Pop Culture Case Study and Fangirl Fixation officially join Common Room's #PotterWeek! We wax philosophical about our favorite characters and storylines. Plus, Britt schools Dave on how these books actually start. Fun!
Batman 3
In this episode, Dave takes a look at the Academy Award winner for Best Picture last year, Birdman. Britt discusses why she will probably never watch it again. Then, Dave discusses the film in terms of the main character's obvious psychosis. Enjoy! Listen!
The beginning
In this episode, Dave finally gets to research something positive as he delves into how people can respond positively to trauma. Paired with this, timed with the new release, Ant-Man, is the original MCU film, Iron Man.
We'll Be Back
In this episode, Dave watches The Terminator to get the bad taste of Terminator: Genisys out of his mouth. Yikes! Remember when this series was good? Let's go back in time to 1984! You see what I did there?
banana, etc
In this episode, Dave watches Despicable Me to prepare to go see Minions! He looks at the movie with the surprisingly serious topic of the trials and tribulations of Single Parenthood. Britt shows up to make minion sounds and talk about the movie! Enjoy! Listen!
To the letter
In this episode, Dave discusses an underrated teen comedy in Easy A. Things get a tad serious during Fangirl Fixation with Britt. Just add alcohol, I guess. Dave dives into the psychological literature on rumors to discuss how realistic or not the rumors in Easy A
Sad Little Man
Hey everybody, Pixar's new masterpiece (?) Inside Out came out yesterday! In this episode, Dave revisits the original Pixar classic, Toy Story. At Britt's behest, we discuss the importance of imaginary play for kids and adults.
Overrated?
In this episode, Dave discusses another classic, Citizen Kane. He also forces Britt to stay awake through pain and watch it! Through this show, Dave attempts to diagnose Charles Foster Kane with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Take a listen and find out!
Best ever
In this episode, Dave finally takes on what is, in his opinion, the best movie ever made, Lawrence of Arabia! During Fangirl Fixation, Britt assures that her marriage continues by enjoying the movie and even stating that she would watch it again.
Comic books!
In this episode, Dave and Britt disagree strongly on the qualities (or lack thereof in her opinion) of A History of Violence. During Fangirl Fixation, Britt gets distracted and talks about everything from Viggo Mortensen’s various endowments to her terrifying crush