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Episode 58 of Pop Culture Case Study - Lawrence of Arabia and Persuasion

In this episode, Dave finally takes on what is, in his opinion, the best movie ever made, Lawrence of Arabia!  During Fangirl Fixation, Britt assures that her marriage continues by enjoying the movie and even stating that she would watch it again.  She also discusses her feminist rage about video games!  Dave teaches the audience different methods of persuasion and how they work.  Finally, Dave gushes about Peter O'Toole and Lawrence of Arabia.  Enjoy! Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:31 Persuasion:0:25:42 Lawrence of Arabia: 0:39:30 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

Episode 57 of Pop Culture Case Study - A History of Violence and Identity

In this episode, Dave and Britt disagree strongly on the qualities (or lack thereof in her opinion) of A History of Violence.  During Fangirl Fixation, Britt gets distracted and talks about everything from Viggo Mortensen's various endowments to her terrifying crush on Rutger Hauer.  Join us as we talk about the movie and Identity! Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation: 0:04:30 Identity:0:20:55 A History of Violence: 0:35:59 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

Episode 56 of Pop Culture Case Study - Inception and Self-Deception

Hey Mad Max Fans! Check out our episode that brought Tom Hardy into the mainstream! In this episode, Dave takes on a Christopher Nolan epic, Inception.  He also talks to Britt about her memories of it and her own experiences with Self-Deception.  Speaking of self-deception, Dave looks at pain tolerance, the evolutionary advantage of deception, and ethical fading. Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:48 Self-Deception:0:22:09 Inception: 0:36:45 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

Episode 54 of Pop Culture Case Study - Moulin Rouge and Jealousy

In this episode, Dave discusses a fan favorite, Moulin Rouge. Is this one as good as he remembers? Or will the untrained voices of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor prove faulty? Regarding psychology, he takes the easy way out and discusses sexual jealousy, easily one of the most clear themes of the film. Britt continues her trend of serious discussion topics, with a fixation on invisible illnesses. Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation Intro: 0:00:00 Fangirl Fixation: 0:02:06 Jealousy:0:27:28 Moulin Rouge: 0:39:00 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

Episode 53 of Pop Culture Case Study - Girl, Interrupted and Borderline Personality DIsorder

In this episode, Dave discusses the film the listeners chose for him, Girl, Interrupted. He takes a closer look at Borderline Personality Disorder and decides whether or not the film does a quality job of representing this disorder on screen. Britt also makes an appearance to talk about stigma and the effects of pop culture on diagnosis. Listen! Intro: 0:00:00 Fangirl Fixation: 0:05:08 Borderline Personality Disorder:0:22:00 Girl, Interrupted: 0:42:22 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

Episode 03 of Pop Culture Case Study - The Avengers and Teamwork

Today is the day, folks!  Avengers is coming out later tonight! I know I will be there at the 7 PM showing.  If you're watching this weekend (and who isn't?), catch up with one of our episodes, The Avengers and Teamwork.  Does the greatest team in comics comprise a good or great team?  Are any of them psychologically sound?  Listen and find out! 

Episode 52 of Pop Culture Case Study - Gattaca and Privilege

In this episode, Dave discusses one of his old science fiction favorites, Gattaca.  Britt makes an appearance to talk about Dystopian movies, in general.  We discuss both the movie and how it connects to the touchy subject of privilege. Listen! Check out the Show Notes here! Fangirl Fixation Introduction: 0:00:00 Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:07 Privilege: 0:20:25 Gattaca: 0:35:30 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

The Interview review with video of cast and crew at Christmas day screenings

What's left to say about The Interview? The Sony hack and the Gaurdians of Peace have had more than enough coverage so I won't bother with a retreading of the events that lead to the eventual day and date release of The Interview. Well that's not entirely true the film was released on VOD on Christmas Eve and in theaters on Christmas day. If you want to read about the full story The Hollywood Reporter  has pretty much up to the minute coverage and Drew McWeeny has written a wonderful piece on the consequences of this story over at HitFix . With all the questions surrounding the film one was left out of the conversation, is the film any good? Simple answer, yes. This is a perfectly fine little comedy, nothing about this movie should have created the controversy it did. This is pretty typical for a Rogen/Franco/Goldberg joint, if you like their other films, you will like this one too. Dave Skylark (Franco) and producer Aaron Rapoport (Rogen) run the celebrity tabloid

Following Films takes a look at the new Bruce Willis picture Vice

Julian Michaels (Bruce Willis) has designed the ultimate resort: VICE, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans.  When an artificial (Ambyr Childers) becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between Julian's mercenaries and a cop (Thomas Jane) who is hell-bent on shutting down Vice, and stopping the violence once and for all. Grindstone Entertainment and Emmett Furla Oasis Films present in association with K5 International an Emmett Furla Oasis Films production in association with Aperture Entertainment.

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