In this episode, Dave focuses on Dead Poets Society in an attempt to deal with the death of one of our beloved comedians. He also discussed conformity from the 1950’s until basically present day. He finds that conformity affects all of us, regardless of status and can affect choices made in our daily lives.
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In this episode, Dave finally makes his fiancee watch Pan’s Labyrinth. However, instead of just viewing this film as fantasy, he tries to disentangle what is happening to the protagonist in a real sense. Specifically, he focuses on dissociative disorders as the direct effect of childhood trauma and lack of agency. Enjoy! Listen!
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In this episode, Dave watches a movie he remembers absolutely loving when it first came out. As others have done in the past, he tries to focus on what makes Watchmen special. In particular, Dave looks at what it would mean for people, real people, if they put on suits and acted as superheroes.
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In this episode, Dave discusses the “Strong Female Character.” Is it a good or a bad thing? Can it be both? In order to do this, he watches maybe the original strong female character, or at the very least, the first female action hero badass.
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In this episode, Dave admits to an almost unforgivable offense (but you have to listen to find out what it is!). He discussed the tricky area of science and religion and the argument over evolution. But where does Planet of the Apes fall in this argument? Find out! Listen!
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For the first time, Pop Culture Case Study has a guest! New York Times Best Selling author, the lovely Gail Carriger, pops in to discuss Mean Girls, bullying, and her books! We discuss bullies, victims, and cyber bullying. Listen and find out if Mean Girls has stood the test of time.
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In this episode, Dave discusses the impact of a life threatening diagnosis on both the victims and those that give the diagnosis. He attempts to connect this to one of last year’s Oscar darlings, Dallas Buyer’s Club. Additionally, he analyzes the problem with a Hollywood movie about HIV/AIDS which focuses on a heterosexual male.
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In this episode, Dave talks about the Academy Award winning Best Picture from 2010. Clearly, the stuttering in this movie, his stuttering has a psychological source. But is this always the case? Is stuttering physiological, psychological, or a little bit of both? Listen!
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In this episode, Dave rambles continually about the greatness of Alfonso Cuaron and Gary Oldman. In this movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the two work together to create, in Dave’s opinion, the best film of the Harry Potter franchise.
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In this episode, Dave reviews a movie, Doubt, with one of his absolute favorite actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Although we have been robbed of many great years of film due to his death, here is one of his best performances (and that’s saying something).
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