A defunct podcast about trading films with friends. Each month I chose a film for a friend to watch and they chose one for me. Then we discussed. There were two episodes a month, first my choice and then theirs. Subscribe via iTunes or Overcast.

My guest for this month is Maja Henderson, and she's joined me to discuss the film she chose for me, the 2015 comedy-drama adventure Inside Out). You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.

Show notes:

• Both Maja and I live in the city of San Francisco, it's basically like this film
• Fun fact, I'm a fan of the sport of Hockey
• The co-directors of this wonderful film were Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
• The film was made by renowned animation film studio Pixar
• Psychiatry and Psychology aren't the same thing
• Mindy Kaling was absolutely perfect as Disgust
• No one could have been more suited for the role of Anger than Lewis Black
• Just as perfect though, are Amy Poehler as Joy and Phyllis Smith as Sadness
• Both Maja and I are from the city of Seattle, a place that can trigger varying emotions
• Dysthymia was a new term for me, as was DSM-IV
• Indeed, neither of us are from Minnesota
• I suffered some years from Seasonal affective disorder, which, believe it or not, is called SAD
• Big Hero 6) takes place in San Fransokyo
• The ridiculous pizza place is technically in Emeryville, not San Francisco
• But James Lick Middle School, where she goes to school, is in San Francisco
• Her house felt very much like North Beach or Chinatown, both in San Francisco
• John Lasseter runs Pixar, if he says do something they'll find a way to do it
• I hadn't heard of Ralph Eggleston before, but he's a long-time Pixar employee
• Brave) and The Incredibles are also wonderful films from Pixar that feature innovative hair animation
• I enjoy Cars) and Cars 2, but I definitely connected with this film more
• Bill Hader did a really nice job as Fear
• My hometown of Mercer Island, WA really is probably the safest island in the world
• The Central District is nice now, but it was pretty sketchy when I was in school
• I do so love a good Alfred Hitchcock joke
• Chinatown) is a good one too though, I'm happy with that
• Someday perhaps I'll read Waiting for Godot
• I grew up on Asterix and Tintin, and I think they hold up for adults, I certainly caught a lot of jokes I didn't as a child

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