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Episode 038: Men Can Get Really Angry! 12 Angry Men (1957 & 1997) with Jordan Wagge & Jason Spiegelman
Join Alex and returning guest hosts Dr. Jordan Wagge and Jason Spiegelman as the three dissect and discuss the two major American versions of the stage play and short story 12 Angry Men! The first major release was in 1957, written and directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda. The second, made-for-TV movie, was released in 1997, and starred several great actors, including John Lemmon, William Peterson, James Gandolfini, Mykelti Williams, Tony Danza, and the venerable George C. Scott. We explore social influence, persuasion, racism and prejudice, confirmation bias, and toxic masculinity. Wouldn’t this be a better scenario if it were 12 Angry People, instead?…
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Episode 037: This Film is One Giant Racist and Sexist Fest! Crash (2004) with Karenna Malavanti
Join Alex and guest host Dr. Karenna Malavanti in a discussion of the various psychological concepts in the wildly controversial film, Crash (2004)! It’s controversial because even writer-director Paul Haggis doesn’t think it should have won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Oh, and the fact that each scene or connected vignette features truly awful human beings! But we wade into the controversy and discuss racism, sexism, prejudice, and stereotypes… so *crash* into us!
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Episode 036: Wait, the Prison Was a Metaphor? The Shawshank Redemption (1994) with Justine Egan-Kunicki
Join Alex and returning guest host Dr. Justine Egan-Kunicki in a discussion of the various psychological concepts in the classic prison film, The Shawshank Redemption (1994), a film based on a novella by Stephen King that doesn’t have any horror or supernatural elements. Just good old fashioned, mid-century prison brutality! It is set in Maine, though… anyway, the episode explores psychological prison, institutionalization, and hope. It stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in perhaps two of their best roles. You can’t help but smile as the end of the movie sweeps you away to Mexico!
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Episode 035: Mental Health, Sexuality, and Suicide, Oh My! The Hours (2002) with Crystal Steltenpohl
Join Alex and Dr. Crystal Steltenpohl in a discussion of the various psychological concepts in the crushing, but a poignant look at relationships and happiness, film The Hours (2002). The film stars Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep as three women struggling with their mental health, relationships, and happiness, connected by the story written by the famous Virginia Woolf. Listen, Nicole Kidman’s prosthetic nose was great to be like Virginia, but it didn’t change color!
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Episode 017: CinemaPsych is One Year Old! A Year in Review and a Look to the Future with Astrid Swan
Join Alex and his wife Astrid as they discuss the first year of the podcast, her thoughts on some favorite moments and episodes, a a look to the future of the podcast, including films that are on the docket in the upcoming year! Onward!
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Episode 005: On Podcasts, We Wear Pink—Mean Girls (2004) with Olivia Aspiras
Join Alex and Olivia Aspiras in discussion of the psychological concepts in Tina Fey’s masterpiece Mean Girls (2004), starring Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams (Amy Adams), and Amanda Seyfried in her first film role. The limit does not exist on the amount of social psychology we can discuss. We thank you for being so obsessed with us!
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Episode 004: Don’t Mess Around in Cemeteries! Phantasm (1979) with Randy Stein
Join Alex and Dr. Randy Stein on this Halloween edition of the podcast, for a discussion of the psychological concepts in Don Coscarelli’s cult horror classic Phantasm (1979), starring Angus Scrimm as the horror villain, the Tall Man, in a role so-named because imagination and originality was used elsewhere in the film.
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Episode 003: I Have Dreamed a Dream… Within a Dream? Inception (2010) with Jason Spiegelman
Join Alex and Jason Spiegelman on discussion of the psychological concepts in Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and several other actors he hires again for the Dark Knight Rises.
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ALEX SWAN: Hey everybody and welcome to another episode of the CinemaPsych Podcast!…
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Episode 002: Is Being Stranded a Problem? Cast Away (2000) with Marc Klippenstine
Join Alex and Dr. Marc Klippenstine on discussion of the psychological concepts in Robert Zemeckis’s Cast Away (2000), starring Tom Hanks and a volleyball named Wilson.
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