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

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562 – Wild Waits Week (Wildwood and Wild Horse Nine)

This week, all four hosts assemble, but during the daytime to attempt to record a podcast. First, David and Patches report back on the newest Laika stop motion film Wildw

Oct 28
57 min

561 – Whalefall, Wicker, You Can See Everything

This week, three segments, three movies, three hosts. First up, Da7e saw Whalefall which is a movie that probably would have captured more of the adult audience if a cert

Oct 23
1 h 14 min

560 – The Social Reckoning, Kelly Clarkson Vs. Store, Love of Your Life

This week, everyone is back in the war room so Da7e can go on vacation this weekend. First, everyone politely let’s Da7e refer to his notes on why The Social Reckoning is

Oct 14
57 min

559 – Verity, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Digger

This week, Da7e was in a theater seeing Wild Horse Nine, but your other three hosts made it to the podcast despite being very sleepy! First, it’s time to talk about this

Oct 8
1 h 08 min

558 – Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Star Wars: Zero Company, Primetime

This week, David is the one who can’t make the podcast, so Katey and Patches tell Da7e about the new Mahershala Ali hitman movie Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (it’s

Oct 2
1 h 07 min

557 – Patches in Paris, TIFF Awards Season Questions, Resident Evil (2026)

This week, Da7e can’t make the podcast because of cinema, so your other three hosts convene to talk about the Zach Cregger horror-comedy that’s gnawing on the American Bo

Sep 24
1 h 10 min

FITWR Festival Season Chat 2026

Katey and David are home from TIFF with a not-numbered episode of the podcast where they discuss festival and family woes, getting screeners for festival movies versus se

Sep 17
45 min

556 – Lanterns, Onslaught, and Coyote Vs. Acme

This week, the podcast has its four hosts again, at least for one segment on the first three episodes of HBO’s Lanterns. Then, after David has to run, Da7e tries to expla

Sep 4
1 h 04 min

555 – GTA VI Hype, Making the Bed, Furious on Hulu

This week, remaining podcast hosts Patches, Katey, and Da7e jump onto…Netflix…to watch…GTA VI….? What the hell was that? Then, Patches and Da7e debate just how big this g

Aug 29
1 h 01 min

554 – Tony, New X-Men Cast, The End of Oak Street

This week, we assure you David Ehrlich is returning to this podcast. In a return to some sort of format, you left reviews and sent e-mails but it still takes Katey, Patch

Aug 21
1 h 08 min

553 – The Last House, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

This week, David can’t make it, but we have three hosts and three movies to review. First, Patches and Da7e dig into the Netflix sci-fi trapped-in-your-house movie The La

Aug 13
1 h 10 min

552 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day

This week, whoops, there’s a new biggest movie in theaters and this one is setting records. Matt Patches and Katey Rich were unable to catch Spider-Man: Brand New Day in

Aug 5
58 min

551 – The Odyssey Review

This week, everyone is back in the War Room and not on vacation with multiple children and everyone has seen The Odyssey! We figured it was about time that we devoted an

Jul 31
1 h 11 min

550 – The 1976 50th Anniversary Quell

AKA NONE OF US ARE FIFTY YET BUT ALL THESE MOVIES ARE. It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host picked a

Jul 17
1 h 23 min

549 – A Bad Year For Console Gaming, Minions and Monsters, The Invite

This week, David can’t make it to the War Room, but is locked in with the rest of the hosts for next week’s QUARTER QUELL – 1976. On this episode, Da7e has questions for

Jul 9
59 min

548 – Supergirl, CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Toy Story 5

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

Jun 26
1 h 21 min

547 – The Death of Robin Hood, Patches didn’t see Disclosure Day, Disclosure Day

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 vi

Jun 19
1 h 05 min

546 – Getting Paid For Obsession, Ocarina of Time in 2026, Widow’s Bay

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 surp

Jun 11
1 h 09 min

545 – 90s Summer, Backrooms Revisited, Pressure, I Love Boosters

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 specu

Jun 3
1 h 03 min

544 – Mandalorian and Grogu, Backrooms, What’s Wrong With American Dramas?

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

May 29
1 h 19 min

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An excellent and entertaining podcast about all things pop culture with brief moments of Katey trying to teach three boys not to talk over each other.

T_Nags · Oct 2026

Five stars to the FITWR crew and specifically David Erhlich’s particularly humbling pronunciation of “BEE-hee-MOTH!” the other week. It’s been my go-to vocal stim ever since. Genuinely, this is great podcast which has informed so much of my appreciation for movies, journalism, and the industry writ large. From Erhlich’s spirited diatribes, Da7e’s refreshing and informative cultural competency, and even Patches’ well-intentioned curiosity that sometimes comes across as pseudo-MAGA takes. But most important and vital to my parasocial relationship with this show is the ever-patient, always-thoughtful Katey Rich. As a former Durhamite, I like to think that we’ve shared a film or two together at the local AMC, or caught an indie darling at the Chelsea Or Carolina Theater. Please have some Bean Traders for me. Or better yet, y’all finally get around to making a buck or two off this show so I can buy you a Chocolate Habanero or Iced Day Dreaming Dirty Hippie. Thanks y’all for spreading the gospel, keeping me in the know, and elevating my fantasy league/oscar pool chances year after year. LOVE from Philly!

CoDeeDee · Oct 2026

The best discussions come out of disagreements about art and the rest of the world could take a lesson from these four on healthy debate without malice. Love the different perspectives, the humor, and the personal stories that give discussions a delightfully three dimensional feeling.

Dulcinea14tx · Sep 2026

Best podcast that eschews commercials to provide good vibes, great TV/film analysis & chatter. As a new father, I am learning to enjoy the parent talk, especially the sometimes normie Patches takes. Ehrlich, the best film critic without a paywall, still detesting audio quality is frustrating but at least he (usually) shows up. Katey outside of FYC/Awards mode is amazing and union-busting Condé is so backwards for cutting her loose. Dave *not* flexing his TV coverage bona fides (no HotD talk? No WarnerMount animation takes?) to play superproducer is as selfless as his legitimate takedowns of the Swedish Sp*t*fy anti-creator empire. Love this podcast! Could use more crossover guests but no pay-for-play is better than a glossy slate.

Please Quit Twitter · Aug 2026

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