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

Katey, Matt, Da7e and David

The Film and Pop-Culture Podcast

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20 episodes
Updated Friday

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Friday · 1 hr 11 min
551 – The Odyssey Review
This week, everyone is back in the War Room and not on vacation with multiple children and everyone has seen The Odyssey! We figured it was about time that we devoted an episode of one of TIME Magazine’s Best Podcasts of All Time to this all-timer cine...
July 17 · 1 hr 23 min
550 – The 1976 50th Anniversary Quell
AKA NONE OF US ARE FIFTY YET BUT ALL THESE MOVIES ARE. It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host picked a movie that was released 50 years go in 1976 and was NOT one of the super popular ...
July 9 · 59 min
549 – A Bad Year For Console Gaming, Minions and Monsters, The Invite
This week, David can’t make it to the War Room, but is locked in with the rest of the hosts for next week’s QUARTER QUELL – 1976. On this episode, Da7e has questions for Patches about the no-good-very-bad news for the console gaming industry over the p...
June 26 · 1 hr 21 min
548 – Supergirl, CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Toy Story 5
This week, everyone is back in the War Room, but David is very tired. Somehow, Supergirl is out this weekend and no one besides Da7e was planning to see it, so Da7e took that bullet for Patches, Katey and David. Then,
June 19 · 1 hr 5 min
547 – The Death of Robin Hood, Patches didn’t see Disclosure Day, Disclosure Day
This week, all four hosts are back in the War Room (but still no guests). David, Da7e, and Katey discuss the new Hugh Jackman-starring The Death Of Robin Hood which is violent and melancholy. Then, Patches didn’t get to see Disclosure Day because of a ...
June 11 · 1 hr 9 min
546 – Getting Paid For Obsession, Ocarina of Time in 2026, Widow’s Bay
This week, it was David’s turn to be felled by solo-parenting, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene in the War Room. First, an Instagram post from the art director of surprise hit Obsession intended to spur discussion about profit sharing and her low pa...
June 3 · 1 hr 3 min
545 – 90s Summer, Backrooms Revisited, Pressure, I Love Boosters
This week, Patches was felled by solo-parenting, so Katey, David, and Da7e make it to the war room. Katey found a puzzling post on threads and Da7e and David try to speculate about just what a “90s Summer” would have actually been. Then,
May 29 · 1 hr 19 min
544 – Mandalorian and Grogu, Backrooms, What’s Wrong With American Dramas?
This week, everyone is back in the war room and the numbered episodes resume! David, Patches, and Katey took the families to Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu, so the show must finally give it a full review.
May 21 · 1 hr 7 min
A Not Numbered Episode About Google, A New Theatrical Star Wars Movie, and the Cannes Film Festival
This week, Patches and Da7e convene in the War Room because Patches has A.I. concerns now that Google is giving into the bubble. Da7e saw Mandalorian and Grogu, and they talk about how little cultural impact it seems to be having.
May 14 · 56 min
A Not Numbered Episode Where The Podcast Is Not Cancelled
This week, David and Katey have gone to Cannes, leaving Da7e and Patches in the War Room. The two manage not to cancel the show, but bookend it with the sad news that Clarence Carter, artist who recorded the song “Patches” has passed away at age 90.
May 6 · 48 min
A Not Numbered Episode About The Devil Wears Prada 2, Teeth, and Grogu
This week, David is enjoying the new Kacey Musgraves album (Star-Crossed), which leads them into Jeff Bezos and the Met Gala. That is the push they need to get into talking about The Devil Wears Prada 2. David fills you in on the plot and they discuss ...
May 1 · 56 min
A Not Numbered Episode That Mentions Surf Dracula
This week, David is mysteriously absent, and somehow we’ve entered a difficult scheduling season. Katey is fresh off a flight from Los Angeles, and graciously joins Da7e and Patches to talk about the television they’ve been watching.
April 23 · 53 min
543 – Michaela Coel Week! – Mother Mary and The Christophers
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,
April 16 · 1 hr 7 min
542 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Pragmata, and The Pitt Season 2
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...
April 9 · 1 hr 20 min
541 – The Drama, Drafthouse QR Code Madness, Patches Went To Disneyland
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,
April 2 · 54 min
Kids in the Background (The Backrooms Trailer, Super Mario Galaxy)
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,
March 26 · 1 hr 8 min
540 – Sora is Dead, Toothpastes, Project Hail Mary
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...
March 19 · 1 hr 16 min
539 – The A.I. Doc, The 98th Annual Academy Awards Reactions
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!
March 11 · 1 hr 12 min
538 – The Bride!, undertone, Hoppers
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 g...
March 3 · 1 hr 15 min
537 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Actor’s Awards, Paramount Buys Warner Bros
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...

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

551 – The Odyssey Review

550 – The 1976 50th Anniversary Quell

549 – A Bad Year For Console Gaming, Minions and Monsters, The Invite

548 – Supergirl, CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Toy Story 5

547 – The Death of Robin Hood, Patches didn’t see Disclosure Day, Disclosure Day

546 – Getting Paid For Obsession, Ocarina of Time in 2026, Widow’s Bay

545 – 90s Summer, Backrooms Revisited, Pressure, I Love Boosters

544 – Mandalorian and Grogu, Backrooms, What’s Wrong With American Dramas?

A Not Numbered Episode About Google, A New Theatrical Star Wars Movie, and the Cannes Film Festival

A Not Numbered Episode Where The Podcast Is Not Cancelled

A Not Numbered Episode About The Devil Wears Prada 2, Teeth, and Grogu

A Not Numbered Episode That Mentions Surf Dracula

543 – Michaela Coel Week! – Mother Mary and The Christophers

542 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Pragmata, and The Pitt Season 2

541 – The Drama, Drafthouse QR Code Madness, Patches Went To Disneyland

Kids in the Background (The Backrooms Trailer, Super Mario Galaxy)

540 – Sora is Dead, Toothpastes, Project Hail Mary

539 – The A.I. Doc, The 98th Annual Academy Awards Reactions

538 – The Bride!, undertone, Hoppers

537 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Actor’s Awards, Paramount Buys Warner Bros