Cinema Junkie
Satisfy your celluloid addiction and mainline film 24/7 with Cinema Junkie’s Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, feel like taking a deep dive into a genre, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place. You can also find Beth's coverage of other arts and culture events here.
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WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrates Threads of Freedom
Escape to Arcade Monsters
From the World of John Wick: You want action? Yeah.
SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'
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Cinema Junkie speaks with Fil-Am filmmaker H.P. Mendoza about human flight, ghosts on the set, and 'grief release.' -
Cinema Junkie wants to extend the spooky season to 365 days a year with some home haunting memories and scary movie recommendations. -
Cinema Junkie speaks with filmmaker Errol Morris about his new documentary "The Pigeon Tunnel," which explores the life and work of David Cornwell, better known by his pen name of John Le Carré. -
Moises Esparza looks back on ten years of programming for San Diego Latino Film Festival to curate a list of film recommendations. -
In the early Twentieth Century, Anna May Wong was deemed too Chinese to play white roles and too American to play Chinese roles but that did not stop her from becoming an international icon. Cinema Junkie speaks with Yunte Huang, author of a new biography on the Asian American Actress. -
Steve Chu juggles duties as a judge and a pop culture nerd. -
To celebrate Comic-Con, we are convening a Midday Movies edition to highlight a few of our favorite superhero movies. -
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This story originally ran in 2019. We're resurfacing it as a time capsule of standout cosplay and fan creativity (and because Dragpool still lives rent-free in our brains). -
Fast cars? Superheroes? Laugh-out-loud comedies? Here's what to watch at the cinemas this summer. -
First published in 2019, this story features Comic-Con spokesperson David Glanzer recalling his early days attending as a fan — including meeting Matt Groening before "The Simpsons." -
We're revisiting this 2024 feature on San Diego comics creators Chris Ryall and Scott Dunbier as Comic-Con season returns. -
WorldBeat Cultural Center's Juneteenth celebration features the unveiling of a community quilt and honors the artistry, history and deeper meaning behind African American quilting traditions. -
This story was first published in 2019, marking the 50th Comic-Con in San Diego. We're bringing it back in 2025 to celebrate the fans who helped shape the convention into what it is today. -
Presented by the San Diego Black Artist Collective, the festival features dance, poetry, play readings, gospel music and more through Sunday. -
The two-story, 13,000-square-foot arcade offers retro and modern games, pinball, art and more.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.