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2024-10-02 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
What does real heroism look like?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to the person who put the “glad” in “gladiator,” Hercules! They talk about the psychology behind the classic hero’s jour...
2024-10-02 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. October's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is this year's full panel from FanX SLC, a Cinema Therapy live show of Movie Family Therapy: Denethor and...
2024-10-02 15:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a recap of what we did last month!
We launched Cinema Therapy Reviews! What do you think of our new channel? So far we've ...
How do you balance control and freedom in parenting?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to the family from The Croods. They discuss the family’s fears of everything new and how fear stifles their g...
2024-09-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan:
Hello Heroes!
It’s officially autumn up here in the northern hemisphere, and I couldn’t be more excited to get to pull out my sweaters, sip some warm beverages, and just get cozy as fuuuuuuun.
What I’m reading!
How does anxiety help and hurt you?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Inside Out 2, the whole movie this time! They discuss how becoming a teenager affects Riley’s emotions and what anxiety does...
2024-09-25 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
September marks our Patreon-iversary, so we're celebrating by offering the biggest discount possible on annual Patreon memberships. Sign up by the end of September and get 2 months free on any annual membership!
If you like this director's c...
2024-09-23 14:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember is our Patreon-iversary! Please consider joining our Patreon for all sorts of bonus and more of your Internet Dads. (If you're already a Patron, hi and thank you!!)
Do you want extended, ad-free director's cuts of each Cinema Thera...
2024-09-23 14:49:10 +0000 UTC View Post
What is the difference between leadership and manipulation?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at group dynamics in Galaxy Quest. They’re talking about how the actors turned heroes work throug...
2024-09-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi, 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 October. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!
For now, Drops is ...
2024-09-19 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you grow in a relationship without changing who you are? Who is your favorite couple from The Office?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are hopping over to the world of TV to rank romances from The Office...
2024-09-18 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for submitting your questions! The live Q&A is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25th at 12pm MT (at the link above), but it will also be available to watch afterward so no one misses out! We'll be answering your pre-submitted question...
2024-09-18 14:53:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Why are we drawn to stories about heroes?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are talking about trauma healing and the psychological power of storytelling in Kubo and the Two Strings. Jonathan talks about working ...
2024-09-16 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
When making a film, you have to find the locations to film the film you're filming. This is my first quick walkthrough of some possible locations for our little short.
Once we have our budget, we'll schedule a time to look at them with our p...
2024-09-13 19:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostWe enjoyed watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, and we now know it's feasible to watch a TV show for CT... every once in a while. It takes way more time and effort to cover a show and do right by it and its fans. We have some ideas for TV shows to...
2024-09-12 13:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Filmmaker Alan Seawright is joined by director of photography, Paul McKay Taylor, and producer, Loren Micalizio, to discuss the budget breakdown for Ashes to Ashes, next year's CT Studios short film. Find out what movie budgets look like and why m...
2024-09-11 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Once a quarter-ish, we A your Qs! Please use the Google Form (linked above) 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!
No...
2024-09-10 14:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Is Forrest Gump toxic… or not?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Forrest Gump and question if elements of the film are toxic or not. In this series, they investigate if movie relationships claimed to ...
2024-09-09 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. September's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is a D&D one shot! Join Professor Chafey Butthole in his bafflingly ill-conceived attempt to play <...
2024-09-04 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you become a team player? What does expansive growth look like?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at one of their all-time favorite movies, Hot Fuzz. They’re asking if main character N...
2024-09-02 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a recap of what we did last month!
August had us focused on watching movies and prepping episodes for the September shoot. That shoot is always special because we have the shoot and FanX in the same week! Here’s an...
Hey Execs,
Our next livestream will be September 4 at 11:15am Pacific, 2:15pm Eastern. The producers will be going over the script with Alan (director), Rod Santiano (Cinematographer,) and Bradley Olsen (Editor) to figure out how we can make...
2024-08-30 17:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you be yourself amid social pressure? Why do stereotypes exist?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to Disney Channel classic, High School Musical. They’re taking a look at being yourself in ...
2024-08-29 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's something you've probably never thought about: How exactly do people get their movie files from the editing software, into VFX software, and back out again?
And for that matter, which VFX software are you going to use?
And which...
2024-08-28 23:02:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan:
Hello Heroes!
August. The end. Of Summer. Of Freedom. Of glory. The beginning. Of FOOTBALL SEASON!!!
What I’m reading!
I really couldn’t tell you. I’ve basically been chilling? Just lots of...
2024-08-28 19:21:52 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon-exclusive episode, licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are ranking relationships from Avatar: The Last Airbender, inspired by the David Does Grab Bag. If you haven’t seen that, you’re missing out. Yo...
2024-08-23 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
What is the difference between arrogance and confidence?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are joined by Bryson from Haminations to discuss Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender. They’re taking a look at his j...
2024-08-23 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Tomorrow is a double ATLA day! Patrons at the Movie Star tier and above will get the director's cut of the Sokka episode (coming to YouTube next Tuesday) and an exclusive episode ranking ATLA relationships.
In the latter video, we reference ...
2024-08-22 14:14:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi, 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 September. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!
For now, Drops i...
2024-08-21 15:52:11 +0000 UTC View Post