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

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are gathering the motherboxes, but it takes us an awfully long time to get around to Zack Snyder's Justice League. With a little more distance from last week's events in Georgia, we present to you last week's Segment 3, a review of Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life. Then, […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are talking about the Russo Bros making Tom Holland do Cherry and what-the-eff happened with that. Then, there's a brief segment where we talk about this year's Oscar Nominations even though we have until late April before the actual ceremony. Finally, in place of a Defending Your […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are talking some of David's favorite topics: lyrical romances between two women set in some period. This week, we're talking about The World To Come, which you can VOD right now! Before that, the quad wrap up WandaVision now that its all aired and Katey answers all […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David have all caught up with Regina King's One Night In Miami on Amazon Prime and have lots of praise for it. Then, a mini-segment that features mini-reviews of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday and Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry. If the episode seems like reasonable discussions […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David all have video games they are playing, so they devote the mini-segment to that. Before talking games, Patches and David have both seen Paul W.S. Anderson's Monster Hunter and have very different takeaways about how fun it was. Then, after video games, it's finally time to talk […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David talk about Wandavision before that Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe show airs its final three episodes. Then, David and Patches weigh in on the silliness that is Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar before all the hosts talk about Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David will answer if the the white guy from Indiewire liked Malcolm and Marie. Before taking on Sam Levinson's Netflix film that very much wants to be talked abut, Patches and Katey wonder if there's anything The Academy Awards could learn from the Super Bowl, and David and […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are sticking with movies starring Washingtons and talking about The Little Things, currently in theaters and streamable on HBO Max. But, before we get to The Little Things, Patches, Katey and David have updates about this year's virutal Sundance and they briefly touch on  CODA, On the Count […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are finally going to talk about Christopher Nolan's Tenet since Katey and Da7e were able to rent it. Also, the gang talks about Hulu's In and of Itself and try to define it without spoiling it. In the middle of those two things, Da7e gets to talk […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David are gonna talk about Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman (including some spoilers they will warn you about), then Patches reminds us about Vox Lux (including spoilers baked into the segment), before Katey's has convinced us to give Amazon's The Wilds, a TV series (YA twist on Lost?) […]

A Long Podcast About The Good Movies of 2019 It's been quite the 2020 for the movies, but we made a Top Tens episode anyway! With fewer blockbusters in theaters because basically nothing was in theaters, movies still shone through. Let's close out this nightmare year with discussion and reccommendation of great films. Take a listen, […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David give updates on what they watched (and what toys their kids got) during the holiday for a brief Holiday Pandemic Check-In, then all four return to reviewing movies with segments on Wonder Woman 1984 (streaming on HBO Max) and Soul (streaming Disney+). Take a listen, embed and/or […]

This week – Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David gather for one last time in the accursed 2020 to discuss how a video game with a lot of bugs got released to the public and it was so bad that people are getting their money back and it's been pulled from the Playstation Store. The, Ma […]

This week, Meryl Streep is in The Prom and Let Them All Talk, is either one any good? Then, Da7e breaks down the Disney Plus Investor's Day drop as breifly as he can, then all your hosts – Katey, Da7e, Patches and David – talk about some good things that happened in 2020. Apparently those […]

This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches can finally talk about Mank! David Fincher's new Netflix movie is available to stream, and up for discussion on Segment Three. Before that, everyone talks about how HBO Max is going to release Warner Bros movies same day and date in 2021 and Christopher Nolan is mad about it. […]

Four Three Two One – This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are back on format, but David forgets that we don't seamlessly transition between the Mini-Segment and Segment 3. Watching How To with John Wilson on HBO was great and we tell you why, then David reports back on what was undone in The Undoing, […]

This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches are all back on format. First, Netflix has Hillbilly Elegy, is it any good? Then, each host gives an earnest attempt to give a reccommendation of something to watch before making those 2020 Top Tens. Finally, what are The Superhero Awards, Patches? Take a listen, embed and/or download […]

Four Movies That Exceeded Our Expectations For Them It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!  Each of your four hosts has picked a movie that lived up to, nay, exceeded their expectations, which was a tenious idea for a Quell when we picked it before the elections, but at least now we can hope the […]

  This week, Katey, Da7e, Patches and David talk about what they were able to do last week during the election. It wasn't much. NEXT WEEK IS A QUARTER QUELL AND WE'RE BACK TO MOVIES Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey […]

  This week, Katey, Da7e, Patches and David talk about Queens Gambit on Netflix and Creeping American Anxiety. 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 […]

This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches get David back now that his birthday is over, but keep Sacha Baron Cohen subjects around. The podcast starts with a discussion of Sofia Coppola's newest On The Rocks, then we touch on The Haunting of Bly Manor before everyone dives in on the second Borat movie that dropped […]

This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are joined by returning guest Jordan Hoffman (Vanity Fair, The Guardian, @JHoffman) since we recorded on David's birthday. Jordan, Katey, and Patches throw down about Netflix's new Rebecca, then everyone stops to make some penis jokes at a New Yorker writer's expense, then they tear into Aaron Sorkin's The […]

This week, Katey, David, Patches and Da7e talk about WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE THREE: THE ABSENT DESTINATIONS OF DAVID PRIME, which is on Vimeo and is the official title. Then, everyone but Da7e saw and basically liked Shithouse, a good movie with a title that isn't great. Finally, Disney is pivoting to streaming, what does […]

This week, Katey, David, Patches and Da7e all watched Dick Johnson is Dead on Netflix and really liked this heartfelt film! Then, David and Katey comisserate over how digital film festivals have been working out in this post-NYFF and TIFF season. Finally, it's time for a pandemic check in that includes The Vow and American […]

This week, a lot of movies finally moved off the release calendar for 2020, so David is wondering if that means our cups will overflow in 2021. Then, David has been playing a rogue style game called Hades and he will explain what both of those things mean. Finally, it's a Pandemic Check-In so Katey, […]

This week, Patches and Da7e dig into The Devil All The Time, which has some great performances BUT….then, Katey chimes in on the remote Emmys, then everyone dives in to talk about The Boys, Amazon Prime's superhero satire series that is currently in season 2.  Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from […]

This week, Katey and David report from the digital film festival that is Toronto International Film Festival this year. They touch upon Nomadland, American Utopia, The World to Come, One Night in Miami, Wolfwalkers, and more! then, David has high praise for AppleTV+'s Ted Lasso, finally – Tenet didn't do so well "in theaters" for two […]

This week, everyone saw Mulan on Disney+ and just as news broke about production thanking Chinese governmental propaganDA organizations committing human rights violations, Katey, Da7e, David, and Patches review it. Then, Da7e and David have opinions on the new Crystal Dynamics Avengers game and finally everyone tries to figure out Netflix's I'm Thinking of Ending Things […]

This week, Da7e is saved by your reviews! (And one from his own mother that we read at the end of the episode). Katey and David watched MTV pull off a Covid VMAs, everyone takes a moment of shock over the sudden death of actor Chadwick Boseman, and three of the hosts enjoyed Bill and […]

This week, we've been watching a lot of "live events" in quarantine so Katey kicks off a conversation with Da7e, Patches, and David about if anything is working or sticking. Then, Patches calles an audible to talk about Halloween, before everyone talks about DC Fandome, the event. and the recations to things like The Batman […]

This week, we have to squeeze in a podcast before Katey speaks at the DNC! Katey, Matt, Da7e, and David all saw the first episode of Lovecraft Coutry on HBO, the guys saw the Ren and Stimpy fan documentary Happy Happy Joy Joy, and it's time for another Pandemic Check-In that covers spiders in video […]

This week, everyone is back to talk media! First, I May Destroy You on HBO Plus has lured everyone in to its unique TV. Then, news from inside Disney suggests there won't be any legacy releases of 4K UHD discs – is physical media really dead this time? Finally, David has been watching so much […]

This week, Katey is back, but David is on vacation. Patches, Katey and Da7e discuss Beyoncé's new visual album Black is King, then Patches and Da7e sound off on the newly added to HBO Max Harley Quinn animated series. Finally, a pandemic check-in that stays on topic with You Must Remember This: Polly Platt, The Pelican […]

This week, Katey has taken another vacation, so Patches, Da7e and David gather for another Bro-Cast, this time corrisponding with our 20th Pandemic Podcast. First, the guys discuss Taylor Swift's new album Folklore, then Patches has a question about what movies are going to look like post virus. Finally, there's a big Pandemic Check-In that […]

This week, there's no end in sight by the FITWR Pandemic Metric: Tenet has been delayed again. We discuss what that means, argue about masks, then David talks about the weird new Charlie Kaufman novel, Antkind. Katey, Da7e, David, and Patches all chime in for another big old Pandemic Check-In. Take a listen, embed and/or […]

This week, Katey is back and there are a bunch of new movies to watch! First, all four hosts dig into Palm Springs, the new Hulu comedy sensation that's currently streaming. They all liked it and discuss some spoilers, so watch before listening if possible. Then, Da7e tries to hold Patches, Katey, and David to […]

This week, Katey is on vacation, so it's just the guys here to make weird jokes and talk about media. First, David, Patches, and Da7e bring their media they've been watching for a Pandemic Check-In. Then, Patches and David want to caution you off Eurovision. Finally, Patches saw Hamilton for the first time and Da7e […]

This week, David finally gets to talk about playing The Last of Us Part 2. He dives right in (wth some spoilers towards the end, Patches will warn you). Before all that, though, Katey, Matt, Da7e, and David debate if they're going to the theater to see Tenet (they're not, it's a death trap), and […]

This week, David finally gets to talk about playing The Last of Us Part 2. He dives right in (wth some spoilers towards the end, Patches will warn you). Before all that, though, Katey, Matt, Da7e, and David debate if they're going to the theater to see Tenet (they're not, it's a death trap), and […]

This week, there's movie news to talk about as the Academy Awards announces it's pushing back the ceremony honoring 2020, plus Patches and David saw Artemis Fowl so they could warn you off it. There are questions about Josh Gad following the podcast, then a review of Spike Lee's newest Da Five Bloods, which is […]

This week, Asa and a giant cockroach attempt to derail a return to normal segments. Katey, Da7e, Patches, and David check in with each other's media consumption during the ongoing pandemic, then Da7e has to rant about why Shrek is over-rated based on a Shrek 2 clip making light of police brutality on the show […]

This week, America has erupted in protests against police brutality. This episode was recorded on Monday June 1st, before the President's photo op. Your hosts check in on each other, before talking about a loight Pandemic Check-In with things they are watching, then talk a bit about HBO Max. Because the world is weird, there […]

In a very special episode of The Film Stage's live Cinephile Game Night series, a livestream series featuring cinephiles, critics and filmmakers going head to head in support of COVID-19 relief funds. Katey, Patches, David and Da7e face off against  Jordan Raup, Conor O’Donnell, Dan Mecca, and Cinephile creator Cory Everett Everyone was playing to raise money for […]

This week, we're back to the pandemic format, which is to say going long. After another Pandemic Check-In that begins with Da7e's Child, the group praises the career of recently departed filmmaker Lynn Shelton, then answers two questions they didn't get to on last week's Episode 300 Call-In Show. Join us on Twitter SATURDAY MAY […]

For the fans. It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! – Sort of. It's a new format? Is it really a Quell?  Your four hosts took some time on a Monday in May in these coronavirus times to take some calls on Zoom and the phone. Some special guests drop by, and everyone reminisces […]

This week, even when they try to commit to format, your hosts find a reason to go long. Katey, Patches, Da7e, and David check in with each other for another Pandemic Check-In, unveil plans for Episode 300, talk about the Parks & Recreation special episode and discuss Patches' piece on Josh Trank – The Post-Disaster […]

Two months of pandemic is weighing on everyone, so your host decided to do a mini episode just checking in (and buying time for the Quarter Quell), but then they talked for 47 minutes. It's another pandemic check in! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow […]

This week, David has to tag out as his paternity leave runs out and the pandemic has not let up. Dave, Katey, and Patches check in on each other for Week 7 of being in a pandemic – there are still things left to watch! Then, Patches is concerned with some of the coverage of the […]

This week, we have questions about what T.V. is going to look like after all of this is over since Patches watched H.O.R.S.E. on ESPN. Then, Katey watched One Fine Day which is perfectly fine and takes place in one day. Then, Patches watched Crash for the first time. You know, the movie that's maybe […]

This week, there's a whole new media service that launched for a free trial: IT'S QUIBI! The Gang dives into the QUIck BItes service for segment three after a mini-segment where David is playing difficult video games to excercise control over his life and another Pandemic Check-In with everyone. Take a listen, embed and/or download […]

This week, the podcast attempts to go back to format, but everyone's boundaries of topic are still a bit indistinct. We check-up with everyone for a Quarentine Check-IN that involves some Spider-Man cartoon talk at the very end. David and Katey talk about The Plot Agianst America which is halfway through its run on HBO. […]

This week, we're all still social distancing, which isn't that much different from last week. David, Katey, and Patches are home with offspring while Da7e shows up from his hidey-hole in Denver to have free-form discussion about what is happening and when we might be able to get back to society. Take a listen, embed […]

This week, we're all social distancing, which isn't that much different for the podcast, but is different for the lives of our hosts. David, Katey, and Patches are home with offspring while Da7e shows up from his hidey-hole in Denver to have free-form discussion about what is happening. The crowd-funding effort David mentions is Cinema Worker […]

This week, Patches is out with a virus that isn't THAT VIRUS, so David, Katey, and Da7e unite in the War Room. Katey tries to sell the Daves on First Cow, and David tries to sell Da7e on Netflix's Love is Blind. From maybe-nice-core to reality-TV-marriages. Finally, someone takes this all seriously when your hosts […]

This week, Katey is out and might be becoming a zombie, so the guys get together to talk about all the CGI/Computer-Animated movies for families out there and how it seems like they're getting worse. Outside of that big topic, David and Patches sing the praises of the newest season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and […]

This week, Patches headed out west to learn about Project Luminous AKA Star Wars: The High Republic and checks in with Da7e to download. Katey, David, and Da7e discuss Jesus Rolls, the psuedo spin-off to The Big Lebowski and David and Katey try to decide if Hunters is as thrilling as it seems. Take a […]

This week, David's on vacation with his wife and child, so Katey, Patches and Da7e convene to finally talk about Netflix's Oscar-winning labor documentary American Factory, Patches fills in Da7e and Katey on Sonic The Hedgehog, then Katey has been watching older movies and falling down rabbit holes. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; […]

  This week, The Academy Awards happened and PARASITE WON BIG! While Katey is absent on post-Oscar business, David, Da7e, and Matt Patches got together to talk about the surprise stumbling of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, they each have a TV show to talk about (Evil, Sex Education, and Locke & Key) plus obligatory […]

  This week, Patches and David are back from Sundance! But before they break down the standouts of Sundance 2020 (in another Netflix dominated year), the whole crew pow-wows about how Dolly Parton media has seen a resurgence and has a final "mini" segment about this weekend's Academy Awards. Take a listen, embed and/or download […]

  This week, David and Patches are at the Sundance Film Festival, so Katey and Da7e make their own fun for a duo episode. Both hosts have picked movies currently streaming that they hadn't seen before. Katey decided to stream Sophia Coppola's The Bling Ring on Netflix and Da7e picked Ivan Reitman's Stripes. Was it […]

  This week, a big win at the SAG awards has your four hosts revisiting Parasite and America's Parasite fever concerning this best picture hopeful. Then, David has a short period of time to talk to Patches about how Bad Boys For Life actually works. Finally – with Friends, The Office, and Big Bang Theory […]

  This week, all four hosts are back in the war room! After a lengthy first segment catching up with the stuff we watched over the break, David and Katey square off over if there should be a Critic's Branch to the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences before all four hosts dive into Best Picture […]

  This week, David is still on baby leave and Katey has a sick child, so Da7e and Patches assemble…each other…to talk about the Golden Globes. The conversation also includes many tangents, such as big lies, what to learn in college, and Da7e insisting The Joker is not good. Take a listen, embed and/or download […]

A Long Podcast About The Good Movies of 2019 It's that time of year again: time to make a list! Katey and Patches have their top ten films of the year and Da7e will host a countdown episode, popping in occasionally to give his top five picks for best movie 2019.  Also – MEET DAVID'S […]

SURPRISE! Even though Katey and David are on well deserved holiday breaks, Da7e and Patches thought it would be weird to end 2019 without talking about Star Wars: The Rise of Skeywalker, the newest Star Wars movie where JJ Abrams tries to wrap up the Skywalker Saga. SPOILERS THROUGHOUT – Either see the movie or […]

  BE AWARE – THIS IS THE FINAL "NORMAL" EPISODE of Fighting In the War Room for 2019. We Will Return the Week Of 12/22 with our TOP TEN 2109 Episode! This week, David is still taking care of his new child, so Katey, Patches and Da7e unite for one more "normal" episode before 2019 […]

This week, David is still taking care of his new child, so Katey, Patches and Da7e reminisce about movies they liked from the past decade that no one is talking about anymore (okay, not enough people are talking about). Then, Patches has seen Knives Out finally, so there's a short check in before all three […]

This week, David is OUT because he had a CHILD, so Katey, Da7e, and Patches hold down the fort by discussing Rian Johnson's ensemble mystery Knives Out (without spoiling the whodunnit), the guys update Katey on who HBO's Watchemen is so good after the most recent episode, and the trio discuss Frozen 2 and how […]

This week, Katey and David talk about how good The Crown Season 3 on Netflix is, even though David refuses to spoil anything past the second episode of the season, then – Ford V. Ferrari is…boring? Finally, we ponder the past decade in documentaries: what worked for us, what didn't, what got over exposed. Take […]

This week, Katey and David have seen Marriage Story and can talk about it now that it's in theaters (and coming to Netflix next month), plus David has seen the new Charlie's Angels and reports back with unexpectady good news. Finally, Disney+ is finally upon us – get some first impressions of the service and […]

This week, Katey comes in late for a mini-segment on Dickinson, the Apple TV+ show that modernizes the language and drama of the poet. Before that, it's up to Da7e and Patches to interrogate David about what the new video game Death Stranding really is. Finally, with Da7e getting to see Parasite in theaters, all […]

This week, Katey, Da7e, and David contemplate the impeding Disney+ and Apple TV+ battle that launches the streaming wars. Then, Da7e has some news about old FITWR wpisode feeds (currently in the process of iTunes Store Approval!) before David's question about Horror Autuer Cinema sparks a conversation. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for […]

This week, David's microphone cable breaks minutes before the podcast starts, but that doesn't stop David and Patches from getting into a scrap over the quality of Terminator: Dark Fate, Katey from asking Da7e Star Wars questions about the final Rise of Skywalker trailer from Monday Night Football, and all four being relatively impressed with […]

Movies from the Past 10 Years that Define the Past 10 Years It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!   This episode sees each host bring a movie they feel represents the past decade, bound by a release date in the past ten years. If that's confusing, don't worry, they talk about it before […]

This week, David's seen Ang Lee's Gemini Man, so Patches takes this oppertunity to toot the horn of the "event movie" and bring up that it's not playing anywhere in America properly. Then, Martin Scorsese says the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't cinema and we have TAKES. Finally, everyone in the podcast saw Joker. What did […]

This week, Da7e read a book and played a video game, so he's going to pilot our other three hosts through the first two segments, one about the new book from Disney CEO Bob Iger that includes a bunch of Hollywood business stories, and another about a game taking the internet by storm (the one […]

This week, all four hosts are back to discuss this year's Emmy broadcast and Fleabag/streaming dominance before Patches reports in on the newest Ryan Murphy, Netflix's The Politician. Finally, Katey, Patches, and David dig into Ad Astra, now in theaters, including a second half with spoiler talk. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for […]

This week, Da7e got caught in a Storm, so Katey goes to bat for Hustlers, David feels contrarian about JoJo Rabbit winning the Toronto International Film Festival, and the three hosts play the Cinephile Movie Game – which you can get here. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us […]

This week, David and Katey phone in for a segement three about the movies they saw at the Toronto International Film Festival this year – including some top five great movies that Katey Rich got to check out. The rest of the episode is what Da7e and Patches wanted to talk about with Katey and […]

This week, David is in transit to another film festival, but Da7e is back (and manages to hold his tongue about Luce). Instead, Katey and Da7e talk up The Righteous Gemstones, the new Danny McBride joint on HBO. Then, Patches isn't liking Succession as much as Katey. Finally, the D23 Convention was last weekend in […]

This week, Da7e had to drop out, so Katey and David challenge Patches on his liking of the movie Luce, then David got to see the ultra-rare Midsommar director's cut and reports back. Finally – with summer over, let's look back of over the dumb discourse we've had about film the past few months. Take […]

    This week, Netlfix released a Rocko's Modern Life special called Static Cling and it's actually pretty good! Plus, it's back to trying to talk you into Cold Case Hammarskjold, a true crime documentary. Finally, the President tweeted about violence in Hollywood, then Universal pulled a whole movie off it's slate.  Take a listen, […]

This week, David is on vacation, but The Farewell is in wide release (!!!) so Katey and David chime in to this fantastic movie. Then, Katey wants to talk about Emmys, Dave wants to talk about going to a metal show and Patches wants to talk about X-Men, so they do all three. Finally, Patches […]

This week, besides a short tidbit to talk about Netflix's strange but charming David Harbour (Jr.) project Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein, the rest of the episode is dedicated to talking about Quentin Tarantino's latest and the first week of discourse around it. Jump off when you hear the GONG if you do NOT want SPOILERS. […]

This week, the gang is all together to talk about IndieWire's Best 100 Movies of the Decade list, which David helped edit. then, thoughts on the recently announced Toronto International Film Festival premieres announced this week since Katey's on her way later this year. Finally, fresh off of San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Patches checks back […]

This week, the second of two podcasts. David and Patches did NOT like The Lion King and break down why it's all kind of a pointless excercise you can see this weekend (if you absolutely want to). Then, after a brief plug to The Farewell from David (which most of us cannot see yet), the […]

This week, you get TWO PODCASTS (because of something Patches will explain at the top), so this one is mopping up some stuff you've probably seen or have the oppertunity to see RIGHT NOW! David is away for the first of this week's two podcasts, so Da7e dominates making Katey watch Stranger Things 3, monologuing […]

This week, David, Da7e, and Patches get together to talk about SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME with FULL SPOILERS in a good-old-fashioned REVIEW episode (that ends up lasting longer than it needs to once it becomes apparent David very much disagrees). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: […]

This week, all four hosts get together to talk about the BEST PERFORMANCES of 2019 so far that is not at all inspired by and IndieWire survey, right? But first – Katey and David saw Toy Story 4 and are ready to live in the age of Forky, then Patches and Da7e talk Los Espookys […]

This week, the podcast is late because od Da7e travelling but – HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATEY! Patches, Da7e, and David all want to talk about E3, David wants to remind everyone that Mad Men was a good show, then all the hosts turn their attention to HBO's Euphoria which is…well, it's something. Take a listen, embed […]

This week, everyone is back together to talk about Big Little Lies returning to HBO for another season! Alos, Da7e saw Dark Phoenix and we have to revisit that disaster since it's the final X-Men movie under 20th Century Fox. Finally, David has some great news, which means it's time to talk about Parenting Media. […]

This week, after a breif discussion about when Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, we're choc-full of REVIEWS! First on the chopping block, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which ends up being a surprise letdown for Godzilla-fan Da7e. Then, Patches and David saw Dark Phoenix…is it…a good X-Men movie? Finally, everyone wants to talk and rave about […]

This week, scheduling conflicts lead to a chopped up episode that includes both Daves! David has some more Cannes films to talk about (including some butt boo-ing), then Da7e and Patches discuss the Game of Thrones documentary The Last Watch, then Da7e is out for Katey, David, and Patches to discuss Booksmart and its performance […]

This week – Game of Thrones spoilers in Segment 3  This week, David is at Cannes and Da7e is doing a live show for another podcast in San Francisco, so Katey and Patches take on the new live action Aladdin before passing into tired Dave updates from elsewhere in the world. Then, Patches and Katey bring home […]

This week – Game of Thrones spoilers through the penultimate episode in Segment 3  This week, David is at Cannes and Da7e is tired with Game of Thrones coverage, so Katey and Patches take on Amy Poehler's Wine Country in a review, talk about how they saw Oaklahoma on Broadway together, then Da7e wakes up again […]

This week – AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILERS  A podcast about Avengers: Endgame's huge box office draw and a SPOILER discussion and review from your four hosts is broken up in the middle by a mini-segment about Tim Robinson's Netflix sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all […]

This week – NO AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILERS – THAT IS FOR NEXT WEEK. David is out for the week, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about the newly announced Disney+ service that was inevitable, Patches' re-watch of The Matrix 20 years later, and how much Katey does and can be expected to remember about the […]

This week – Katey and Patches watched the suprise Childish Gambino (AKA Donald Glover) movie Guava Island and found it…meh? David wants you to see High Life really bad even though it's probablt hard for you to see High Life, then Katey, Patches, and David all talk about Her Smell and why we need to […]

This week – Patches calls in from LA so Katey, Da7e, and David can talk about Game of Thrones (the final season!) coming up this weekend, Patches' experience at the Avengers Endgame Press event, and -finally! – our review of SHAZAM! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on […]

This week – Katey is back to hear David and Da7e talk about what happened with Tim Burton's odd-duck movie DUMBO. What's the deal with Ream Land? Then, David's newest punishing video game has us discussing punishing obsessions, finally REST IN PEACE 20TH CENTURY FOX. The group talks about what was, what has them worried, […]

This week – Katey has to take the week off because of visiting family, so the three FITWR boys circle around to discuss: APPLE TV+ ! Yeah, Apple is entering the streaming market with a very vague product that confuses us. Then, for a mini segment we talk about Netflix's Love Death Robots before finally […]

Pop Culture Obsessions That Have Lasted A Lifetime It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!   This episode sees each host bring a movie about New York City that reminds them about their personal experience in New York City. That's right! This podcast used to be with four friends living in the same town. […]

This week – Everyone has seen CAPTAIN MARVEL and we're finally ready to talk about the 21st installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (everyone feel old with us). But first – Patches is back from SXSW and can report on some movies, while David saw some new flicks too. Both guys have a list of […]

This week – The three guys all watched both parts of Leaving Neverland, the HBO Michael Jackson documentary, and get to debate if Katey needs to see it at all. Then, Patches is convinced everyone will like "I'm Sorry" a TruTV comedy he pitches as a female Curb Your Enthusiasm. Finally, Steven Spielberg asks the […]

This week – KATEY IS BACK! Well, we hope she's back, as the podcast balances on her new son's continued sleep. Everyone re-convenes in the War Room to talk about the Academy Awards Ceremony. Did it need a host? Why is Patches the only one who didn't end up liking "The Shallow" performance? Why doesn't […]

This week, David has returned from the Berlin Film Festival and brings us the notes on stuff that we should definitely look forward to seeing later in the year. He went festivaling so you didn't have to! Then, maybe as a reward for surviving a festival, David gets to talk about his current video game […]

This week, a hail mary pass to Katey for a Russian Doll segment gets blown up by a fussy baby, and David is in Berlin, so it's up to Da7e and Patches to not cancal the podcast this time – they have a 50-50 track record so far. In this normally strucutred episode, Da7e tries […]

This week, the boys are back from Sundance (Katey is still on parental leave)! First up, they take on Velvet Buzzsaw, the new Netflix Jake Gyllenhall black satire film. Then, while everyone else had a football gaming event weekend, Da7e attended an EDM concert in a video game. Finally, with Patches and David both filled […]

This week, David and Patches are at Sundance, so instead of a normal episode, Da7e decided to give Patches a call and found him hanging out in Park City with Jordan Hoffman. The three re-unite to talk about some of Jordan's favorite Sundance movies (including a Dr. Ruth documentary) and Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. […]

This week, the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards have come out and they are…surprising. Patches plays central host to two conversations about the nominess and the Oscars in general, one with Katey Rich who is pulled away for a special maternity leave appearence, and another with David Ehrlich (which includes deciding if the Chicken […]

This week, the three guys of FITWR talk M. Night Shyamalan's newest film Glass (out this weekend), discuss the news that Chris McQuarrie and Tom Cruise are going back to Mission: Impossible twice more, then David and Patches finally stumbled into Escape from Dannemora and were pleasently surprised! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for […]

This week, we welcome in the New Year and absent Katey Rich, who gave birth to another son! Congratulations Katey! The boys soldier on, with David and Da7e having a go at Patches for including Aquaman in his Top Ten 2018 previous episode, a discussion about the choose your own adventure episode of Black Mirror, […]

Strap In For A Long Podcast About The Very Good Year of 2018 It's that time of year again: time to make a list! Katey, Patches and David all have their top ten films of the year and Da7e will host a countdown episode, popping in occasionally to give his top five picks for best […]

This week, Dave is sick, but Patches has seen Aquaman, David has seen Welcome to Marwen and Katey, David, and Patches have all seen Mary Poppins Returns. Can Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel Miranda entertain Patches and David as much as they entertained Charlie? Find out on this week's Fighting In the War Room. Take […]

This week, Into the Spider-Verse is hitting theaters and everyone named David on the podcast is into it. Then, Patches, Katey, and Da7e catch up with The Good Place on the occasion of a very Janet mid-season finale. Finally – Patches has a prompt that has each host pick a movie "for" 2018. Figure out […]

This week, David is back, and The Favourite is in enough theaters that it's time all four hosts revisited this costume drama with bite (and four wonderful performances). Then, a former President of the United States died and people not from our podcast talked poorly of the dead, how did we feel about that? Finally […]

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This week, three segments, three movie reviews! The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is on Netflix, Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald is in theaters now, and so is Widows, which is the much better movie! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), […]

This week, we're keeping up with 2018's Neflix-heavy content meta debate on the occassion of Outlaw King's new edit being available on the platform and Dave getting to see Roma in a theater – can YOU see it in a theater? All that plus reccommendations from Katey, David, and Dave, and Charlie, sort of, who […]

This week, the podcast talks about a Julia Roberts Amazon show that's based on a podcast – it's Homecoming! Then, David warns us all off Bohemian Rhapsody, then the gang digs into Private Life, the Kathryn Hahn/Paul Giamatti drama currently on Netflix. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us […]

This week, David decides that it's time to revisit James Cameron's Titanic this time, not Katey! Then – a documentary about skateboarding called Mind the Gap uses footage from throughout a young man's life and makes for a good mini-segment reccommendation. Finally, Filmstruck announces it is closing at the end of November. It is very […]

How does this keep happening? This week, Patches and Da7e are left alone in the War Room AGAIN – will they shut down the whole show this time? First, the two guys talk about the new Guy Richie Aladdin teaser and how Disney is growing to eat the world. Then, for a very special mini-segment, […]

This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e take a moment to talk about Bad Times and the El Royale, Drew Goddard's crime film in theaters now! Then, Da7e and Patches have big ups for Netflix's Big Mouth and it's portrayal of pueberty. Finally, everyone liked First Man, except Da7e who did not see it. A […]

This week, Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about The Good Place Season 3 (so far), David reveals he's been caring for a live hedgehog, and it's finally time to review A Star Is Born! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), […]

This week, everyone is back in the war room! Katey went to go see internet song-parody/comedy artist Randy Rainbow and that leads the gang to talking about echo chamber media. Then, some thoughts on Netflix's Maniac for a mini-segment. Finally, Tom Hardy's bizarre performance in Venom has us asking what we want from superhero performances […]

This week, Dave takes the week off so Katey, Patches, and David discuss American Vandal Season 2, which Patches watched in a dumb way, then David wants to tell everyone that Blake Lively and A Simple Favor is worth their time, finally – Movies and Memes! They go together like white and gold dresses, far […]

This week, all four hosts are back and IN THE COUNTRY! AND ON THE PODCAST! ALL FOUR! First off, Katey, Patches, and David try to talk around Forever, the Amazon Maya Rudolph/Fred Armisen series that is SUPER SPOILABLE right out of the gate. Then, Da7e played some PS4 Spider-Man and Patches is afraid of large […]

This week, somehow Patches and Dave return to the war room unsupervised to talk about the first season of Hulu's Castle Rock (no spoilers!) and The Predator (eventually spoilers) – two things with new entries this week, just like this podcast. Also, Katey checks in very late from her hotel room in Toronto to tell […]

This Friday, and abbreviated podcast where Patches and Da7e cover some recent news. Spider-Man is out on the PS4, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides internet uproar convinced them to not offer a Achievement in Popular Film Oscar. It's so weird when there's public outcry to a bad decision and a […]

This week, Patches is not dead, so we're back to talk about Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before and the Rom-Com era of Netflix. Then, spurred by a Joanna Robinson prompt, the hosts each pick a movie they think about all the time that no one talks about, then – Sharp Objects wrapped […]

This week, Patches might be dead as he doesn't show up for the podcast. That doesn't stop Dave, Katey, and David from talking about Blackkklansman in his absence, as Spike Lee's new movie hits some criticism online. Then, the Daves both saw and loved Crazy Rich Asians. Finally, David steers the conversation into the strange […]

Pop Culture Obsessions That Have Lasted A Lifetime It's another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!   This episode sees each host bring the subject of a lifelong, probably evolving obsession with a piece of pop culture. First, at 2:12, David brought this all about by wanting to talk about Radiohead. At 28:28 Katey builds […]

This week, everyone is back – including Michelle Said, wife of Patches (@splendourific), who comes on the podcast to tell Katey and Da7e how great Eighth Grade (the Bo Burnham movie) is. Then, David stumps for Madeline's Madeline, out in limited release this week. Finally, recent events surround James Gunn's tweets and his directing job and […]

This week, Katey is on vacation, but David is back for a bro-cast. David and Patches explain the many virtures of 2018 comedies Game Night and Blockers before David takes a brief moment to describe where he's been while absent from the podcast. Finally – Tom Cruise is back for a new Mission: Impossible that […]

A GAME OF THRONES PODCAST THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OTHER GREAT POP CULTURE DURING THE OFF SEASON  With Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair, Dave Gonzales, and Neil Miller from Film School Rejects! Welcome to another off season tour episode of A STORM OF SPOILERS! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get down […]

This week, David is out, so Katey and Da7e were able to convince Patches to check out Season 2 of the podcast In The Dark from APM Media. Patches isn't really into it, so Da7e and Katey have to talk him into it. Patches has a baby and a Switch and wants to talk about […]

This week, the gang's all here for a discussion of Killing Eve, the surprising spy series that can currently be caught on the BBC America App and nabbed Sandrah Oh an Emmy nomination. The hosts answer a question about LGBTQ characters that taught them something, then they remember the good old days of 2008 and […]

This week, we're back, and sounding worse than ever. Da7e and Patches end up in the same room in New York, but there's no good microphone in it. That doesn't stop the group from discussing how the Indie Films of this year have been performing better than usual at the box office, before quickly going […]

This week, we finally talk about Westworld S2 in some detail now that Season 2 has come to a very confusing close. Then, Patches and Da7e are late to the game (literally) but have taken a dip into the online Battle Royale sensationi. Finally, The guys saw Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom so you don't have […]

This week, Da7e finishes The Staircase on Netflix after having watched the original run way back when, Patches listened to the new Beyonce and Jay-Z surprise album drop and reports back, and everyone but Da7e digested Netflix's rom-com Set It Up. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on […]

This week, all the hosts have seen different movies (except Patches), so they each step forward and give opinions on the ones they've seen, covering Oceans 8 (Katey and David), Hereditary (Da7e and David), and Incredibles 2 (Katey and David). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: […]

This week, Patches is out, so Da7e talks about binge watching Legion and how it compares to other confusing television like Westworld or Twin Peaks: The Return. David talks about Billions as the Showtime show draws him in. In honor of Won't You Be My Neighbor, the Mr. Rogers documentary that Katey has seen, the group […]

This week, the crew finally takes on the newest Star War – Solo: A Star Wars Story in a very lengthy segment. But before that, they stop to consider The Tale on HBO and how the release might be the better way to watch this movie about childhood sexual assault. You can watch both these things […]

A GAME OF THRONES PODCAST THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OTHER GREAT POP CULTURE DURING THE OFF SEASON  With Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair, Dave Gonzales of Thrillist.com, and Neil Miller from Film School Rejects! Welcome to another off season tour episode of A STORM OF SPOILERS! This week, it's time for another trip to A Glaxay […]

This week, David is BACK from France and gives us his personal highlights from the Cannes Film Festival, then Patches and Da7e both agreed Deadpool 2 worked better than Deadpool, but have some gripes. Finally, fresh off covering the Royal Wedding this weekend, Katey Rich professionally answers all our questions. Take a listen, embed and/or […]

This week, David is still off at Cannes, so Da7e and Patches digested Netflix's new true crime series Evil Genius, Katey celebrates Brooklyn 99 living through its cancellation by Fox, then Patches and Katey dig into Tully and The Letdown as examples of cinema about early parenthood. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for […]

This week, David is off at Cannes, and Da7e uploads the episode horribly late in the week. BUT! In an episode recorded on the previous Wednesday, Patches, Katey, and Da7e discuss Childish Gambino's This is America video, the fashions at this year's Met Gala, and if Katey is coming around on this season of HBO's […]

This week, everyone is back on the podcast after a very normal Sophisticates week. Katey and Patches talk about Meet Me In St. Louis, the classic Judy Garland musical that is on Filmstruck right now entertaining both you and Katey's child. Then, it's a deep dive into INFINITY WAR as Patches, Da7e, and David attempt […]

This week, it's another normal episode of The Sophisticates from Matt Patches and Da7e Gonzales! Matt calls in from New Orleans for a different kind of show. Instead of the normal structure, the two hosts toss grab bag questions back and forth and cover topics such as the clichés of parenting, killing bugs, what is […]

This week, we all decided to revisit David Fincher's The Socail Network in light of Facebook being back in the news, but for government reasons this time. That takes up a good chunk of the show, but not before Patches introduces a thought: "What if the Rock is the enemy of cinema?" that starts a […]