PSYCHEFLIX logo
PSYCHEFLIX
The Existential Compass
Subscribe
  • PSYCHEFLIX
  • Topics
  • Movie

Movie

Black MirrorScience PsychologyEthicsReality CheckSceneDocumentaryReviewCharacterTVMindAnimeMovieEvolution
Science Science
+2+2
What It (2017) Teaches Us About the Universal Jitters Around Clowns
Sep 18, 2025

What It (2017) Teaches Us About the Universal Jitters Around Clowns

A playful, brain-savvy stroll through red balloons, evolutionary alarms, and the sticky grin of Pennywise.

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+1+1
Multiple Choice: Mickey 17 and the Disposable Self
Sep 11, 2025

Multiple Choice: Mickey 17 and the Disposable Self

Bong Joon‐ho’s clone‐comedy asks how many times a man can die before his meaning does.

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+2+2
The Mauritanian: How Fear, Fatigue, and Authority Can Twist the Truth
Sep 04, 2025

The Mauritanian: How Fear, Fatigue, and Authority Can Twist the Truth

Exploring how isolation, fear, and exhaustion can trick the brain into believing falsehoods.

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+2+2
The Pale Blue Eye: How Uniforms Unite and Erase Our Identities
Aug 21, 2025

The Pale Blue Eye: How Uniforms Unite and Erase Our Identities

Exploring Landor’s chilling insight—“it takes away a man’s will, fences him with rules, and deprives him of reason”—and the psychological power behind a uniform.

Safa Rubaye, MD
Science Science
+2+2
The Weight of Words: The Psychological Dilemma Behind Agu’s "Beast" Identity
Jul 31, 2025

The Weight of Words: The Psychological Dilemma Behind Agu’s "Beast" Identity

How Forced Violence Clashes with an Intact Moral Compass in Beasts of No Nation

Safa Rubaye, MD
ReviewReview
+1+1
Vivarium’s Infinite Trap: How Our Brains Wrestle With Forever
Jul 24, 2025

Vivarium’s Infinite Trap: How Our Brains Wrestle With Forever

Exploring Neuroscience, Psychology, and Evolution through Lorcan Finnegan’s Surreal Suburbia

Safa Rubaye, MD
CharacterCharacter
+1+1
Charlie, The Whale
Jul 17, 2025

Charlie, The Whale

A Closer Look at Inner Turmoil, Quiet Resilience, and the Power of Empathy

Safa Rubaye, MD
ReviewReview
+2+2
The Movie Alpha Reveals the Origins of the Human–Dog Bond
Jul 03, 2025

The Movie Alpha Reveals the Origins of the Human–Dog Bond

What an Ice Age survival story teaches us about co-evolution, trust, and companionship

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+3+3
Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control
Jun 26, 2025

Snowpiercer and the Psychology of Control

Survival, Scarcity, and Learned Helplessness.How fighting for survival can keep us trapped psychologically

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+2+2
The Agentic Shift in Glass Onion: How Groupthink and Power Dress Up in Linen
Jun 12, 2025

The Agentic Shift in Glass Onion: How Groupthink and Power Dress Up in Linen

How Rian Johnson’s Social Satire Reveals the Dangerous Comfort of Following the “Genius” in the Room

Safa Rubaye, MD
EthicsEthics
+2+2
Free State of Jones: When a Man Sees, He Can No Longer Look Away
Jun 05, 2025

Free State of Jones: When a Man Sees, He Can No Longer Look Away

How Newton Knight’s View on Slavery Transformed in the Face of Humanity

Safa Rubaye, MD
PsychologyPsychology
+1+1
Nonnas (2025) – A Recipe for Meaning
May 29, 2025

Nonnas (2025) – A Recipe for Meaning

Meaning in a Grandmother’s Kitchen

Safa Rubaye, MD
In-depth psychological analyses of TV and movie characters, blending insights from neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science to explore complex personalities and relationships.

PSYCHEFLIX

In-depth psychological analyses of TV and movie characters, blending insights from neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science to explore complex personalities and relationships.

Home

Posts

Newsletters

Authors

Books

Ketamine Chronicles

Beyond Impact

Assessments and Quizes

4MEIA Assessments

ADHD Index

Joker Morality Quiz

© 2025 Safa Rubaye LLC.

Privacy policy

Terms of use

Powered by beehiiv