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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Eisners: The "Oscars" of the comics industry

Indie film explores challenges of being an adjunct professor

Cinema Junkie recommends 'Superman'

WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrates Threads of Freedom
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Directors talk about staging the Bard's romantic comedies and why they are still relevant.
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Ben Model has dedicated himself to creating music scores to bring silent films back to glorious life. He discusses the process to creating these scores and his passion to save these films and share them with new audiences.
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Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month.
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Author and SDSU professor William Nericcio considers the art of Mexican cartoonist Jose Trinidad Camacho at Comic-Con Museum.
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Austin Dean Ashford won Best of Fringe in 2018 and returns to spread message of diversity and inclusivity.
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Cinema Junkie takes a film noir road trip to Shanghai and the Old West by way of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs. Can't make it? Then just use this as a roadmap for your own noir journey.
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Host Maureen Cavanaugh has Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala pick their favorite movies about moms and the results might surprise you.
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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.
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Director of 'Blindspotting' scores another indie winner
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San Diego Pride enters its biggest weekend with a mix of in-person and virtual events, a milestone for construction of the new SDSU stadium in Mission Valley, and KPBS relaunches its Cinema Junkie podcast about all things film.
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KPBS Midday EditionVirtual reality gaming facility is fully open after pandemic closure
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Marvel's standalone film for Scarlett Johansson is uneven but fun
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After 50 years in a basement footage of 'Black Woodstock' lights up the screen
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KPBS' "Cinema Junkie" has been on a quarantine break, but returns July 14 with new features.
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KPBS Midday EditionSix-part podcast releases second episode on Tuesday
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Can Vin Diesel latest 'Fast and Furious' rescue cinemas?
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.