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

This week, David’s coming in hot and is mad that Da7e saw HIM over doing this podcast. Katey listens as Patches and David inform her about the Hollow Knight sequel Silksong before talking about Megadoc, the Megalopolis documentary with David. Then, Everyone talks about the VULTURE MOVIE LEAGUE and what they’re picking this year. Sign up and join the FITWarriors! 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: Doors 02:13 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.3 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Review! 09:54 – Tidbit – Silksong 22:16 – Mini-Segment – Megadoc 32:32 – Segment 3 – Vulture Movie Fantasy League 1:02:06 – Outro

This week, Katey is still in Toronto, but the boys get together to talk about The Long Walk, this year’s third Stephen King movie, and discuss the breaking news that Paramount/Skydance is considering putting in a bid on Warner Bros. While the boys worry, Katey calls in with (her new fancy Tik Tok microphone that she went into the Criterion Closet with) a report from TIFF and how, yes, Hamnet rips out your soul (apparently). 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: Bad Future Teens 01:31 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.2 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! E-Mail! 14:44 – Tidbit – The Long Walk 31:46 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s Toronto International Film Festival Check-In 38:23 – Segment 3 – Is Paramount Buying Warner Bros? 57:21 – Outro

This week, Da7e has to go see a dumb demon movie to round out the summer, so Katey and David of FITWR’s Prestige coverage meet Matt Patches, he of random prompts. First, David reports from this year’s Telluride Film Festival. Then, Patches has some general questions for his co-podcasters before all three move into a review of Summer 2025’s movies and they…weren’t all Weapons. 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: FITWR-POP DEMON HUNTERS 01:32 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524.1 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! 14:05 – Tidbit – David Went To Telluride 30:40 – Mini-Segment – A Sophisticate Mini 40:02 – Segment 3 – Summer Movies in Review 1:00:01 – Outro

This week, David has begun his festival run for the season so it’s up to Katey, Patches, and Da7e to hold down the podcast. First, the boys talk the future of Star Trek, a major priority for the new Paramount. Then, Da7e tells Katey and Patches how much he would have liked The Roses if someone else directed it. Then, Katey and Da7e talk Relay the Riz Ahmed/Lily James thriller that is currently in some theaters, if movies for discerning adults is your bag. 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: Shark Tale 01:32 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 524 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Email! 12:41 – Tidbit – Star Trek And Paramount’s Plans 29:14 – Mini-Segment – The Roses 43:44 – Segment 3 – Relay 57:04 – Outro

This week, David is so busy he only wanted to be on the Spike Lee/Denzel segment, but before David joins us for a review of Highest 2 Lowest, it’s an animation-palooza! First, Da7e and Katey both took in the highest grossing movie of the year Ne Zha II and we’re cooked! Then, Patches took his family to a K-Pop Demon Hunters singalong screening in a real theater and we debate how Netflix kinda screwed the pooch on this one. 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: Animated Dragon 01:11 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 523 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Email! 15:59 – Tidbit – Ne Zha II 31:15 – Mini-Segment – K-Pop Demon Hunters in a theater! 44:00 – Segment 3 – Highest 2 Lowest 1:02:28 – Outro

This week, we’re having a great time laughing at movies, some of them comedies! First, Da7e inspired Patches to watch Universal’s DISASTROUS War of the Worlds (on Prime Video) that might be one of the worst movies ever. Then, Da7e downloads about enjoying Freakier Friday 22 years after the original. Finally, everyone saw The Naked Gun and liked The Naked Gun! 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: Elevators 02:20 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 522 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Email! 10:18 – Tidbit – Taylor Swift The MCU 25:00 – Mini-Segment – What is Vanity Fair Doing? 34:30 – Segment 3 – Weapons (SPOILERS START AT 40:01) 1:09:23 – Outro

This week, we’re having a great time laughing at movies, some of them comedies! First, Da7e inspired Patches to watch Universal’s DISASTROUS War of the Worlds (on Prime Video) that might be one of the worst movies ever. Then, Da7e downloads about enjoying Freakier Friday 22 years after the original. Finally, everyone saw The Naked Gun and liked The Naked Gun! 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 Spoof 1:36- Intro – Welcome to Episode 521 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Reviews! Email! 09:14- Tidbit – War of the Worlds (2025) 22:47 – Mini-Segment – Freakier Friday 36:57 – Segment 3 – The Naked Gun (2025) 56:44 – Outro

This week, being named one of TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST 100 PODCASTS OF ALL TIME has driven everyone into the War Room, from parent’s houses to Canadian hotel rooms. This week, Katey got some of us to watch Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix. Then, Da7e tries to explain how the TV show he most consistently watched this summer was a YouTube vlog. Finally, the boys dive into Fantastic Four: First Steps so enthusiastically that spoilers happen basically from the beginning. SEE THE MOVIE FIRST (Steps) IF THAT BOTHERS YOU. 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 Spoof 1:45- Intro – Welcome to Episode 520 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Review! Email! 10:11- Tidbit – Happy Gilmore 2 26:49 – Mini-Segment – Ryan Trahan’s 50 States Series 36:03 – Segment 3 – Fantastic Four: First Steps (FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION) 54:36 – Outro

This week, Katey Rich has gone to the beach (hopefully not the Old beach), leaving the three guys in the War Room where they try to figure out if budget or politics rules at CBS/Paramount, Patches is having a lot of fun breaking everything in Donkey Kong Bonanza on his Switch 2, and Da7e can admit Eddington is a good movie but he didn’t like how it made him feel, so David tries to talk him back to just “good.” 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: Fourth Time’s The Charm 2:11- Intro – Welcome to Episode 519!! Reviews! Emails! 21:26- Tidbit – What is Happening With Paramount? 41:14 – Mini-Segment – Donkey Kong Bonanza 50:30 – Segment 3 – Eddington 1:06:02 – Outro

This week, David “suddenly” was on vacation (?), so Da7e, Patches, and Katey head into the War Room. Patches tries to sell the group on the very popular (and Patches says better-than-Superman) K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix. Katey tries to sell Da7e who has no kids on Phineas and Ferb, then all three of them go deep on Superman WITH SPOILERS. EITHER SEE THE MOVIE OR EMBRACE THE SPOILERS. 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). Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: 1997 1:58- Intro – Welcome to Episode 518!! 10:04- Tidbit – K-Pop Demon Hunters 31:56 – Mini-Segment – Phineas and Ferb returns 41:54 – Segment 3 – Superman (WITH SPOILERS) 1:24:09 – Outro