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

533 – Sundance Report 2026, Heated Rivalry Conclusion, The Secret Agent

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

Katey, Matt, Da7e and David

Tv & Film, Tv Reviews, Film Reviews

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary






This week, David begins what he claimed was seven consecutive weeks on the podcast by giving an overview of what he saw at the final Park City Sundance. He mentions Closure, I Want Your Sex, The Invite, The Shitheads, Rachel Lambert’s Carousel, Zi, Josephine and The History of Concrete (and didn’t seem to like too much). Then, Da7e did his gay hockey homework and is going to treat Katey’s recommendations on the show much more seriously in the future. Finally, the group dives into THE SECRET AGENT after debating if people can actually still see it in theater.



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: McAdams



02:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 533! Reviews! E-mail!



15:14 – Tidbit – David’s Sundance 2026 Report



32:54 – “Mini Segment” – Heated Rivalry Trap Conclusion



38:17 – Segment Three – The Secret Agent



56:05 – Outro

Transcript

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0:00.0

Send in the McAdams.

0:03.9

In honor of Send Help in theaters this weekend, what is your favorite Rachel McAdams performance?

0:10.6

I'm Katie, Rich.

0:11.1

I was trying to think if McAdams is like a word for clown somehow and that was a reference

0:14.7

we were going for.

0:15.6

But I realized, I guess it's a Send Help things like or is McAdams like a send in the cavalry.

0:21.4

I don't know. If there's a McAdams Canadian like us, and in the cavalry, I don't know.

0:38.6

If, like, if there's a McAdams Canadian thing, I don't know about, please let me know. Rachel McAdams, single-handedly going to Minnesota. Yeah. Don't fuck shit up. But for the good side, right? Because we were pro-Rachel McAdams. So I like her going to Minnesota to be helpful and not, you know, the bad guys. Anyway, I'm Katie Rich and I am going to use this opportunity

0:40.2

to ride for Morning Glory,

0:41.9

an extremely underrated rom-com with Richard McAdams and Harrison Ford being charming.

0:49.0

I am Matt Patches.

0:51.4

I'm just going to have to say mean girls.

0:53.5

I don't think she necessarily peaked in 2004, but that's probably it just checks all the boxes. She's perfect in that movie. Also, slings and arrows is very good, but that's just, I can't pick something from Canada. That feels like betrayal. I think she's Canadian. There's no point. That's why I said Canadian.

1:11.3

This is why I brought up Canadian slang.

1:13.6

She's definitely Canadian.

1:14.9

Oh, sorry, Canada.

1:16.2

I guess there's no point in trying to claim Regina George

1:19.0

in the notes before Patches.

1:20.9

So, luckily, I have a backup,

1:24.9

which is I also really like her as the mother

1:27.1

and are you there, God, it's been Mark.

1:28.6

Yes.

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