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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Immerse yourself in the San Diego Latino Film Festival
Genre mash-ups: 'The Bride!' and 'Blood on the Moon'
TheNAT's longtime curator Phil Unitt retires
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Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a vampire tale, a story of the Jim Crow South, an Afrofuturistic vision and a heart-pounding tribute to the blues and Black culture. Cinema Junkie takes a deep dive into the film with critics and authors. -
Cinema Junkie celebrates Walpurgisnacht with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder's "The Last Drive-In." -
Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando talks with Pacific Arts Movement artistic director Brian Hu and filmmaker Jota Mun about must-see Asian cinema — from iconic kung fu classics to groundbreaking new films featured in this year's Spring Showcase. -
Hit the dark alleys of film noir with the usual suspects from the Midday Movies gang to find some femme fatales who made the genre iconic. -
Cinema Junkie presents a special Midday Movies honoring Black women on screen and behind the camera. -
Cinema Junkie welcomes back David F. Walker, but this time to discuss his new graphic novel, "Big Jim and the White Boy," a clever reimagining of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." -
Find out what our critics and San Diego Cinephiles think about the 97th Academy Award nominations — including the biggest snubs, surprises and upcoming must-watch movies in 2025. -
With "Humane," Caitlin Cronenberg channels her father David Cronenberg's influence while carving out her own unique voice in horror filmmaking.
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The five-day festival features films from across the Arab world and beyond, with screenings this weekend and April 17-19 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. -
The Comic-Con sister convention overlaps with No Kings protests this year, so attendees may need to plan for additional crowds and possible traffic impacts. -
San Diego expanded free parking for city residents in Balboa Park, but arts and cultural organizations say the policy is still hurting attendance, access and revenue. -
The 33rd annual festival celebrates Latino film and culture through Sunday at venues across San Diego County. -
Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando looks back at the biggest moments of the 98th Academy Awards — from historic wins and industry politics to why Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" deserved more recognition. -
The Old Globe's newly commissioned play based on Herman Melville's 1853 short story, "Bartleby, the Scrivener," has extended its run through March 22. -
Compulsion Dance and Theatre stages a new play about the night the Vietnam War draft lottery began. -
Eisner Week celebrates graphic novels, sequential art, free speech and the legacy of comics pioneer Will Eisner.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.