Pop Culture Case Study
Film and Psychology

#369 – Kingdom of Heaven and Religiosity (Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair)

Let the man cook

Episode Notes

It is time to talk religion, but in a fun way! We also talk about Director's Cuts and when and how they work. For the release of KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR, which is probably great, we discuss another great director's cut in Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!

Is Orlando Bloom a good actor? Do we need to see Edward Norton's face? Who cut Eva Green's hair? Listen and find out (mostly)!

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#368 – Don't Look Now and the Effect of the Death of a Child On Marriage (Hamnet)

More sex than expected

Episode Notes

Another week, another really bleak movie. HAMNET comes out this week (finally!), so we took the chance to watch a supposed classic about the loss of a child in DON'T LOOK NOW!

We talk odd screams, Donald Sutherland almost dying, bad parenting, and sex scenes in movies.

Enjoy!

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#367 – Dancer in the Dark and Self Sacrifice (Rental Family)

It's Just So Sad!

Episode Notes

Well, here we finally are. This week, RENTAL FAMILY comes out which looks...nice, I guess. But since it is about a person in a new country, we finally are going to watch DANCER IN THE DARK.

And geez, this was rough. Join us as we process our trauma

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#366 – Babylon and Mania (Jay Kelly)

It's just so loud

Episode Notes

This week, we talk actors! They're just like us, they get super sad, but like, with money!

For the release of JAY KELLY, we talk the universally loved and hated BABYLON! We chat about mania, Margot Robbie, non white Hollywood, and yeah, elephant you know what...

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#365 – Birdman and Hallucinations (Sentimental Value)

Bad dads abound

Episode Notes

Welcome to the bad dad showcase. Today, for the release of SENTIMENTAL VALUE, we take a look at BIRDMAN!

We talk parenting, hallucinations, the greatness of Edward Norton and "high drama"

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#364 – They Live and Social Control (Bugonia)

This is your God

Episode Notes

Join us as we talk BUGONIA, THEY LIVE, and social control.

We also discuss the best wrestler turning actors, cool shades, and Yorgos Lanthimos!

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#363 – A Complete Unknown and Identify Formation (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

This movie is not the boss

Episode Notes

Welcome to our all music episode! This week, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE is finally out, so we celebrate with a movie about another American Poet, Bob Dylan in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.

Get ready for measured Will and unhappy Dave as we talk Identity, "our guys," and people who are too good at singing...

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#362 – Tar and Transactional Relationships

An academy travesty!!

Episode Notes

Time to talk about sexual abusers! Wait! Come back!

This week, AFTER THE HUNT comes out from auteur Luca Guadagnino. So, to compare, we pick another auteur, Todd Field, who tackled this topic a few years ago.

We talk perfect performances, a white man who deserves a budget, and survival. Oh, and transactional relationships. Enjoy :)

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#361 – Trap and Compartmentalization (Roofman)

Try to have fun

Episode Notes

Welcome to a fun episode! This week, Derek Cianfrance and Channing Tatum are teaming for a romp in ROOFMAN.

So, let's continue to root for the villain (especially if he is shirtless) in TRAP.

We talk M. Night Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett, camp cinema (not Trap), and film festival nonsense

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#360 – Good Time and Projection (The Smashing Machine)

Straight up having a good time

Episode Notes

On this episode, we talk about the Safdie Brothers and their best movie, GOOD TIME, we said what we said. We talk about the brothers' differences, panic attack cinema (for better or worse), and why you need to watch popular movies too!

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