Trauma and Star Wars: The Last Jedi

[Content Warning: Discussions of abuse and violence]Happy Halloween! For our second spooky installment of 2026, we finally discuss Pan's Labyrinth! We explored Ofella's use of imagination and storytelling to manage her traumatic circumstances. We conceptualize Capt. Vidal as a ca ...  Show more

Listen while Brittney and Hannah discuss one of the most talked about movies this year: Obsession. We will be discussing avoidance, anxiety, grief and trauma in this episode. We break down the characters of Bear, Nikki and Wish Nikki. Let us know what you think! Trigger warning: ...  Show more

Star Wars makes lots of assertions about our darker emotions. But are they accurate? 

Paul & Amy force-project into Rian Johnson's galaxy-brained Star Wars entry The Last Jedi! They dissect the disputes between Mark Hamill and Johnson on the fate of Luke Skywalker, praise the film's illustrations of the nature of heroism, and ask if this is up there with the very ...  Show more

Blue screens! Tennis balls! Directions from George Lucas! What are three things that make an actor’s job harder? Chris and Lizzie conclude their Menace coverage with a crunch at ILM, the public shaming of Jar Jar Binks and why George may have lost a lot more than $50 million in h ...  Show more