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

This week, David, Katey, and Da7e unite in the War Room to talk about the two movies about art, sorta, that Michaela Coel is currently starring in. First, David and Da7e try to explain director David Lowery’s Mother Mary, where Coel’s fashion designer faces off with Anne Hathaway’s pop star. Then, all three jump in on Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers with Coel’s art forger facing off with Ian McKellen’s washed up and cancelled genius painter. Good news – we like both! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Real or Fictional Pop Star 01:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 543! Review! E-Mail! 13:57 – Mother Mary 33:00 – The Christophers 51:16 – Outro

This week, we had to wait for the embargo to be lifted on Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, and once everyone knows the podcast is actually going up on Thursday, we can’t stop referencing it. First, David tells you about Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – out this weekend if you need some goop. Then, Patches talks up a new game called Pragmata which is out (checks watch) – tomorrow! For Segment Three, all the hosts talk about watching Season 2 of The Pitt, which ends (checks watch) – tonight! on HBO Max. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Mummy Movie 01:37 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 542! E-Mail! 10:35 – Tidbit – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy 24:21 – Mini-Segment – Pragmata 34:24 – Segment 3 – The Pitt Season 2 (No finale talk) 1:04:07 – Outro

This week, David got suddenly ill, so Da7e has to explain The Drama (actually a comedy) to Katey and Patches which necessitates SAYING THE THING THE TRAILER IMPLIES IS A MYSTERY. If you want to go in completely fresh, skip the segment, if you’re one of the many who have already seen The Drama, hopefully Da7e’s thoughts align with yours. Then, a Colorado Alamo Drafthouse goes on strike spotlighting the labor impacts of the QR code ordering system, and the group talks about the decline of the Drafthouse model. Finally, Matt Patches is back from Disneyland and Katey and Da7e genuinely want to hear how it went. Sometimes the podcast is just what we want it to be…most times…all the time. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Viral video 03:19 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 541! Reviews! 15:14 – Tidbit – The Drama (Spoilers, technically) 29:52 – Mini-Segment – Alamo Drafthouse QR code Ordering 41:35 – Segment 3 – The Patches Family Went to Disneyland 1:16:20 – Outro

This week, the hosts have to deal with Spring Break and the various trips for people not named David. Patches is absent entirely on the West Coast attending Disneyland and visiting family. Katey is also visiting family, but finds some time to call in to hear Da7e talk about Super Mario Galaxy while her kids watch Wreck It Ralph in another room. Before that, David calls from his laptop near his kids to talk about how book writing is going and the new trailer for A24’s The Backrooms. Da7e’s just around, seeing some movies, watching some trailers. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

This week, OpenAI killed Sora 2 while Da7e wasn’t paying attention, so Katey, Patches, and David fill him in on the death of the copyright-violation machine. Then, Patches has been saving Big Questions for this exact podcast moment: what toothpastes do the hosts use? Finally, after a month of promising, we all review Project Hail Mary, which most of us seemed to enjoy (some of us despite ourselves). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Rideable Dinosaur 02:45 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 540! E-Mail 09:25 – Tidbit – Sora is Dead 23:00 – Mini-Segment – Toothpastes 28:56 – Segment 3 – Project Hail Mary 1:04:58 – Outro

This week, Da7e tells the other hosts about The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, a movie that is mostly vibes. Which is good because the other hosts are here for a vibe-heavy episode talking about last Sunday’s 98th Annual Academy Awards! What were the thoughts outside of the Sinners vs One Battle After Another big takeaways? Well the sound was bad and David didn’t like the stage. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: …In Space 01:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 539! Reviews! E-mail? 14:11 – Tidbit – The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist 32:39 – Mini-Segment – 98th Annual Academy Awards in Review 1:14:03 – Outro

This week, Da7e saw some movies, I guess. First, Da7e tries to sell David, Patches, and Katey on The Bride! which is the kind of big swings that should be happening in early March, says he. Then, Da7e saw undertone an A24 horror movie about a podcast gone wrong and thinks people might like it if they see it with good sound. Then, the boys and some of the boys’ children saw Hoppers and it seems to have worked magic on audiences…except for Da7e. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: One House 01:41 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 538! Reviews! 10:43 – Tidbit – The Bride! 29:06 – Mini-Segment – undertone 39:04 – Segment Three – Hoppers 1:05:38 – Outro

This week, everyone manages to make it back into the War Room, but also manage to not mention the very real war that started since last episode. Don’t worry, though, a Canadian listener writes in prompting David to give hockey opinions and all of us to give dour patriotism opinions. Then, into the show, as your hosts seem to heartily recommend A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ first season on HBO, Katey informs the guys about the changes to the awards landscape after SAG’s Actor Awards were given out, then everyone turns their speculation on the recent announcement that Paramount/Skydance, not Netflix, is buying Warner Bros. IT’S ALL SPECULATION, DON’T PUT THIS ON REDDIT. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: James Cameron’s Avatar Pixar’s Hoppers 02:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 537! Review! E-mail! 20:27 – Tidbit – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season One 36:01 – Mini-Segment – 2026 Actor’s Awards 46:26 – Segment Three – Paramount Buys Warner Bros 1:11:35 – Outro

This week, a huge snow storm on the east coast shut down David’s access to the internet, breaking his Fighting In The War Room streak. Your other three hosts – Patches, Katey, and Da7e – all assemble in the war room and forsake both David’s streak and the format of the podcast. This not-an-episode chat includes Katey talking about her Wuthering Heights viewing, Da7e talking about his in-theater Twin Peaks: The Return experience, Patches talking about in-theater wuxia flick Blades of the Guardians. Outside of the theater, Daniel Radcliffe is in several new projects (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins) but might not be better than Harry Melling, who killed it in Pillion. Also, they like the Olympics and dislike the FBI Director partying with a hockey team. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

CEASE AND DECEASE! This week, David continues his streak on what he insists is his fourth of seven consecutive weeks on the podcast, but Patches felt ill, so Katey and Da7e get the pleasure of pre-colonoscopy David. First, Da7e and David discuss Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, a very-Canadian movie in theaters now that has either been slightly overhyped for you…or you have no idea what it is. Then, the new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer excites the children and isn’t that what Star Wars is for? Finally, Netflix has a new documentary about an old reality TV series, so Katey and Da7e dig into Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: ELViS 02:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 536! Review! E-mail! 13:25 – Tidbit – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie 30:24 – Mini-Segment – New Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer 38:53 – Segment Three – Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model 55:22 – Outro