Peculiar Picture Show
By Brandon Gregory, Maria Milazzo
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Category: Mental Health
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Episodes: 76
Description
Hosts Brandon Gregory and Maria Milazzo, two neurodivergent former English majors, talk about movies as they relate to mental health, mental illness, and invisible illness. From blockbuster hits to arthouse films, there are plenty of movies commenting on these issues. Conditions ranging from depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder to PTSD, emotional abuse, and oppression are discussed.
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500 Days of Summer: A Deconstruction of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Taxi Driver: You Talkin’ to Me? (and PTSD)
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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Lady Bird: A Millennial Coming-of-Age Story
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Joker: Why So Seriously Wrong on Mental Illness?
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Maria and Brandon on Horror Movies
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Terminator 2: The Best Action Movie of All Time
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Batman Returns: All About That Catsuit
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Annie Hall: Intellectual Woes and Relationship Age Gaps
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Minisode: Dealing with Grief
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Minisode: Our Favorite Marvel Movies
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Elle: Comfort in the Uncomfortable
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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Network: Still Mad As Hell, Still Relevant
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Vacation Minisode (in which Brandon asks Royal Caribbean to host a cat wedding)
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Maria and Brandon: Origins (Getting Diagnosed with Mental Illness)
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May 28, 2021 |
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Her: Love, Technology, and Mental Health
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May 15, 2021 |
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2020 in Movies, and New Movie Picks
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May 01, 2021 |
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The Big Lebowski: Giving Approximately 280 Fucks About Philosophy and Politics
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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There Will Be Blood: Capitalism, Religion, and Invisible Illness
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Serial Mom: Our Movie Mascot, and the Psychology of the Death Penalty
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Women in the Movies Battle Bias and Irrational Hatred
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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The King’s Speech: Stammering is No Joke
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Monster: Poverty, Sex Work, and Mental Health
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Split: The Worst Portrayal of Mental Illness in Film?
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Boyhood: 12 Years of Puberty, Personality, and Abuse
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Secretary: 50 Shades Better Than Other BDSM Movies (with guests Marion and Kim!)
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Movies I Watch When I’m Depressed
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Borderline Personality Disorder: A Day in Maria’s Life
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Grave of the Fireflies: A Soul-Crushing Wartime Film
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Carrie: The Psychology of Abuse and Criminality (With Pig’s Blood)
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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American Psycho: Rich White Men Get to Do Everything
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Brandon’s Anxiety. Branxiety. The Breckoning?
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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Jojo Rabbit: Imaginary Friends and the Psychology of Nationalism
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Minisode: Our Favorite Movies 2010-2019
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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12 Years a Slave: Cumulative Trauma and Dehumanization (with guests Stephanie and Tux!)
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Maria Coming to Terms With Borderline Personality Disorder
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Get Out: Shedding Some Light on America’s Cordial Racism
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Minisode: Brandon’s Top 10 Movie Crushes
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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BlacKkKlansman: Tracing the History of America’s Systemic Racism
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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American Beauty: A 90s Retrospect
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Mommie Dearest: Fuck You, Christina
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May 30, 2020 |
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Chasing Amy: A 90s Lesbian Film That Doesn’t Quite Get It Right
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May 16, 2020 |
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Love and Other Drugs: Marred by Love, Saved by Parkinson’s
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May 02, 2020 |
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She’s Gotta Have It: 80s Feminism and General Sexiness
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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You’re Not Helping: Mental Illness Edition
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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COVID-19, Social Isolation, and Mental Health
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure: Nostalgia in Troubling Times
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Colossal: Huge on Addiction, Abuse, and Other Metaphors
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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The Last Emperor: Attachment Disorder and Shit
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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New Movie Picks from 2019!
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Juno: A Great Portrayal of ADHD, With Teen Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Gandhi: The Psychology of Protest
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Office Space and Sorry to Bother You: Gen X vs Millennials in the Workplace
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Life’s a Bitch, but Good is a Choice
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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Terms of Endearment: A Lousy Portrayal of an Overbearing Parent
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Scarface: A Brutal, Gratuitous Immigrant Story
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Carol: A Respectful Portrayal of Lesbians (but the Patriarchy Sucks!)
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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Marie Antoinette: It’s Hard Being a Woman in Any Era
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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The Top 5 Mental Illnesses, and Their Best Portrayals in Film
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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On Growing Up with Bipolar Disorder: a Retrospect in Film
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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Dead Poets Society: A Romantic View of Suicide?
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Aug 24, 2019 |
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Dances With Wolves: Adding Humanity to Heritage
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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Let’s Talk About Mental Illness in the Movies
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Shakespeare in Love: What a shitty movie
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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Little Miss Sunshine: It’s OK to Not Be OK
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Being Yourself Isn’t Easy When You’re Queer
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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Dog Day Afternoon: A Surprisingly Subtle Look at LGBTQ Issues
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Once Upon a Time in America: Survivor’s Guilt, PTSD, and an Epic Bromance
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May 18, 2019 |
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Return of the Jedi: Feelings, Faith, and Carrie Fisher
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May 04, 2019 |
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Clueless: Look who’s clueless now (hint: it’s Brandon)
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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Donnie Darko: We still don’t really know what it’s about
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Apr 06, 2019 |
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Argo: A hostage situation we knew nothing about
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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Captain Marvel: 6-word review (spoiler-free)
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Black Swan: Emotional abuse en pointe
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Natural Born Killers: A little drama and a lot of trauma
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Feb 23, 2019 |
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The Royal Tenenbaums: Family drama has never been so quirky
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Silver Linings Playbook: An unflinching look at bipolar disorder
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Jan 16, 2019 |