Episode 46: Your Fave & Flop Films of 2022!

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01/01/23 • 85 min

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TRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to our last episode of the year but actually the first of the new year (because, sorry.) Thanks to everyone's contributions to this episode, where we asked you what films you loved and loathed this year - both 2022 releases and all time films. Michael and Steph go through the list and discuss their own entries, with our typical no-filter approach to our own opinions (well mostly Michael). Join us as we get very sarcastic about covid, find out what the E-bert-o-meter says about our films, controversial opinions about the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack, Christopher Nolan, Julia Roberts and reporter films, and try not to yuck anybody's yum. We'll be on hiatus until mid february, so in the meantime, subscribe to our Patreon for all our bonus episodes, where your fee goes to our fundraiser for Djirra!!! Things we mention for some reason: Strawberries Phone (Spiderman 3) The Leonardo Dicaprio meme The Podcast Nobody Asked For Letterboxd Our ad spot is the exceptional podcast Beyond 6 Seconds with Carolyn Kiel, an absolute must listen if you are neurodiverse, an ally, advocate, or simply someone who cares about diversity and inclusion. Subscribe on all pod apps using the link and follow on insta @beyond6seconds. Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok! or join our Facebook Group! Email us at [email protected] and JOIN OUR PATREON for SO MUCH exclusive content! NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

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Episode 45: Falling for Christmas- Lindsay is back! And so are outrageous representations of amnesia (with Emily & Heather McIntyre)

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It’s our 3rd annual Christmas film episode ready for your lucky listening ears! Today we have a Psychocinematic first - a sister duo joining us, Emily & Heather McIntyre! Steph, Emily and Heather discuss the iconic new Netflix Christmas film charting Lindsay Lohan’s comeback - Falling for Christmas! Think we won’t have enough content to overanalyse in this one? THINK AGAIN!

Join us as we try to make sense of the films depiction of amnesia, why little Avy is constantly smiling, and why there are so many cheques.

CONTENT WARNING: Major physical accident, acquired brain injury, memory loss, loss of parent.

Follow Emily @ramblingravioli on Twitter, Insta and Tiktok!

Follow Heather @heatherey on Twitter, Insta and HeartbreakHeather on Tiktok - and check her and Niall Horan’s special relationship here.

See our Christmas Rom Com Bingo grid here to follow along with us!

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Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok! or join our Facebook Group! Email us at [email protected] and JOIN OUR PATREON for SO MUCH exclusive content!

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

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2023 Psychocinematic Trailer

Welcome to Psychocinematic's 2023 season fam!! Here to get you ready for a fantastic year of dissecting media, is our latest trailer! You'll notice a gorgeously synthpop melody underlaying some of last years' amazing guests, which is our new theme tune by Michael Watson! I love it. I loved the old one too but it's always fun to freshen things up!

New episode of the year comes on Thursday 9th of Feb. Can't wait!

Transcript:

*theme music starts and builds up*

Steph- Welcome to Psychocinematic, a podcast where we analyse depictions of mental illness and disability in popular film and TV

Elise- "She assembled this wonderful team of empathetic and open and talented people and then she invited Dr Phil *laughs*"

Merowyn- "Watching it was like a tsunami hitting me in the face in terms of seeing this deeply ingrained trauma, generational trauma"

Nic- "When we were amoebas in the primordial soup, we were searching for carbon molecules to get high off of. So i think he's *laugh* I think his intent is to say we are humans have the propensity to be addicted to stuff."

Steph- Join psychologist and host Stephanie Fornasier and guests with lived experience as they dissect their favourite films and TV shows

Ash- "I feel like identity crisis comes a lot with any type of disability or mental health, and I feel like in this movie, the whole movie's an identity crisis"

Jordan- "And of course it's the extreme measures that get documented, and those stories absolutely need to be shared, but every story needs to be shared"

Hannah- "I want people to understandable that disabled people, could be potential romantic partners. Disabled stories matter, disabled stories are interesting"

Steph - Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all good podcast apps. And subscribe to our Patreon, where you get access to bonus content.

*music finishes*