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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SD Fringe adds SDSU filmmaker showcase

'Park Opera' redefines opera in Balboa Park

Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

La Jolla Playhouse serves up audacious theatre to WOW you
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In an era of fast food entertainment, “We Are Still Here” (opening June 25 at the Digital Gym Cinema) serves up a slow meal of haunted house horrors.
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“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (opening June 19 in select San Diego theaters) won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
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KPBS Midday EditionTheNAT's entomologist Dr. Michael Wall provides science fact behind the fiction
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KPBS Midday EditionAfter four days of pop culture celebration, it's time to return to the real world
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KPBS Midday EditionTurning Tydes serves up 'The Phantom of the Empire' and 'Les Midge'
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Bryan Cranston delivers another stellar performance
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KPBS Midday EditionIt's the longest continuously-run comics and popular arts convention in the U.S.
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As San Diego gets ready to host the All-Star Game on Tuesday, KPBS film critic Beth Accomando — aka the "Cinema Junkie" — gives us 10 baseball movies worth watching.
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Alfred Hitchcock and Errol Flynn offer better movie choices than new releases
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'Force Awakens' star plays an inner city gangbanger taking on outer space invaders
Beth Accomando is taking a short break from film reviews and arts coverage to create a six-part video podcast called Stripper Energy. Check it out!