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Drops: August 2025

Hey, Patrons! Are you excited to watch a new director's cut LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in August. Then, we'll watch it together right here on Patreon. See you there!

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Relationship Therapist Ranks More 2000s Romcoms

Why do so many romcoms involve broken engagements? What’s your favorite 2000s romcom?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are ranking more 2000s romcoms! They’re reacting to five more romcoms from the 2000s an...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to THE ROAD TO EL DORADO

What is the purpose of pride? How do you call someone out in a respectful way?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to The Road to El Dorado. They talk about how close friends handle conflict and work ...

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Jono's Summer Movie Roundup!

Summer movie roundup! It's time for my one-sentence reviews of everything I've seen this summer!

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- FINAL RECKONING: Overlong but has marvelous tension and a staggering payoff.

LILO & STITCH: Safe and bland. Has ...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Psychology of a Hero: Christopher Reeve's SUPERMAN

How can you be a hero in your everyday life?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are diving into one of Jonathan’s biggest inspirations, Christopher Reeve's Superman. They take a look at Superman’s hero journe...

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Movie Review: Jurassic World Rebirth

A Patreon Live recording of Alan's movie review for Jurassic World Rebirth! 🦖

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: JAWS and Defeating Your Fears with guest Dan Murrell

How do you move forward from fear? 

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are joined by film reviewer and Jaws aficionado, Dan Murrell. They’re reacting to Jaws and diving into the psychology of fear. They ge...

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July Grab Bag of Mystery: MOAR BLOOPERS

Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. July's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is another blooper reel! Your Internet Dads attempt to make a show called Cinema Therapy, but what they're r...

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Movie Review: F1: The Movie

A Patreon Live recording of Alan's movie review for F1: The Movie! 🏎️

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That's a Wrap: June 2025

Here's a recap of what we did last month!

Jono had a birthday! 🎉
I celebrated my 44th birthday with friends and family. My kids and their mom threw me a surprise birthday barbecue, and we all enjoyed time at the pu...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to THE TRUMAN SHOW

How do you trust yourself when you’ve been taught not to?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at The Truman Show and reacting to the biggest ongoing gaslighting session ever. They talk about wh...

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Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: June 2025

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

What I’m reading!

  • Ship of the Line - by CS Forester. Back to the adventures of Horatio Hornblower! Took a few months off and came roaring back with all kinds of mayhem and gentlemanly d...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to WEATHERING WITH YOU

Can you be too selfless? Did Hodaka and Hina do the right thing?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are completing Makoto Shinkai’s Disaster Trilogy by reacting to Weathering with You. They talk about losing th...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to ELIO at Pixar!

Have you ever felt unwanted?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are in the bowels (ew) of Pixar and joined by the filmmaking team of Elio: directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, and producer Mary Alice Drumm...

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Drops: July 2025

Hey, Patrons! Are you excited to watch a new director's cut LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in July. Then, we'll watch it together right here on Patreon. See you there!

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Red Flags in BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY

What happens when you adapt to others in relationships? What red flags do you look out for in relationships?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker, filmmaker Alan Seawright, and writer/producer Megan Seawright are calling out red flags in Bridg...

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Jono's Review of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025)

WHAT'S IT ABOUT? 

A young Viking bucks tradition and defies his father by refusing to become a dragon-killer, befriending and flying one instead.

IS IT ANY GOOD?

Universtal and Dreamworks largely avoid the pitfalls...

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Recorded Live Video: Studio Update June 2025

Alan shares a progress update on all the CT Studios projects.

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Family Therapy: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Is Valka a bad parent? How do you regain someone’s trust?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright discuss Valka’s parenting (or lack thereof) in How to Train Your Dragon 2. They discuss how both parents fail to gi...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to TARZAN

How do we appreciate and celebrate our similarities AND differences?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to Tarzan and talking all about personal change and growth. They discuss how Tarzan navigates l...

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June Grab Bag of Mystery: Cinema Therapy in THE GOOD PLACE

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 is inspired by The Good Place!

Have you ever wondered what your "good place" would look like? What would be ...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Couple Therapy: Eleanor and Chidi from THE GOOD PLACE

How do you grow into the best version of yourself with another person?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at accepting influence and how healthy relationships form with Eleanor and Chidi from Th...

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That's a Wrap: May 2025

Here's a recap of what we did last month!

Alan had a birthday! 🥳 I turned 44! It was magical. I'm suddenly so many fours. Really looking forward to 444, that'll be a banger of a year, 2325.

We kicked off May appro...

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Alan & Jono's Watching/Reading List: May 2025

Alan:

Hello Heroes!

May-cember is upon us! Hide the women and children! Save yourselves! There is no pity in May-cember, only suffering! (People with kids get it) Didn’t have a lot of time for myself this month. But I did get some st...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Lessons on Friendship from PIXAR Pals

How do friendships fulfill your needs? What is your favorite Pixar friendship?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright were going to rank Pixar friendships, but because they’re all so wonderful, Jonathan and Alan ar...

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DIRECTOR’S CUT: Family Therapy: Joel & Ellie in THE LAST OF US

How does insecure-avoidant attachment develop and how do you heal?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to The Last of Us, specifically Joel and Ellie’s relationship. They discuss their insecure-avoi...

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Drops: June 2025

Hey, Patrons! Are you excited to watch a new director's cut LIVE with Jono and Alan? Pick which episode you want to watch with them in June. Then, we'll watch it together right here on Patreon. See you there!

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Toxic or Not: ROMEO + JULIET

Is Romeo + Juliet toxic… or not?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Romeo + Juliet and question whether Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is toxic or not. In this series, they investigate if movie rela...

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DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to CARS

What do you do when you realize you don’t have things figured out?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Pixar’s Cars and discuss what it takes to change and embrace humility. They talk about the differ...

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