Photo by Alan Seawright via Cinema Therapy
Cinema Therapy - Milwaukee (2026)
Cinema Therapy hosts Alan Seawright (left) and Jonathan Decker (right) take a selfie with their fans at their live show at the Vivarium in Milwaukee (Aug. 7, 2026).
Milwaukee got a great mix of therapy and entertainment on Friday night.
On August 7, YouTube channel Cinema Therapy performed at the Vivarium. It focuses on licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright analyzing films through the prism of therapy via exploring different themes in characters and plots. The theme of Friday’s show was “Movie Couples Therapy,” and the focus was the relationship between Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
Before the show started, Decker and Seawright hosted a Q&A for audience members that paid extra for VIP meet and greet passes. One of the more noteworthy questions came from an audience member that asked if there were any movies that they were going to make videos for that were not initially planned. Without giving any specifics away, Decker and Seawright revealed that an episode based on one of this year’s hit films, Obsession, is in the works.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Decker and Seawright started off the show by analyzing one of the first scenes between Turner and Swann in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, played by Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, respectively. In the scene, Swann and Turner have a brief conversation about her having a dream about the day they met. After calling Swann “Ms. Swann” instead of by her first name, Swann sweetly noted that Turner could have just done so before Turner stated that he did not mind hearing her tell him to do so once more.
While initially showing mutual affection for each other in the scene, Swann quickly switched to a more formal tone when saying goodbye and called Turner “Mr. Turner” instead of Will. Decker and Seawright noted that that was Swann’s way of reverting back to her high social status ways after her father ordered her to leave with him. This was one of the first instances of Swann’s true feelings coming out.
Another insight that Decker and Seawright provided came from a scene later in the film where Turner bandaged Swann’s hand and they almost kissed until Swann pulled back. Swann then revealed that she had a coin that belonged to Turner before giving it back to him. Decker noted that this was Swann’s way of having integrity and being honest with Turner before they got too intimate and emotionally involved with each other.
Friends and Fans
Throughout the show, the chemistry amongst Decker, Seawright and the audience was palpable. It was very clear that Decker and Seawright have been friends for over 20 years, and their fans had a connection with them. The atmosphere was like that of a group of friends hanging out and talking about life and movies.
Pretty much all the jokes landed with the audience and made the show feel lively. A few of them included jesting about the sex appeal of Bloom and Knightley, in addition to relating moments of the romance between Turner and Swann to moments in Decker’s love life.
After the show, Decker and Seawright hosted another Q&A session for everyone in attendance. One of the most heartfelt moments of the session came from a woman named Chloe telling them that many people had been in and out of her life and asking them about which movies helped them deal with saying farewell to people in their lives.
Decker brought up his mother passing away when he was younger in response and told the story of how he and his father saw 2006’s Rocky Balboa together in theaters. Decker invited his father to see the film because it included Rocky Balboa mourning the loss of his wife Adrian. There was a scene in which Balboa showed his friend Paulie the sites of their first date, which was like how Decker’s father showed him where he and his mother fell in love.
After the film ended, Decker and his father held each other and cried because of how the film reminded them of her. Decker then stated that his core theory of grief is honoring what was to make room for what is or will be.
At the end of the show, Seawright revealed that he was making a film named The Vessel. It is a horror-comedy that will be released in theaters in 2027. Overall, the show was a blast and showed the variety of Milwaukee’s entertainment scene.
