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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Interview with 'Sunshine' actress Maris Racal

San Diego Filipino Film Festival serves up packed weekend

I was a scare actor for a night at Haunted Trail

San Diego Italian Film Festival celebrates courage
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The new documentary “Tura!” pays tribute to badass actress and pop culture icon Tura Satana. Cinema Junkie speaks with director Cody Jarrett and Satana’s friend and manager Siouxzan Perry. Warning: Episode contains mature language.
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Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies with an exploration of surprising takes on Shakespeare, from Bollywood's "Angoor" to Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood."
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Ben Model's new book defines the visual language and lasting impact of silent cinema.
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Cinema Junkie joins Midday Movies to spotlight Digital Gym Cinema, a microcinema keeping cult classics, international gems and community film events alive in San Diego.
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Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a vampire tale, a story of the Jim Crow South, an Afrofuturistic vision and a heart-pounding tribute to the blues and Black culture. Cinema Junkie takes a deep dive into the film with critics and authors.
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Cinema Junkie celebrates Walpurgisnacht with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder's "The Last Drive-In."
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Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando talks with Pacific Arts Movement artistic director Brian Hu and filmmaker Jota Mun about must-see Asian cinema — from iconic kung fu classics to groundbreaking new films featured in this year's Spring Showcase.
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Hit the dark alleys of film noir with the usual suspects from the Midday Movies gang to find some femme fatales who made the genre iconic.
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Festival runs next two weekends at MOPA.
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Symphony musician Andrea Overturf turns her art of repurposing discarded items and toys into a second career.
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The Oceanside International Film Festival returns this week to the Brooks Theater in Oceanside for five days of film screenings and special events.
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In-person and virtual festival will showcase 35 feature films.
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Mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe sings male baritone role in four performances of "The Puccini Duo" — a first for professional opera performances.
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Black Com!x Day, a free convention showcasing Black creators, returns to the WorldBeat Cultural Center this weekend.
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Triathlete and filmmaker Lesley Paterson received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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Professor and Eisner Award-winning author Qiana Whitted dissects captions and corpses.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.