Psyched Up Cinema

Check out our socials! https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/ https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing Polar Express and the effects of the Uncanny Valley John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a master’s degree in social work, and is a licensed certified socia...

Check out our socials! https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/ https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing Black Swan and its portrayal of a Perfectionism. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a master’s degree in social work, and is a licensed certified social w...

Check out our socials!https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing Matilda and its portrayal of a Dysfunctional Family and the different roles of the characters. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a master’s degree in socia...

Check out our socials!https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinemaThis week we are discussing The Substance and its portrayal of Play TherapyJohn has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a master’s degree in social work, and is a licensed certified social worker...

Check out our socials! https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/ https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing The Substance and its portrayal of Body Dysmorphia.  John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a masters degree in social work, and is a licensed certified socia...

Check out our socials! https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/ https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing Starman and its portrayal of the Five Stages of Grief. We discuss what the different stages of grief are and how it applies to Starman. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and c...

Check out our socials! https://www.instagram.com/psychedupcinema/ https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedupcinema This week we are discussing Mickey 17 and its portrayal of Fascism. We discuss the main points of Fascism and how it is used to manipulate people. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice,...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week is the first annual Psyched Up Cinema Award show! We cover all the films covered on the podcast, 2024 film and others. Nomination categories include: Best Movie, Deepest Movie, Worst Movie, Best Representation and more! John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing an...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing Beauty and the Beast and its connection with Stockholm Syndrome. This episode discusses symptoms of Stockholm Syndrome and its questionable origins. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing Hunger Games: Catching Fire and its portrayal of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This episode discusses how some PTSD symptoms are be over represented or underrepresented in media. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kat...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street and its portrayal of intergenerational trauma. This episode covers the debate of what Freddy Krueger symbolizes. John Carrigan has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing Teeth and its portrayal of purity culture, r*** culture, and repressed sexuality. This episode also highlights the connection between purity culture, sexual assault, and victim blaming. John Carrigan has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffi...

Lived any good books recently? Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing In the Mouth of Madness and its portrayal of mass psychogenic/sociogenic illness. This episode highlights the multiple ways that this movie and its themes can be interpreted. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editin...

Welcome to Psyched Up Cinema, where movie breakdowns and psychological analysis meet. This week we are discussing Turtles All the Way Down and its portrayal of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and an overall well-rounded life story of an adolescent diagnosed with OCD. This episode highlights how this movie accurately weaves a mental health journey within dynamic characters and storylines, showi...

Have you had the cheese touch? This week we are discussing Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its portrayal of adolescence. This episode touches on adolescent struggles to fit in, bullying, middle school, friendships, and the journey of discovering who you are. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice, a...

What would you do to be famous? This week we are discussing To Die For and its ties to manipulation. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psychology and criminal justice and a (soon to be) master of social work, working in a community mental health clinic as an individual outpatient therapist. Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠

Which Would Be Worse: To Live As A Monster, Or To Die As A Good Man? This week we are discussing Shutter Island and its ties to Memory Repression. Memory Repression is when the brain attempts to protect itself from trauma by storing traumatic memories in the unconscious mind. John has a B.A. in visual media arts, with experience in directing, sound editing and gaffing. Kate has a B.A. in psycholog...