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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Bond. James Bond. My obsession with 007 began as a child and I continue to thrill at the new films, including the latest "SPECTRE."
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Last week I gave you a tease of my Cinema Junkie podcast about the first film people remember scaring them, now listen to more memories including some horror celebrities.
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Feminist western barely qualifies as a subgenre since there are so few entries but "The Keeping Room" offers a strong entry.
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This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical."
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It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch.
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This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst.
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Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak."
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If you have ever had the secret desire to look through medical books with their explicit photos of disease, deformities and medical science, then I have the perfect thing for you.
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KPBS Midday EditionStop motion animated feature 'Isle of Dogs' opens Wednesday
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Two documentaries are expected to play to full houses this weekend at the San Diego Latino Film Festival.
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Comedy writer can't compete with current political absurdities so he turns to 1953 Russian politics
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Four new works get readings at La Jolla Playhouse
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The San Diego Latino Film Festival shines on its 25th anniversary with some surprises.
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Conductor talks about opera and magical realism
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Irish film uses horror to explore themes about 'the other'
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The San Diego Latino Film Festival celebrates a major milestone with a few classics and some impressive new work.
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