SDCC 2015: Supernatural Panel Gets Kicked in the Balls by Audience Member Question
Beware! Supernatural spoiler below! After just finishing its tenth season, Supernatural’s stars and writers attended San Diego Comic Con to hype up season eleven and give fans a chance to ask their…
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San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Missing Marvel, Dangerous Women, and Hell No- Sharkado!
San Diego Comic Con is approaching quickly, and the panel/activity announcements are flooding in. One of this year’s biggest pieces of SDCC news is about Marvel in that they have…
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"Inside Out": Emotional Truths by Way of Pixar
Pixar’s “Inside Out” proves to be impressivley accurate to cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology. Five of the six scientifically validated universal emotions demonstrate what it might be like in the mind of an 11-year-old girl who struggles with having to move away from her friends and to a different city. The film sends a message and has therapeutic value.
AFC Classic: 14 Reasons Why Die Hard is Pretty Much the Best Action Movie Ever
I was interviewed recently on the influence of Die Hard in the action genre, and, while I was mulling it over in my head, all these little details started sticking…
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Superhero Therapy: Fears Do Not Make Heroes Any Less Heroic
Superhero Therapy star Dr. Janina Scarlet looks at heroes who feel fear. Storm of the X-Men often experiences crippling episodes of claustrophobia. As boy, Bruce Wayne becomes afraid of bats. Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter stories endures crushing arachnophobia. How do these heroes cope with their own fears and find the courage to do the right thing nevertheless?