Hi, 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 July. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!
In case you missed the news, Drops replaced Discord live chats. Drops is only available in the Patreon app, so make sure your app is updated to the latest version. Drops s...
2024-06-20 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch your Internet Dads and some of the CT crew be absolutely giddy and starstruck inside Pixar!
2024-06-19 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you learn to have a healthy attachment style?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Gru’s villainous story arc in the first Despicable Me film. They’re talking about Gru’s hurtful behavior from childhood trauma and how he arrives at a positive place. Jonathan explains Gru’s anxious avoidant attachment style, and he praises Steve Carell for...
2024-06-17 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How does becoming a teenager affect our emotions?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a field trip to Pixar! Yes, you read that right! A couple of months ago, Jonathan and Alan got to preview the first 35 minutes of Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 and talk to some of the geniuses behind the film. This time, they are the guests, and their hosts are di...
2024-06-14 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey Cineastes and Therapizers,
Just checking in, we’ve been doing all our Director’s Cut releases as live drops (where you can all chat with each other in the comments during the initial release,) and we want to know if you’d like us to keep doing them for all the videos? Or should we switch back to just doing them when Jonathan and Alan can join in live?
This poll is part of ...
2024-06-12 16:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker does a deep dive on how to break bad habits and evaluate how they affect ourselves and others. He explains the social, emotional, and psychological triggers that lead to bad habits and how to break out of that cycle.
Movie: Rope a Dope [short film]
Resources: 2024-06-12 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Supervillains!
We’re back again. You get to meet Loren, our producer/UPM. You get to learn what UPM stands for, and what that person does on a film set. You also get to see us figure out if we can actually shoot the film I wrote, with the budget we have (we’ll make it work, but how!?)
And you get to see what it’s like to have a real, honest-to-goodness productio...
2024-06-11 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you reconcile personal passions with relationship needs when they conflict?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at famous movie couple, Mia and Sebastian, from La La Land. In this movie couples therapy episode, Jonathan takes on the controversy of their relationship and how 🚨 SPOILERS 🚨 they don’t end up together and why that’...
2024-06-10 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. June's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is a new thing!! Well, an old thing that's a new thing! Some episodes are too old to have director's cuts... until now. Enjoy this director's cut from the archives of "Therapist Reacts to Implicit Bias in ZOOTOPIA," originally released on YouTube on June 30,...
2024-06-05 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
How does an actor get into the psychology of their character?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are joined by a very special guest, Karen Gillan, to talk about her illustrious career and her approach to acting and filmmaking. They take a look at some of Karen’s iconic roles and some-lesser known: Doctor Who, Oculus, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jumanji: ...
2024-06-03 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a recap of what we did last month!
The first half of the month was prep focused. Prepping for the next shoot, CT Studios stuff, work and life admin... ya know, the fun stuff.
The May shoot was a success! Got a fresh batch of episodes in the hands of our amazing editing team. Seriously, they are the best!
Right after the shoot, we did a screening of S...
Did you know that we have custom captions on YouTube? Our caption writer, Anna, does a wonderful job and often adds extra fun tidbits in the captions. Until recently, we couldn't do custom captions on Patreon. But we now we can! Finally! We want to gauge how you feel about custom captions. Please respond to this poll and leave feedback in the comments.
Do you want custom captions o...
2024-05-31 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATED LINK: https://youtube.com/live/b8rrBpr-3FM?feature=share
Okay, so Riverside pooped on us again. The stream continues here: https://youtube.com/live/0c84WVFjr8Q?feature=share
Patreon won't let us ...
2024-05-30 22:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Thank you for submitting episode suggestions. The Cinema Therapy team has reviewed them and selected five great potential episodes. Whichever one gets the most votes, we will do an episode on it at our next shoot!
Please note: even if your top choice doesn't win, the other suggestions will be saved for potential future episodes.
2024-05-30 13:43:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan:
Hello Heroes!
May! Sooooo much happened this month! We’re making progress with Ashes to Ashes (CT Studios 2024 film!) and we got to go on a super-secret trip to PIXAR to meet people, have our minds blown, and watch their new movie! It’s really good, surprise.
What I’m reading!
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls - by Peter Biski...
2024-05-29 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Why are many romcoms built on disrespect and cruelty? What’s your favorite 2000s romcoms?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are ranking more romcoms! This time, they’re taking a look at five romcoms from the 2000s and ranking from least to most healthy relationship. The movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Return to Me, Sweet...
2024-05-27 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cinema Therapy Studios is in full swing, and we're documenting the process of making our first short film. Let's dive into the pitching process!
~WE aRe pRoFesSIOnALs~
2024-05-22 15:00:16 +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 June. Then, we'll watch it together using Drops right here on Patreon. See you there!
In case you missed the news, Drops replaced Discord live chats. Drops is only available in the Patreon app, so make sure your app is updated to the latest version. Drops s...
2024-05-21 21:53:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Why do we put up a front when we seek to belong?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Meet the Robinsons with guest and fellow YouTuber, Bryson from Haminations. They talk about Lewis seeking adoption and struggling to be accepted. Jonathan explains the anxiety and desperation of seeking acceptance, and they all talk about the importance of being yourse...
2024-05-20 15:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for submitting your questions! The live Q&A is scheduled for May 21st at 4:30pm MDT (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 questions (and maybe live questions in the chat if we have time). See you then!
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Why do we lie? What happens when we lie?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are taking a look at the complicated family in Mamma Mia! They’re talking about honesty and what happens to relationships when we lie. Jonathan explains Sophie’s tendency to lie, where that comes from, and why we all lie. They talk about the stellar cast, less than stellar singing,...
2024-05-13 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan and Megan (writers) will be working with Jonathan Decker, LMFT (you may have heard of him) and talking about the relationship between our two main characters (tentatively) JP and Barbara.
Join us as we figure out exactly what issues they're going to have with each other. Realistic, but still interesting, conflicts that can arise between them, and what would be a plausible, satisfying...
2024-05-06 21:13:58 +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!
Note: do not put questions in the comments of this post. Please use the form above.
The live Q&A will premier on YouTube on Tuesday, M...
2024-05-06 15:16:45 +0000 UTC View Post
How do skilled manipulators get their way?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are delving into the dark side with Emperor Palpatine. They discuss his master plan and how he uses others to seize power and get his way. Jonathan explains the many techniques that Palpatine uses, like gaslighting, grooming, and manipulating. Oh my! You may be surprised when Jonatha...
2024-05-01 19:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you honor what your loved ones are passionate about?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are watching Ratatouille and reacting to the theme of telling the story of being an artist. For Remy, it’s through food and cooking, and they talk about how everyone has their own medium of art. Alan talks about the art of filmmaking, both from his perspective and ...
2024-05-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Each month, you get a random piece of exclusive bonus content as a thank you for supporting us on Patreon. May's Grab Bag of Mystery perk is dream casting with our wonderful writer/producer, Megan. She's got a super power for perfectly casting movies and adaptations, so we're putting her to the test. Megan dream casts The Princess Bride and While You Were Sleeping and Alan's favorite book serie...
2024-05-01 16:09:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a recap of what we did last month!
The start of the month was all about shoot prep. We watched a bunch of movies and prepared a fresh new batch of episodes. Here’s an emoji hint for one of them: 🏀🎭
CT Studios had some major developments in April! We developed pitches and pitched them to our studio, we published the poll to vote - greenlighting the mo...
2024-05-01 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan:
Hello Heroes!
April! The sun hid for three minutes and forty-three seconds. It was awe-inspiring and life-changing. Seriously. I’d head that my whole life until 7 years ago when I saw my first totality. Now I’m going to chase them for the rest of my life. Feels like seeing the face of God.
What I’m reading!
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World ...
2024-04-30 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you recognize your self-worth when others don’t see it?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Mulan discovering her self-worth and defying expectations. They discuss what makes her a true hero. Jonathan breaks down the iconic “be a man” montage and what it means for Mulan. Alan shares some of Disney’s smart animation techniques. But he cla...
2024-04-29 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith CT Studios gaining momentum by the minute, we have plenty of opportunities for bonus content. What kind of topics are you interested in? What aspects of movie-making do you want to know more about? Do you prefer more technical videos, more conversational videos, or some of both? Leave insights for us in the comments below!
2024-04-24 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post