Episodes 276
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.9 (42)
Since Jun 2015
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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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.

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S2026E245 Cinema Junkie Book Club: 'Black Film' by David F. Walker

Apr 03, 2026 58m

Cinema Junkie has a new book recommendation, David F. Walker's "Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies."

S2026 Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women directors

Mar 27, 2026 23m Bonus

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.

S2026E244 Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part Two: Joy as Rebellion

Feb 07, 2026 59m

"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 frivolity as a protest…

S2025 Pre-Code Essentials

Dec 08, 2025 34m Bonus

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 perfect gift for any…

S2025E243 Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part One

Nov 20, 2025 23m

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 real world. In Part…

S2025E242 Tura! Tribute to an Icon

Sep 27, 2025 33m

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 Perry. Warning:…

S2025 Unconventional Shakespeare films

Aug 08, 2025 16m Bonus

Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies, with Beth Accomando and Yazdi Pithavala, and an exploration of unconventional cinematic adaptations of the Bard.

S2025 The Silent Film Universe

Jun 04, 2025 26m Bonus

Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando speaks with musician Ben Model who has written a book defining the cinematic language of "The Silent Film Universe."

S2025 Celebrating Digital Gym Cinema

May 29, 2025 18m Bonus

Cinema Junkie joins Midday Movies to celebrate San Diego's last indie art house cinema.

S2025E241 Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

May 02, 2025 1h 4m

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. That’s because…

S2025 Joe Bob Briggs and Halfway to Halloween

Apr 30, 2025 33m Bonus

Cinema Junkie celebrates Walpurgisnacht with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder's "The Last Drive-In."

S2025 Celebrating Asian Cinema, Old and New

Apr 17, 2025 20m Bonus

Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando speaks with PacArts artistic Brian Hu and filmmaker Jota Mun about some Asian cinema classics as well as bold new work.

S2025 Dark City Dames to die for

Mar 27, 2025 18m Bonus

Cinema Junkie once again hosts Midday Movies. Hit the dark alleys of film noir with the usual suspects from the Midday Movies gang to find some Dark City Dames to die for. With KPBS Cinema Junkie…

S2025 Midday Movies celebrate Black women

Feb 27, 2025 21m Bonus

To close out Black History Month, Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies as critics create a suggested viewing list to celebrate Black women on screen and behind the camera. AND to remind people that…

S2025E240 David F. Walker, Mark Twain, and Big Jim

Feb 13, 2025 52m

Cinema Junkie welcomes back David F. Walker but this time to discuss his new graphic novel "Big Jim and the White Boy," a clever reimagining of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

S2025E239 Caitlin Cronenberg on her directorial debut and her horror film family

Feb 05, 2025 35m

Check out what our critics and San Diego Cinephiles think about the 97th Academy Award nominations plus what to look forward to in 2025.

Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies Oscars Hot Takes!

Feb 04, 2025 17m

Check out what our critics and San Diego Cinephiles think about the 97th Academy Award nominations plus what to look forward to in 2025.

S2024 Midday Movies Christmas Smackdown

Dec 19, 2024 16m Bonus

Cinema Junkie presents a Christmas Smackdown between KPBS Midday Movies critics Beth Accomando and Yazdi Pithavala. They face off in a battle between Christmas action/horror and feel good holiday…

S2024 In Appreciation of Grindhouse Cinema

Jun 13, 2024 21m Bonus

Film programmers Matt Rotman of Bonkers Ass Cinema and Eddie Gurrola of Popcorn Reef join Cinema Junkie to sing the praises of grindhouse cinema.

S2024 BONUS EPISODE: Snow leopards, giant ants and Oscar-winning special effects artists

Apr 18, 2024 23m Bonus

A cinephile's dilemma of having two film festivals happening at the same time: TCM Film Festival and San Diego Asian Film Festival's Spring Showcase.

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Cinema Junkie has published 276 episodes since June 2015, covering topics in Arts, Documentary.

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