028 Unforgiven

12/03/2025 34 min Episodio 028

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we talk about resiliency and how to build it. We've gotten soft, people... luckily there are strategies you can implement to overcome that.

This episode is our continuing coverage of Unforgiven, in honor of the late great Gene Hackman.

Cinemental is a podcast where we discuss mental health in cinema, television, and pop culture.

0:00 Intro & Gene Hackman
3:45 Resiliency
6:30 We're soft
9:15 Step One: Support
11:15 Step Two: Self Care
15:00 Step Three: Mental Health
19:10 Step Four: Meaning and Purpose
26:52 Calling Out Fictional Characters
35:21 Oscars

Jeffrey Jones is a filmmaker and a professor of screenwriting and Dr. Joshua Jones is a forensic psychiatrist.

You can listen to us on any of the podcasting platforms or follow filmmaker Jeff Jones on Instagram @ hugemanmissing.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] or check out other episodes at cinementalpodcast.com

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call or text the national suicide hotline at 988.