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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'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

Cinema Junkie recommends 'Sinners' and 'Gazer'
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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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Academy pre-taped eight awards to edit into live telecast but unscripted moments now has the attention.
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Four playwrights share diverse perspectives on the Black experience
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Meet the opera's fight choreographer/intimacy director.
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The Academy decides to move eight categories off live telecast.
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Author Stephen Michael Shearer will be at D.G. Wills Books in La Jolla March 31.
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The San Diego-born actor reflects on Francis Ford Coppola's classic film as new 4K restoration is released.
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The new A24 release pays homage to 1970s indie horror.
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John Waters found a mainstream audience with this tale of hair dos and hair don'ts.
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!