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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It is that time of year for classic film zealots to make the pilgrimage to the mecca known as the TCM Film Festival, running April 6 through 9 in Los Angeles. -
Cannibal films — in which people mindlessly slaughter and eat others or where carnage soaks the screen — are a dime a dozen. But films in which great care is taken with both the filmmaking and the preparation of human flesh for consumption are more rare. And that's what we are going to be talking about on this gourmet cannibal podcast. -
This week, the 24th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off, and that is a perfect excuse to look at Latin cinema — so good it’s scary. -
The wait is finally over. After 13 years "Samurai Jack" is back for his fifth and final season and I speak with Phil LaMarr, the voice actor who has brought Jack to life since his debut in 2001. -
February is Women in Horror Month and just before the month closes I want to pay tribute to some wickedly talented filmmakers, Jen and Sylvia Soska and their second feature, "American Mary." -
With "John Wick: Chapter 2," stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski proves that he knows what's best for American action films. -
Cinema Junkie podcast celebrates Black History Month by speaking with filmmaker Raoul Peck about his Oscar-nominated documentary, "I Am Not Your Negro" (opening Feb. 10 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas), based on the writings of James Baldwin. -
Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and Emmy-winning editor Janet Ashikaga received Career Achievement Honors at the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards. They talk about the art of editing.
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San Diego’s Project [BLANK] uses Balboa Park as a stage to redefine what opera can be. -
At this year's Spring Showcase, Pacific Arts Movement artistic director Brian Hu serves up a menu that celebrates that diversity. -
La Jolla Playhouse's four-day festival celebrates theater without walls — interactive, immersive and unexpected. -
A passion project from co-writer and star Ariella Mastroianni, "Gazer" is a grungy neo-noir thriller featuring an unreliable narrator and a distinctive '70s-inspired style. -
Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers in Ryan Coogler's genre-blending film set in 1932 Mississippi, mixing supernatural horror with real-world Black history and music. -
Writers Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan discuss the world premiere musical at The Old Globe, which tackles women's issues through humor and a 19th-century England setting. -
Director Isaac Ezban, known for films featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, returns with a new horror movie that doubles as a powerful family drama. -
The festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, showcases Arab cinema and cuisine over two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park,ƒ featuring award-winning films and stories from Gaza, the West Bank and beyond.
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!