (wth some spoilers towards the end, Patches will warn you). Before all that, though, Katey, Matt, Da7e, ...
Listen304 – Oscars Delayed, Artemis Fowl, Da Five Bloods from 2020-06-19T19:01:12
This week, there's movie news to talk about as the Academy Awards announces it's pushing back the ceremony honoring 2020, plus Patches and David saw Artemis Fowl so they could warn you off ...
Listen303 – Pandemic Check-In, Shrek, Copaganda from 2020-06-11T16:51:30
This week, Asa and a giant cockroach attempt to derail a return to normal segments. Katey, Da7e, Patches, and David check in with each other's media consumption during the ongoing pandemic, the...
Listen302 – Segments Don’t Even Matter Anymore from 2020-06-05T19:15:30
This week, America has erupted in protests against police brutality. This episode was recorded on Monday June 1st, before the President's photo op. Your hosts check in on each other, before tal...
ListenCinephile Game Night: FITWR vs. The Film Stage from 2020-05-28T15:09:21
In a very special episode of The Film Stage's live Cinephile Game Night series, a livestream series featuring cinephiles, critics and filmmakers going head to head in support of COVID-19 relief...
Listen301 – Pandemic Check-In, RIP Lynn Shelton, 2 Listener Questions from 2020-05-22T02:20:11
This week, we're back to the pandemic format, which is to say going long. After another Pandemic Check-In that begins with Da7e's Child, the group praises the career of recently departed fi...
Listen300 – The Call-In Show from 2020-05-14T19:46:36
For the fans. It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! – Sort of. It's a new format? Is it really a Quell? Your four hosts took some time on a Monday in May in ...
Listen299 – Pandemic Check-In, Parks&Rec Was Back, Josh Trank from 2020-05-08T02:20:35
This week, even when they try to commit to format, your hosts find a reason to go long. Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David check in with each other for another Pandemic Check-In, unveil plans for Epis...
Listen298.5 – It’s a Minisode if You Call it a Minisode (Pandemic 8) from 2020-04-30T17:01:44
Two months of pandemic is weighing on everyone, so your host decided to do a mini episode just checking in (and buying time for the Quarter Quell), but then they talked for 47 minutes. It's ano...
Listen298 – Pandemic 7, Protest Coverage, and What’s Gonna Happen with the Oscars? from 2020-04-24T02:44
This week, David has to tag out as his paternity leave runs out and the pandemic has not let up. Dave, Katey, and Patches check in on each other for Week 7 of being in a pandemic – there are ...
Listen297 – Pandemic Check-In 6, One Fine Day, Crash from 2020-04-17T02:25:04
This week, we have questions about what T.V. is going to look like after all of this is over since Patches watched H.O.R.S.E. on ESPN. Then, Katey watched One Fine Day which is perfectly fine and t...
Listen296 – Pandemic Week 5, David Dives Into Video Games, Everyone Quibis from 2020-04-10T17:01:07
This week, there's a whole new media service that launched for a free trial: IT'S QUIBI! The Gang dives into the QUIck BItes service for segment three after a mini-segment where David is pl...
Listen295 – Pandemic Week 4, The Plot Against America, Wall-E and Movies with Hope from 2020-04-01T23:48:55
This week, the podcast attempts to go back to format, but everyone's boundaries of topic are still a bit indistinct. We check-up with everyone for a Quarentine Check-IN that involves some Spide...
Listen294 – It’s…Still A Pandemic from 2020-03-26T01:36:54
This week, we're all still social distancing, which isn't that much different from last week. David, Katey, and Patches are home with offspring while Da7e shows up from his hidey-hole in De...
Listen293 – It’s a Pandemic from 2020-03-18T19:35:16
This week, we're all social distancing, which isn't that much different for the podcast, but is different for the lives of our hosts. David, Katey, and Patches are home with offspring while...
Listen292 – First Cow, Love is Blind, and SXSW was Cancelled (with guest Eric Vespe) from 2020-03-13T01:48:07
This week, Patches is out with a virus that isn't THAT VIRUS, so David, Katey, and Da7e unite in the War Room. Katey tries to sell the Daves on First Cow, and David tries to sell Da7e on Netfli...
Listen291 – Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dead-End Drive-In, Current CGI Animation Crisis? from 2020-03-06T17:17:39
This week, Katey is out and might be becoming a zombie, so the guys get together to talk about all the CGI/Computer-Animated movies for families out there and how it seems like they're getting ...
Listen290 – Star Wars: High Republic, Jesus Rolls, Hunters from 2020-02-28T18:35:42
This week, Patches headed out west to learn about Project Luminous AKA Star Wars: The High Republic and checks in with Da7e to download. Katey, David, and Da7e discuss Jesus Rolls, the psuedo spin-...
Listen289 – American Factory, Sonic the Hedgehog, Older Movie Rabbit Holes from 2020-02-20T19:28:41
This week, David's on vacation with his wife and child, so Katey, Patches and Da7e convene to finally talk about Netflix's Oscar-winning labor documentary American Factory, Patches fills in...
Listen288 – Birds of Prey, TV Round-Up, and Oscars 2020 from 2020-02-13T03:37:29
This week, The Academy Awards happened and PARASITE WON BIG! While Katey is absent on post-Oscar business, David, Da7e, and Matt Patches got together to talk about the surprise stumbling of ...
Listen287 – Dolly Parton, Last Word On Oscars, Sundance 2020 from 2020-02-07T17:10:44
This week, Patches and David are back from Sundance! But before they break down the standouts of Sundance 2020 (in another Netflix dominated year), the whole crew pow-wows about how Dolly Pa...
Listen286 – The Bling Ring and Stripes from 2020-01-29T16:39:04
This week, David and Patches are at the Sundance Film Festival, so Katey and Da7e make their own fun for a duo episode. Both hosts have picked movies currently streaming that they hadn't...
Listen285 – Parasite Fever, Bad Boys For Life, Sitcoms in the Age of Streaming from 2020-01-23T16:03:31
This week, a big win at the SAG awards has your four hosts revisiting Parasite and America's Parasite fever concerning this best picture hopeful. Then, David has a short period of time t...
Listen284 – Catching-Up, Adding a Critic’s Branch to the Academy, 1917 Reviewed from 2020-01-15T03:32:18
This week, all four hosts are back in the war room! After a lengthy first segment catching up with the stuff we watched over the break, David and Katey square off over if there should be a C...
ListenFighting In The War Room – Begin Year 9 from 2020-01-07T23:54:15
This week, David is still on baby leave and Katey has a sick child, so Da7e and Patches assemble…each other…to talk about the Golden Globes. The conversation also includes many t...
ListenTop Tens 2019 from 2019-12-28T02:32:01
A Long Podcast About The Good Movies of 2019 It's that time of year again: time to make a list! Katey and Patches have their top ten films of the year and Da7e will host a countdown episode, po...
ListenREVIEW – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from 2019-12-24T03:29:33
SURPRISE! Even though Katey and David are on well deserved holiday breaks, Da7e and Patches thought it would be weird to end 2019 without talking about Star Wars: The Rise of Skeywalker, the newest...
Listen283 – Golden Globe Nominees, Ghostbusters Trailer, Bombshell from 2019-12-14T17:28:06
BE AWARE – THIS IS THE FINAL "NORMAL" EPISODE of Fighting In the War Room for 2019. We Will Return the Week Of 12/22 with our TOP TEN 2109 Episode! This week, David is still ta...
Listen282 – Overlooked Movies From The Decade, Knives Out (Spoilers), and The Irishman from 2019-12-05T18:23:51
This week, David is still taking care of his new child, so Katey, Patches and Da7e reminisce about movies they liked from the past decade that no one is talking about anymore (okay, not enough peop...
Listen281 – Knives Out, HBO’s Watchmen Check In, Frozen 2 and the Decade in Animation from 2019-11-28T21:03
This week, David is OUT because he had a CHILD, so Katey, Da7e, and Patches hold down the fort by discussing Rian Johnson's ensemble mystery Knives Out (without spoiling the whodunnit), the guy...
Listen280 – The Crown S3, Ford v Ferrari, The Decade in Docs from 2019-11-22T19:45:10
This week, Katey and David talk about how good The Crown Season 3 on Netflix is, even though David refuses to spoil anything past the second episode of the season, then – Ford V. Ferrari is...
Listen279 – Marriage Story, Charlie’s Angels, Disney+ and The Mandalorian from 2019-11-15T15:32:27
This week, Katey and David have seen Marriage Story and can talk about it now that it's in theaters (and coming to Netflix next month), plus David has seen the new Charlie's Angels and repo...
Listen278 – Death Stranding, Dickinson, Parasite (with Spoilers) from 2019-11-08T02:02:21
This week, Katey comes in late for a mini-segment on Dickinson, the Apple TV+ show that modernizes the language and drama of the poet. Before that, it's up to Da7e and Patches to interrogate Da...
Listen277 – Here Comes The Streaming Wars, FITWR Feeds, New Era of Auteur Horror Films from 2019-11-01T01:06:46
This week, Katey, Da7e, and David contemplate the impeding Disney+ and Apple TV+ battle that launches the streaming wars. Then, Da7e has some news about old FITWR wpisode feeds (currently in the pr...
Listen276 – Terminator: Dark Fate, Rise of Skywalker trailer, HBO’s Watchmen from 2019-10-24T16:01:31
This week, David's microphone cable breaks minutes before the podcast starts, but that doesn't stop David and Patches from getting into a scrap over the quality of Terminator: Dark Fate, Ka...
Listen275 – Movie of the Decade Quell from 2019-10-17T16:31:28
Movies from the Past 10 Years that Define the Past 10 Years It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! This episode sees each host bring a movie they feel represents the p...
Listen274 and 3/4ths – Gemini Man, Scorsese Vs. Marvel, Joker Review from 2019-10-10T01:25:26
This week, David's seen Ang Lee's Gemini Man, so Patches takes this oppertunity to toot the horn of the "event movie" and bring up that it's not playing anywhere in America prop...
Listen274.5 – Bob Iger’s Book, Untitled Goose Game, Using Technology Advances to Sell Audiences on Movies from 2019-10-03T00:37:10
This week, Da7e read a book and played a video game, so he's going to pilot our other three hosts through the first two segments, one about the new book from Disney CEO Bob Iger that includes a...
Listen274 – Emmys, The Politician, Ad Astra (with Spoiler Section) from 2019-09-26T18:31:47
This week, all four hosts are back to discuss this year's Emmy broadcast and Fleabag/streaming dominance before Patches reports in on the newest Ryan Murphy, Netflix's The Politician. Final...
Listen273 – Hustlers, JoJo Rabbit Wins TIFF, Cinephile Card Game from 2019-09-19T23:13:03
This week, Da7e got caught in a Storm, so Katey goes to bat for Hustlers, David feels contrarian about JoJo Rabbit winning the Toronto International Film Festival, and the three hosts play the Cine...
Listen272 – It Chapter 2, Netflix’s Dark Crystal, and Katey and David on Toronto International Film Festival from 2019-09-15T16:28:42
This week, David and Katey phone in for a segement three about the movies they saw at the Toronto International Film Festival this year – including some top five great movies that Katey Rich ...
Listen271 – The Righteous Gemstones, Succession debate, D23 Musings from 2019-08-28T22:12:41
This week, David is in transit to another film festival, but Da7e is back (and manages to hold his tongue about Luce). Instead, Katey and Da7e talk up The Righteous Gemstones, the new Danny McBride...
Listen270 – Luce, Midsommar: Director’s Cut, Dumb Discourse of the Summer from 2019-08-23T15:42:05
This week, Da7e had to drop out, so Katey and David challenge Patches on his liking of the movie Luce, then David got to see the ultra-rare Midsommar director's cut and reports back. Finally ...
Listen269 – Rocko’s Modern Life, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, They Cancelled The Hunt from 2019-08-15T01:59:39
This week, Netlfix released a Rocko's Modern Life special called Static Cling and it's actually pretty good! Plus, it's back to trying to talk you into Cold Case Hammarskj...
Listen268 – The Farewell (again), Grab Bag, Movies with Messages from 2019-08-09T21:38:48
This week, David is on vacation, but The Farewell is in wide release (!!!) so Katey and David chime in to this fantastic movie. Then, Katey wants to talk about Emmys, Dave wants to talk about going...
Listen267- Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster and Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood from 2019-08-01T20:44:25
This week, besides a short tidbit to talk about Netflix's strange but charming David Harbour (Jr.) project Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein, the rest of the episode is ded...
Listen266 – Best Movies of the Decade, TIFF Lineup, San Diego Comic-Con 2019 from 2019-07-25T23:31:56
This week, the gang is all together to talk about IndieWire's Best 100 Movies of the Decade list, which David helped edit. then, thoughts on the recently announced Toronto International Film Fe...
Listen265 – The Lion King, The Farewell, Big Little Lies Season 2 from 2019-07-19T03:29:09
This week, the second of two podcasts. David and Patches did NOT like The Lion King and break down why it's all kind of a pointless excercise you can see this weekend (if you absolutely want to...
Listen264 – Stranger Things 3, Blair Witch Project 20th Anniversary, Midsommar from 2019-07-16T16:17:40
This week, you get TWO PODCASTS (because of something Patches will explain at the top), so this one is mopping up some stuff you've probably seen or have the oppertunity to see RIGHT NOW! David...
ListenREVIEW – Spider-Man: Far From Home from 2019-07-03T20:22:43
This week, David, Da7e, and Patches get together to talk about SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME with FULL SPOILERS in a good-old-fashioned REVIEW episode (that ends up lasting longer than it needs to once...
Listen263 – Toy Story 4, Los Espookys, Best Performances 2019 (So Far) from 2019-06-26T22:53:50
This week, all four hosts get together to talk about the BEST PERFORMANCES of 2019 so far that is not at all inspired by and IndieWire survey, right? But first – Katey and David saw Toy Story...
Listen262 – E3, Remember Mad Men?, and Euphoria from 2019-06-21T18:57:05
This week, the podcast is late because od Da7e travelling but – HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATEY! Patches, Da7e, and David all want to talk about E3, David wants to remind everyone that Mad Men was a goo...
Listen261 – Big Little Lies, So That Was X-Men, Parenting Media from 2019-06-14T03:09:39
This week, everyone is back together to talk about Big Little Lies returning to HBO for another season! Alos, Da7e saw Dark Phoenix and we have to revisit that disaster since it's the final X-M...
Listen260 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Dark Phoenix, Fleabag Season 2 from 2019-06-06T02:38:09
This week, after a breif discussion about when Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, we're choc-full of REVIEWS! First on the chopping block, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which ends up b...
Listen259 – Cannes Wrap-Up, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Booksmart from 2019-05-31T00:24:15
This week, scheduling conflicts lead to a chopped up episode that includes both Daves! David has some more Cannes films to talk about (including some butt boo-ing), then Da7e and Patches discuss th...
Listen258 – Aladdin, Cannes Check-In, Even More Game of Thrones from 2019-05-23T22:07:49
This week – Game of Thrones spoilers in Segment 3 This week, David is at Cannes and Da7e is doing a live show for another podcast in San Francisco, so Katey and Patches take o...
Listen257 – Wine Country, Oklahoma!, and Game of Thrones from 2019-05-16T02:42:50
This week – Game of Thrones spoilers through the penultimate episode in Segment 3 This week, David is at Cannes and Da7e is tired with Game of Thrones coverage, so Katey and Patche...
Listen256 – Avengers: Endgame and ‘I Think You Should Leave’ from 2019-05-03T02:03:27
This week – AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILERS A podcast about Avengers: Endgame's huge box office draw and a SPOILER discussion and review from your four hosts is broken up in the midd...
Listen255 – Disney +, Re-Watching The Matrix 20 Years Later, Long Running Franchises and Memory from 2019-04-25T16:39:43
This week – NO AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILERS – THAT IS FOR NEXT WEEK. David is out for the week, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about the newly announced Disney+ service that was inevitab...
Listen254 – Guava Island, High Life, Her Smell from 2019-04-18T03:01:54
This week – Katey and Patches watched the suprise Childish Gambino (AKA Donald Glover) movie Guava Island and found it…meh? David wants you to see High Life really bad even though it...
Listen253 – Game of Pre-Thrones, Endgame Press, SHAZAM! Review from 2019-04-11T03:08:13
This week – Patches calls in from LA so Katey, Da7e, and David can talk about Game of Thrones (the final season!) coming up this weekend, Patches' experience at the Avengers Endgame Press...
Listen252 – Dumbo, Punishing Obsessions, RIP 20th Century Fox from 2019-04-04T02:40:11
This week – Katey is back to hear David and Da7e talk about what happened with Tim Burton's odd-duck movie DUMBO. What's the deal with Ream Land? Then, David's newest punishing vi...
Listen251 – Apple TV+, Love Death Robots, Us Discussion (with Spoilers) from 2019-03-28T15:34:44
This week – Katey has to take the week off because of visiting family, so the three FITWR boys circle around to discuss: APPLE TV+ ! Yeah, Apple is entering the streaming market with a very v...
Listen250 – The New York Movie Quell from 2019-03-22T06:08:26
Pop Culture Obsessions That Have Lasted A Lifetime It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! This episode sees each host bring a movie about New York City that reminds th...
Listen249 and 32/37ths – SXSW 2019, Aladdin Again, and CAPTAIN MARVEL from 2019-03-15T15:09:30
This week – Everyone has seen CAPTAIN MARVEL and we're finally ready to talk about the 21st installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (everyone feel old with us). But first – Pat...
Listen249 and 7/9ths – Leaving Neverland, I’m Sorry, Netflix Vs. Oscars from 2019-03-07T03:08:33
This week – The three guys all watched both parts of Leaving Neverland, the HBO Michael Jackson documentary, and get to debate if Katey needs to see it at all. Then, Patches is convinced ever...
Listen249.5 – Oscars 2019 Breakdown from 2019-02-28T04:50:24
This week – KATEY IS BACK! Well, we hope she's back, as the podcast balances on her new son's continued sleep. Everyone re-convenes in th...
249 – Berlin Film Festival, David Plays Assassin’s Creed, Last Minute Oscar Discussion from 2019-02-21T02:41:57
This week, David has returned from the Berlin Film Festival and brings us the notes on stuff that we should definitely look forward to seeing later in ...
248 – The Expanse, Muscle Aladdin, Abducted in Plain Sight from 2019-02-14T02:33:21
This week, a hail mary pass to Katey for a Russian Doll segment gets blown up by a fussy baby, and David is in Berlin, so it's up to Da7e and Patch...
247 – Velvet Buzzsaw, Fortnite Concert, Sundance 2019 Highlights from 2019-02-06T22:11:33
This week, the boys are back from Sundance (Katey is still on parental leave)! First up, they take on Velvet Buzzsaw, the new Netflix Jake Gyllenhall b...
FITWR MINISODE – Jordan Hoffman’s Sundance Picks, Star Trek Discovery Season 2 from 2019-01-29T17:13:10
This week, David and Patches are at Sundance, so instead of a normal episode, Da7e decided to give Patches a call and found him hanging out in Park Cit...
246 – Oscar Nominations from 2019-01-24T01:58:29
This week, the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards have co...
245 – Glass, News of More M:I Movies, Escape from Dannemora from 2019-01-17T16:39:03
This week, the three guys of FITWR talk M. Night Shyamalan's newest film Glass (out this weekend), discuss the news that Chris McQuarrie and Tom Cr...
244 – Aquaman Yet Again, Bandersnatch on Netflix, Revisiting Top Tens 2013 from 2019-01-10T00:56:54
This week, we welcome in the New Year and absent Katey Rich, who gave birth to another son! Congratulations Katey! The boys soldier on, with David and ...
Top Tens 2018 from 2018-12-28T01:12:43
Strap In For A Long Podcast About The Very Good Year of 20...
243 – Aquaman, Welcome to Marwen, Mary Poppins Returns from 2018-12-20T02:45:36
This week, Dave is sick, but Patches has seen Aquaman, David has seen Welcome to Marwen and Katey, David, and Patches have all seen Mary Poppins Return...
242 – Into the Spider-Verse, The Good Place Check-In, Four Movies for 2018 from 2018-12-12T19:11:22
This week, Into the Spider-Verse is hitting theaters and everyone named David on the podcast is into it. Then, Patches, Katey, and Da7e catch up with T...
241 – The Favourite, Talking About the Dead, What is “A Good Year In Movies?” from 2018-12-06T03:59:31
This week, David is back, and The Favourite is in enough theaters that it's time all four hosts revisited this costume drama with bite (and four wo...
240 – Awards Season Narratives, Lion King Teaser, Hallmark Movies, Eighth Grade, Widows Revisited from 2018-11-29T17:23:16
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239 – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Crimes of Grindelwald, Widows from 2018-11-22T03:40:18
This week, three segments, three movie reviews! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is on Netflix, Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald is in theater...
238 – Recommendations, Sing, Outlaw King/Roma/Netflix from 2018-11-15T18:32:38
This week, we're keeping up with 2018's Neflix-heavy content meta debate on the occassion of Outlaw King's new edit being available on the ...
237 – Homecoming, Bohemian Rhapsody, Private Life from 2018-11-07T03:14:55
This week, the podcast talks about a Julia Roberts Amazon show that's based on a podcast – it's Homecoming! Then, David warns us all off ...
236 – Titanic, Mind the Gap, Filmstruck is Closing from 2018-11-01T00:22:37
This week, David decides that it's time to revisit James Cameron's Titanic this time, not Katey! Then – a documentary about skateboarding...
235 – Aladdin Live Action Teaser, Charlie’s First Lightsabers, Halloween Review from 2018-10-24T15:16:48
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This week, Patches and Da7e are left alone in the War Room AGAIN – will they shut ...
234 – Bad Times at the El Royale, Big Mouth, and First Man from 2018-10-18T02:11
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e take a moment to talk about Bad Times and the El Royale, Drew Goddard's crime film in theaters now! Then,...
233 – The Good Place Season 3, David and a Hedgehog, A Star Is Born from 2018-10-12T04:19:13
This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about The Good Place Season 3 (so far), David reveals he's been caring for a live hedgehog, and it's f...
232 – Randy Rainbow, Maniac, What Do We Want From Superhero Performances? from 2018-10-05T02:17:41
This week, everyone is back in the war room! Katey went to go see internet song-parody/comedy artist Randy Rainbow and that leads the gang to talking a...
231 – American Vandal S2, A Simple Favor, Meme Movies from 2018-09-27T01:43:37
This week, Dave takes the week off so Katey, Patches, and David discuss American Vandal Season 2, which Patches watched in a dumb way, then David wants...
230 – Forever on Amazon, Spider-Man and Patriotism, David’s Big TIFF Review from 2018-09-20T16:46:45
This week, all four hosts are back and IN THE COUNTRY! AND ON THE PODCAST! ALL FOUR!
First off, Katey, Patches, and Da...
229 – Katey at TIFF, Castle Rock, The Predator from 2018-09-13T00:33:17
This week, somehow Patches and Dave return to the war room unsupervised to talk about the first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (no spoilers!) and The...
228 Mini – Sometimes Reaction is Bad and You Course Correct (The Tale of Popular Oscar, Not A Simile For Other Things) from 2018-09-07T16:27:21
This Friday, and abbreviated podcast where Patches and Da7e cover some recent news. Spider-Man is out on the PS4, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides internet up...
227 – To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Movies You Think About A Lot, Sharp Objects Wrap-Up from 2018-08-29T20:09:09
This week, Patches is not dead, so we're back to talk about Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before and the Rom-Com era of Netflix. The...
226 – Blackkklansman, Crazy Rich Asians, The Death of MoviePass from 2018-08-22T18:13:22
This week, Patches might be dead as he doesn't show up for the podcast. That doesn't stop Dave, Katey, and David from talking about Blackkklans...
225 – The Lifelong Evolving Obsession Quell from 2018-08-16T01:30:42
Pop Culture Obsessions That Have Lasted A Lifetime
It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!  ...
224 – Eighth Grade, Madeline’s Madeline, Saying Stuff on Social Media from 2018-08-08T18:28:42
This week, everyone is back – including Michelle Said, wife of Patches (@splendourific), who come...
223 – Game Night, Blockers, David’s Vacation, Mission: Impossible Franchise from 2018-08-02T18:52:31
This week, Katey is on vacation, but David is back for a bro-cast. David and Patches explain the many virtures of 2018 comedies Game Night and Blockers...
STORM OF SPOILERS TOUR – Missions Impossible from 2018-07-26T23:35:07
A GAME OF THRONES PODCAST THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OTHER GREAT POP CULTURE DURING THE OFF SEASON With Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair, Dave Gonzales, and Neil Miller from Film School Rejects! W...
Listen222 – In The Dark Season 2, Mario Odyssey, Mama Mia (Musicals Again) from 2018-07-26T00:13:54
This week, David is out, so Katey and Da7e were able to convince Patches to check out Season 2 of the podcast In The Dark from APM Media. Patches isn...
221 – Killing Eve, LGBTQ Characters, The Dark Knight 10 Years Later from 2018-07-19T03:57:21
This week, the gang's all here for a discussion of Killing Eve, the surprising spy series that can currently be caught on the BBC America App and n...
220 – Indie Films Doing Well, What We’re Reading, Ant-Man and the Wasp from 2018-07-12T00:28:21
This week, we're back, and sounding worse than ever. Da7e and Patches end up in the same room in New York, but there's no good microphone in it...
219 – Westworld S2 Wrap-Up, Fortnite, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom from 2018-06-28T01:15:01
This week, we finally talk about Westworld S2 in some detail now that Season 2 has come to a very confusing close. Then, Patches and Da7e are late to t...
218 – The Staircase, Everything is Love, Set It Up from 2018-06-21T04:15
This week, Da7e finishes The Staircase on Netflix after having watched the original run way back when, Patches listened to the new Beyonce and Jay-Z su...
217 – Oceans 8, Hereditary, The Incredibles 2 from 2018-06-14T21:34:39
This week, all the hosts have seen different movies (except Patches), so they each step forward and give opinions on the ones they've seen, coverin...
216 – Television You Don’t Understand, Billions, and Nice-Core Cinema from 2018-06-07T01:39:42
This week, Patches is out, so Da7e talks about binge watching Legion and how it compares to other confusing television like Westworld or Twin Peaks: Th...
215 – The Tale and Solo: A Star Wars Story from 2018-05-31T02:43:58
This week, the crew finally takes on the newest Star War – Solo: A Star Wars Story in a very lengthy segment. But before that, they stop to consi...
STORM OF SPOILERS TOUR – Solo: A Star Wars Story from 2018-05-24T16:43:22
A GAME OF THRONES PODCAST THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OTHER GREAT POP CULTURE DURING THE OFF SEASON With Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair, Dave Gonzales of Thrillist.com, and Neil Miller from Film ...
Listen214 – Cannes 2018, Deadpool 2, and The Royal Wedding from 2018-05-23T23:09:12
This week, David is BACK from France and gives us his personal highlights from the Cannes Film Festival, then Patches and Da7e both agreed Deadpool 2 w...
213 – Evil Genius, Brooklyn 99 picked up by NBC, Tully and The Letdown from 2018-05-16T20:06:05
This week, David is still off at Cannes, so Da7e and Patches digested Netflix's new true crime series Evil Genius, Katey celebrates Brooklyn 99 liv...
212 – This is America, Met Gala, Westworld Season 2 from 2018-05-12T23:12:19
This week, David is off at Cannes, and Da7e uploads the episode horribly late in the week. BUT! In an episode recorded on the previous Wednesday, Patch...
211 – Meet Me in St. Louis and Infinity War from 2018-05-02T17:23:42
This week, everyone is back on the podcast after a very normal Sophisticates week. Katey and Patches talk about Meet Me In St. Louis, the classic Judy ...
The Sophisticates #210 – Grab Bag Episode from 2018-04-25T21:03:49
This week, it's another normal episode of The Sophisticates from Matt Patches and Da7e Gonzales! Matt calls in from New Orleans for a different kin...
209 – The Rock is the Enemy, Infinity War Questions, Revisiting The Social Network from 2018-04-18T18:55:36
This week, we all decided to revisit David Fincher's The Socail Network in light of Facebook being back in the news, but for government reasons thi...
208 – Full Frame Doc Festival, HBO’s Paterno, an Outdated Conversation About Westworld Spoilers from 2018-04-11T18:53:59
This week, we tried to be topical and it backfired. In a segment three that is still relevant, but a little off topic, Listen
207 – Jesus Christ Superstar, Recommendations, More Ready Player One from 2018-04-04T18:51:05
This week, everyone is back in the war room! Katey and company watched the live musical Jesus Christ Superstar that aired this Easter and the gang disc...
206 – Ready Player One, Books, and Watching Facebook from 2018-03-29T17:18:46
This week, Katey is on vacation and Da7e had to duck out to see Isle of Dogs in his non-costal city, so Patches and David prepare to have a throw-down&...