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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2025 Eisners: Highlights and backstage
Comic-Con Museum celebrates Mexico's lucha libre in new exhibit
Go behind the scenes of Primal Pro Wrestling School
Highlights from the Lucas Museum Panel
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KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando invites Pac-Arts artistic director Brian Hu to examine Asian representation in Hollywood films through the years, and how recent independent films have played a role in changing how Asians are represented on screen. -
Former TCM programmer Millie DeChirico talks about her new book, "TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema." -
In the final episode of Cinema Junkie's three-part series focused on Black Com!x Day's Get Shooked! New Masters of Horror panel, Kevin Grevioux talks about his latest projects, owning your own IPs, and monsters. -
Cinema Junkie continues its three-part series talking with the Get Shooked panelists coming for Black Comix Day. In this episode, John Jennings talks about cosmic superheroes, a crowd-funded horror anthology, and getting hooked on comics. -
Cinema Junkie speaks with three of the new masters of horror contributing stories to the new comics anthology "Shook." In Part One, Rodney Barnes talks about vampires, real world horror and juggling a career in TV, film and comics. -
Author Graham Skipper talks about his new Toho authorized book on Godzilla. -
Author Luis Reyes explores the legacy of Latin and Hispanic artists in American film. -
For Thanksgiving, Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala joins Cinema Junkie to give thanks for the film "TÁR."
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Indie filmmaker Ryan Coogler reinvigorates the 'Rocky' franchise -
Guest blogger Rebecca Romani says "Queens of Syria" — Yasmin Fedda's new documentary which had its U.S. debut this weekend at the San Diego Arab Film Festival — is a powerful commentary on refugees, war and the cycles of history. -
Guest blogger Rebecca Romani says The San Diego Arab Film Festival, which runs through Sunday, has some interesting films in its line-up, including a animated documentary and a film about Palestinian Christians. -
Yasmin Fedda's new documentary, "Queens of Syria," has its U.S. premiere in San Diego Saturday. Fedda spoke to Cinema Junkie guest blogger Rebecca Romani about documentaries, Syrian refugee women in Jordan and how an ancient Greek tragedy helped them find their voices. -
Horror icon’s daughter Victoria Price remembers her father -
Guest blogger Rebecca Romani says The San Diego Arab Film Festival, opening Friday at the Museum of Photographic Arts, has some films worth watching, including a timely documentary on Syrian refugees. -
KPBS Midday EditionPreview the upcoming Cinema Junkie podcast all about the movies that terrified us as kids -
New film by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.