Satisfy your celluloid addiction with the "Cinema Junkie" podcast, where you can mainline film 24/7. This film and entertainment series is run by KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place.
Latest episodes
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17 min
Cinema Junkie talks with Dolph Lundgren
Action movie icon Dolph Lundgren talks about "Dolph: Unbreakable," the new documentary about his life, career and battle with cancer.
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25 min
Midday Movies Celebrate Hitchcock
Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies celebrate Alfred Hitchcock. Angelika Film Center's annual Hictchcocktober Film Series puts the best from the master of suspense on the big scre…
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53 min
Cinema Junkie The Undead Podcast
At the KPBS San Diego Book Festival, Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando rose from the grave to record a live 'undead' podcast with author and neuroscientist Bradley Voytek.
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28 min
Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies and serial killers
Today is the birthday of infamous murderer and grave robber, Ed Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield. And while we are not celebrating his birth, we are using it as an exc…
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33 min
Queer Horror at the End of the World
Cinema Junkie talks about queer horror and indie filmmaking with Michael Varrati and Brendan Haley, the filmmakers behind a new apocalyptic, supernatural horror tale called 'Scorch…
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51 min
Best of KPBS Podcasts - Cinema Junkie
Best of KPBS Podcasts brings the best of KPBS storytelling to our listeners. Each episode features curated highlights from across the KPBS podcast lineup, paired with conversations…
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20 min
Midday Movies: Is 'The Odyssey' worth the journey?
Christopher Nolan wants you to see his epic tale of ancient Greece in 70mm IMAX but is it worth a trip to the cinema? Cinema Junkie hosts Midday Movies to find out.
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27 min
'Your Fluff is Enough'
Find out how a film critic and a drag queen created and self-published a delightful children's book about 'Your Fluff is Enough.'
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28 min
Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies go on a summer viewing vacation
This summer there are big Hollywood blockbusters like 'Supergirl' but also indie hits like 'The Furious,' so here's a rundown of what's in theaters now and coming up in cinemas lat…
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29 min
'Dead, White and Blue' -- A green movie!
'Dead, White and Blue' is made from 100 percent recycled film and filmmaker Mike Davis explains what that means.
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59 min
Cinema Junkie Book Club: 'Black Film' by David F. Walker
Cinema Junkie has a new book recommendation, David F. Walker's "Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies."
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23 min
Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women directors
To close out Women's History Month, here's a tribute to both the women directors who blazed a trail as well as the provocative new female voices emerging today.
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60 min
Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part Two: Joy as Rebellion
"Protest is a form of art. Let's treat it as such." And that's what Cinema Junkie is doing as we go a little off topic to don an inflatable T-Rex costume and discuss tactical frivo…
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34 min
Pre-Code Essentials
Cinema Junkie speaks with authors Kim Luperi and Danny Reid about their new book, “Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era 1930-1934," which is the perfec…
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23 min
Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part One
Since current protests have taken on a decidedly more theatrical and even humorous tone, Cinema Junkie explores the notion of tactical frivolity as a tool in both movies and the re…
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33 min
Tura! Tribute to an Icon
The new documentary Tura! pays tribute to bad ass actress and pop culture icon Tura Satana. Cinema Junkie speaks with director Cody Jarrett and Tura's friend and manager Siouxzan P…
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17 min
Unconventional Shakespeare films
Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies, with Beth Accomando and Yazdi Pithavala, and an exploration of unconventional cinematic adaptations of the Bard.
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27 min
The Silent Film Universe
Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando speaks with musician Ben Model who has written a book defining the cinematic language of "The Silent Film Universe."
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19 min
Celebrating Digital Gym Cinema
Cinema Junkie joins Midday Movies to celebrate San Diego's last indie art house cinema.
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1 h 04
Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'
Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" has been dominating the box office the last two weeks. One of the reasons is that people don't just want to see it once, they want to see it multiple times…