It’s summer. Time to get caught up on summer reading and summer movie watching. For those of you a year behind like me, a movie review for the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt movie, officially titled–Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow. Six reasons why this movie will make you feel better today: 6) After you die, you get to come ... Read More »
I saw a handsome, smart, and ambitious young man recently who unfortunately is suffering from anxiety and stuttering issues. His first assignment: watch The King’s Speech. I wanted to inspire him. And while you’re at it, please read my blog post on “Movie Therapy.” (“Feeling Sad, Anxious, or Just Out-of-Sorts? An Introduction to Movie Therapy,” February 19, 2013*) I wanted ... Read More »
And I mean the movie, not the offsite, extraplanetary, high-life consortium featured in the movie. Matt Damon, wherefore art thou Jason Bourne? Jodie Foster, have you forgotten about Contact? What happened to good old fashioned sci-fi? Think Star Wars, Iron Man, Avatar. What do the above movies have in common? They’re action, adventure, or sci-fi, but the thread that binds ... Read More »
Silver Linings Playbook just made it to the top of my Netflix list. I loved it! Come for the entertainment; stay for the positive mental health principles which are as follows: 1) When people are hurting, they may do crazy things. 2) Try not to judge them. 3) Exercise of all kinds builds endorphins. 4) Try it. 5) People you ... Read More »
When I first heard the premise behind Flight: that alcoholic pilot Whip Whitaker, played by Denzel Washington lands a commercial plane in a bad storm and saves most of those on board, I was afraid to see it. Seeing first hand in therapy the tragic loss of family, relationships, careers, and peace of mind that alcoholics suffer from, I couldn’t ... Read More »
A client told me recently that she watches movies with the goal of “being moved.” I couldn’t agree more. I like my movies like I like my life: passionate, positive, with a message behind the madness. Film critic Judith Crist who recently passed away to that great theatre in the sky, famously remarked that the job requirement of a film ... Read More »
It had been a rough week and my husband, Bob and I were giving ourselves a well-deserved rest. After sleeping in–we decided no rules, no work, no commitments, and all the movies we wanted to watch beginning with an afternoon movie. For us, workaholics that we are, that would be like drinking in the middle of the day. Our DVD was ... Read More »