Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast
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426 – Beau is Afraid, Peter Pan & Wendy, Beef
April 28, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis 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, Patches, and Katey jump into a review of the first season of Beef on Netflix Take a listen, […]
425 – The Date Quell
April 20, 2023 17:13 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBEvaluating 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 – The Date Quell. Each host has picked a movie that they went on a date to go see, which means personal stories piled on […]
424.92 – HBO Max is now Max, Super Mario Bros, Air
April 14, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThis 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 reports back from 2023’s most profitable film: Super Mario Bros! Finally, David Ehrlich gets enough time away from the baby to join in […]
424.9 – David 2 Kid Check-In, New Barbie Trailer, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
April 06, 2023 21:40 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBThis 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’s been doing during his “time off.” Then, Katey and Da7e have nothing but praise for […]
424.85 – A Thousand and One, Born to Raise Hell, John Wick 4
March 30, 2023 02:11 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBThis 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 to see it this week when it goes wide! Then, Da7e watched maybe the worst movie he’s ever seen, it’s Stephen Segal’s Born […]
424.8 – John Wick Revisited, What Do You Remember About Yellowjackets?, Shazam! Fury of the Gods
March 23, 2023 15:11 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis 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 first time! Then, Yellowjackets is coming back with a second season – what do we remember about season […]
424.7 – 95th Oscars in Review, Katey Checks In From LA, Scream VI
March 15, 2023 15:42 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBThis 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 mail from the day after the Oscars updating us on her thoughts. Finally, Da7e and Patches delve […]
424.6 – The Slap Again, Patches Matches, Creed III
March 11, 2023 00:28 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBThis 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 (is there anything left to say about it?). Then, Patches quizzes Katey on last years Oscar nominees, then […]
424.5 – Babylon, TV Catch-up, When Do Franchises End?
March 02, 2023 02:23 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBThis 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, each hosts mentions some excellent TV they are watching before Da7e asks Katey and Patches if Franchises (Wizarding World, Marvel, Pirates of the Caribbean, […]
424.25 – Titanic Re-Release, Was High School The Worst?, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Re-Release
February 23, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThis 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 about high school for a mini segment before all three hosts dive back into Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. […]
424 – Poker Face, Mr. Skin’s Hottest Sex Scenes, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
February 17, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBInto 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 series currently airing its first season on Peacock (since this episode was recorded, Poker Face has been renewed for Season 2!). […]
423 – The new DC movies, How do you wipe?, Knock At The Cabin
February 09, 2023 02:06 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBWith 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 out the new plan for DC movies at Warner Bros and noted Green Lantern fans Patches and Jordan react to an “Earth-bound” […]
422 – All Quiet on the Western Front, Infinity Pool, The Last of Us (on HBO)
February 02, 2023 02:55 - 1 hour - 77 MBThis 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 (currently on Netflix), then David and Da7e peer into the Infinity Pool (now in theaters) before all four of them […]
421 – Oscar Nominations, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Whale
January 25, 2023 17:39 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBThis 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, Patches, and Da7e to talk about the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, if Da7e should see Puss in Boots: The Last […]
420.5 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Oscar Trivia Featuring FITWR
January 19, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBThis 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 trivia show centered around (difficult) Oscar Trivia with your four hosts operating as two teams: Patches and Katey and […]
TOP TENS 2022
January 06, 2023 02:28 - 2 hours - 161 MBA 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 majority of your four hosts. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all […]
420 – Avatar: The Way of Water
December 22, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThis 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 examine James Cameron's latest film that showed us some things we hadn't seen before. ALL spoilers this week, because the movie […]
419 – Empire of Light, Women Talking, White Lotus Season 2
December 15, 2022 02:42 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBThis 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, that is so shocking Patches up and disappears off the podcast. Somehow, next week is Avatar: Way of the Water episode and it's…episode 420? Hell yeah. […]
418 – Pandemic Check-In (Screeners Edition)
December 08, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBThis 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 start, this show without a format barrels through some movies we've all been watching trying to catch up for the […]
417 – The Menu, Glass Onion Was In Theaters, The Fabelmans
December 01, 2022 01:49 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThis 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 newest Spielberg, The Fabelmans (in theaters!). Since these things were in theaters, NO SPOILERS in this discussion! Take […]
416 – Rambling in the War Room
November 24, 2022 03:42 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThis 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. The three friends get together to discuss the freshest pop culture topics from their various areas of expertise including Disney's Bob Switch, The Crown, […]
415 – Marvel Post-Credits Trivia, Wakanda Forever
November 17, 2022 02:48 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThis 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, because there is so much to talk about, the foursome spends the rest of the episode discussing Wakanda Forever, jumping into spoilers at 57 mins and […]
414 – Banshees of Inisherin, What We Don’t Watch, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
November 10, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 68 MBThis 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 certain hosts are not watching (featuring pleas to watch Andor and The Crown Season 5), before finally the hosts dive into Weird: […]
413 – Wendell and Wild, A Patches Question, Are we leaving Twitter?
November 03, 2022 19:07 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis 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 off into other pop culture when Patches asks for gift ideas and then everyone dives into "the discourse" around if we're leaving Twitter […]
412 – Black Adam, Halloween Watches, Tár
October 27, 2022 16:22 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis 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 watching for Halloween. Finally, FINALLY!, Katey, David, and Da7e have seen Tár and we finally get to talk about […]
411 – She-Hulk, Halloween Ends, The School For Good and Evil (Not Tar)
October 20, 2022 04:40 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis 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's Halloween Trilogy), then they're all too tired to talk about Tar this week, so the third segment becomes a review of The […]
410 – Hellraiser (2022), RIP Angela Lansbury, Why Don’t Live Action Family Movies Come to Theaters?
October 13, 2022 01:56 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThis 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 reboot better than the horrible sequels? Then, Patches leads an appreciation segment about Angela Lansbury who passed away this week […]
409 – Hocus Pocus 2, Rings of Power Vs. House of the Dragon
October 05, 2022 17:42 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBThis 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, Patches, and Da7e talk about the dualing prestige fantasy series currently dominating the TV conversation with Rings of Power Vs. House […]
408 – Barbarian, Avatar Re-Release, Don’t Worry Darling
September 29, 2022 01:20 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBThis 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 reports back from the re-release of Avatar, now in theaters and in 3D. Finally, Katey, Da7e, and David talk about […]
407 – Wild Oscar Predictions, Pinocchio looks…bad?, The Woman King
September 22, 2022 16:11 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThis 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 that will surely lose most of them money. Then, Katey has some questions about he new Pinnochio streaming on Disney Plus. Finally, […]
406 – Hugging In The War Room
September 15, 2022 02:19 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThis 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 Robinson (Don't tell anyone, it's our secret!). The three friends get together to discuss the freshest pop culture topics from their various areas of expertise. […]
405 – Fall Preview, Only Murders In The Building S2, Three-Thousand Years Of Longing
August 31, 2022 19:59 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBThis 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. Then, Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about Only Murders In The Building Season 2 without spoiling who did it, finally, […]
404 – The Rehearsal S1, BeReal, Poseidon Adventure
August 25, 2022 01:50 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThis 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 sharing real moments with the BeReal app, including an announcement about FITWR Generation 2. Finally, Katey, Patches and Da7e all […]
403 – She-Hulk, Better Call Saul, Best Movies of the 1990s
August 18, 2022 00:43 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBThis 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 waste of time, the conversation bleeds into a plug for Better Call Saul, which wrapped up its run this […]
402 – Thirteen Lives, Sandman Season 1, Prey
August 12, 2022 00:21 - 1 hour - 63 MBThis 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 entice you to check out Sandman on Netflix, then all the guys discuss Prey, the new Predator movie streaming on […]
401 – John Wickification, Bluey, Nope
August 03, 2022 17:45 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBThis 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 Wickification" of action movies means. Then, Da7e (childless) likes Bluey! Should you like Bluey? Finally, FITWR gets around to NOPE, a movie that […]
400 – The Call-In Show 2
July 27, 2022 17:42 - 2 hours - 139 MBEric 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 got to live stream it to YouTube so people in the waiting room weren't relegated to silence. Maybe you caught this one live […]
399.75 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Summer Blockbuster Trivia featuring FITWR
July 20, 2022 16:24 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBThis 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 centered around Summer Blockbusters with your four hosts operating as two teams in a REMATCH: President Merkin Muffley (featuring Patches and Katey) Vs. […]
399.5 – All About TV
July 13, 2022 16:35 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBThis 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 Bear, and Westworld in addition to discussing the newest Emmy noms. SPOILER GONGS IN BOTH SEGMENTS FOR WHEN WE TRANSTION INTO […]
399 – Brocast – Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder
July 08, 2022 15:33 - 1 hour - 61 MBThis 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 sort of points to the end of the series, then David and Da7e try to get Patches excited about […]
398 – Pandemic Civil Rights Check-In, Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe, Elvis
June 30, 2022 16:16 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBThis 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 week's long review segment, they dive into a general discussion about what happened in America with reproductive rights and the […]
397 – Lightyear, Leo Grande’s Release Strategy, Cha Cha Real Smooth
June 22, 2022 18:44 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThis 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 about the end (Listen for the spoiler gong to hop off and go unsullied). Then, Katey has a bone to pick with the release strategy of Good […]
396 – Hustle, Mailing Decisions, Jurassic World Dominion (with Matt Singer from ScreenCrush!)
June 15, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBThis 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 and David leave the pod for Patches, Da7e, and ScreenCrush's Matt Singer to answer Patches' very specific question from this week. Finally, […]
395 – Obi-Wan and Cinematic Television, Green Energy $, Fire Island
June 08, 2022 16:50 - 1 hour - 57 MBThis 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 television." Then, Patches wants to know about paying more for green energy in this week's Dumb Question mini-segment. Finally, everyone dove […]
394 – Stranger Things 4 Vol 1, Mona Lisa, Top Gun: Maverick
June 01, 2022 18:31 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBThis 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. Patches, Katey, and David hash out some Mona Lisa cake attack questions, then Da7e and David dig into Top Gun: Maverick! All […]
393 – Cannes 2022 Check-In, Questions about Volume and Crushes, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
May 25, 2022 16:12 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBThis 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, and being buzzed by fighter jets. Then, Katey has some questions like "how loud is too loud in a neighborhood?" and "Is it okay to have […]
392 – A Patches Driven Sophisticast
May 19, 2022 16:50 - 67 MBThis 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?" "Do men read novels?" and "Are you afraid of heights." It's a hang, a Sophisticates hang. Sophisticast. Take a […]
392 – A Patches-Driven Sophisticast
May 19, 2022 16:50 - 1 hour - 67 MBThis 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?" "Do men read novels?" and "Are you afraid of heights." It's a hang, a Sophisticates hang. Sophisticast. Take a […]
391 – Patches Parental Leave Check-In, The Staircase, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
May 12, 2022 16:08 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBThis 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 check in with Patches and Patches-Child-2 before everyone digs into the first few episodes of The Staircase on HBO […]
390 – Netflix, Back to Theaters, The Northman
April 27, 2022 18:54 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThis 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 Vikikng Hamlet, The Northman. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show […]