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

This week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia (AKA The Night of Counting the Years), there’s some talk about Love Island and then more talk about Marvel Snap.

This week, Patches is back in the War Room with Da7e and Katey! This week, Katey’s discovery of an old hard drive has the hosts debating how to deal with personal archives. Then, Katey saw Seth Rogan on screen before Turtles started and wonders why these pre-movie bumpers became a thing. Finally, Da7e and Katey […]

This week, summer vacations and child illness strikes again, leaving the War Room just for Katey and Da7e this week. Katey took some spare time to check out Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Da7e watched it recently, so they both sing the praises of this under-appreciated gem. Then, Katey wasn’t here last […]

Of course Katey is on vacation for the Barbie episode. This week, Da7e, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of actor/director Greta Gerwig’s films before jumping into a review of Barbie and the various reactions to the massive hit of a film that is also a Mattel ad. […]

This week, Katey, David, and Patches jump into the War Room to talk about the trajectory of director Christopher Nolan’s films before jumping into a lengthy review of Oppenheimer, which includes “The Oppenheimer Game” where your hosts go round robin attempting to remember the stacked cast. Also, more info on Katey’s Marvel Snap deck! Take […]

This week, everyone is back in the war room. David has watched Apple TV’s Hijack and loves the smooth brain action. Everyone else is getting through The Bear season 2 and all four hosts discuss how the binge model is working these days. Katey and Da7e saw Pixar’s Elemental and hope it keeps some legs […]

Since Twitter might have imploded and we don’t know if we’re on Bluesy or threads, just a little message from Da7e on the main feed letting you know we’ll be back next week.

This week, David and Katey are out for summer reasons, so Da7e and Matt Patches convene to discuss a variety of random topics, including big questions and mini-reviews trying not to cancel the show or each other. Da7e gives a mini-review on why he liked Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny more than other […]

This week, David watched Extraction 2 which has a very long single take, prompting a conversation about why “long takes” are getting popular in action films. Then, the hosts briefly touch on the missing Titan submarine dominating the news cycle. Finally, Da7e and Patches entered the Chronobowl to see The Flash and try to explain […]

This week, we kick off the show with Da7e going FULL SPOILERS on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. It is in theaters now. It’s fine. The plot doesn’t really matter, as Da7e will illustrate. Then, Katey has thoughts on this year’s write-less Tony award ceremony, and finally, all four hosts caught 1994’s The Road To […]

This week, we definitely all saw and want to talk about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse for the main segment of the show, but otherwise ideas and recommendations fly freely in this week’s episode. Da7e is looking for something to see in theaters this Friday and gets the download on the movies from Katey, Patches, and […]

This week, we finally get to talk about that Nintendo game the three guys have been playing – it’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Then, Katey needs book recommendations for young readers, and all four hosts jump in with some TV they enjoyed from this spring’s television season. Take a listen, embed […]

This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X, the newest Fast and Furious movie (PLEASE NOTE – THE ENTIRE FAST X SECTION IS FULL SPOILER as the boys try to […]

This week, David’s off seeing movies in Cannes, so Da7e, Patches, and Katey assemble in the War Room to talk about a very important entry in the Fast & Furious franchise that directly leads into this weekend’s Fast X: 2011’s Fast Five. Before that, though, the three talk about the current state of A.I. apps […]

This week, major organizations have declared the pandemic over, so we halt our count with a (hopefully) final Pandemic Check-In that covers movies, television, books, and video games. Then, Katey Rich has returned to watching reality TV with Traitors on Peacock, finally Da7e and Patches return to the MCU for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume […]

This week, The Writers Guild of America has called for a strike and all four hosts speculate on what that means and have memories of the 2007/2008 writer’s strike. Then, all the boys have been playing the new Respawn game Jedi Survivor and report back. Finally, Da7e and Katey reflect on Are You There God? […]

This week, David manages to join Da7e for a review of Beau is Afraid before a child asks him to stop. Then, Katey and Patches review Peter Pan & Wendy, the new Disney Plus movie before Da7e, Patches, and Katey jump into a review of the first season of Beef on Netflix Take a listen, […]

Evaluating Past Dates and Movies It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!  After a slight delay for a new Ehrlich child, the podcast finally gets around to episode 425 – The Date Quell. Each host has picked a movie that they went on a date to go see, which means personal stories piled on […]

This week, HBO Max has rebranded its streaming service once again and announced some interesting projects, like one that looks poised to traumatize a handful of 12 year old actors. Then, Da7e reports back from 2023’s most profitable film: Super Mario Bros! Finally, David Ehrlich gets enough time away from the baby to join in […]