Little Shop of Horrors and Freud's Psychic Apparatus (Joker: Folie A Deux)

Joker Stinks, But This Doesn't

Episode Notes

Look, JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX may be petrified to call itself a musical, but here at Pop Culture Case Study, we are afraid of nothing! We take a look at Freud and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. And this episode is chock full of music!

We invite Alex to talk a nearly perfect movie, panic attacks on planes, comedic geniuses, and Rick Moranis being better than Russell Crowe!

Alex Intro: 0:01:52

Psychology: 0:10:55

Little Shop of Horrors: 0:29:28

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The Year of Living Dangerously and Ambition (Lee)

Love Stinks

Episode Notes

LEE comes out this week to little fanfare. But hey, how bad can it be? Kate Winslet! Ummmm, well it's not great. But it did give us an opportunity to check a movie off of our watchlist! We invite on fantastic film writer, Will Bjarnar, to talk Peter Weir and his greatness.

Join us as we talk THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, award worthy performances, yellow face, and all around good guy Mel Gibson...

Will Intro: 0:01:07

Psychology: 0:11:32

The Year of Living Dangerously: 0:29:48

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Catch Me If You Can and Observational Learning (Wolfs)

America's Dad is Kind of Mean

Episode Notes

Ok, so WOLFS comes out this week, but probably not to a big screen near you. Sadly, this is where we are at. Clooney! Pitt! Watch it at home! To distract ourselves from this hell, we travel back to a time when big stars meant big screens. Dave and James Coddington talk CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, DiCaprio, and Hanks!

Join us as we make the case that Spielberg is somehow underrated, this is a Christmas movie, and it is even better than you think! We are not conning you, we promise. Mostly.

James Intro: 0:01:13

Psychology: 0:11:36

Catch Me If You Can: 0:26:35

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The Invitation and Peer Pressure (Speak No Evil)

Do not invite us to dinner parties

Episode Notes

Ok, finally we get to see SPEAK NO EVIL this week, a movie that has burrowed into the mind of anyone who has gone into a theater lately. And to do that, we bring Dara Cosby on to talk about another horrific dinner party, with THE INVITATION, directed by Karyn Kusama.

We talk Tom Hardy adjacent actors, slow builds, and death cults. You know, normal stuff. So join us and drink the Kool-Aid of Kusama.

Dara Intro: 0:01:03

Psychology: 0:06:58

The Invitation: 0:26:02

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Top Gun: Maverick and Complicated Grief (Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice)

Tony Scott Forever

Episode Notes

We have finally reached peak nostalgia. Michael Keaton has agreed to put on more hideous makeup for BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE. Will it be any good? Does it matter? Who knows. But you know what is good? Having JD Duran of Insession Film here to geek out over fighter jets. Given the long length between movies in the aforementioned Burton movie, we are looking at TOP GUN: MAVERICK, a movie that almost certainly did it better. We talk Tony Scott, aerial maneuvers, and dealing with grief and fatherhood.

Strap in for some serious G-Force (or just some movie talk).

JD Intro: 0:01:07

Psychology: 0:14:00

Top Gun Maverick: 0:34:17

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Ex Machina and Consciousness (AfrAId)

Men are the worst

Episode Notes

Another massive release this week (jk) in AfrAId. Look, we love you John Cho, but please, someone get this perfect man a great script. This one is not looking great. BUT! Let's talk about a really good movie about AI. No, not AI, we are talking EX MACHINA.

We invite Fiona Underhill to talk the movie, female pleasure, consciousness, and how hot Oscar Isaac is with that beard...

Fiona Intro: 0:00:54

Psychology: 0:09:49

Ex Machina: 0:25:52

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Ready or Not and Familial Manipulation

Marriage is Hell

Episode Notes

BLINK TWICE comes out this week! Did anyone even know this? Anyway, it looks pretty good. But more importantly, it made me think of a great flick, READY OR NOT. To talk about this (and familial manipulation), we bring on Joanna from the excellent (and soon to return) Bloody Popcorn!

We talk shoes, wedding dresses, scrappy blondes, and dealing with our not favorite family members. Check it out!

Joanna Intro: 0:01:02

Psychology: 0:09:37

Ready or Not: 0:26:42

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Redemption (Alien: Romulus)

Diego Luna Supremacy

Episode Notes

Ok, so we have yet another Alien release, and no, we are not covering Alien 3. You should love yourself instead. But since Alien Romulus takes place between two previous movies, that gives us the perfect opportunity to talk STAR WARS and ROGUE ONE. Also, secretly a good change to talk about how great ANDOR is, and will continue to be.

We bring back filmmaker, writer, all around good guy Diego Crespo to talk all levels of nerdery, along with psychological tenet of redemption!

Diego Intro: 0:01:09

Psychology: 0:15:34

Rogue One: 0:34:43

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Midsommar and Cult Indoctrination (Cuckoo)

Everybody wants a cult

Episode Notes

Ok, it is finally time for Dave to talk about MIDSOMMAR. A movie he wants to like, but seems unable to access. To deal with this, we have superfan Dani on to talk about why she connected so deeply with Ari Aster's opus.

We talk director's cuts, cults, if this village is a nice place to live, and what is abuse anyway?

Dani Intro: 0:00:55

Psychology: 0:08:31

Midsommar: 0:26:52

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Rope and Morality (Trap)

Your morality is not mine!

Episode Notes

Happy M Night day! This week, he has a new movie coming out called TRAP, so of course, we picked a movie by a master to pair with his next one. No pressure, sir.

This time, we pick up with the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. We look at an unfairly derided (by some) tale of morality, murder, and so so much talking. With ROPE, we get a Gay Jimmy Stewart, devious plans, and whipsmart women.

What more can you ask for? A great guest? Well, you're in luck. We have the great Molly Rasberry to class up the joint.

Enjoy!

Molly Intro: 0:00:55

Psychology: 0:07:50

Rope: 0:24:55

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