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Cinemental is a podcast about mental health and how it’s portrayed in cinema and television. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what do YOU need to know about mental health. Hosted by Jeffrey Jones (screenwriter and professor) and his brother Dr.
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093 Fight Club (opens the original)
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In this episode of Cinemental, Jeff and Josh dig into the psychology behind David Fincher’s Fight Club: whether support groups could realistically help with insomnia, what dissociative identity disorder actually is, how alternate personalities form, and whether Hollywood portrayals of DID do more harm than good. We also look at antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, Marla Singer and the manic pixie dream girl trope, and the deeper tragedy hiding beneath all the movie’s
092 True Detective (opens the original)
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True Detective Season 1 is remembered for its murder mystery, Southern Gothic atmosphere, and unforgettable performances from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson—but underneath all of that is a story about trauma, depression, anger, coping, identity, and whether damaged people can still find meaning in the darkness. In this episode of Cinemental, filmmaker and professor Jeffrey Jones and psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Jones break down the psychology, characters, and storytelling behind one of telev
091 Point Break (opens the original)
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Point Break may look like a movie about surfing, bank robbery, skydiving, and Keanu Reeves chasing Patrick Swayze—but underneath all of that, it’s a story about addiction, identity, morality, transcendence, and the dangerous appeal of someone who seems completely free. In this episode of Cinemental, filmmaker and professor Jeffrey Jones and general and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Jones dive into Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 action classic Point Break and break down one of its most fascinating cha
090 JAWS (opens the original)
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Steven Spielberg’s Jaws isn’t just a movie about a shark—it’s a movie about fear, responsibility, trauma, and the power of filmmaking to turn a simple story into a cultural phenomenon. In this episode of Cinemental, filmmaker and professor Jeffrey Jones and general and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Jones dive into why Jaws still works more than 50 years later, even when the screenplay itself may not be doing all the heavy lifting. We start with the psychology of fear: what’s the difference be
089 THE ODYSSEY (opens the original)
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives us a lot to talk about — from Zeus’s Law and the shame of returning home, to the idea that Homer’s epic may ultimately be one of the oldest and most powerful stories ever told about a soldier trying to find his way back to his family. In this episode of Cinemental, we dig into why the theme of being ashamed to come home works so well, how The Odyssey can be read as a metaphor for the soldier’s journey after war, and why the relationship between fathers and s
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