Films for Today

Following recent discussions about the precariousness of elaborate abstract human thought, this week's episode examines the hypocrisies that seem inherent to human governance in John Carpenter's 1981 cult classic, Escape from New York. We also briefly discuss: Mad Max (Various) d. George Miller Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

Following recent discussions about the pursuit of attachments and idols, this week's episode centres on Harold Ramis' iconic 1993 comedy, Groundhog Day , to contrast the various iterative strategies that pose as means to achieve our ultimate desires. We also briefly discuss: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) d. Gore Verbinski Contact Us E: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

Following recent discussions about accumulating wisdom, particularly through the consumption of art and cinema, this week's episode centres on David Robert Mitchell's 2018 dark comedy, Under the Silver Lake, to simulate the experience of pursuing answers to immeasurably complex mysteries. Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=e...

Following recent conversations about the difference between thoughts and deeper intuition, this week's episode contemplates the profoundly dangerous aspect of overthinking through the lens of The End of the Tour , James Ponsoldt's psychological drama about the acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace. We also briefly discuss: Köln 75 (2025) d. Ido Fluk The Mosquito Coast (1986) d. Peter Wei...

Following recent conversations about the trickiness of listening to one's conscience and the appeal of the alien and in a oppressively absurd world, this week's episode examines the competing sources of motivation depicted in Richard Kelly's 2001 cult classic, Donnie Darko. We also briefly discuss: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) d. Joel and Ethan Coen Contact Us: Email: contact@ji...

Following recent conversations about the disposability of material attachments and the generative aspect of consciousness, this week's episode examines the nature of the self and identity through the lens of Terry Gilliam's underrated masterpiece from 1991, The Fisher King. We also briefly discuss: On the Waterfront (1954) d. Elia Kazan

In this week's episode, we are joined by special guest Bhenn Tonks to contemplate the relationship between the observer and the observed in examining William Greaves’ 1968 experimental triumph, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One ." Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

Following recent conversations about ambition and masculinity, this week's episode compares the pop psychology archetypes of the alpha and omega males in examining the 2004 comedy classic Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. We also briefly discuss: Step Brothers (2008) d. Adam McKay Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

Following a recent conversation about the fate of the exceptional, this week's episode asks a similar, yet almost completely opposite question, in its examination of Joel Coen's 2001 drama, The Man Who Wasn't There. We also discuss: Edward Scissorhands (1990) d. Tim Burton Office Space (1999) d. Mike Judge American Beauty (1999) d. Sam Mendes Fight Club (1999) d. David Fincher Contact...

As post-festive season depression kicks in (for some), this week's episode contemplates the downwind effects of a chaotic worldview in examining the disorienting cinematic blizzard that is Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic, The Shining .  Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

As 2025 comes to a close, we conclude this year's discussions with our annual roundup episode. Big thanks to everyone who has tuned in this year. We hope to see you again in 2026! Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

With Christmas just days away and 2025 coming to a close, this week’s episode brings together many of this year's recurring topics, while exploring the underlying themes of the season, by exploring Tim Burton’s 1990 masterpiece, Edward Scissorhands . Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

It's Christmas, and in light of recent discussions about the allure of debauchery and seeking justice from our romantic partners, it is only fitting that we spend some time this festive season discussing Stanley Kubrick's 1999 erotic drama, Eyes Wide Shut. Contact Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

In light of past conversations about weaponised intellect and the relatively dramatic times in which we are living, this week's episode focuses on Disney's original dialogue-free musical anthology film, Fantasia. Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

Following recent discussions about the ironic consequences that can come from resisting the norm, this week's episode examines Fielder Cook's 1956 boardroom drama Patterns to contemplate why the powerful might encourage their own negation. We also briefly discuss: After the Hunt (2025) d. Luca Guadagnino Look Back in Anger (1959) d. Tony Richardson Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi...

Following past discussions on individuality, intellectualism and the malleability of human attention, this week's episode examines Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton's 2006 tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine to contemplate our proximity to satisfaction in spite our respective troubles. Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

This week’s episode seeks to consolidate previous discussions about intergenerational and inter-ideological solidarity in its examination of Sam Peckinpah’s iconic 1969 revisionist Western, The Wild Bunch . We also briefly discuss: The Leopard (1963) d. Luchino Visconti Predator: Badlands (2025) d. Dan Trachtenberg Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

Following recent conversations about the apparent weaknesses of liberal democracies when confronting sudden crises, this week's episode examines Yorgos Lanthimos' newest film, Bugonia, and contemplates the necessity of alarmist sociopolitical rhetoric. We also briefly discuss: Save the Green Planet (2003) d. Jang Joon-hwan Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://ww...

In light of Kathryn Bigelow’s new political thriller A House of Dynamite , this week’s episode explores how Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic Jaws reveals the inherent weaknesses of democracy in times of crisis. We also discuss: A House of Dynamite (2025) d. Kathryn Bigelow Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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 Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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 Baumbach Love+War (2025) d. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin Hamnet (2025) d. Chloé Zhao Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com...

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.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

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 Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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 Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/

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 Weir Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/