[S2E30] Gladiator and Masculinity (Gladiator 2)

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[S2E29] The Place Beyond The Pines and Fatherhood (Here)

Fathers and Sons

Episode Notes

This week, a movie named HERE is released, and literally no one cares. We chose to talk about a movie you should care about! Zach Youngs and I talk THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, fatherhood, Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and robbing banks!

Zach Intro: 0:01:27

Psychology: 0:07:19

The Place Beyond the Pines: 0:24:00

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[S2E28] Fences and Generational Trauma (The Piano Lesson)

Black movies with Derek

Episode Notes

The Washington family is everywhere. Directing, starring, producing in THE PIANO LESSON. To celebrate the release of August WIlson's newest stage to screen adaptation, we go back in time to talk FENCES starring Denzel Washington and the incomparable VIola Davis.

Luckily, I convinced Derek Stewart to rejoin me as I teach him more about Black Cinema

Derek Intro: 0:01:20

Psychology: 0:09:52

Fences 0:24:17

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[S2E27] The Others and Social Isolation (Happy Halloween!)

Are you mad?

Episode Notes

It is Halloween! To celebrate join us as we talk Nicole Kidman, THE OTHERS, ghost stories, and our favorite Halloween/horror movies! Join me and Megan Loucks!

Megan Intro: 0:01:09

Psychology: 0:08:36

The Others: 0:27:00

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[S2E26] Shutter Island and Delusional Disorder (Venom: The Last Dance)

Jacob Learns About Marty

Episode Notes

WIth VENOM: THE LAST DANCE coming out, we decide to class up the joint. I introduce our guest, Jacob Throneberry, to an underappreciated Martin Scorsese movie, SHUTTER ISLAND!

Even though Scorsese is "not for him" could this be the one that turns the tide? Listen to find out!

Jacob Intro: 0:01:20

Psychology: 0:13:34

Shutter Island: 0:29:34

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[S2E25] Risky Business and Greed (Anora)

Greed is not good

Episode Notes

Another film festival darling, ANORA, comes out to more and more people today! Due to that, we take a look at sex work on film, featuring the Criterion Collection's own, RISKY BUSINESS1

Jaylan Salah and I talk sex work, film scores, Tom Cruise running, and sex on film!

Jaylan Intro: 0:01:17

Psychology: 0::08:00

Risky Business: 0:22:43

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[S2E24] Tick Tick...Boom and Resilience (Saturday Night)

It all comes to this!

Episode Notes

SATURDAY NIGHT is finally coming out for us non film festival folks. Can it possibly live it to the grandeur and history of Saturday Night Live? Probably not, but it will be fun to see them try!

What does live up to expectations is Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield taking on TICK TICK...BOOM!

Join Me and Bryan Sudfield as we take you through the glory of Jonathan Larson!

Bryan Intro: 0:00:58

Psychology: 0::09:15

Tick Tick Boom: 0:25:53

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[S2E23] 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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[S2E22] 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