New Website Offers Psychological Guide to Movies

Posted on September 23, 1998

Therapeutic Cinema is a new film guide available on the Internet that is providing a psychological look at movies.

Dr. Brian R. Johnson, a clinical psychologist who has both a personal and professional interest in movies, notes: "If a movie relates to something we are personally dealing with at the time we see it, watching that film can help us in the process of coming to terms with whatever it is we are having a problem with. "

Therapeutic Cinema lists movies in 20 different subject categories including Falling In Love, Change, Friendship, Guilt, and Matters of Trust. Each includes an introductory description of the subject and a statement about each film listed. There are also reviews, from a psychological point of view, of movies recently released on video and of Classic Films including Casablanca and The Wizard of Oz.