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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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.'
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Cinema Junkie wants to extend the spooky season to 365 days a year with some home haunting memories and scary movie recommendations.
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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.
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Moises Esparza looks back on ten years of programming for San Diego Latino Film Festival to curate a list of film recommendations.
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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.
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Steve Chu juggles duties as a judge and a pop culture nerd.
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To celebrate Comic-Con, we are convening a Midday Movies edition to highlight a few of our favorite superhero movies.
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Director David Gordon Green explains why he wanted to take on 'The Exorcist' franchise.
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This annual film festival offers an Italian perspective on climate change, patriarchy, immigration and of course, love.
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The Festival will showcase more than 100 films through Sunday, Oct. 8.
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La Jolla Playhouse hosts the world premiere of Japanese-American playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring's play about the ancient Japanese sport, sumo.
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Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi film is flawed but also engaging.
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If you love movies you will have four San Diego film festivals to choose from in the coming weeks.
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Collectors Bram and Sandra Dijkstra saw value in "discarded art."
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KPBS Midday EditionBradley Voytek will be one of two neuroscientists presenting insights into the zombie brain at "The Secret Morgue 4: Zombie Autopsy Edition."
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!