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Films for Today

Jimmy Bernasconi | 2XXFM

Hosted by Jimmy Bernasconi (‘Sacred Cinema’, ABC Radio), ‘Films for Today’ explores how the art of cinema can help us understand the social, cultural and political issues that currently trouble us. Each week, Jimmy selects a seminal film and contemplates its profound insights into the most pressing challenges of our time. For questions or enquiries about the show, you can reach Jimmy at contact@jimmybernasconi.com or on Instagram by searching ‘filmsfortoday’.

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What are the effects of modern discourse? | "Party...

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2025/10/26

In this week's special episode we are joined by director Ali Gill and producer Aimie Sullivan to discuss their new short film, Party Animal, an innovative satire exploring the structural absurdities that underpin contemporary communication.Contact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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Can worn-out relationships be renovated? |...

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2025/10/19

With LFF 2025 now coming to a close, this week's episode focuses on one of the most highly anticipated and beloved features screened at this year's festival: Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value.We also briefly discuss:Jay Kelly (2025) d. Noah BaumbachLove+War (2025) d. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy ChinHamnet (2025) d. Chloé ZhaoContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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Why do healthy relationships feel impossible to...

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2025/10/11

Building upon many past discussions about the seemingly hopeless pursuit of love in the modern world, this week's episode centres on Andrzej Żuławski's semi-erotic, unhinged horror from 1981, Possession.Contact Us:Emails: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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What is the power of performed intellect? | "The...

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2025/10/05

With the release of One Battle After Another, this week's episode revisits recent explorations of performance and false realities through the lens of Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 psychological drama, The Master.We also briefly discuss:One Battle After Another (2025) d. Paul Thomas Anderson Contact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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Can we trust our ordinary senses of self and reality?...

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2025/09/28

Consolidating on last week's explorations on blame and pursuing true reality, but through a diametrically opposite aesthetic lens, this week's episode attempts to explore the infinite depth of Satoshi Kon's 1997 anime film, Perfect Blue.Contact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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How might we liberate ourselves from oppressive...

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2025/09/21

With the release of the latest Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk, this week’s episode on a landmark of Hollywood cinema that has held its place in the number 1 spot on IMDb’s Top 250 for 25 years straight: The Shawshank Redemption.We also briefly discuss:The Truman Show (1998) d. Peter WeirContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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How political are we qualified to be? | "Eddington"...

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2025/09/07

With the release of Ari Aster's highly anticipated intense examination of the contemporary political landscape, Eddington, this week's episode discusses both the justifications for and the potentially detrimental risks of contemporary activism.We also briefly discuss:The Sweet East (2023) d. Sean Price WilliamsContact UsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=enEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

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Is there such a thing as dignified rebellion? |...

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2025/08/31

Following last week's brief mention of the neorealist movement in 1970s Los Angeles, this week's episode focuses on Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep to explore the multidimensionality of social rebellion.Contact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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How might passive attention impact the world? | "Los...

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2025/08/24

Following recent conversations on the importance of creating authentic art, this week's episode switches focus in discussing Thom Andersen's 2003 documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself, and reflecting on how significantly inactive attention can not only obfuscate reality but impact society.We also briefly discuss:Bless Their Little Hearts (1983) d. Billy WoodberryContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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Will anyone ever understand your existential plight?...

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2025/08/17

In light of current intergenerational divides, mixed in with recent conversations about the ever-haunting burden of existential thinking, this week's episode focused on Nicholas Ray's 1955 classic, Rebel Without a Cause, to contemplate how comforting older generations might be when we face objective uncertainty.Contact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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How powerless are we as individuals in the face of...

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2025/08/10

Featuring friend of the show Christopher Smol, this week's episode focuses on Paul Schrader's 2017 psychological drama, First Reformed, among a few others that similarly explore the burden of moral imperatives felt by alienated individuals confronting wide-scale problems. We also briefly discuss:Winter Light (1963) d. Ingmar BergmanDiary of a Country Priest (1952) d. Robert BressonNight Moves (2013) d. Kelly ReichardtOrdet (1955) d. Carl Theodor DreyerContact UsEmail:

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Why make art? | "Sideways" (2004) d. Alexander Payne

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2025/08/03

In light of Matthias Glasner's new film, Dying, as well as recent conversations on the potentially transcendent nature of human identity, this week's episode focuses on Alexander Payne's 2004 romantic dramedy, Sideways, to contemplate why creative expression might be crucial to our relationships with others.We also briefly discuss:Dying (2024) d. Matthias GlasnerDeath in Venice (1971) d. Luchino ViscontiContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram:

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How deep can human connections go? | "The Double Life...

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2025/07/27

Following recent conversations on love and the elusiveness of fixed human identities, this week's episode focuses on Krzysztof Kieślowski's highly-acclaimed The Double Life of Veronique to contemplate our seemingly inevitable and dynamic interconnectedness.We also briefly discuss:The Conversation (1974) d. Francis Ford CoppolaBlack Narcissus (1947) d. Emeric Pressburger & Michael PowellContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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Is trust between people doomed in a world of...

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2025/07/20

Following recent conversations on the prospective emergence of novel formidable entities (namely AI), this week's episode examines John Carpenter's 1983 sci-fi classic The Thing, to contemplate what human societies might do when seamlessly infiltrated by evil. We also briefly discuss:Alien (1979) d. Ridley ScottVideodrome (1983) d. David CronenbergHellraiser (1987) d. Clive BarkerJurassic Park (1993) d. Steven SpielbergOppenheimer (2023) d. Christopher NolanEx Machina (2014) d. Alex

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What is truly at stake in the cinema? | 'Babylon'...

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2025/07/13

Following numerous references to Babylon on various past episodes, it feels necessary to dive deeper into Damien Chazelle's perceptive epic and contemplate how it may prove to be a masterpiece of tomorrow.We also briefly discuss:Singin' in the Rain (1952) d. Stanley Donen and Gene KellyBoogie Nights (1997) d. Paul Thomas AndersonHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) d. Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper and Eleanor CoppolaContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram:

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How should we view claims to innocence? | 'The White...

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2025/07/06

Following past discussions on confronting modern life through the eyes of children, this week's episode focuses on Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winning film, The White Ribbon, to contemplate the sinister art of making false claims to innocence.We also briefly discuss:The Innocents (1961) d. Jack ClaytonRemains of the Day (1993) d. James IvoryThe Zone of Interest (2023) d. Jonathan GlazerThe Conference (2022) d. Matti GeschonneckContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram:

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Can love actually be found in a hopeless place? |...

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2025/06/29

Following recent discussions on the lovelessness of modern society, this week's episode examines Jeff Nichols' 2012 coming-of-age drama, Mud, to contemplate how we might be able to overcome the apparent love-forsakenness of the contemporary Western world.We also briefly discuss:The Beach (2000) d. Danny Boyle28 Years Later (2025) d. Danny BoyleClose (2022) d. Lukas DhontContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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'On the Waterfront' (1054) d. Elia Kazan

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2025/06/22

How can we know when to speak the truth?Following some fairly recent episodes on the persistence of subjective experience, this week's episode examines Elia Kazan's 1954 classic, On the Waterfront, to contemplate the interconnectedness of truth and the conscience.We also briefly discuss:Jerry Maguire (1996) d. Cameron CroweThe Insider (1999) d. Michael MannContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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'Youth in Revolt' (2009) d. Miguel Arteta

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2025/06/15

What does integrating the shadow really look like?Following recent conversations on toughness, intelligence and love, this week's episode centres on Miguel Arteta's elevated coming-of-age rom-com, Youth in Revolt, to revisit (once again) Carl Jung's concept of "the shadow".We also briefly discuss:Me, Myself and Irene (2000) d. Bobby and Peter FarrellyContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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'Good Will Hunting' (1997) d. Gus Van Sant

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2025/06/08

Are there stages of true toughness?Combining recent conversations about ambition and discovering hidden emotional depths, this week's episode contemplates how Gus Van Sant's iconic 1997 film, Good Will Hunting, considers what desires we have to fight the hardest for.We also discuss:Paterson (2016) d. Jim JarmuschInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) d. Don SiegelContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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