Episodes

Grateful, Proud, and Pressing Pause *A Special Bonus Episode Full of Gratitude and Looking Forward to Season 2 in 2023* In this special bonus episode of Screen Cares, hosts Jennie and Sarah reflect on their first season of the podcast, and give thanks to all of the people in their lives who have made this creative process possible. Fifteen movies and many hours of conversation, work, and sharing have played out this inaugural season and now it’s time to press pause on the podcast until 2023. Co...

Coda (2021) PG-13 1h 51mEpisode 15-CODA: Eyes Forward, Heart Open* *This is the title of a vivid art piece by the talented artist, Lisa Congdon, that Sarah has found inspirational, and is referenced in this episode. Director Sian HederDuring our last episode of Season One, Sarah introduces the Academy Award winning 2021 movie, CODA, as an engaging, meaningful way to end a successful Screen Cares season and to start a new season of holidays and restoration. Sarah & Jennie discuss how movies like...

I ❤️Huckabees (2004) R 1h 47mJennie and Sarah snuggle up under one big existential blanket this week and get the ball rolling in a conversation about what the movie I ❤️ Huckabees can show us about the importance of avoiding extremes, embracing everyone’s process, and writing love into our own self-narratives. Listen to this quirky conversation about an even quirkier movie to discover where you lie on the ball vs. blanket continuum, and consider what your own personal life-walk-on-music would be...

Practical Magic (1998) PG-13 1h 44m Episode 13-Practical Magic: Embracing the 90's and the Power of Your Own Magic (even if it’s kinda ”basic”) Directed by: Griffin Dunne Alice Hoffman: (novel)Robin Swicord:(screenplay) Akiva Goldsman (screenplay) Jennie and Sarah transition out of Screen Scares month and back into their classic Screen Cares episodes with warm and accepting discussion of the witchy 90’s classic Practical Magic. Jennie leads the discussion through the themes of fate, family his...

Barbarian (2022) R 1h 42m Episode 12-Barbarian: * Bonus Screen Scares* Recorded Live at a Murder Free Airbnb in Asheville, NC Action/Horror/Thriller Director Zack CreggerWritten by Zack CreggerIn a special surprise final installment of Screen Scares, hosts Sarah and Jennie discuss why watching the new movie, Barbarian, while staying at an Airbnb that resembles the movie’s primary setting was a terrifying but awesome vacation choice. They also chat about the deeper implications of Barbarian and...

Train to Busan (2016) NR 1h 58mEpisode 11- Train to Busan: The Guilt Trip Express Action/Horror/Thriller Director Yeon Sang-hoWritten by Park Joo-Suk, Yeon Sang-hoTo close out our special Screen Scares series, host Sarah and co-host Jennie spark a conversation about the most scary concept of all: losing our humanity. While zombies are scary (especially zombies in this film!), the terror of living in a society devoid of compassion, community and connection is even more frightening. For those wh...

The Shining (1980) R 2h 26mDelve into the darkest Screen Scares episode yet, as co-hosts Jennie and Sarah step into the labyrinth that is the Stanley Kubrick classic The Shining. Host Jennie reflects on the significance of the film in her life and the life of her father. She and Sarah examine how isolation and fear can be overcome when honesty and connection are embraced. Episode 10- The Shining: A How-to-Guide for Defeating Monsters by Letting Your Light Shine For those who are Deaf or hard o...

The VVitch (2015) R 1h 32m In our second installment of Screen Scares, host Sarah describes how the brilliantly detailed writer and director of The VVitch, Robert Eggers, created a world that was terrifying for its inhabitants and audience because it presented a reality as it was without Hollywood embellishments. Co-host Jennie lends her on-brand astute insight and perspective to the unique way that The VVitch also allows the audience to move beyond just feelings of fear and entertainment, but e...

Hocus Pocus (1993) PG 1h 36mJennie and Sarah take listeners away into a discussion of magic, innocence and what makes witches scary. In the first of four special Screen Scares episodes made for October, Screen Cares co-hosts explore why the 1993 Halloween film favorite Hocus Pocus reveals deeper truths about how innocence and evil intersect in insidious ways. Listeners are invited to reminisce about their special movie viewing traditions, ask themselves if immortality is a blessing or a curse, a...

Up (2009) PG 1h 36m7: Up: Finding a New Adventure After HeartbreakEpisode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host:Sarah Woolverton-MohlerCo-Host:Jennie Ziverk CarrSarah sparks the conversation with Jennie for this week’s Screen Cares episode, and it’s her most personal one yet. She shares how Pixar’s Up inspired her terminally ill mother’s deepest hope that her beloved husband and family would choose new adventures, even after she was gone. This episode is dedicated to Debbie and Ar...

Titanic (1997) PG-13 3h 14m6-Titanic: Sharing the Boat and Never Letting Go of HumanityEpisode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host: Jennie Ziverk Carr Co-Host: Sarah Woolverton-Mohler Screen Cares host Jennie describes how seeing the record-making blockbuster Titanic 5+ times in theaters with her mom, when she was younger, shaped her appreciation of film, material culture, and the importance of embracing our role in Humanity. Co-host Sarah asks illuminating questions that help...

Whiplash (2014) R 1h 46m5: Whiplash: Are We Rushing or Dragging to Miss The Point About Achievement Culture?Episode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host: Sarah Woolverton-Mohler Co-Host: Jennie Ziverk Carr Screen Cares co-host, Sarah, leads listeners through a discussion about how watching the movie, Whiplash offers a cautionary tale about achievement culture and the price of success.As a culture, we admire those who come from modest means and through a rare recipe of natural ...

Worst Person In The World (2016) R 1h 58m 4: Worst Person in the World: Relationships, Choices, and the BEST PodRetreat Live Recording from Chicago Episode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Co-Host: Sarah Woolverton-MohlerCo-Host: Jennie Ziverk CarrScreen Cares co-hosts lead our listeners through a special co-hosted episode recorded on fresh after a live-screening of the film at the Music Box Theater in Chicago! Together Screen Cares hosts introduce listeners to the dynamic if som...

Inside Out (2015) PG 1h 35m 3: Inside Out: Giving Us Permission to Cry Our Candy Tears If We Want To and Teaching Us Valuable Emotional Lessons Episode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host:Jennie Ziverk CarrCo-Host: Sarah Woolverton-MohlerScreen Cares episode host Jennie walks listeners and co-host Sarah through her own headquarters in a discussion of the Pixar classic Inside Out. Screen Cares hosts share the impact of the film in their roles as mothers, partners, and people and...

Captain Fantastic (2016) R 1h 58m Written and directed by Matt Ross-Produced by Electric City Entertainment and ShivHans Pictures 2: Captain Fantastic: Flushing Expectations and Norms Down the Toilet Episode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host: Sarah Woolverton-MohlerCo-Host: Jennie Ziverk CarrScreen Care’s host, Sarah, leads listeners and co-host Jennie through several themes she gleaned from the movie Captain Fantastic. First, Sarah categorizes Captain Fantastic as a "Thinki...

The Wizard of Oz (1939) G 1h 42m 1: The Wizard of Oz: Escapism & Going Over the Rainbow From Comfort of Your Grandparents’ Couch Episode Transcript Episode Page with Pictures Episode Host:Jennie Ziverk CarrCo-Host: Sarah Woolverton-MohlerScreen Cares host Jennie takes listeners and co-host Sarah somewhere over the rainbow through a conversation about the power of movies to help viewers escape while simultaneously connecting them more deeply with what it means to be truly home. The Wizard of O...