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

Bringing 'The Heart' to life

'Batman Azteca' wows Comic-Con

Comic-Con Panel Highlight: Graphic India

Little Fish students get work reviewed at Comic-Con
-
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."
-
Ben Model's new book defines the visual language and lasting impact of silent cinema.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Cinema Junkie celebrates Walpurgisnacht with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder's "The Last Drive-In."
-
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.
-
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.
-
Cinema Junkie presents a special Midday Movies honoring Black women on screen and behind the camera.
-
KPBS Midday EditionAudiences should expect to be challenged and rewarded
-
High school provides perfect venue for chamber opera
-
KPBS Midday EditionConvention expands to four days and returns to Four Points by Sheraton
-
Brie Larson brings swagger and fun to Marvel's first female led superhero film
-
KPBS Midday EditionNew location hosts return of 'The Crow Show'
-
KPBS Midday EditionThree-day event kicks off tonight at San Diego Central Library
-
KPBS Midday EditionMost individual wins by women and African Americans but 'Green Book' marks a step backwards
-
Shudder original documentary inspired by Robin R. Means Coleman's book
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.