WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
What Josh’s Alter Ego Teaches Him

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 26, 2015

Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young is much more than a look at how youth wants to outdo the old. How the older envy youth. Or, how a mid-life crisis leads to all kinds of desperate shenanigans. It’s also the story of 40-something Josh (Ben Stiller) who can’t move forward for complex psychological reasons. And, of…

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MELISSA MCCARTHY & SEXIST REPORTER
A Teaching Moment

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 21, 2015

A male reporter told Melissa McCarthy that she’s only a good actress when she looks attractive. And that she, in fact, looked “really bad” in her role as Tammy.  She quite understandably was angry. But, Melissa McCarthy took the time to make it a teaching moment. To the reporter’s credit, he listened. He heard what…

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NANCY MEYERS THE INTERN
Mentorship Can Go Both Ways

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 16, 2015

I just watched the trailer for Nancy Meyers The Intern, coming to theaters on September 25th. It looks like it’s going to be right up there with The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, and It’s Complicated. Nancy Meyers is a master at exploring the intricate emotions and complex difficulties that relationships bring for women and men.…

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GIRLS OCD#3
What’s In A Q-Tip?

By Dr. Sandra E. Cohen | May 14, 2015

Hannah needs help. But Dr. Rice’s failure leaves her alone to manage feelings that are confusing, hated, and at odds with what she believes is normal. She doesn’t have any methods but counting 8’s to get troubling thoughts out of her head. And, then in Season 2, Episode 9, On All Fours, there’s the Q-tip …So,…

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