This week, David is so busy he only wanted to be on the Spike Lee/Denzel segment, but before David joins us for a review of Highest 2 Lowest, it’s an animation-palooza! First, Da7e and Katey both took in the highest grossing movie of the year Ne Zha II and we’re cooked! Then, Patches took his family to a K-Pop Demon Hunters singalong screening in a real theater and we debate how Netflix kinda screwed the pooch on this one.



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Animated Dragon



01:11 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 523 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Email!



15:59 – Tidbit – Ne Zha II



31:15 – Mini-Segment – K-Pop Demon Hunters in a theater!



44:00 – Segment 3 – Highest 2 Lowest



1:02:28 – Outro

This week, we’re having a great time laughing at movies, some of them comedies! First, Da7e inspired Patches to watch Universal’s DISASTROUS War of the Worlds (on Prime Video) that might be one of the worst movies ever. Then, Da7e downloads about enjoying Freakier Friday 22 years after the original. Finally, everyone saw The Naked Gun and liked The Naked Gun!



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Elevators



02:20 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 522 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Email!



10:18 – Tidbit – Taylor Swift The MCU



25:00 – Mini-Segment – What is Vanity Fair Doing?



34:30 – Segment 3 – Weapons (SPOILERS START AT 40:01)



1:09:23 – Outro

This week, we’re having a great time laughing at movies, some of them comedies! First, Da7e inspired Patches to watch Universal’s DISASTROUS War of the Worlds (on Prime Video) that might be one of the worst movies ever. Then, Da7e downloads about enjoying Freakier Friday 22 years after the original. Finally, everyone saw The Naked Gun and liked The Naked Gun!



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Spoof



1:36- Intro – Welcome to Episode 521 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Reviews! Email!



09:14- Tidbit – War of the Worlds (2025)



22:47 – Mini-Segment – Freakier Friday



36:57 – Segment 3 – The Naked Gun (2025)



56:44 – Outro

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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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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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: Embarrassing Ways To Die



2:00 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 511!! Reviews!



12:06- Tidbit – Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning



35:19 – Segment 3 – Andor Season 2



1:00:40 – Outro

This week, David is seeing movies in France so Da7e, Katey, and Patches got together to talk about Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning and Andor Season 2. One of which they really liked and the other they mostly did not like. There was supposed to be a segment in the middle where David reported from Cannes, but that didn’t work out, we’ll catch up with David when he gets back.



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Embarrassing Ways To Die



2:00 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 511!! Reviews!



12:06- Tidbit – Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning



35:19 – Segment 3 – Andor Season 2



1:00:40 – Outro

Katey Rich and Matt Patches do their very best in the middle of the afternoon to talk about some stuff including being ready for the next Tom Cruise era (after one of them saw Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning), when Matt first saw the final cut of The Departed, wondering if Brad Pitt can be a Tom Cruise, why movie theme parks still work and the allure of a new Back to the Future movie. They close out wondering if this summer is going to be a terrible summer for movies.

This week, everyone’s in the war room to look towards the news. First, the President of the United States got on his Truth Social media platform and announced film tariffs that will never happen, but what might actually change with this new attention towards American production? Then, Katey has news about the Golden Globes opening up a new category. Finally, everyone saw Thunderbolts* and therefore everyone on the podcast knows what the * was for. The group debates the movie (including spoilers) and wonders if this is enough for the MCU to be back again.



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Monty Python Quotes



2:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 510!! E-Mail!



8:10- Tidbit – Trump Film Tariffs



22:26 – Mini-Segment – Podcasting Golden Globe



28:12 – Segment 3 – Thunderbolts* (with Spoilers)



1:04:41 – Outro

This week, Da7e and David attempt to explain The Shrouds, the latest David Cronenberg film, which is great but complex. Then, Katey managed to see The Minecraft Movie for herself, finally, and has some adult takes. Finally, Patches has the team watch Havoc on Netflix and talk about the current state of stunt-based action cinema! They’re getting an Academy Awards category!



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Monty Python Quotes



1:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 509!! E-Mail!



11:58- Tidbit – The Shrouds



29:20 – Mini-Segment – More Minecraft Takes



36:00 – Segment 3 – Havoc and Stunts



59:06 – Outro

This week, everyone is back in the War Room. First, Patches shared and Guardian article about Steven Soderbergh bemoaning the state of current “movies for adults” and we wonder if it might not be a little overblown (check out the article here). Then, Katey updates the boys on the new Oscar voting rules (and the likely non-enforcement) before the guys talk about Sinners. Ryan Coogler’s movie is making money but is it dun-dun-dun the end of the studio system…somehow?



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Non-Skywalker



2:12 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 508!! Reviews! E-Mail!



12:13- Tidbit – Patches Vs. Soderbergh



29:14 – Mini-Segment – Change in Oscar Rules



38:38 – Segment 3 – Sinners



1:09:11 – Outro

This week, it is only Katey and Da7e in the War Room but those two like structure and legacy so this is a full episode of Fighting In The War Room that avoids the Manosphere…sort of. Katey and Da7e catch up on what they have been watching which includes The Pitt Season 1, Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, and…The Masters? Then, Da7e attempts to catch Katey up on Harry Potter franchise news and J.K. Rowling tomfoolery and finally oversteps his lane in a part we needed to cut out (it was a good faith conversation between two hosts who believe trans women are women, not good legal coverage). Then, Da7e and Katey both saw the newest A24 film The Legend of Ochi and have some high praise for it.



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00:00 – Lightning Round: 90s Remake



1:09 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 507!! E-Mail!



13:01 – Tidbit – What We’ve Been Watching



53:28 – Mini-Segment – Week of Harry Potter News



1:08:16 – Segment 3 – The Legend of Ochi



1:24:18 – Outro

This week, everyone is back in the War Room! The group rebounds from the Manosphere by talking about White Lotus Season 3, which aired on HBO/through Max, with full spoilers. Then, Katey has a report from the family trip to Legoland and a review from Charlie and Sam of A Minecraft Movie since Katey didn’t get to see it. David (who also saw A Minecraft Movie) is now wondering if video game movies are poised for a run of blockbusters like superheroes did a decade ago.



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00:00 – Lightning Round: Bad Drop



2:25 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 506!! Reviews! E-Mail!



19:49 – Tidbit – White Lotus Season 3



40:55 – Mini-Segment – Legoland and Katey’s Kids Review Minecraft



49:46 – Segment 3 – Can Video Game Movies Finally be Blockbusters?



1:14:40 – Outro