Sun, 24 July 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) is a series that takes place 10 years after the uprising of the Sith, and the birth of Darth Vader. When Kenobi faces his old apprentice--now, an unrecognizable masked, dark figure--he searches for a connection with Anakin.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 10 July 2022
In the ambitious 2018 film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, there's some familiarity about this younger version of Han Solo. But is it necessary? And did we learn anything new about this original trilogy's character?
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT |
Mon, 27 June 2022
The final film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), shows us the final deterioration of Jedi Anakin Skywalker and his fall to the Dark Side.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT |
Mon, 13 June 2022
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) takes place ten years after Anakin Skywalker was rescued from slavery by the Jedi community and taken in as an apprentice. But he is increasingly angry, frustrated, and embittered, and his impatience and selfishness grow to a worrisome level. Dr. Drea explains the complex factors that can lead to the kind of destructive behavior seen in Anakin.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT |
Sun, 29 May 2022
Enough criticism has been voiced about "the prequels," but what does Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) offer in lessons of personal, relational, and spiritual well-being?
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Mon, 23 May 2022
Avengers: Endgame (2019) is heavy and full of heartache. The "snap," the massive extermination of billions of people, amounts to the kind of interpersonal trauma not yet seen in the MCU, but certainly one we can relate to now.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 11:00pm PDT |
Mon, 2 May 2022
Brian and Drea rewatch Captain Marvel with the explicit intention of picking up on its problems and check their own biases, perspectives, and expectations. How does a story of resilience--one that shows the power of endurance, grit, and self-confidence--fall so flat?
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Sun, 17 April 2022
In this episode, we talk about Ant-Man and the Wasp, but really focus our attention on Ghost and Janet Van Dyne, the two characters who are clearly suffering the most. Or, at least, should be.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT |
Sun, 10 April 2022
We hit our very first in-person WonderCon in three years! And we couldn't be more thankful to be able to speak about the psychology of Matt Reeves's new movie The Batman with our very special guests, History of the Batman's Londyn Jackson and Heroes Reforged's Hector Navarro.
Direct download: The_Arkham_Sessions_Episode_183_22WonderCon_2022_The_Psychology_of_The_Batman22.mp3
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Sun, 3 April 2022
The inevitable is here. It's time for INFINITY WAR, so we're discussing Thanos and the Dark Triad!
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT |