548 – Supergirl, CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Toy Story 5
Jun 26, 2026
Show notes
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, Katey talks about seeing CATS: The Jellicle Ball, a new take on a “classic” and shames David for leaving a wedding without dancing. Finally, everyone who had kids brought them to Toy Story 5, which everyone enjoyed but Patches LOVED.
02:08 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 548! Alan is Missing. E-mail!
13:28 – Tidbit – Supergirl
30:00 – Mini-Segment – CATS: The Jellicle Ball
39:04 – Segment Three – Toy Story 5 (Full Spoilers)
01:18:19 – Outro
547 – The Death of Robin Hood, Patches didn’t see Disclosure Day, Disclosure Day
Jun 19, 2026
Show notes
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 malfunctioning IMAX projector but he did watch Heavenly Creatures at 5AM. Finally, your hosts that did see Disclosure Day (FULL SPOILERS) dig into it, with 2/3rds of the reviewers more positive than the remaining third.
02:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 547!KNICKS. E-mail!
09:44 – Tidbit – The Death of Robin Hood
36:04 – Mini-Segment – Patches Didn’t See Disclosure Day
48:49 – Segment Three – Disclosure Day (Full Spoilers)
01:06:35 – Outro
546 – Getting Paid For Obsession, Ocarina of Time in 2026, Widow’s Bay
Jun 11, 2026
Show notes
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 pay on the movie. For better or for worse, Da7e and Patches leap into that discussion. Then, Da7e and Patches try to explain to Katey how her Zelda-obsessed children are probably going to want to play the Switch 2 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time coming this year. Finally, Katey and Patches have really been enjoying Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay and talk about the high points in anticipation of the upcoming season conclusion.
02:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 546! Review!E-mail!
09:44 – Tidbit – Getting Paid For Obsession
36:04 – Mini-Segment – Ocarina of Time in 2026
48:49 – Segment Three – Widow’s Bay
01:06:35 – Outro
545 – 90s Summer, Backrooms Revisited, Pressure, I Love Boosters
Jun 03, 2026
Show notes
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, David has since seen Backrooms as have (checks box office numbers) a LOT of you, so Ehrlich gets to throw his thoughts into the endless hallways. Then, in Segment Three, Katey wants to talk about Pressure (which is NOT the one about aliens, Da7e learns) and Da7e wants to talk about I Love Boosters, so they slam them into one segment without pausing for a music break.
02:05 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 545! Review!E-mail!
08:18 – Tidbit – What’s a 90’s Summer?
21:23 – Mini-Segment – Backrooms Revisited
38:16 – Segment Three – Pressure and I Love Boosters
01:01:32 – Outro
544 – Mandalorian and Grogu, Backrooms, What’s Wrong With American Dramas?
May 29, 2026
Show notes
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. We swear we’re done talking about this movie, David’s son didn’t even want to stay to the end of the movie. Then, Da7e reports from having seen Backrooms and doesn’t spoil anything, if the movie explains anything, and if you know what Backrooms is at all. Finally, Patches has a big overarching question I have decided to summarize as “What’s Wrong with American Dramas?” because that’s a provocative part of it.
51:20 – Segment Three – What’s Wrong With American Dramas?
51:16 – Outro
A Not Numbered Episode About Google, A New Theatrical Star Wars Movie, and the Cannes Film Festival
May 21, 2026
Show notes
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. Da7e does not spoil any plot points or twists, so don’t worry!
Then, David and Katey check in from Cannes at 10:30PM last Monday. Seems like a light year, but Katey saw Club Kid, which A24 picked up! David liked Paper Tiger and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Katey also talks about her takeaways from her first Cannes Film Festival and her screening of Hope, a movie she thinks will work for a lot of people. Finally, the President of Global Cinema of Neon makes the mistake of walking past our hosts late at night on a street in France and mistakenly appears on the podcast.
If you want to skip directly to the Cannes dispatch, jump to 50:43
A Not Numbered Episode Where The Podcast Is Not Cancelled
May 14, 2026
Show notes
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. The two also talk about how the Tales from the Crypt TV series is on Shudder, the 3D concert movie Da7e saw, followed by a real concert. Patches thought Da7e watched Punisher: One Last Kill so he did and the two talk about it. Then, in wondering what a new Westworld movie could be about, they become two old men yelling about A.I. It’s fun! They don’t cancel the podcast.
A Not Numbered Episode About The Devil Wears Prada 2, Teeth, and Grogu
May 06, 2026
Show notes
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 why the movie looks different from its 2006 counterpart. This prompts the three Millennials to discuss what Millennial Nostalgia projects are in the works to capitalize on the movies of our past. Katey pitches The Audacity to the boys. That brings Patches, somehow, to a dentist story, which in turn brings David to Silent Friend, directed by Ildikó Enyedi that is in very limited release on the coasts. The boys in the hosts’ lives have been turning objects into blasters and violence, and Patches is wondering if it relates to media and Star Wars Day in public schools.
A Not Numbered Episode That Mentions Surf Dracula
May 01, 2026
Show notes
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. Katey has been watching a lot of Shrinking for her job, can finally admit she’ll be on Pop Culture Jeopardy in May, and has been enjoying The Testaments and Wonder Man. Patches got sucked into Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Da7e is still trapped in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 for a little while. None of them really endorse watching TV on planes, but Katey watched One of Them Days and liked it.
543 – Michaela Coel Week! – Mother Mary and The Christophers
Apr 23, 2026
Show notes
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!
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