

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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Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
490 – Salem’s Lot, Doctor Odyssey, Joker Folie à Deux
This week, David has to sit the week out, leaving Patches and Da7e to describe the new Salem’s Lot adaptation (streaming on Max) to Katey before Patches tells the other two hosts about the Ryan Murphy series Doctor Odyssey. Finally, Da7e and Katey both made a mistake and saw the second Joker in theaters.
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) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Lego Documentary
2:06 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 480!!
7:58- Tidbit – Salem’s Lot
26:40 – Mini-Segment – Doctor Odyssey
39:47 – Segment 3 – Joker Folie à Deux
58:55 – Outro

Oct 4, 2024 • 1h 15min
489 – His Three Daughters, Megalopolis, Spooky Season Kick-Off
This week, Da7e is back but David has a migraine from watching the Vice Presidential debate. All four hosts dig into His Three Daughters which made festival rounds last year but is now on Netflix. The Davids attempt to explain Megalopolis when David liked it and Da7e didn’t. Then, Patches broaches October with some recommendations for kicking off your “Spooky Season”
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) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Jukebox Musical
2:23 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 489!! E-mail!
12:43- Tidbit – His Three Daughters
27:17 – Mini-Segment – Megalopolis
44:06 – Segment 3 – Spooky Season Kick-Off
1:12:10 – Outro

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 1min
488 – My Old Ass, Will and Harper, The Substance
This week, Da7e has to tap out, but Patches, Katey, and David talk about gettin’ old and changing bodies starting with My Old Ass (in theaters now!), moving into Katey’s take on the new documentary Will and Harper (on Netflix this weekend!), and finally Katey and David talk about The Substance (also in theaters now!).
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) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Megalon
2:20 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 488!!
10:56- Tidbit – My Old Ass
26:55 – Mini-Segment – Will and Harper
37:28 – Segment 3 – The Substance
51:28 – Outro

Sep 19, 2024 • 1h 11min
487 – The Vulture Movie Fantasy League
This week, everyone is back from their festivals and in the war room to talk about the Vulture Movie Fantasy League. It’s a yearly fantasy movie draft that three of your host participated in last year (Katey won the podcasters league), and this year we have a mini league of our own: the FITWarriors. This week’s podcast we talk (mostly to David) about how to play the game then Patches and Da7e pepper our two festival going hosts with questions about what would make good bets. That allows us to get some info on TIFF Audience winner Life of Chuck and more!
Come out and play, Warriors. Head to movie game.vulture.com to sign up and put “FITWarriors” as the “League Name” to compete against each other.
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) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Our Young Asses
3:33 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 487!! Review! E-mails!
25:27 – The Vulture Movie Fantasy League
1:07:16 – Outro

Sep 13, 2024 • 59min
486 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Katey’s TIFF Check-In, Rebel Ridge
This week, the boys are in the War Room since David is back though Katey was still in transit. Patches and Da7e disagree about the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice before Katey checks in about TIFF though she’s actually home from TIFF and talks about liking Saturday Night and movies we’ll be talking about later in this year, like Hard Truths and Conclave. Finally, the guys all watched Rebel Ridge on Netflix and weigh in on what they thought.
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) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Good American Remakes
2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 486!! Review! E-mail!
15:34 – Tidbit – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
31:25 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s TIFF Check-In
37:19 – Segment 3 – Rebel Ridge
56:06 – Outro

Sep 4, 2024 • 1h 17min
485 – Star Wars: Outlaws, Blink Twice, Fall Preview Trivia
This week, David is out at festivals, but we caught Katey Rich right before she left! Patches and Da7e talk about playing Ubisoft’s new game Star Wars: Outlaws, then Da7e praises the look of Blink Twice if not the plot. Finally, Patches curates a Katey Vs Da7e Fall Movie Preview Trivia (Patches Matches)!
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: John Cho Vs. AI
1:17 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 485!! Reviews! E-mails!
14:12 – Tidbit – Star Wars: Outlaws
31:20 – Mini-Segment – Blink Twice
38:47 – Segment 3 – Fall Preview Trivia
1:13:12 – Outro

Aug 29, 2024 • 1h 12min
484 – Only Murders In The Building S4, The Crow (2024), Beetlejuice
This week, Da7e is out but the podcast rolls on as Patches and Katey kick off the podcast with a discussion of Strange Darling (in theaters this weekend) and need to spoil it a little bit, so there’s some SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTING AT 16 mins and 42 seconds. Then, the hosts discuss the theatrics of the Democratic National Convention and a special guest that never materialized. Finally, David and Patches dig into Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus.
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: John Cho Vs. AI
2:24 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 484!! Review!
15:06 – Tidbit – Only Murders in the Building Season 4
27:27 – Mini-Segment – The Crow (2024)
45:06 – Segment 3 – Beetlejuice
1:00:01 – Outro

Aug 23, 2024 • 1h 5min
483 – Strange Darling, The DNC, Alien: Romulus
This week, Da7e is out but the podcast rolls on as Patches and Katey kick off the podcast with a discussion of Strange Darling (in theaters this weekend) and need to spoil it a little bit, so there’s some SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTING AT 16 mins and 42 seconds. Then, the hosts discuss the theatrics of the Democratic National Convention and a special guest that never materialized. Finally, David and Patches dig into Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus.
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: Eat the Rich
2:05 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 483!!
9:53 – Tidbit – Strange Darling (Spoilers at 16:42)
24:11 – Mini-Segment – Was the Democratic National Convention entertaining?
37:14 – Segment 3 – Alien: Romulus
1:00:33 – Outro

Aug 16, 2024 • 60min
482 – Industry, Daughters, and A.I. (Best movie of the 2000s)
This week, David eventually makes it to the podcast as the group discusses Industry which seems like the new fun HBO show upgraded to Sunday nights this season. Then Katey lets you know about Daughters a documentary you can watch on Netflix before David has to answer for A.I. topping IndieWire’s Best Movies of the 2000s List.
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: Movie Goop
1:35 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 482!! Reviews! E-Mails!
18:40 – Tidbit – Industry
31:49 – Mini-Segment – Daughters
38:20 – Segment 3 – A.I. (The Best Movie of the 2000s)
56:03 – Outro

Aug 9, 2024 • 1h 21min
“Meanwhile” AKA It’s a TRAP! We’re WALLED IN! Uh…BORDERLANDS!
Patches and Da7e are the two FITWR hosts back from August vacations so they get together to discuss a number of topics like:
Dave’s BirthdayPatches Has No TattoosDave’s Twin Peaks TattooLilo And StitchDeadpool & WolverineMarvel PanicTrapWhat is M. Night Shamalayn doing?Twilight of the Warriors: Walled InBorderlandsWhy don’t people like House of the Dragon?Rings of Power Season 2
No major spoilers on any of those things (except maybe Deadpool & Wolverine which has been straight up posting its cameos), and a lot of weirdness in between.