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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Escape to Arcade Monsters

From the World of John Wick: You want action? Yeah.

SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'

Are you ready to binge on Fringe?
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"The Overnight” has been stirring buzz since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It's a raunchy comedy but with more than sex on its mind.
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It’s summer so that means Shakespeare takes the stage at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. But for its 80th anniversary, the Globe is adding a twist to the Summer Shakespeare season — films.
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In an era of fast food entertainment, “We Are Still Here” (opening June 25 at the Digital Gym Cinema) serves up a slow meal of haunted house horrors.
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“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (opening June 19 in select San Diego theaters) won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
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New film from John Cameron Mitchell plays at Digital Gym Cinema
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KPBS Midday EditionFestival celebrates its 20th anniversary
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KPBS Midday EditionFrom blockbuster action movies to indie horror films, the summer movie season has something for everyone.
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Phyllis Dietrichson is not the ultimate femme fatale; Phyllis Nirdlinger is
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Spoiler-free review looks to film's troubled past
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First film in They Call Me Sergio program screens May 24 at Digital Gym Cinema
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Marvel's 'Merc With a Mouth' scores another win
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Luscious Noise provides live accompaniment featuring John Luther Adams' music
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!