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

Top Tens 2017

Dec 28th, 2017 2h 31m

The Logest Episode For The Longest YearIt'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 rate su

471 – Bluey, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Civil War

1 day ago 1h 13m

This week, everyone jumps in to check in on Bluey (streaming on Disney Plus) in honor of the series longest episode to date “The Sign,” which functions as a possible finale (but likely isn’t). Then, David reports back from director Guy Richie’s

470 – Ripley, Eclipse 2024, Girls State

9 days ago 1h 21m

This week, the whole crew is back together to catch up on some e-mails (opinions expressed by Da7e in the e-mail response section do not represent the opinions of other Fighting In The War Room hosts or anyone previously associated with the pod

469 – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Katey’s Vanity Fair Exit, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

16 days ago 1h 20m

This week, David has to sit a week out of the War Room, but it’s just because of visiting in-laws – he is safe and fine! Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene so Patches and Da7e can talk about the not-good, but also not-bad Godzilla X Kong: The New

468 – Da7e’s Semicolon Story, Summer Movie Preview, Road House

22 days ago 1h 24m

This week on a slightly longer than usual episode, Da7e is back to catch up on your e-mails and explain to everyone exactly what happened last week that landed him in the hospital (and how he’s going to be missing movies in theaters for the tim

467 – 3 Body Problem, Girls5Eva, What We Talk About When We Talk About Movies Being Back

28 days ago 1h 1m

This week, Da7e’s body has revolted against itself, so Katey, Patches and David rally in the War Room. All three hosts are intrigued by 3 Body Problem on Netflix, even though Patches is probably the most into it. Then, although it started on Pe

466 – Kung Fu Panda 4, X-Men ’97 Preview, The Academy Awards

Mar 14th, 2024 1h 20m

This week, all four hosts get together to talk about last weekend’s Oscars ceremony, but first! – Katey and Da7e talk about Kung Fu Panda 4 (now in theaters) and its place in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Patches psyches up the other hosts for t

465 – Kids These Days, Kids Talk About Breath of the Wild, Dune: Part 2

Mar 6th, 2024 1h 16m

This week, we all learn about Patches’ recent directing project: a segment of a school play for Kindergarten thru fifth graders and discover that kids these days really know how to use their laptops. Then, because no one sent in reviews (or by

464 – Curb Your Enthusiasm, SAG Awards on Netflix, Cruel Intentions

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 11m

This week, Patches and David catch us up with the latest and PROBABLY last season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Katey speculates about how The SAG Awards on Netflix could inform future award shows on non-linear TV platforms, and the whole group dive

463 – This is Me…Now: A Love Story, True Detective Night Country, Madame Web

Feb 22nd, 2024 1h 12m

This week, everyone is back on the podcast. Patches, Katey, and David talk the puzzling Jennifer Lopez project This is Me…Now: A Love Story, Da7e and David are mixed positive on True Detective Night Country (there is one SPOILER question about

462 – Lisa Frankenstein, Super Bowl Trailers, One Day

Feb 14th, 2024 1h 13m

This week, it’s Matt Patches who has to sit an episode out (apparently because of snow and children), bt Katey, Da7e, and David convene in the War Room to talk about Lisa Frankenstein (currently in theaters), the big trailers that debuted durin

461 – The Greatest Night in Pop, Disney x Epic, Orion and the Dark

Feb 8th, 2024 1h

This week, with David out sick, Patches, Katey and Da7e get together to discuss two movies you can currently stream on Netflix: The Greatest Night in Pop about the making of “We Are The World” and Orion and the Dark, a Charlie Kaufman-written c

460 – Sundance 2024, Dark Universe Lives!, Society of the Snow

Feb 1st, 2024 1h 16m

This week, we all watched JA Bayona’s Society of the Snow on Netflix, but also have a bunch of fun movie related stuff to talk about. In our first segment, David and Katey break down some of their favorites from this years Sundance Film Festiva

459 – Traitors, Oscar Nominations, All of Us Strangers

Jan 25th, 2024 1h 13m

This week, everyone finally caught up with All of Us Strangers, a movie that might be in a theater near you right now! But first, David has lured Katey, Patches, and Da7e into the world of the reality TV competition Traitors and all the hosts g

458 – Critic’s Choice Awards, Echo, The Zone of Interest

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 6m

This week, January scheduling is already upon us as David has to sit this one out for film festival duties and Katey has just returned from an L.A. Trip. Katey, Da7e, and Patches jump into the War Room to hear about Katey’s trip and talk about

Top Tens 2023

Jan 11th, 2024 2h 7m

The Best Movies of 2023 The year of 2023 had some big surprises at the cinema, and because of that your hosts might have liked the same movies, but there are many one-list outliers this year (and not just from David). You know the format – Kate

457 – 2024 Holiday Hangover Grab Bag

Jan 3rd, 2024 1h 29m

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey were thinking about doing their Top Tens but realized vacation brain had caught up with them all. Instead, they engage in a media grab bag discussion covering Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, the Netflix c

456 – Godzilla: Minus One, The Iron Claw, The Holdovers

Dec 20th, 2023 1h 15m

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey are rounding out the year talking about three more movies! First, it’s time for the guys to weigh in on Toho’s newest Godzilla incarnation in Minus One. Then, all four hosts jump into this week’s big wr

455 – The Boy and the Heron, Golden Globe Nominations, Poor Things

Dec 13th, 2023 1h 10m

This week, David, Patches, Da7e and Katey assemble in the War Room once more. First, a review of the current Miyazaki movie in theaters – The Boy and the Heron! – before Katey walks us all through the Golden Globe Nominations and everyone dives

454 – Wonka, Indie Spirit Awards Nominations, May December

Dec 6th, 2023 1h 11m

This week, David, Patches, and Katey have all gotten to see Wonka (coming to theaters December 15th!) and give you a lengthy preview of this at-first-misunderstood musical. Then, all four hosts react to the Independent Spirit Award Nominations

453 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Justin Timberlake, Saltburn

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 10m

This week, all four hosts finally get to talk about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the Scott Pilgrim not-a-remake anime that is currently on Netflix, and they manage to do it without heavy spoilers (though they do talk about the premise of the series

452 – Pandemic Check In Grab Bag!

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 8m

This week, because of the American holiday week and the upcoming award season, your hosts all watched different things (or things they can’t talk about yet), so it’s the return of the PANDEMIC CHECK IN FORMAT! Each host talks about a thing (or

451 – What’s Up With Marvel?, The Coyote Vs. Acme Debacle, The Killer

Nov 16th, 2023 1h 8m

This week, David Ehrlich is out seeing the rest of this years big movies, but the other three dive into the War Room with gusto. Thanks to The Marvels underperforming in the theaters and the season finale of Loki season 2 on Disney Plus, it’s f

450 – The “Not For You On Paper” Quell

Nov 8th, 2023 1h 30m

Making the hosts watch movies they wouldn’t like on paper It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host had a movie assigned to them by the three other hosts that “they wouldn’t like