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

Nov 15 2024 150 ep. 73 mins 7.5k

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Prolific film and culture critics Katey Rich, Matt Patches, Da7e Gonzales and David Ehrlich take on pop culture topics, film and TV reviews and interview very special guests in bi-weekly installments.

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493 – Phone/App Maintenance, Emilia Perez’s Viral Moment, Better Man

Nov 15 2024 63 mins

This week, Patches is struck down by illness, but Katey was able to rally through strep and stress so David, Da7e, and Katey jump back into the safe space of the War Room to talk about Bluesky and re-orienting our phones to serve less doom. Then, Katey and David (who have seen Emilia Pérez, now on Netflix!) are saddened by the clip that went “viral.” Finally, all

America Enters A Rise Of Skywalker Period

Nov 07 2024 87 mins

Katey, Patches, David, and Da7e report from the War Room the Wednesday after Donald Trump won the popular vote and a second presidential term in the United States.

492 – Venom: The Last Dance, Here (sorta), Anora

Oct 31 2024 70 mins

This week, everyone is back in the War Room after Jizz Fest ’24 and there are movies to discuss. First, Da7e and David have seen Venom: The Last Dance, and – ya know – it is what it is, which is a movie with Venom in it. Then, Da7e needs to warn you off Here, which is using “A.I.” but can’t focus Robert Zemeckis. Then, all four hosts get int

Jizz Fest ’24 – A Fighting In The War Room Audio Montage

Oct 23 2024 19 mins

Happy 40th birthday, David Ehrlich. We tried to make a podcast…

491 – Penguin and Agatha, Election Time In America Again, Piece By Piece

Oct 16 2024 64 mins

This week, David is still absent, so Katey, Patches, and Da7e talk about superhero TV with Penguin on Max and Agatha All Along on Disney Plus, then Patches wonders if we have to endorse an American political candidate before Katey and Da7e break down the surprising and kind of beautiful(?) Pharrell documentary in Lego: Piece by Piece. Take a listen, embed and/or download be

490 – Salem’s Lot, Doctor Odyssey, Joker Folie à Deux

Oct 10 2024 63 mins

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

489 – His Three Daughters, Megalopolis, Spooky Season Kick-Off

Oct 04 2024 75 mins

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 Seaso

488 – My Old Ass, Will and Harper, The Substance

Sep 26 2024 61 mins

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;

487 – The Vulture Movie Fantasy League

Sep 19 2024 70 mins

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

486 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Katey’s TIFF Check-In, Rebel Ridge

Sep 12 2024 59 mins

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