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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"The Overnight” has been stirring buzz since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It's a raunchy comedy but with more than sex on its mind.
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It’s summer so that means Shakespeare takes the stage at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. But for its 80th anniversary, the Globe is adding a twist to the Summer Shakespeare season — films.
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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 EditionChula Vista based company stages new work about timely issues
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu adapt Broadway musical to film
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KPBS Midday EditionSix features and 16 shorts screen from across the Arab world
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May the Fourth Be With You is fun but May 25 was the day 'Star Wars' made history
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'Profile,' 'Spiral' and a pair of missable films also open
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KPBS Midday EditionShortFest on Friday highlights works from 48HR Film Project
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KPBS Midday EditionApple TV show still found humor while shooting during COVID-19
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KPBS Midday Edition'West Side Story' opens virtual festival on TCM and HBO Max
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