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The Visit 4 Signs Loss and Guilt are too scary to feel

SHYAMALAN’S THE VISIT
4 Signs Loss And Guilt
Are Too Scary To Feel

September 29, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

M. Night Shyamalan’s new psychological horror film, The Visit, has twists and turns and unexpected surprises that I wouldn’t think of revealing. And, of course, this film has one of Shyamalan’s shock endings – it wouldn’t be a Shyamalan film without it. But for me as a psychoanalyst, there’s something else of more interest. What …

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4 Signs Loss And Guilt
Are Too Scary To Feel
Wayward Pines Mind of Your Own Think Again

WAYWARD PINES
A Mind Of Your Own?
Think Again.

June 13, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

We’re being led astray in The Truth, just like the people in Wayward Pines. The big reveal seems far from the real story. Otherwise, why was Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones) AKA David Pilcher in Seattle telling Ethan’s boss (who wanted to call it off), “It’s been done, Adam? Nothing for you to worry about.” Why did …

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A Mind Of Your Own?
Think Again.
Wayward Pines Where Fear of Your Personal Truth is a Prison

WAYWARD PINES
Where Fear Of Your Personal Truth
Is A Prison

June 9, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon), Secret Service agent, apparently made a mistake and let someone suspicious go. Apparently, 621 people died. This weighs heavily on his conscience. Other mistakes weigh heavily, too. Such as having an affair with his partner, Kate Hewson (Carla Gugino), and hurting his wife and son. Yet, as four episodes of M. …

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Where Fear Of Your Personal Truth
Is A Prison

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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