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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More than two dozen shorts, features, documentaries screen at Museum of Photographic Arts
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Interstellar film is beautiful to look at but hollow at its core
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KPBS Midday EditionThe University of San Diego’s Hoehn Family Galleries opened an exhibit called "Christ: Life, Death, and Resurrection." It draws upon the works of the Italian Renaissance from The British Museum and includes a drawing from Michelangelo.
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Icarus Interstellar hosts conference to awaken the interstellar space exploration industry
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KPBS Midday EditionArtistic director Matt Morrow says the theme is 'we are'
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KPBS Midday EditionCritics look to 'It Chapter 2' and 'Brittany Runs a Marathon'
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KPBS Midday EditionHorror film fest started in San Diego and now calls Orange County its home
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KPBS Midday EditionA weekend of staged readings of new works from Latinx playwrights
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!