Popcorn Therapy

Ep. 64 Totally Killer: Back to the Horror Comedy Future

Chelsey and Shade are going back in time this 🎃 Spooky Season 🎃 to the tubular 80's in Amazon Prime's Totally Killer (2023). Join us as we battle generational trauma in search of the Sweet 16 Killer.
Totally Killer was directed by Nahnatchka Kahn. It was written by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D'Angelo.
 
The cast includes Kiernan Shipka, Julie Bowen, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro, Liana Liberato, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Anna Diaz, Jonathan Potts, Ella Choi, Jeremy Monn-Djasngar, and Nathanial Appiah.
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Ep. 63 Wendell & Wild: She’s Courtney Gripling Coded

On this week's episode, Chelsey and Shade start spooky szn off strong with the stop-motion animated comedy, Wendell and Wild (2023). We're taking a deep dive into childhood trauma and attachment styles.
 
Written by Henry Selick and Jordan Peele
Directed by Henry Selick
 
The cast includes Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, James Hong, Angela Bassett, and Sam Zelaya.
 
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Ep. 62 The Terminator: Teen Mom

This week Shade and Chelsey go back in time to discuss humanity's fate in the war against machines in The Terminator (1984).  We take an in-depth view on stress and its impact on the brain.
Written and directed by James CameronThe cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, and Bess Motta.Congratulations to the WGA and the writers' strike ending! Please don't forget to support the SAG-AFTRA strike to support the people who give us so much to talk about.
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Ep. 61 Zodiac: He’s a Tough Cookie

To get us in the mood for some fall vibes, Chelsey and Shade are talking about Zodiac (2007) on the pod this week. They talk about the impacts of the stress response, how people cope, and what's the deal with people's fixation on true crime.
Directed by David Fincher
Screenplay by James Vanderbilt
Based on the book Zodiac (1986) written by Robert Graysmith
The cast includes Jake Gyllenhal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, Chloe Sevigny, Dermot Mulroney, John Carroll, and Anthony Edwards.
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Ep. 60 Legally Blonde: She’s a Stalker

This week on Popcorn Therapy Shade and Chelsey need to talk to their lawyer. They've brought their lawyer friend Tom onto the show to assist with the legal proceedings in Legally Blonde. Beyond the law, they will be covering topics such as introjection, projection, and looking into relationships.Directed by Robert LekticWritten by Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah, and Kirsten SmithThe cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Davis, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge, Ali Larter, and Linda Cardellini.
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Ep. 59 Troop Beverly Hills: This Isn’t The Army

The gals are rolling it back to the late 80s this week with Troop Beverly Hills (1989).  In today's episode, Chelsey and Shade are diving into self-efficacy, the levels of emotions, core values, and bullying.
 
Troop Beverly Hills was written by Ava Ostern Fries
Directed by Jeff Kanew
Starring Shelley Long, Craig T Nelson, Jenny Lewis,  Betty Thomas, Mary Gross,  Stephanie Beacham, and Audra Lindley
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Ep. 58 Bridesmaids: We Can Be Bottom-er

This week on Popcorn Therapy, Shade and Chelsey are laughing through 2011's peak Apatow production, Bridesmaids. We'll be talking about friendship dynamics, self-esteem, hitting rock bottom, and going on dates while at work.
Bridesmaids was directed by Paul Fieg, and written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo.Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, with Jon Hamm and Jill Clayburgh.
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Ep. 57 500 Days of Summer: Potential Isn’t Reality

This week, the lads are rejecting the manic pixie dream girl of it all in 500 Days of Summer (2009). Join Chelsey and Shade as they talk about NRE, Limerence, and relationship sustainability. 
 
Written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber
Directed by Marc Webb
Cast includes Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,  Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Clark Gregg.
 
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Ep. 56 Midsommar: Now We’re in a Cult

On this week's episode of Popcorn Therapy, our May Queens Shade and Chelsey dive into 2019's folk horror Midsommar. We're talking about grief, relationships, culty behaviors, emotional regulation, anthropologists, and Sweden.
Written and directed by Ari Aster.
Cast includes Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Ellora Torchia, and Archie Madekwe.
 
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Ep. 55 Crazy, Stupid, Love: Wake Up or Break Up

Today on the pod, Chelsey and Shade are keeping the summer vibes going with easy watch Crazy, Stupid Love (2011). We're revisiting infidelity, relationship dynamics, and the midlife crisis in today's episode.
 
Crazy, Stupid, Love was written by Dan Fogelman.
 
Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
 
The cast includes Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, and Kevon Bacon.
 
We are trying to be cognizant of the actors strike and writers strike. We support striking workers and are doing our best to stick to the SAG-AFTRA guidelines and not cross any picket lines.
 
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