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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to FINDING NEMO — Parenting and Trauma

Why are some parents overprotective? How do you cope with trauma in a healthy way?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are diving into the big ol’ blue with Finding Nemo. They discuss Marlin’s parenting and the differences between helicopter parenting and healthy parenting. Jonathan talks about Marlin’s trauma and how it shapes his relationship with Nemo. Alan explains why Finding Nemo is another Pixar Perfect Picture and why it's important to let his k...

Therapy Deep Dive: Dealing with Adult ADHD

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are talking about a very personal topic, dealing with ADHD as an adult. They discuss three areas of ADHD: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity... and they go on tangents and lose their train of thought because they have ADHD. 

Resource:
ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder: Stephen Tonti at TEDxCMU 

Submit Your Questions: June Q&A

Once a quarter-ish, we A your Qs! Please use the Google Form to submit your questions for the Q&A. Your questions can be about Cinema Therapy, the guys, or anything in between. It's an AMA... or an AUA, ask us anything!

Note: we will livestream the Q&A on Wednesday 6/21 at 11:30am MDT on YouTube, and we'll only be answering pre-submitted questions. The live link will be posted on Patreon and will be available to watch any time afterward!

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to The Shawshank Redemption

How do you keep moving forward when you feel stuck? Why is hope sometimes dangerous?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to one of the best movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. They talk about how hope can be both dangerous and powerful as they follow Andy’s hope-filled journey in the prison system. They discuss institutionalization in prison and how people can be institutionalized in their own mental prisons. Jonathan emphasizes the importan...

Cinema Therapy Merch!

Hi, Patrons! You may remember that we wanted to announce merch as a stretch goal for hitting 1,000 Patrons. We now have over 2,000 Patrons (wow!), and the merch is finally ready. We certainly underestimated how much time it would take. As a thank you for patience (and just for being awesome Patrons), we're debuting merch one week before everyone else. And all Patrons get a discount!

We decided to partner with DFTBA for our merch because, much like Patreon, DFTBA was made by creators for...

June Grab Bag of Mystery: Gandalf the Set Dog

Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. June's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is Gandalf the Set Dog. Gandalf was kind enough to leave you all a message: 

It's me, Gandalf! I am everyone's favorite cuz I am the bestest. Here's a whole video to show you!

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Psychology of a Hero: Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi (Mia) from THE PRINCESS DIARIES

How do you figure out what you want in life? Why is it important to face your fears?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at princess, icon, and hero, Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Princess of Genovia… or just Mia. Mia’s journey from wanting to be invisible to becoming a princess is all about self-actualization, and Jonathan shares what it takes to get there. They rave about acting (and Genovian) royalty, Anne Hathaway and Julie ...

Live Chat: June 2023

Hi, Superheroes! Are you excited to chat about a new episode LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in June. Then, we'll set a date and stream the director's cut in the #streams voice chat on Discord. Jono and Alan will discuss behind-the-scenes about making the episode, more insights on the movie, and respond to questions. See you there!

Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: May 2023

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

May is a really busy month for us, with 3 kids, all the end-of-school-year activities happen in May, so we’ve barely been keeping our heads above water.

What I’m reading!

• CineFex #72 all about Titanic. I watched Titanic on the plane home from London (on my iPad, not on the in-seat screen. I’m not a heathen!) And it just reminded me what an absolute masterpiece that movie is. So I’ve been deep-diving behind the scenes ...
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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Greatest On-Screen Bromance Ever? Therapist Reacts to RRR

How do you show support in your friendships? How many times did you fist pump watching RRR?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to RRR - it’s bromance therapy! The internet’s best bromance reacts to cinema’s best bromance. While the movie is an adrenaline-filled spectacle, the relationships have a lot of substance. Jonathan talks about support, vulnerability, and even conflict in friendships and how RRR portrays healthy male friendships. Di...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to Wolf Children

How do you find joy in life during tough times? How do you know when to let your kids go?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are watching another amazing anime film, Wolf Children, thanks to viewer suggestions. They react to Hana’s joys and struggles as a single parent of wolf children and how she balances raising them as humans and protecting them as wolves. They discuss flipping the werewolf trope and why fantasy storytelling can be so powerful. There’...

Exciting news and a discount for you!

We're excited to share that Cinema Therapy has joined the Patreon Creator Ambassador Program! Patreon is a fantastic platform for creators, and our Patrons are essential to our channel and content. Their support helps us make the show and reach new goals to do bigger, better things!

In honor of this announcement, we're offering a limited-time discount on annual membership. For one week only (starting today) you get 16% off annual membership! You get:

🍿 extended, ad-free directo...

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to THE ADAM PROJECT

How do you show your kids that you’re struggling? What can you learn from your younger self?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at sci-fi/comedy/drama The Adam Project. They dive into the lessons we can learn from our younger self as well as lessons parents learn from their kids. Jonathan shares healthy ways parents can let their kids know that they’re struggling so they can empathize with their parents. He also talks about reflecting o...

May Live Chat - Psychology of a Hero: Luke Skywalker

Hey, Superheroes! You voted for Psychology of a Hero: Luke Skywalker to chat live with Jono and Alan on Discord. We'll watch the director's cut together and chat away.

Join us on Thursday, May 18th at 3pm MDT on our Discord server. It will be streamed in #streams and we'll chat in the stream chat. You'll be pinged when it starts.

Be sure to subscribe to the Discord event by clicking "Interested," and you'll receive a notification reminding you of the event.

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Filmmaking Deep Dive: Bad Dialogue

Professional filmmaker Alan Seawright does a deep dive on bad dialogue. Bad dialogue in one scene doesn't make the whole movie bad, but it's worth recognizing where the dialogue falls short... at least so you can impress people at parties. Alan shares three examples: bad dialogue in a bad scene in a bad movie, bad dialogue in a bad scene in a good movie, and bad dialogue in a good scene in a good movie.

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapists React to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish with guest Emma McAdam

How do you cope with fear? What happens when you ignore your emotions?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker, filmmaker Alan Seawright, and guest Emma McAdam of Therapy in a Nutshell are reacting to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The therapists discuss Puss’s fear of death and how that shows up mentally and physically, especially with panic attacks. Emma explains how acceptance and commitment therapy would be an effective tool for Puss to confront his fear. Alan talks about how fantastic ...

May Grab Bag of Mystery: Jono Impressions

Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. May's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is Jono Impressions. You may have seen his college talent show winning Gollum impression or his Cinema Therapy outro impressions. This is Jono unleashed. We can't control him and are not responsible for anything he said in this video.

DIRECTOR'S CUT: Psychology of a Hero: LUKE SKYWALKER

Why should we question our values and mentors? Is failure the greatest lesson?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are diving into their childhood hero, Luke Skywalker. He is the epitome of the hero’s journey, and they take a look at Luke’s heroic and humbling character arc. They discuss Luke’s growth from naive kid to Jedi to jaded cynic, and where he lands at the end of his story. Jonathan explains why Luke’s mentality in The Last Jedi is so true to...

Live Chat: May 2023

Hi, Superheroes! Are you excited to chat about a new episode LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with us in May. Then, we'll set a date and stream the director's cut in the #streams voice chat on Discord. Jono and Alan will discuss behind-the-scenes about making the episode, more insights on the movie, and respond to questions. See you there!

May is packed with highly requested episodes. Are you excited!?

Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: April 2023

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

I’m writing this from London! Megan and I are celebrating our 15th anniversary in a couple weeks, and we thought: Where can we find Jaffa Cakes?

What I’m reading!

• The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson. What a fun wrap-up to Wax & Wayne’s story! Intrigue, mystery, a God deceived, dad jokes. What more could you want? I mean, a magic duel on an old-timely battleship, if you’re me. But still, really really good!
• Twi...
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