Cinema Shrinks
by Paige Bond
Latest episode
Episode 26 - The Fabelmans and the career of Steven Spielberg
Episode 26 - The Fabelmans and the career of Steven Spielberg
About this podcast
Welcome to the Cinema Shrinks podcast, the show that analyzes all things film from a therapeutic lens. Jim is your official cinema connoisseur and human IMDB and Paige, your favorite therapist who can't shut up about relationship dynamics while watching a movie.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 26 episodes
- Episode 26 - The Fabelmans and the career of Steven Spielberg · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 26Join us this summer blockbuster season as we discuss the career of Steven Spielberg and the complicated family drama that informed it, culminating in the autobiographical film…
- Episode 25 - DTF St. Louis (Limited Series) · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 25Get full on with Jim and Paige in their 25th(!) episode, discussing weird bikes and midwestern love triangles in the HBO limited series, DTF St. Louis Warning: This episode…
- Episode 24 - Together · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 24Become whole with Jim and Paige as they discuss all the things avoidant attached people will do besides therapy in the 2025 Dave Franco/Alison Brie body horror film, Together…
- Episode 23 - Eyes Wide Shut · 1 h 13 minHappy Holidays! Join Jim and Paige as they discuss the true holiday classic, Eyes Wide Shut. Topics include: high society sex cults (obviously), what "hot wife" means (according…
- Episode 22 - Eternity · 1 h 16 minJoin Jim & Paige as they explore love triangles in the afterlife in the new A24 romantic(ish) comedy(?) Eternity. Disclaimer: We mention it pretty late in the episode, but this…
- Episode 21 - Ready or Not · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 21Play hide n' seek with Jim and Paige as they try to find meaning in crazy nepo families and questionable traditions in the 2019 horror comedy, Ready or Not. Music by Kyrylo…
- Episode 20 - The Village · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 20Join Jim and Paige as they discuss small town drama,1800's love triangles, and the live action Super Mario Bros. movie for some reason, as they cover the 2004 M. Night Shyamalan…
- Episode 19 - Friendship/I love you, man · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 19Join Jim and Paige as they discuss the murky waters of testosterone fueled relationships and try to juggle Paul Rudds in Friendship (2024) and I love you, man. Music credits…
- Episode 18 - Materialists · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 18Jim and Paige are back to discuss heights, hairlines, and satin sheets in the 2025 romantic drama, Materialists. Listener warning: This episode contains brief discussions of…
- Episode 17 - Anora · 50 minJoin Jim and Paige as they talk sex work, Russians, and the difference between documentaries and fiction while examining the 2024 Oscar Darling, Anora (and a rant or two about…
- Episode 16 - Punch-Drunk Love · 45 minJoin Jim and Paige as they collect an obscene amount of Healthy Choice pudding and discuss the trippy 2002 Adam Sandler led hidden Gem, Punch-Drunk Love. Music credits: Royalty…
- Episode 15 - The Santa Clause · 52 minJoin Jim and Paige at Denny's (it's an American Institution!) as they discuss the 1994 Christmas Classic, The Santa Clause. Topics include; divorced dads, more therapist slander…
- Episode 14 - The Haunting of Hill House (Limited Series) · 2 h 19 minHappy Halloween from Cinema Shrinks! Join Jim and Paige in the red room as we discuss (in painful detail) each member of the Crain family (and Paige's conspiracy theories about…
- Episode 13 - Casper · 42 minJoin Jim and Paige for a spooky edition of Cinemmmmaaaaa Shriiiiiinnnnkkkksssss as we tackle the 1995 hit. Casper; another questionable 90's family film that tackles the familiar…
- Episode 12 - Jumanji · 56 minJoin Jim and Paige on a trip to the Jungle, as they fight off monkeys, mosquitos, old white men, and the crushing inevitability of time while they discuss the surprisingly deep…
- Episode 11 - The Before Trilogy · 1 h 31 minJoin Jim and Paige across 3 films on a 20 year journey filled with bad decisions, lots of walking, fake phone calls, and an abundance of Ethan Hawke in "The Before Trilogy"…
- Episode 10 - Challengers · 44 minJoin Jim and Paige as they volley back and forth on topics such as: throuples, Churros, and a bangin' soundtrack while discussing the 2024 erotic romance(?)/thriller(?)/Tennis…
- Episode 9 - Crazy Stupid Love · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 9Join Jim and Paige as they the roll out of a car and unravel the intricate relationships, weird age gaps, and skewed messages of Crazy Stupid Love. Music credits: Royalty Free…
- Episode 8 - Everything Everywhere All at Once · 1 h 6 minJoin Jim and Paige as they dive into the multiverse and tackle the multitude of parallel relationships, find meaning in "Racacoonie", and examine the love and loss in a hot dog…
- Episode 7 - The Mummy · 47 minJoin Jim and Paige as they ignore all warning of the Medjai, and explore the ancient love and sandy sexual tension in the 1999 (but definitely takes place in the 1920's)…
