Popcorn Therapy

Ep. 122 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Optimistic Nihilism

Blast off this week with Popcorn Therapy as we narrowly avoid the destruction of Earth by following a guy we met at a party to his spaceship. That's right Shade and Chelsey are popping around in an infinitely improbable fashion as we discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), not to be confused with the eight prior versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. So don't forget your towel as we discuss existentialism, the grief of losing your home planet, being a depressed robot, and galactic presidential lobotomies. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was written by Douglas Adams and Karey Kirkpatrick.The cast includes Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Richard Griffiths, John Malkovich, Bill Nighy, Helen Mirren, and Stephen Fry.Join us next week as we discuss His Three Daughters, available on Netflix!
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Snow Day Two Day Delay!

Hello pretty people! This week's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy episode will premiere on Friday! See you then!

Ep. 121 Happy New Year!!!

Hey cool people! Chelsey and Shade are doing a fun recap for today's episode to ring in the new year. We hope you're safe and warm wherever you are listening to this. Thanks for another year of fun and we're so excited to keep bringing the show to you!

Ep. 120 The Holiday: This is Not My Beautiful House

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Happy holidays from our family at Popcorn Therapy to yours at home. We are closing out our holiday season and 2024 with the 2006 winter-time rom-com The Holiday. Join us by the fire with a cup of cocoa as we ruminate on people pleasing, how much that cottage costs, lying about having kids, home exchanging, and what is love, actually?
 
The Holiday was written and directed by Nancy Meyers.
The cast includes Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black, Rufus Sewell, and Eli Wallach.Join us next week for our look back at Popcorn Therapy in 2024.
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Happy Holidays from Popcorn Therapy!

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Catch you all for the episode on The Holiday this Friday!

Ep. 119 Boxing Day: What a mess

Chelsey and Shade are back at it to keep the holiday spirit alive and well. Cuddle up with a nice hot cocoa because it's about to get messy on the pod. Today's episode features Boxing Day (2021) and it includes taking a deep dive into the characters of the movie, discussing family dynamics, and of course attachment styles. 
 
Boxing Day was written and directed by Aml Ameen.
 
The cast includes Aml Ameen, Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Tamara Lawrance, Stephen Dillane, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee.
 
Be sure to come back next week to wrap up the season with our episode on The Holiday which you can find currently streaming on Prime.
 
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Ep. 118 Bridget Jones's Diary: Why Are You Here, Actually?

We're keeping up with the British holiday spirit at Popcorn Therapy as Shade's festive takeover continues. Snuggle up with a bottle of chardonnay and your work flirt to listen in for this week's movie, Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). We'll be writing in our diaries about Pride and Prejudice, self-esteem, relationship patterns, negative self-talk, and how Bridget should just get a dog.Bridget Jones's Diary was directed by Sharon Maguire, and written by Hellen Fielding, Andrew Davies, and Richard Curtis.It features Renee Zellwegger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, and Embeth Davidtz.
Be sure to come back next week to keep the holiday train going for Boxing Day which you can find currently streaming on Prime.
 
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Ep. 117 About A Boy: Dead Duck Club

Popcorn Therapy is getting into the holiday spirit with today's episode on About A Boy (2002). Join Shade and Chelsey as they do a deep dive into discussing the impact of suicidal ideation and the power of connectivity in relationships.
 
About A Boy was written and directed by Chris Weitz. The book was written by Nick Hornby.
 
The cast includes Hugh Grant, Nicholas Holt, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena, and Vicotria Smurfit.
 
Be sure to come back next week to keep the holiday train going for Bridget Jones' Diary which you can find currently streaming on MAX.
 
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Ep. 116 Love and Basketball: Slapped!

This week Popcorn Therapy is taking it to the court in a game of one on one where all is fair in Love and Basketball (2000). Shade and Chelsey are talking IWBA, WNBA, a mother's love, and playing a pick up game with intersectionality and the impact of parental infidelity.Love and Basketball was written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (and produced by Spike Lee!).The cast includes Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Harry Lennix, Regina Hall, Debbi Morgan, Dennis Haysbert, Erika Ringor, and numerous cameos that you forgot were there!Popcorn Therapy will be off next week for Thanksgiving, but join us December 4th for the beginning of Shade's holiday takeover month when we will cover About a Boy!
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Ep. 115 The Lobster: Blood As a Motif

Chelsey's been watching Penguin on MAX and wanted more of Colin Farrell, which is why this week we are covering The Lobster (2015). We're of course talking about relationships, singledom, and how society plays a role in our perceptions of both.
 
The Lobster was written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It was also written by Efthimis Filippou.
 
The cast includes Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Angeliki Papoulia, John C Reilly, Jessica Barden, Ben Wishaw,  Lea Seydoux, and Ariane Labed.
 
Next week we're talking sports and young love with Love & Basketball. You can catch that streaming on Tubi.
 
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