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

This week, everyone finally caught up with Past Lives, the Celine Song movie that is now available to rent and we talk about it in Segment 3! Also discussed this week is what we’ve been reading (The Outsider, Honey Baby Mine, and – AHEM – TheMCUBook.com) and the episode kicks off with another Hulu sensation No One Will Save You, a sci-fi thriller with very little dialogue. We have to talk about the ending of both movies this week so BE ON ALERT FOR SPOILER GONGS if you want to skip ahead (timecodes below in the description). 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Robo-Kid 2:12- Intro – Welcome to Episode 446! E-mail! Reviews! 12:50 – Tidbit – No One Will Save You (Spoilers start at 24:42) 32:47 – Mini-Segment – Books! 43:09 – Segment 3 – Past Lives (Spoilers start at 57:43) 1:07:57 – Outro

In this podcast, the team discusses the documentary 'Dumb Money' about the GameStop short squeeze. They also help a listener with documentaries in Vulture's Movie Fantasy League. They share their thoughts on 'A Haunting in Venice' and Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie films.

This week, everyone’s back in one Zoom War Room at the same time! Patches has a question about the continued and amazing popularity of Taylor Swift (who is releasing a concert movie into theaters next month), everyone tells what they know about Netflix’s Manga adaptation One Piece, then Katey and David report back from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (including mentions of Dumb Money, The Burial, Next Goal Wins, American Fiction, Hitman, Dicks: The Musical, The Holdovers, Anatomy of a Fall, Dream Scenario, and The Contestant – among others!) 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Spooky and Mystery 1:48- Intro – Welcome to Episode 444! E-mails! Reviews! 18:26- Tidbit – Taylor Swift 35:03 – Mini-Segment – One Piece (on Netflix) 42:59 – Segment 3 – Toronto Film Festival 2023 1:04:52 – Outro

This week, schedules got scrambled as hosts came back from Telluride and head off to Toronto for Fall Film Festival season. Through the magic of editing, David joins Patches and Da7e to preview some of the movies he saw at the Telluride Film Festival (Poor Things, All The Strangers, The Royal Hotel, The Bikeriders, Saltburn), then Katey has a question for Da7e (about cats) before those two jump in to review How to Blow Up a Pipeline (on Hulu!). CLICK HERE and enter the code PIPELINE at checkout for a free non-fiction ebook that this movie was based on. 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: How Do You Solve A Problem Like An Evil Nun? 1:16- Intro – Welcome to Episode 443! E-mails! Review! 12:29- Tidbit – David On Telluride Film Festival 2023 38:45 – Mini-Segment – Katey Has A Question 46:07 – Segment 3 – How to Blow Up a Pipeline 1:11:59 – Outro

This week, David is off beginning the fall festival run, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene in the war room. First, Katey wants to know what a “Feel Good” movie is and how it’s different from a comfort watch. Then, all three hosts talk UNION MOVIES with Katey watching Boxcar Bertha, and Patches and Da7e sounding off on Salt of the Earth. Finally, all three hosts talk about The Eight Mountains, currently on the Criterion Channel. 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: King Kong Ain’t Got Nuthin’ 1:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 442! E-mail! Reviews! 11:07- Tidbit – “Feel Good” Movies 24:41 – Mini-Segment – Boxcar Bertha/Salt of the Earth (1954) 37:06 – Segment 3 – The Eight Mountains 1:09:58 – Outro

Guest Matt Patches asks about SAG waivers for non-AMPTP films. The hosts discuss the new season of Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. They also review the gay rom-com Red, White, and Royal Blue. Other topics include video game activities, Marvel games, strikes and festivals, and lack of chemistry in sex scenes.

This week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia (AKA The Night of Counting the Years), there’s some talk about Love Island and then more talk about Marvel Snap.

This week, Patches is back in the War Room with Da7e and Katey! This week, Katey’s discovery of an old hard drive has the hosts debating how to deal with personal archives. Then, Katey saw Seth Rogan on screen before Turtles started and wonders why these pre-movie bumpers became a thing. Finally, Da7e and Katey saw the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AND YOU SHOULD TOO! 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Doomed Boats 1:50- Intro – Welcome to Episode 440! E-mail! Review! 9:50- Tidbit – Personal Archives 29:49 – Mini-Segment – Movie Bumpers 39:34 – Segment 3 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 1:00:55 – Outro

This week, summer vacations and child illness strikes again, leaving the War Room just for Katey and Da7e this week. Katey took some spare time to check out Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Da7e watched it recently, so they both sing the praises of this under-appreciated gem. Then, Katey wasn’t here last week for the Barbie review, so we circle back around to hear her thoughts. Then, Da7e goes a little more in depth with a Haunted Mansion review before both hosts wildly speculate on if the Box Office can sustain after Barbie‘s big win. 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Pizza-Pizza 1:40- Intro – Welcome to Episode 439! E-mail! 20:08- Tidbit – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 33:31 – Mini-Segment – Katey on Barbie 44:55 – Segment 3 – Haunted Mansion and Box Office Speculation 1:08:11 – Outro

Of course Katey is on vacation for the Barbie episode. This week, Da7e, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of actor/director Greta Gerwig’s films before jumping into a review of Barbie and the various reactions to the massive hit of a film that is also a Mattel ad. 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  David (@davidehrlich) . Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Haunted House 1:28- Intro – Welcome to Episode 438! Reviews! 7:37- Tidbit – The films of Greta Gerwig 30:50 – Segment 3 – Barbie 1:10:42 – Outro