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
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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
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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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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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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
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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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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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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
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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.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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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
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Sun, 20 March 2022
The Marvel film Black Panther (2018) marks a turning point in the comic book cinematic landscape of predominantly white superheroes. The film highlights real global tensions such as the national hoarding of resources and gatekeeping of outsiders; at its core, though, the film is about individual tensions: belongingness, identity, and family.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 6 March 2022
Once again, Drea gets the chance to analyze Loki! But, in addition to this fan favorite, we also take a close look at Hulk; Scrapper-142; Odin's firstborn, Hela; and, of course, Thor himself! Plus, we discuss the erasure of Asgard's history by the conquerors themselves.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 27 February 2022
Spider-Man: Homecoming is a celebration of youthhood, an invitation to find gratitude for our younger days, and to remember what it was like before things got ...complicated. Dr. Drea points out that some early life experiences do accelerate a teenager's psychosocial growth and maturity, including ones that offer autonomy, self-sufficiency, increased responsibilities, and worldly exposure.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 13 February 2022
Bounding several fictional planets across the far-reaching expanse of space, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017) is a journey very close to home. The film handles serious topics such as family violence, abuse, child trafficking, and abandonment through the vulnerability and imperfection of its characters.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 23 January 2022
Doctor Strange ascends as a master of the mystic arts, but he also demonstrates the importance of the growth mindset - our mental openness, flexibility, and curiosity. Join us, as we explore Dr. Stephen Strange's fall from grace and rise to potential Sorcerer Supreme!
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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Sun, 9 January 2022
At the Black Widow's core is the question of what's real or not real. Natasha's family, though forced together under subterfuge, became meaningful, interconnected, bonded. "Family" is the people around us who give us comfort, connection and belongingness and who see us for who we are. Connectedness, not heredity, has the power to counterbalance adversity.
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Category:Pop Culture Psychology -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT
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