Popcorn Therapy

Oct 30 2024 118 ep. 87 mins 12
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A podcast about movies and mental health. Please grab some popcorn, and take a seat on the couch. Hosted by Chelsey and Shade (like the singer). Please follow us on Twitter (@PopcornTheraPod) and Instagram (@PopcornTherapyPod)

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Ep. 113 Jennifer's Body: On Demon Time

Oct 30 2024 97 mins  
It's time for Popcorn Therapy! Chelsey and Shade are covering a beloved class on today's episode with Jennifer's Body (2009). This marks the end of Spooky Szn 2024, and includes discussions of sapphic tropes, trauma, and spectacle. Jennifer's Body was written by Diablo Kody, and directed by Karyn Kusama. The cast includes Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Kyle Gollner

Ep. 112 Coraline: Special Victims Unit

Oct 22 2024 113 mins  
Welcome back to Popcorn Therapy for the penultimate week of Spooky Season 2024! Join us as we go down the rabbit hole, no through the wardrobe, nope not that either. Join us as we go through the tunnel behind a tiny door to a world that is not everything it promises to be. That's right, she's a peach, she's a doll, she's a pal of mine, we're talkin' Coraline (2009)! Make sure you'r

Ep. 111 Black Box: Her Daddy's Body

Oct 16 2024 94 mins  
Popcorn Therapy is hitting our stride with spooky szn. This week, Chelsey and Shade dig deep into the subconscious with today's episode on Black Box (2020). We're talking about amnesia, the parentified child, and parenting. Black Box was co-written by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour and Stephen Herman. It was directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour. The cast includes Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia R

Ep. 110 Insidious: Spiritual Parasite

Oct 09 2024 87 mins  
We're on the astral plane of Spooky Season here on Popcorn Therapy. So join Shade and Chelsey as the embark into the Further to discuss Insidious (2010). We are tiptoeing through the tulips as we go over the mental load of running a household, how it is an incontrovertible fact that you are safe from monsters under a blankie, that classic childhood trauma, and family dynamics throu

Ep. 109 Beetlejuice: Our Art Is Dangerous

Oct 02 2024 92 mins  
First week of October and we are fully into ~*spooky szn*~. Join Chelsey and Shade for a trip to the other side with Tim Burton's 80s hit--Beetlejuice (1988). Join the lads as they analyze each character and talk about family dynamics. Beetlejuice was directed by Tim Burton. It was written by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Warren Skaaren. The cast includes Alec Baldwin, Ge

Ep. 108 Practical Magic: Witchcore

Sep 25 2024 82 mins  
Come with Shade and Chelsey as they embark down the witches' road until they land at a house serving midnight margaritas. That's right, as we ease into Spooky Season this week the coven is covering Practical Magic (1998). Join us as we discuss generational trauma, familial support, and the love of dance.Practical Magic was directed by Griffin Dunne. It was written by Alice Hoffman,

Ep. 107 Death Becomes Her: Natural Order, Who?

Sep 18 2024 87 mins  
Do you feel that chill in the air? Chelsey and Shade do, and they're kicking off the spooky vibes with today's episode on Death Becomes Her (1992). We're talking about betrayal, frenemies, and relationship dynamics in today's session. Death Becomes Her was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Martin Donovan. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isab

Ep. 106 Booksmart: Are You As Nostalgic As Shade?

Sep 11 2024 89 mins  
Class is back in session but here at Popcorn Therapy we're skipping straight to the end of the school year. That's right friends, we're doing 2019's Booksmart. Join Shade and Chelsey as they talk about their own school days, friendship, enmeshment, boundaries, porn in the backseat, and how Chelsey accidentally went to the movie premiere for Strange Darling (you should definitely se

Ep. 105 The Way Back: We're Seated

Aug 28 2024 73 mins  
The lads are back this week with another episode to knock your basketball socks off. Chelsey and Shade tackle alcohol dependency, grief, and relationship challenges in The Way Back (2020). Make some noise from the stands for today's show! The Way Back was written by Brad Ingelsby and directed by Gavin O’Connor. The cast includes Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Mich

Ep. 104 Office Space: The Impact of a Cult Classic

Aug 21 2024 100 mins  
This week on Popcorn Therapy Shade and Chelsey are doing their TPS reports before 8 of their bosses can yell at them, because we're going back to the 90's for the cult classic comedy Office Space (1999, to be precise). So throw on some Geto Boys and destroy a printer while we dive deep into burnout, anxiety, work-life balance, and of course ~*flair*~.Office Space was written and di