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

The Film and Pop-Culture Podcast

Copyright: © 2023 Dave Gonzales

Latest Episodes:

516 – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kids Review Elio, 28 Years Later Jun 25, 2025
Show notes

This week, Katey and Patches both had children who had seen Pixar’s Elio in theaters but were home sick, so as responsible parents, they were used for content – this week’s mini segment! Also, David Ehrlich has played more Death Stranding 2: On the Beach than most people on Earth at this point, and he has some thoughts that lead to more discussion of video games brushing up against film. Finally, the boys saw 28 Years Later and attempt to explain what they saw to Katey, including talking about the second half of the movie and ending (starting at 1 hour and 12 minutes in).

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: SUUUUUUPEEEERRRMMMAAANNN

2:15 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 516!! Reviews!

15:25- Tidbit – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

36:06 – Mini-Segment – FITWR Kids Review Elio

51:08 – Segment 3 – 28 Years Later (SPOILERS START AT 1:12:00)

1:25:16 – Outro

515 – Tom Cruise Honorary Oscar, How To Train Your Dragon (Remake), Materialists Jun 19, 2025
Show notes

This week, Da7e is out seeing movies, so Katey, Patches, and David slam together to talk about Tom Cruise getting an Honorary Academy Award this year, Katey’s kids kinda MEH’d the new How To Train Your Dragon, then Katey and David go at Materialists, Celine Song’s follow-up to Past Lives. There’s a SPOILER GONG in Segment three!

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: 20-Some Years Later

1:51 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 515!!

14:16- Tidbit – Tom Cruise Getting Honorary Oscar

26:38 – Mini-Segment – How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

34:01 – Segment 3 – Materialists (SPOILERS START AT 47:16)

58:48 – Outro

514 – The Phoenician Scheme, Summer Game Fest ’25, The Life of Chuck Jun 12, 2025
Show notes

This week, Da7e and David get to weigh in on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (and are pretty nice to it, maybe?), then a very tired Patches reports back from this year’s Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles (the only thing happening in that city is Summer Game Fest, right?), then Katey and Da7e talk about the second Stephen King adaptation movie of the year, Mike Flannagan’s The Life of Chuck.

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: Marvel Throuple Rom Com

2:59 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 514!! E-mail!

15:13- Tidbit – The Phoenician Scheme

33:06 – Mini-Segment – Summer Game Fest 2025

47:25 – Segment 3 – The Life of Chuck

1:01:35 – Outro

513 – Predator: Killer of Killers, Mountainhead, From The World of John Wick: Ballerina Jun 07, 2025
Show notes

This week, let’s talk about some movies. NOW STREAMING on Hulu is the animated Predator: Killer of Killers, which Patches and David greatly enjoyed and tell Da7e and Katey about. Then, Katey got Da7e and Patches to watch Mountainhead on Max for the podcast and despite four good performances, the movie makes Da7e really mad (the other two liked it more). Finally, the Daves enlighten you on From the World of John WickL Ballerina (the movie in theaters this weekend) with some light but not major 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: Are You There, God, It’s Us, FITWR

1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 513!! Review! E-mail!

9:49- Tidbit – Predator: Killer of Killers

28:37 – Mini-Segment – Mountainhead

40:13 – Segment 3 – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

1:00:20 – Outro

512 – The Rehearsal S2, Lilo & Stitch (2025), Fountain of Youth May 29, 2025
Show notes

This week, everyone is back in the war room, and you’d think we’d do a Cannes check-in as a movie and pop culture podcast, but you’d be wrong. First, the dudes talk about The Rehearsal season two on HBO with SPOILERS because if you know you were watching it and if you don’t know it’s hard to explain. Then, David took his son to see Lilo & Stitch and A24 wanted to know how many minutes were left. Finally, Katey, Patches, and David endured the second screen blockbuster Fountain of Youth on Apple TV Plus and lived to tell about it.

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: Good Jackie Chan!

1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 512!! E-mail!

9:49- Tidbit – The Rehearsal S2 (Spoilers)

28:37 – Mini-Segment – Lilo & Stitch (2025)

40:13 – Segment 3 – Fountain of Youth

1:00:20 – Outro

511 – Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, Andor Season 2 May 22, 2025
Show notes

This week, David is seeing movies in France so Da7e, Katey, and Patches got together to talk about Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning and Andor Season 2. One of which they really liked and the other they mostly did not like. There was supposed to be a segment in the middle where David reported from Cannes, but that didn’t work out, we’ll catch up with David when he gets back.

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: Embarrassing Ways To Die

2:00 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 511!! Reviews!

12:06- Tidbit – Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning

35:19 – Segment 3 – Andor Season 2

1:00:40 – Outro

An Afternoon With Katey and Patches May 14, 2025
Show notes

Katey Rich and Matt Patches do their very best in the middle of the afternoon to talk about some stuff including being ready for the next Tom Cruise era (after one of them saw Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning), when Matt first saw the final cut of The Departed, wondering if Brad Pitt can be a Tom Cruise, why movie theme parks still work and the allure of a new Back to the Future movie. They close out wondering if this summer is going to be a terrible summer for movies.

510 – Trump’s “Film Tariffs,” Golden Globe for Podcasts, Thunderbolts* May 08, 2025
Show notes

This week, everyone’s in the war room to look towards the news. First, the President of the United States got on his Truth Social media platform and announced film tariffs that will never happen, but what might actually change with this new attention towards American production? Then, Katey has news about the Golden Globes opening up a new category. Finally, everyone saw Thunderbolts* and therefore everyone on the podcast knows what the * was for. The group debates the movie (including spoilers) and wonders if this is enough for the MCU to be back again.

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: Monty Python Quotes

2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 510!! E-Mail!

8:10- Tidbit – Trump Film Tariffs

22:26 – Mini-Segment – Podcasting Golden Globe

28:12 – Segment 3 – Thunderbolts* (with Spoilers)

1:04:41 – Outro

509 – The Shrouds, More Minecraft Takes, Havoc and Stunts May 01, 2025
Show notes

This week, Da7e and David attempt to explain The Shrouds, the latest David Cronenberg film, which is great but complex. Then, Katey managed to see The Minecraft Movie for herself, finally, and has some adult takes. Finally, Patches has the team watch Havoc on Netflix and talk about the current state of stunt-based action cinema! They’re getting an Academy Awards category!

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: Monty Python Quotes

1:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 509!! E-Mail!

11:58- Tidbit – The Shrouds

29:20 – Mini-Segment – More Minecraft Takes

36:00 – Segment 3 – Havoc and Stunts

59:06 – Outro

508 – Steven Soderbergh is Sad, Changes in the Oscar Rules, Sinners Apr 24, 2025
Show notes

This week, everyone is back in the War Room. First, Patches shared and Guardian article about Steven Soderbergh bemoaning the state of current “movies for adults” and we wonder if it might not be a little overblown (check out the article here). Then, Katey updates the boys on the new Oscar voting rules (and the likely non-enforcement) before the guys talk about Sinners. Ryan Coogler’s movie is making money but is it dun-dun-dun the end of the studio system…somehow?

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: Best Non-Skywalker

2:12 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 508!! Reviews! E-Mail!

12:13- Tidbit – Patches Vs. Soderbergh

29:14 – Mini-Segment – Change in Oscar Rules

38:38 – Segment 3 – Sinners

1:09:11 – Outro

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