Lights! Camera! Action! Welcome to your Monday Mental Health Moment at the movies, a series discussing the intersection of psychology and cinema. Spoilers ahead and content warning: sexual assault. In Curry Barker’s new film, Barron (Nicknamed “Bear”) can’t get the courage to confess his romantic feelings to Nikki. Instead of taking the emotional risk, he wishes on a “One Wish Willow” that Nikki would love him more than anyone else in the world. Nikki is then seemingly possessed by the dark...

Lights! Camera! Action! Welcome to your Monday Mental Health Moment at the movies, a series discussing the intersection of psychology and cinema. Some spoilers ahead… Nobody talks about the dark side of motherhood, but in Mary Bronstein’s new film , the horrors of postpartum are on full display. The film follows Linda, a full-time therapist trying to support her daughter’s mysterious illness while she herself is in a downward spiral. Sleep deprivation, overstimulation and continuous...

Lights! Camera! Action! Welcome to your Monday Mental Health Moment at the movies, a series discussing the intersection of psychology and...