Pop Culture Case Study
Film and Psychology

#159 – Cafe Society Review

Mike Loves Woody

Episode Notes

In this episode, Mike returns to review a non-comic book movie, in CAFE SOCIETY.  They also discuss Woody Allen, Miles Teller, gender dynamics, and what taking two weeks off does to their rapport.

Britt joins for fangirl fixation.  They talk about BEN-HUR, KUBO OF THE TWO STRINGS , and WAR DOGS!

Spoilers: 0:18:21 Fangirl Fixation: 0:29:41

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#158 – Match Point and Classism

Jared's time to shine

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave tackles the topic of class discrimination.  Included are the definition, how it affects students, and how it affects psychotherapy.

Next, Dave brings in War Machine vs War Horse founding member Jared Dotson to relive his podcast glory days to talk about Woody Allen's MATCH POINT, just in time for a release of his new film, CAFE SOCIETY!

Classism: 0:05:52 Match Point: 0:21:30

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#157 – Suicide Squad (2016) Review

Harley forever

Episode Notes

In this episode you get a double dose of Britt!  First, we discuss the seemingly reviled SUICIDE SQUAD to find out if the DCEU can actually make a good movie.  Also, we talk about Margot Robbie's amazing ass.  Hey, it's who we are.

Then, Britt takes on her usual role on Fangirl Fixation, and we dive into PETE'S DRAGON, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, SAUSAGE PARTY, and CAFE SOCIETY.  We talk in detail about both Britt's infantile sense of humor and the difficulty of supporting great art by terrible artists

Spoilers: 0:14:21 Fangirl Fixation: 0:28:09

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#156 – Fury and Justice

and the Lord said...

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses Justice in its many forms, both in normal society and in the military.

More importantly, he is joined by Berook of the Cinema Bun Podcast to talk about David Ayer's opus, FURY,  just in time for the release of SUICIDE SQUAD!

Justice: 0:05:44 Fury: 0:17:10

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#155 – Jason Bourne Review

My god, that's...

Episode Notes

In this episode Mike and Dave review JASON BOURNE, and talk about the Doug Liman/Paul Greengrass Battle!

Then, Britt joins us to talk about STANLEY KUBRICK, NINE LIVES, and SUICIDE SQUAD

Spoilers: 0:17:14 Fangirl Fixation: 0:31:53

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#154 – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Power Struggles in Relationships

Tough one

Episode Notes

In this episode, I am joined by Miranda Sajdak, director of the upcoming feature, NO TRACE.  But first Dave talk about how power struggles affect relationships in both positive and negative ways.

Miranda and Dave talk about her new project, action films, and in particular, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION!

Power Struggles in Relationships: 0:10:48 Mission Impossible Rogue Nation: 0:22:17

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#153 – Star Trek Beyond Review

Better than you think

Episode Notes

n this episode, Dave and Mike take on STAR TREK BEYOND!  Could this possibly be a positive review?  Don't worry, even if it is, Mike takes shots at JJ Abrams and Simon Pegg, while Dave gets Chris Pine in his sights.

Britt joins the show to share her "excitement" over NERVE, BAD MOMS, and JASON BOURNE! Spoilers: 0:20:32 Fangirl Fixation: 0:29:01

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#152 – Aliens and Commercialism

Only way to be sure

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave talks about commercialism, both the good and the bad.  Then, he is joined by Matt, one of the hosts of CinemaJaw!  He and Dave talk about ALIENS and the difficulty of creating a sequel of someone else's material.

Commercialism : 0:03:41 Aliens: 0:16:08

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#151 – Ghostbusters Review

We were rooting for you

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave and Mike take a look at GHOSTBUSTERS and try to put their liberal politics aside for a moment.

Then, Britt joins us to talk about ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, ICE AGE, and STAR TREK:BEYOND!

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#150 – Prometheus and Faith

Believe

Episode Notes

In this episode, we are joined by Shane of War Machine vs. War Horse fame!  But first, Dave talks about Faith in psychological terms.  In honor of GHOSTBUSTERS, Dave and Shane talk about PROMETHEUS in all of its glory

Faith : 0:03:52 Prometheus: 0:16:40

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