Popcorn Therapy

Ep. 97 Bottoms: Can't Eat Cake

We are going strong with 🌈Pride Month for today's episode! Chelsey and Shade are gushing over their faves in Bottoms (2023). They have a little melting pot of themes their covering today such as power dynamics and changes in friendship. Please join the lads for this fun episode.
 
Bottoms was written and directed by Emma Seligman, and co-written by Rachel Sennott.
 
The cast includes Rachel Sennott, Aro Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Lu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, and Marshawn Lynch.
 
Pride Month continues next week on Popcorn Therapy with Rafiki!
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Ep. 96 The Kids Are All Right: Appreciation Pie

This week on Popcorn Therapy, the girlies are back from vacay and ready to celebrate 🌈Pride Month! Hop on your motorcycle and join Shade and Chelsey as they kick it on the west coast for The Kids Are All Right (2010).  Chill out and be about the good vibes as they discuss relationships, desire, toxic masculinity trash bags, and how to behave like a cat.The Kids Are All Right was written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, and co-written by Stuart Blumberg.The cast includes Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson, and Yay Dacosta.
Pride Month continues next week on Popcorn Therapy with Bottoms!
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Ep. 95 Crazy Rich Asians: Disco Cleopatra

As we wave goodbye to Shade's birthday month, the girls also want to make sure they're viewing movies featuring Asian voices since May is also AAPI month. Put on your best dress and join Chelsey and Shade for Crazy Rich Asians. They're covering familial relationship dynamics, infidelity, and of course romantic relationships!
 
Crazy Rich Asians was written by Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim, and Kevin Kwan (the author).
 
It was directed by Jon M Chu.
 
The cast includes Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemme Chan, Awkwafina, and Lisa Lu.
 
Next week the lads are on vacation, so be sure to come back the second week of June to enjoy our Pride month episodes!
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Ep. 94 They Cloned Tyrone: Happy Birthday Shade!

Today is an absolutely remarkable day on Popcorn Therapy because today is Shade's birthday🎉! So please come and take an elevator ride to a secret underground lab with us as we discuss They Cloned Tyrone in the heart of gemini season. We get into it all: community, the MOVE bombing, identity, trauma, and is that really what Kiefer Sutherland looks like now?They Cloned Tyrone is written and directed by Juel Taylor, and it was co-written by Tony Rettenmaier.
 
The cast includes John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, David Alan Grier, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Eric B. Robinson.Don't forget to wish Shade a happy birthday!
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on Crazy Rich Asians.
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Ep. 93 His Girl Friday: Pre-Birthday Bash

On this week's episode of the pod, we're continuing with Shade's birthday month picks. Join Chelsey and Shade as they take on the classic hit His Girl Friday (1940). In this episode they discuss relationship dynamics, gender roles, and politics.
 
His Girl Friday was written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, and Charles MacArthur
 
The cast includes Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen, and Helen Mack
 
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on They Cloned Tyrone.
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Ep. 92 The Snake Pit: So Freudian

This week Shade and Chelsey are going back, so far back we're in black and white. Join Popcorn Therapy at the dance in an asylum for The Snake Pit (1948).  Shade and Chelsey get shuffled from ward to ward as they discuss PPD, electroconvulsive therapy, babydolls, attachment injuries, and mean nurses.The Snake Pit was written by Frank Partos, Millen Brand, Arthur Laurents, and Mary Jane Ward. It was directed by Anatole Litvak.
The cast includes Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, and Celeste Holm.
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on His Girl Friday.
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Ep. 91 Gravity: The Opposite of Titanic

We are blasting off Shade's birthday month and taking the pod to space with Gravity (2013). Chelsey and Shade will be talking through the impacts of spaceflight on mental health, grief, and how to keep your cool with a breathwork exercise on today's episode.  
 
Gravity was co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and Jonas Cuarón. It was directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
 
The cast includes Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, and Ed Harris.
 
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on The Snake Pit.
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Ep. 90 Little Miss Sunshine: Grandpa Died for This

This week, hop in the yellow Volkswagen bus and take a roadtrip with Shade and Chelsey as we discuss Little Miss Sunshine (2006).  Join us as we talk about being a teenager, family dynamics, joining the airforce, and trigger warning: suicide.
Little Miss Sunshine was written by Michael Arndt. It was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
The cast includes Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin. As well as a few Breaking Bad alum.
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on Gravity.
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Ep. 89 Don't Worry Darling: These Stepford Wannabes!

On this week's episode, Chelsey and Shade make sure that we don't panic talking about Don't Worry Darling (2022). Join them as they talk about intuition, self-trust, codependency, and how *trigger warning* abuse can present in a relationship.
Don't Worry Darling was directed by Olivia Wilde
And written by Katie Silverman.
The cast includes Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Kiki Layne, Gemme Chan, Nick Kroll, and Kate Berlant.
 
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on Little Miss Sunshine.
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Ep. 88 Self Reliance: Delusions of Grandeur

Are you ready to join the dark web's #1 rated reality murder show or will you descend into delulu? Embark on a 30 day challenge with Shade and Chelsey as they discuss Self Reliance (2023). Don't forget to have someone shadow you as we discuss the most terrifying way to walk backwards, experiential exploration, and how Shade should definitely try out for Survivor. Jeff Probst, hit us up!Self Reliance was written and directed by Jake Johnson.The cast includes Jake Johnson, Biff Whiff, Anna Kendrick, Mary Holland, Emily Hampshire, Daryl J Johnson, and Nancy Lenehan.
Grab your popcorn and catch us next week for our episode on Don't Worry Darling.
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