Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast
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389 – Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, David the Elden King, Boogie Nights
April 20, 2022 17:10 - 54 minutes - 50 MBThis 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 expectations. Then, David would like to share he has beaten Elden Ring (though has not met let me solo her), […]
388 – Severance Finale, Our Flag Means Death, Everything Everywhere All At Once
April 13, 2022 17:47 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis 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 them heap praise on Everything Everywhere All At Once, which is IN THEATERS NOW! Because of the nature of Severance […]
387 – Rachel Zegler Questions, WeCrashed, and The Bubble
April 06, 2022 17:59 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThis 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 Morbius completely, Patches also has a question about Rachel Zegler's stardom and David wants to talk about how […]
386 – The 94th Academy Awards
March 30, 2022 16:24 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis 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? Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Da7e (@da7e) Patches (@misterpatches), and […]
385 – Deep Water, Patches Versus Matches, Severance
March 23, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThis 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 probably spoils something (if that matters to you). For the mini-segment, Patches talks about Polygon's big VERSUS bracket and has some Matches for […]
384 – Scream (2022), Hot Takes Roundtable, Turning Red
March 15, 2022 17:48 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBThis 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 actually worth your streaming time. Then, all four hosts get to spit fire with one hot take, then, Katey, Patches, […]
383 – The Batman, The Dropout and Portrayals True Stories, After Yang
March 08, 2022 19:48 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThis 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 and too long a The Batman? Let's discuss! Then, Based on The Dropout, the group […]
382 – Immersive Video Games, SAG Award Reactions, The Sky Is Everywhere
March 02, 2022 22:14 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis 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 similar things. Then, the guys ask Katey how this year's Screen Actor's Guild Awards might change the prospects of the […]
381 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Oscars Move Categories Off Live Broadcast, Marry Me
February 23, 2022 18:46 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBThis 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-line winners off the live show, then everyne piles on for a rom com without conflict you can watch on Peacock right now: Marry […]
380 – Kimi, Doctor Strange 2 Trailer, Book of Boba Fett Wrap-Up
February 17, 2022 03:36 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThis 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 should be excited for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, before everyone throws down on the very odd Book of […]
379 – Pandemic Check-In, Video Games (Pokémon), Station Eleven
February 10, 2022 01:45 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThis 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 – It's time for another Pandemic Check-In because if a host has children, those children are not in school because of COVID, […]
378 – The Afterparty, Horror at Sundance, Yellowjackets Season 1
February 03, 2022 17:14 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThis 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 Apple TV Plus. Then, David revisits Sundance with a question about how many horror-themes there were this year before all four of […]
377 – Sundance 2022 Check-In, Goonies is Bad, Search Party Season 5
January 26, 2022 21:43 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThis 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 film highlights. Then, Katey tells Da7e and Patches why Goonies is bad, actually, then Patches, Da7e, and Katey all have […]
Top Tens 2021, Part 2 of 2
January 19, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThe 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 year's great movies. Some of us got to go to theaters this year (hell, David went to Cannes), and some were […]
Top Tens 2021, Part 1 of 2
January 12, 2022 16:56 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBSo 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 great movies. Some of us got to go to theaters this year (hell, David went to Cannes), and some were stuck inside. Since […]
376 – Licorice Pizza, Matrix: Resurrections, Don’t Look Up
January 06, 2022 16:22 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThis 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 seems to be getting all wrong. First – most everyone liked Licorice Pizza except maybe Da7e who wanted a […]
375 – The Anniversary Quell
December 24, 2021 18:30 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBFour 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 back into January for film catch-up and instead delivered another Quarter Quell! This installment, each host brings a movie from FITWR's first year of podcasting, which went […]
374.95 – Nightmare Alley, Polar Express Still Bad, Spider-Man: No Way Home
December 17, 2021 20:04 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis 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 SPOILERS as there's not a lot to talk about that wouldn't be considered a spoiler in this very large movie. […]
374.75 – Power of the Dog, Big Star Performances, West Side Story
December 09, 2021 17:24 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBThis 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 of the Dog (now on Netflix!), talk about big performances that work based off Lady Gaga in House of […]
374.5 – Tick Tick Boom, King Richard, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop
November 24, 2021 18:50 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis 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 also into Rent, to be fair) downloads with Patches on King Richard (currently in theaters and on HBO […]
374 – Taylor Swift’s All Too Well Video, Disney Plus Day, The Harder They Fall
November 18, 2021 01:03 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThis 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 Plus Day's Twitter Thread PR was just an e-mail. Finally, everyone watched Jeymes Samuel's The Harder They Fall on Netflix and weigh […]
373 – The Beta Test, Spencer, Eternals
November 11, 2021 03:45 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBThis 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 Stewart plays Princess Diana (out in limited release), then Patches, Da7e, David, and Katey all jump back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Chloe […]
372 – Passing, Succession Season 3, Only Murders in the Building
November 03, 2021 17:08 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThis 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 season 3 is airing on HBO). Finally, All four hosts are watching Hulu's Only Murders in the Building – Katey, Patches, and […]
371 – The Baby-Sitters Club, Lightyear Trailer Questions, Dune: Part One Reviewed
October 28, 2021 16:02 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBThis 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 light for Dune: Part Two in 2023. Watch it, then join us for a discussion that will talk about sections […]
370 – DC Fandome 2021, How Old Is FITWR?, Halloween Kills
October 20, 2021 23:40 - 55 minutes - 38 MBOh 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 event and what non-Marvel superhero movies have in store for us. Then, after briefly correcting the record about the podcast's […]
369 – Bergman Island, Titane, No Time To Die
October 13, 2021 22:55 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBThis 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 Die, Cary Fukanaga's James Bond movie, more than he did. Finally and hilariously, the hosts spend the entire outro thinking the […]
368 – Venom: Let There Be Carnage, American Crime Story: Impeachment, The Many Saints of Newark
October 06, 2021 21:02 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBThis 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 then all your hosts chime in from various perspectives on The Many Saints of Newark (in theaters and on HBO Max) and its […]
367 – Midnight Mass, Dear Evan Hansen, Foundation
September 29, 2021 17:06 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBThis 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 Midnight Mass on Netflix (Spoilers at the end of the segment) and Katey watched Dear Evan Hansen. Take a […]
366 – The Emmys, David Watched The Sopranos Again, Cry Macho
September 23, 2021 00:43 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBThis 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 their thoughts about last weekend's Emmys. Then, in anticipation of The Many Saints of Newark next week, David attempts to […]
365 – Malignant, Festival Movies, The Addams Family and Addams Family Values
September 15, 2021 17:34 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBThis 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 are hopefully made available to the masses soon. Patches and Da7e are already jumping into spooky season, sort […]
364 – Telluride Film Festival Dispatch, Sneaky Sasquatch, A Pandemic Check-In with Shang-Chi
September 08, 2021 20:32 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBThis 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, Spencer, Belfast, The Rescue, and Cyrano. Back in the War Room, Katey and Da7e discuss the Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch, then a big ol' Pandemic Check-In that also includes Da7e's review of Shang-Chi and […]
363 – Would This Character Be Vaccinated? Candyman, For Your Consideration
September 02, 2021 01:17 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBThis 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 but didn't ticklet the funny bones of all your hosts. Before that, it's time for another […]
362 – Would this character be Vaccinated?, What If…?, Annette
August 26, 2021 16:03 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThis 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 from television would be vaccinated and why (or why not). Then, Da7e and Patches talk about […]
361 – CODA, Da7e Yells About Theatrical Releases, The White Lotus
August 19, 2021 01:27 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBThis 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 all liked it for various reasons. Before we go to Hawaii, Katey, David, and Patches review last year's Sundance winner CODA […]
360 – Are Movies Going To Be Delayed? The Olympics Happened, The Suicide Squad
August 11, 2021 15:07 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBThis week – even though it was Katey's week, we made her watch The Suicide Squad, James Gunn's sequel that didn't do well in theaters but is on HBO Max. Speaking of not doing well in theaters, will the Delta Varaint push back more movies? Most of your hosts say no, Da7e says yes. Also, […]
359 – Scarlett Vs. Disney, Jungle Cruise, The Green Knight
August 04, 2021 16:42 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThis 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 we have to spend some time on various Disney things: Your hosts try to unravel the Scarlett Johansson and Disney battle, and […]
358 – The Exorcist Sells, Old, Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy
July 28, 2021 19:14 - 1 hour - 28 MBThis 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 about why. Then, David has seen M Night Shyamalan's new movie called Old and spills the beans about why the beach makes […]
357 – AI Voiceover in Documentaries, Loki Season 1, Space Jam: A New Legacy
July 22, 2021 02:14 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBThis 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's voice, then Patches and Da7e break down Loki (David wouldn't deign). Finally, everyone stooped to the level of Space Jam: A New Legacy and…wow. Take […]
356 – Black Widow, Cannes 2021 Update, No Sudden Move
July 15, 2021 01:40 - 1 hour - 32 MBThis 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 new movies: Black Widow, which you can watch on Disney+ with Premium Access or in theaters, and No Sudden […]
355 – Zola, F9, Revisiting A.I.
July 01, 2021 02:11 - 54 minutes - 25 MBThis 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-actually-good F9 (now in theaters!) and end with a discussion revisiting Stephen Spielberg's A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on […]
354 – Luca, The Disciple, Sweet Tooth
June 24, 2021 16:54 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBThis 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 "lesser Pixar." Then, a segment about stuff we missed in the glut of content becomes mostly about […]
353 – Books! and In The Heights
June 17, 2021 02:28 - 56 minutes - 26 MBThis 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 and books. Then, we forgo a mini-segment entirely to fight about the new In The Heights adaptation on HBO Max. Take […]
352 – The Conjuring 3, Hacks, Flight of the Navigator
June 09, 2021 23:34 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBThis 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 on Disney Plus. But before those appreciations, Da7e has to yell at The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me […]
351 – Are Theaters Back?, Cruella, and Mare of Easttown
June 03, 2021 02:52 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBThis 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 office and try to gauge if the theatrical experience is back, then David and Patches warn us of […]
350 – The Summer Movies Quarter Quell
May 26, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBFour 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 you back! For this special Quarter Quell episode of the podcast, each of your four hosts has chosen a notable movie from their past summer movie […]
349 – Spiral, Next Week is a Quarter Quell!, The Woman in the Window
May 20, 2021 01:54 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBThis 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 Netflix (Amy Adams needs new representation). Before that, Patches breaks down Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and the three hosts […]
348 – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang featuring FITWR
May 12, 2021 20:41 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBThis 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: Operation Kino (featuring Patches and Katey) Vs. We're Thinking of Ending Katey and Patches (featuring David and Da7e). Follow […]
347 – Video Games, Studios Want You Back In Theaters, The Mitchells Vs. The Machines
May 06, 2021 02:13 - 1 hour - 32 MBThis 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 big video advertisement for theaters, it's really obvious that studios need you back in there. Finally, giving HBO Max content a break this […]
346 – Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Mortal Kombat, The 2021 Academy Awards
April 28, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBThis 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). But before they all pop off, the time has come for Da7e and Patches to pass judgement on The Falcon and the Winter […]
345 – Wanderlust, Galaxy Brains, The Father
April 22, 2021 15:58 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBThis 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 finally ready to share his big podcast project GALAXY BRAINS. Finally, everyone is impressed and depressed by The Father. Take a […]