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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KPBS Midday EditionWilliam Grant Still's 1940 cantata offers musical consideration of injustice in America
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KPBS Midday EditionMeet creators, attend panels, compete in video games this weekend
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'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'The Assistant' present a female perspective
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KPBS Midday EditionFive Venues, 13 countries and 35 films
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More social commentary than horror in this French import
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Find out what a 'Telematic Translocational Concert' is
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'Parasite' makes history with its first Academy Award for South Korea
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KPBS Midday EditionPlaywright Sylvan Oswald wants to move 'depictions of transness in playwriting forward'
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!