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.
Ways To Subscribe

Cygnet Theatre opens 'The Joan' at Arts District Liberty Station

Kurosawa classics restored and on big screen

Cinema Junkie recommends ABA doc, grindhouse gem and 3D animation

25th anniversary of 'In the Mood for Love'
-
This week's Cinema Junkie podcast looks to the new horror film "Goodnight Mommy" that hails from Austria.
-
All the hype this week is focused on "The Martian" (opening Oct. 2 throughout San Diego), but there are plenty of other film choices for this weekend.
-
An archive interview with Clive Barker from 2005 launches a month of horror themed podcasts on Cinema Junkie.
-
The 14th Annual San Diego Film Festival will hand out its tribute awards on Saturday, with Brit Marling receiving its Auteur Award.
-
A wrap-up from last weekend's Son of Monsterpalooza Convention in Burbank with a trio of interviews.
-
Let's talk anime. "Cowboy Bebop" is my all-time favorite anime and this Saturday the Ken Cinema is showing the movie as it’s midnight film. If you have never seen an anime before then make this the one to pop your cherry.
-
Tenor Rene Barbera talks about opera, breathing, and heavy metal as we take a field trip outside the world of film.
-
If you grew up in the 1980s then you probably saw a Cannon Film like “Lifeforce,” “Missing in Action,” or “Death Wish 2.” The new documentary “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films” chronicles the crazy history of this indie film company.
-
Our top picks for Halloween fun in San Diego this season: Lon Chaney, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," and the return of 'Rocky Horror."
-
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton return with their trickster ghost and a perfect reason to head to cinemas to escape the heat.
-
The world premiere of Sasha Velour's show is selling out.
-
Eisner award-winning letterer Stan Sakai talks about his art.
-
KPBS Midday EditionThe Midday Movie Critics are highlighting some films that reflect trans representation on the big screen.
-
The latest season of the Apple TV+ series based on Mick Herron's spy novels kicks off Sept. 4.
-
New film shows how the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program changed the lives of incarcerated men.
-
San Diego Central Library is launching The Swiftie Book Club.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.