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

This week, being named one of TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST 100 PODCASTS OF ALL TIME has driven everyone into the War Room, from parent’s houses to Canadian hotel rooms. This week, Katey got some of us to watch Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix. Then, Da7e tries to explain how the TV show he most consistently watched this summer was a YouTube vlog. Finally, the boys dive into Fantastic Four: First Steps so enthusiastically that spoilers happen basically from the beginning. SEE THE MOVIE FIRST (Steps) IF THAT BOTHERS YOU.

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One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Spoof

1:45- Intro – Welcome to Episode 520 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Review! Email!

10:11- Tidbit – Happy Gilmore 2

26:49 – Mini-Segment – Ryan Trahan’s 50 States Series

36:03 – Segment 3 – Fantastic Four: First Steps (FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION)

54:36 – Outro

This week, Katey Rich has gone to the beach (hopefully not the Old beach), leaving the three guys in the War Room where they try to figure out if budget or politics rules at CBS/Paramount, Patches is having a lot of fun breaking everything in Donkey Kong Bonanza on his Switch 2, and Da7e can admit Eddington is a good movie but he didn’t like how it made him feel, so David tries to talk him back to just “good.”

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One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Fourth Time’s The Charm

2:11- Intro – Welcome to Episode 519!! Reviews! Emails!

21:26- Tidbit – What is Happening With Paramount?

41:14 – Mini-Segment – Donkey Kong Bonanza

50:30 – Segment 3 – Eddington

1:06:02 – Outro

This week, David “suddenly” was on vacation (?), so Da7e, Patches, and Katey head into the War Room. Patches tries to sell the group on the very popular (and Patches says better-than-Superman) K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix. Katey tries to sell Da7e who has no kids on Phineas and Ferb, then all three of them go deep on Superman WITH SPOILERS. EITHER SEE THE MOVIE OR EMBRACE THE SPOILERS.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: 1997

1:58- Intro – Welcome to Episode 518!!

10:04- Tidbit – K-Pop Demon Hunters

31:56 – Mini-Segment – Phineas and Ferb returns

41:54 – Segment 3 – Superman (WITH SPOILERS)

1:24:09 – Outro

This week, everyone is back in the War Room and Katey’s seen all the things. First, everyone finally takes on Sorry, Baby an indie debut that is rolling out across the nation this week. Then, Katey and Da7e were the only two who didn’t give up on Hulu’s The Bear (Season 4). Finally, everyone tries to figure out why Old Guard 2 on Netflix feels weird.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: SUUUUUUPEEEERRRMMMAAANNN

2:34 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 517!! Review! E-mail!

17:58- Tidbit – Sorry, Baby

32:16 – Mini-Segment – The Bear S4

44:26 – Segment 3 – Old Guard 2

1:03:03 – Outro

This week, Katey and Patches are off on vacation as Da7e and David Ehrlich convene on a Wednesday evening to talk about last weekend’s big box office win: F1 ® The Movie. Then they talk about this weekend’s upcoming box office win (if you believe the tracking): Jurassic World Rebirth. Finally, Da7e and David fix the Jurassic Franchise.

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00:00 – Welcome and F1 ® The Movie

10:02 – Jurassic World Rebirth

This week, Katey and Patches both had children who had seen Pixar’s Elio in theaters but were home sick, so as responsible parents, they were used for content – this week’s mini segment! Also, David Ehrlich has played more Death Stranding 2: On the Beach than most people on Earth at this point, and he has some thoughts that lead to more discussion of video games brushing up against film. Finally, the boys saw 28 Years Later and attempt to explain what they saw to Katey, including talking about the second half of the movie and ending (starting at 1 hour and 12 minutes in).

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00:00 – Lightning Round: SUUUUUUPEEEERRRMMMAAANNN

2:15 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 516!! Reviews!

15:25- Tidbit – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

36:06 – Mini-Segment – FITWR Kids Review Elio

51:08 – Segment 3 – 28 Years Later (SPOILERS START AT 1:12:00)

1:25:16 – Outro

This week, Da7e is out seeing movies, so Katey, Patches, and David slam together to talk about Tom Cruise getting an Honorary Academy Award this year, Katey’s kids kinda MEH’d the new How To Train Your Dragon, then Katey and David go at Materialists, Celine Song’s follow-up to Past Lives. There’s a SPOILER GONG in Segment three!

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00:00 – Lightning Round: 20-Some Years Later

1:51 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 515!!

14:16- Tidbit – Tom Cruise Getting Honorary Oscar

26:38 – Mini-Segment – How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

34:01 – Segment 3 – Materialists (SPOILERS START AT 47:16)

58:48 – Outro

This week, Da7e and David get to weigh in on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (and are pretty nice to it, maybe?), then a very tired Patches reports back from this year’s Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles (the only thing happening in that city is Summer Game Fest, right?), then Katey and Da7e talk about the second Stephen King adaptation movie of the year, Mike Flannagan’s The Life of Chuck.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Marvel Throuple Rom Com

2:59 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 514!! E-mail!

15:13- Tidbit – The Phoenician Scheme

33:06 – Mini-Segment – Summer Game Fest 2025

47:25 – Segment 3 – The Life of Chuck

1:01:35 – Outro

This week, let’s talk about some movies. NOW STREAMING on Hulu is the animated Predator: Killer of Killers, which Patches and David greatly enjoyed and tell Da7e and Katey about. Then, Katey got Da7e and Patches to watch Mountainhead on Max for the podcast and despite four good performances, the movie makes Da7e really mad (the other two liked it more). Finally, the Daves enlighten you on From the World of John WickL Ballerina (the movie in theaters this weekend) with some light but not major spoilers.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Are You There, God, It’s Us, FITWR

1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 513!! Review! E-mail!

9:49- Tidbit – Predator: Killer of Killers

28:37 – Mini-Segment – Mountainhead

40:13 – Segment 3 – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

1:00:20 – Outro

This week, everyone is back in the war room, and you’d think we’d do a Cannes check-in as a movie and pop culture podcast, but you’d be wrong. First, the dudes talk about The Rehearsal season two on HBO with SPOILERS because if you know you were watching it and if you don’t know it’s hard to explain. Then, David took his son to see Lilo & Stitch and A24 wanted to know how many minutes were left. Finally, Katey, Patches, and David endured the second screen blockbuster Fountain of Youth on Apple TV Plus and lived to tell about it.

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00:00 – Lightning Round: Good Jackie Chan!

1:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 512!! E-mail!

9:49- Tidbit – The Rehearsal S2 (Spoilers)

28:37 – Mini-Segment – Lilo & Stitch (2025)

40:13 – Segment 3 – Fountain of Youth

1:00:20 – Outro