
“Parting Thoughts” with Dr. Gerry Crete
Movie & Television Reviews with an IFS Perspective
In this series, Dr. Gerry brings you his take on parts and systems in TV and Film. Sit back grab the popcorn, and enjoy as he walks you through the best of what film and TV have to offer us in understanding ourselves and others through a parts and systems lens.
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KPop Demon Hunters
August 4, 2025

My daughter reached out to me and said, “Dad, trust me. Your next Parting Thoughts needs to be KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix. This is as appropriate as something like Inside Out. If not more.” Now just for context, my daughter is married and has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from an Ivy League school. She’s a smart cookie as well as a kind and loving soul. I thought to myself, “I don’t like K-Pop music, and I don’t like anything similar to anime, and from the looks of it I’m far from the target audience – but I trust... READ MORE
Previous Parting Thoughts

Mini-Movie Review: Superman (No Spoilers)
July 17, 2025
I don’t want to give away very much, but I have a few things I’d like to say about the...
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Parting Thoughts: Television Series Review: Severance Seasons 1 & 2
July 7, 2025
Imagine that you could send a part of yourself to work every day while you, or the rest of you,...
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Film & TV Analysis: The Fragmentation of the Industry
June 2, 2025
It has been one full year of monthly Parting Thoughts! To celebrate I thought I would take a bird’s eye...
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Film Review: The Island
May 5, 2025
Some of you may know that I’m a bit of a sci-fi/fantasy geek so I’m very surprised that the 2005...
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Film Review: Three Faces of Eve
April 7, 2025
I confess that I just watched, for the first time, the 1957 film, The Three Faces of Eve. It stars...
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Film Review: The Matrix, A Christian Allegory of Sorts with Prophetic Warnings
March 3, 2025
Spoilers Ahead! The Matrix is a science fiction film that debuted in 1999 starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Hugo...
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Film Review: Conclave
February 3, 2025
(With a General Overview of Hollywood and the Depiction of the Catholic Church) Conclave is a 2024 movie directed by...
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Film Franchise Review: Star Wars: The Hero’s Journey, the Force, the SELF, and Non-Dualism
January 6, 2025
With a certain geeky enthusiasm (once again), I bring you my review, from a parts perspective, of the Star Wars...
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Moana
December 2, 2024
Moana is an animated musical film by Disney that came out in 2016. It was directed by John Musker and...
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The Kid
November 4, 2024
If there’s a film that beautifully captures the notion of an “inner child,” it is the 2000 comedy Disney’s The...
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TV/Film Franchise Review: Star Trek as a Metaphor for Cosmic Harmony and Systems Thinking
October 7, 2024
With a certain geeky enthusiasm I bring you my review, from a parts perspective, of the Star Trek franchise. I...
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Encanto
September 2, 2024
Encanto is a charming 2021 animated fantasy musical film by Disney with powerful messages (deliberately intended or not) from the...
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