Cinema Junkie
By Beth Accomando
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Beth Accomando
Category: Performing Arts
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 35
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 276
Description
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.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Cinema Junkie Book Club: 'Black Film' by David F. Walker
|
Apr 03, 2026 |
|
Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women directors
|
Mar 27, 2026 |
|
Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part Two: Joy as Rebellion
|
Feb 07, 2026 |
|
Pre-Code Essentials
|
Dec 08, 2025 |
|
Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part One
|
Nov 20, 2025 |
|
Tura! Tribute to an Icon
|
Sep 27, 2025 |
|
Unconventional Shakespeare films
|
Aug 08, 2025 |
|
The Silent Film Universe
|
Jun 04, 2025 |
|
Celebrating Digital Gym Cinema
|
May 29, 2025 |
|
Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'
|
May 02, 2025 |
|
Joe Bob Briggs and Halfway to Halloween
|
Apr 30, 2025 |
|
Celebrating Asian Cinema, Old and New
|
Apr 17, 2025 |
|
Dark City Dames to die for
|
Mar 27, 2025 |
|
Midday Movies celebrate Black women
|
Feb 27, 2025 |
|
David F. Walker, Mark Twain, and Big Jim
|
Feb 13, 2025 |
|
Caitlin Cronenberg on her directorial debut and her horror film family
|
Feb 05, 2025 |
|
Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies Oscars Hot Takes!
|
Feb 04, 2025 |
|
Midday Movies Christmas Smackdown
|
Dec 19, 2024 |
|
In Appreciation of Grindhouse Cinema
|
Jun 13, 2024 |
|
BONUS EPISODE: Snow leopards, giant ants and Oscar-winning special effects artists
|
Apr 18, 2024 |
|
Crew Call: 'Anatomy of a Fall' film editor
|
Feb 20, 2024 |
|
BONUS Episode: Holiday Movies
|
Dec 21, 2023 |
|
Apple TV+: From 'Slow Horses' to big monsters
|
Dec 18, 2023 |
|
Discover 'The Secret Art of Human Flight'
|
Nov 10, 2023 |
|
Halloween 365
|
Nov 03, 2023 |
|
Errol Morris' 'The Pigeon Tunnel'
|
Oct 21, 2023 |
|
Hispanic Heritage Month Film Recommendations
|
Sep 29, 2023 |
|
Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
|
Aug 24, 2023 |
|
Noir Bar
|
Jun 28, 2023 |
|
Bringing Silent Films To Life
|
Jun 06, 2023 |
|
Film Noir Road Trip
|
May 11, 2023 |
|
Celebrating TCM Underground
|
Feb 25, 2023 |
|
Get Shooked Part 3: Kevin Grevioux
|
Feb 11, 2023 |
|
Get Shooked Part 2: John Jennings
|
Feb 10, 2023 |
|
Get Shooked Part One: Rodney Barnes
|
Feb 09, 2023 |
|
Official guide to Godzilla
|
Dec 21, 2022 |
|
Viva Hollywood
|
Dec 17, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: Giving Thanks for TÁR
|
Nov 24, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: See It on 16mm
|
Oct 19, 2022 |
|
The slow burn of 'Speak No Evil'
|
Sep 17, 2022 |
|
Celebrating Star Wars
|
Jul 29, 2022 |
|
Cinema Junkie Goes Bonkers Ass
|
Jul 15, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: Bold Visionaries
|
Jun 18, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: TCM Classic Film Festival
|
Apr 21, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: 'Slow Horses'
|
Apr 02, 2022 |
|
Robert Duvall reflects on 'The Godfather'
|
Mar 22, 2022 |
|
Bonus Episode: The Tragedy of Macbeth
|
Jan 24, 2022 |
|
Talking noir dames with the Nitrate Diva
|
Dec 17, 2021 |
|
Talking noir dames with The Nitrate Diva, Part One
|
Nov 26, 2021 |
|
Down Noir Alley With Eddie Muller
|
Nov 13, 2021 |
|
John Le Carré's Real World Spies
|
Oct 29, 2021 |
|
Bond. James Bond. Part Two
|
Oct 22, 2021 |
|
Bond. James Bond. Part One
|
Oct 08, 2021 |
|
Asians On Screen From Yellow Peril To Superhero
|
Sep 22, 2021 |
|
Bonus Episode: Unpacking 'Candyman'
|
Sep 17, 2021 |
|
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' Director Destin Cretton
|
Sep 08, 2021 |
|
Hooray For Bollywood, Part 2
|
Aug 25, 2021 |
|
Hooray For Bollywood, Part 1
|
Aug 11, 2021 |
|
Crew Call: Stunt Performers Edition
|
Jul 28, 2021 |
|
Critical Thinking And The Marvel Cinematic Universe
|
Jul 14, 2021 |
|
Escape From Quarantine
|
Jul 01, 2021 |
|
Black People And A Sense Of Place
|
Feb 27, 2021 |
|
The Black Panther Party, Part Two
|
Feb 13, 2021 |
|
The Black Panther Party, Part One
|
Feb 05, 2021 |
|
Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Three
|
Dec 19, 2020 |
|
Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Two
|
Dec 04, 2020 |
|
Giving Thanks For Film Editors, Part One
|
Nov 18, 2020 |
|
Halloween Double Dare Radio Dramas
|
Oct 31, 2020 |
|
Bonus Episode: San Diego Asian Film Festival Innovates For Pandemic
|
Oct 21, 2020 |
|
Fascism Through The Lens Of Italian Cinema
|
Oct 17, 2020 |
|
SDLFF Pushing The Envelope
|
Sep 18, 2020 |
|
The Role Of Horror In A Scary World
|
Sep 02, 2020 |
|
First Look: Troma Takes On The Bard
|
Aug 22, 2020 |
|
How COVID Is Ruining The Zombie Apocalypse
|
Aug 08, 2020 |
|
Aim For The Head: Max Brooks On Zombies And Coronavirus
|
Jul 24, 2020 |
|
Quarantined With 'Mythic Quest'
|
Jul 10, 2020 |
|
Bonus Podcast: Revisiting The Black Panthers
|
Jul 07, 2020 |
|
Black Films That Matter
|
Jul 04, 2020 |
|
From Final Girls To The Final Boy
|
Jun 20, 2020 |
|
Yes! The Matt Berry Podcast
|
Jun 08, 2020 |
|
The Global Pandemic Film Primer
|
May 22, 2020 |
|
Become A Digital Explorer During The Pandemic
|
May 09, 2020 |
|
Bond, Not James Bond Spy Films
|
Apr 26, 2020 |
|
TCMFF Home Edition Plus Screwball Comedies
|
Apr 11, 2020 |
|
'Contagion' Film As Teaching Tool For Coronavirus Pandemic
|
Mar 25, 2020 |
|
Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin And 'Wendy'
|
Mar 12, 2020 |
|
Celebrating Women In Horror Month With Jen And Sylvia Soska
|
Feb 21, 2020 |
|
Cinema Junkie Awards For Best Of 2019
|
Feb 06, 2020 |
|
Giallo: Killing It With Style... Again
|
Jan 09, 2020 |
|
Gearhead Cinema Reprise
|
Dec 28, 2019 |
|
Filmmaker Trey Edward Shults
|
Dec 13, 2019 |
|
Giving Thanks For Cinematic Memories
|
Nov 28, 2019 |
|
Ford, Ferrari, And 20 Best Asian American Films
|
Nov 09, 2019 |
|
'The Lighthouse' And 'Jojo Rabbit'
|
Oct 25, 2019 |
|
Dolemite, Eddie Murphy, And Rudy Ray Moore
|
Oct 12, 2019 |
|
Author Joe Hill On NOS4A2 And Horror
|
Sep 27, 2019 |
|
Steam Room Stories
|
Sep 13, 2019 |
|
Talking Horror And HIFF
|
Aug 23, 2019 |
|
Radio Silence's 'Ready Or Not'
|
Aug 09, 2019 |
|
National Whistleblowers Day: 'Official Secrets'
|
Jul 30, 2019 |
|
Reflecting On Comic-Con 50
|
Jul 26, 2019 |
|
Lulu Wang's 'The Farewell'
|
Jul 12, 2019 |
|
The Female Perspective in Film, Part Two: 'Ophelia'
|
Jun 28, 2019 |
|
The Female Perspective in Film, Part One: Etheria Film Night
|
Jun 28, 2019 |
|
'Hollywood Black' Author Donald Bogle
|
Jun 14, 2019 |
|
Summer Shakespeare
|
May 31, 2019 |
|
'John Wick 3' and Director Chad Stahelski
|
May 16, 2019 |
|
'Tolkien' Director Talks About Making A Biopic
|
May 10, 2019 |
|
Reel Science 3.0
|
May 03, 2019 |
|
Academy Film Archive
|
Apr 26, 2019 |
|
TCM Classic Film Festival, Part Two
|
Apr 12, 2019 |
|
TCM Classic Film Festival, Part One
|
Apr 11, 2019 |
|
Dissecting 'Us'
|
Mar 29, 2019 |
|
Guillermo Del Toro And San Diego Latino Film Festival
|
Mar 15, 2019 |
|
The Lady From The Black Lagoon
|
Mar 01, 2019 |
|
Black Comix And Scary Black Folks
|
Feb 15, 2019 |
|
Breaking the Commandments With Pre-Code Hollywood
|
Feb 01, 2019 |
|
Women Editors Discuss The Art, Craft Of Editing
|
Jan 18, 2019 |
|
Cinema Junkie Awards And Reel Science Revisited
|
Jan 04, 2019 |
|
Holy Archives Batman
|
Dec 21, 2018 |
|
Revisiting ‘Christmas Smackdown’
|
Dec 07, 2018 |
|
Stunt Driver Picks Best Car Movies
|
Nov 27, 2018 |
|
From Raymond Chow To Current Asian Cinema
|
Nov 08, 2018 |
|
Witches In History And On Film
|
Oct 30, 2018 |
|
Remembering Your First Scary Movie
|
Oct 12, 2018 |
|
Teaching Zombies
|
Sep 14, 2018 |
|
Adapting Shakespeare
|
Aug 31, 2018 |
|
Happy Birthday H.P. Lovecraft
|
Aug 17, 2018 |
|
Remembering Tab Hunter
|
Aug 03, 2018 |
|
Comic-Con Fans And Creators
|
Jul 20, 2018 |
|
One Man Bond And Boots Riley
|
Jul 07, 2018 |
|
Celebrating Master Showman William Castle
|
Jun 22, 2018 |
|
TCM Mad About Musicals
|
Jun 08, 2018 |
|
LGBTQ Cinema And FilmOut At 20
|
May 25, 2018 |
|
TCM 50 Must-See Sci-Fi Films
|
May 11, 2018 |
|
TCMFF And Reel Science 2.0
|
May 04, 2018 |
|
Hemlock Society And Right To Die Films
|
Apr 13, 2018 |
|
Comic-Con Museum And More
|
Mar 30, 2018 |
|
Armando Iannucci, Political Comedy In The Age Of Trump
|
Mar 16, 2018 |
|
ACE Editors On Oscars Podcast
|
Mar 03, 2018 |
|
A Valentine To The Rapturous Romanticism Of Wong Kar-Wai
|
Feb 14, 2018 |
|
Batman ‘66 Exhibit
|
Feb 02, 2018 |
|
TCM's Eddie Muller On All Things Noir
|
Jan 13, 2018 |
|
Horror Movies As Spiritual Practice
|
Dec 22, 2017 |
|
Revisiting David Cronenberg's 'Crash'
|
Dec 08, 2017 |
|
A Pair Of Films To Be Thankful For
|
Nov 23, 2017 |
|
Larry Cohen, King Of The B Movies
|
Nov 11, 2017 |
|
Bruce Campbell, Hail To The Chin Baby
|
Oct 28, 2017 |
|
Gay Horror And The Final Boys
|
Oct 14, 2017 |
|
Giallo, Killing It With Style
|
Oct 07, 2017 |
|
Horrible Imaginings And 'Uncharted Regions'
|
Sep 22, 2017 |
|
To Be, Or Not To Be ‘Hamlet’
|
Sep 12, 2017 |
|
RIP George A. Romero, Godfather Of The Undead
|
Aug 17, 2017 |
|
TCM Spotlight On Alfred Hitchcock
|
Jul 12, 2017 |
|
In Praise Of Edgar Wright
|
Jul 09, 2017 |
|
Shakespeare, The Film’s The Thing
|
Jun 24, 2017 |
|
‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’ Revels In Real Found Footage
|
Jun 16, 2017 |
|
Queer Horror
|
Jun 09, 2017 |
|
David Lynch Revisited
|
May 27, 2017 |
|
The Beauty And Danger Of Nitrate Film
|
May 12, 2017 |
|
'Casablanca' At 75
|
Apr 29, 2017 |
|
Stuart Gordon, Kurt Vonnegut And The Sirens Of Titan
|
Apr 18, 2017 |
|
TCM Film Festival 2017 Focuses On Comedy
|
Apr 06, 2017 |
|
Gourmet Cannibal Films And Stuart Gordon’s ‘Taste’
|
Mar 25, 2017 |
|
Alejandro G. Iñárritu And Latin Cinema, So Good It’s Scary
|
Mar 17, 2017 |
|
The Voice Behind Samurai Jack
|
Mar 11, 2017 |
|
In Bed With Twisted Twins Jen And Sylvia Soska
|
Feb 28, 2017 |
|
Chad Stahelski And ‘John Wick 2’ Raise The Bar On American Action
|
Feb 11, 2017 |
|
James Baldwin And ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
|
Feb 08, 2017 |
|
ACE Editors Discuss The Art Of Editing
|
Jan 31, 2017 |
|
Paying Tribute To John Carpenter
|
Jan 20, 2017 |
|
Famous Film Firsts
|
Jan 12, 2017 |
|
Real Scientists Talk About Reel Science
|
Jan 07, 2017 |
|
Drunk Reindeer, Severed Heads And Christmas Smackdown
|
Dec 15, 2016 |
|
New Documentary Looks At The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
|
Dec 09, 2016 |
|
Remembering Drive-Ins
|
Dec 02, 2016 |
|
Films To Be Thankful For
|
Nov 24, 2016 |
|
Stuntman Pays Tribute To His Idol Jackie Chan
|
Nov 19, 2016 |
|
San Diego Asian Film Festival — Extreme And Overachieving
|
Nov 03, 2016 |
|
TCM Political Films With Ben Mankiewicz
|
Nov 01, 2016 |
|
Zombies for Humanity
|
Oct 30, 2016 |
|
Godzilla 101 — The Monster Is The Message
|
Oct 24, 2016 |
|
Horrible Imaginings ‘Horror Lit’ Primer
|
Oct 17, 2016 |
|
Celebrating Clive Barker’s ‘Nightbreed’
|
Oct 08, 2016 |
|
Frizzi, Fulci And The Fever Dream Of Italian Horror
|
Oct 05, 2016 |
|
Spock, NASA, And A Real Documentary Versus A Fake One
|
Sep 20, 2016 |
|
Horrible Imaginings Film Fest Wrap-Up And Mexploitation Cinema
|
Sep 15, 2016 |
|
Horrible Imaginings Film Fest Preview
|
Sep 02, 2016 |
|
Wild And Crazy Steve Martin Gets Serious About Comedy
|
Aug 26, 2016 |
|
‘Hell Or High Water’ And The Indie Spirit
|
Aug 15, 2016 |
|
ScareLA And Extreme Haunter Russ McKamey
|
Aug 12, 2016 |
|
Mike Birbiglia On Comedy, Improv And Trust
|
Aug 06, 2016 |
|
Turning Tydes Serves Up Geeky Musical Mash-Ups
|
Jul 15, 2016 |
|
Celebrating ‘The Adventures Of Robin Hood’
|
Jul 07, 2016 |
|
Paying Homage To Josephine Baker
|
Jun 30, 2016 |
|
Hail To The King, Bruce Campbell
|
Jun 22, 2016 |
|
‘Macbeth’ And The Curse Of The Scottish Play
|
Jun 20, 2016 |
|
‘Last Dance In Kaloleni’ Will Show Kenya In New Light
|
Jun 11, 2016 |
|
Dark Gem ‘Downriver’ Screens At FilmOut
|
Jun 03, 2016 |
|
The First Folio And Shakespearemania
|
May 27, 2016 |
|
Khaled El Nabawy And Egyptian Cinema
|
May 20, 2016 |
|
San Diego To Broadway
|
May 13, 2016 |
|
Saints, Cinemas And The TCM Film Festival
|
May 07, 2016 |
|
Monsterpalooza 2016
|
Apr 30, 2016 |
|
Hollywood, Scandal And Will Hays
|
Apr 22, 2016 |
|
Crew Call With Film Editor Alan Heim
|
Apr 20, 2016 |
|
The Trash Cinema Of John Waters
|
Apr 08, 2016 |
|
Mexican Cinema, Old And New
|
Apr 01, 2016 |
|
WonderCon 2016 And Comic-Con HQ
|
Mar 27, 2016 |
|
Stand Up For Stunts
|
Mar 16, 2016 |
|
Extreme Latin Cinema
|
Mar 10, 2016 |
|
TCM’s March Spotlight Series Condemned
|
Mar 03, 2016 |
|
Paying Tribute To Hammer Horror
|
Feb 26, 2016 |
|
Oscar Nominee ‘The Look Of Silence’
|
Feb 22, 2016 |
|
Director Robert Eggers On ‘The Witch’
|
Feb 21, 2016 |
|
S. Craig Zahler On Ramping Up ‘Bone Tomahawk’
|
Feb 18, 2016 |
|
Blaxploitation Cinema With David Walker
|
Feb 15, 2016 |
|
The Self-Aware Zombie
|
Feb 05, 2016 |
|
Under-Appreciated Black Directors
|
Jan 29, 2016 |
|
San Diego Black Film Festival
|
Jan 26, 2016 |
|
The Black Panthers And Oscar Boycott
|
Jan 21, 2016 |
|
Oscar Rants And Raves
|
Jan 17, 2016 |
|
The Cinema Junkie Awards
|
Dec 28, 2015 |
|
Star Wars Road Trip
|
Dec 20, 2015 |
|
Spoiler-Free Review Of ‘The Force Awakens’
|
Dec 16, 2015 |
|
Director Kent Jones On Making ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’
|
Dec 11, 2015 |
|
Cynthia Nixon On Acting And ‘James White’
|
Dec 05, 2015 |
|
A John Waters Christmas Promises To Be Naughty
|
Nov 27, 2015 |
|
Frizzi 2 Fulci
|
Nov 13, 2015 |
|
Revisiting The Hollywood Blacklist With ‘Trumbo’
|
Nov 12, 2015 |
|
San Diego Asian Film Festival Celebrates Its Sweet 16
|
Nov 05, 2015 |
|
‘SPECTRE’ And James Bond Geekiness
|
Nov 05, 2015 |
|
What Was The First Film To Scare You?
|
Oct 30, 2015 |
|
Feminist Western And Horror Film List
|
Oct 29, 2015 |
|
Tribute To ‘Re-Animator The Musical’
|
Oct 23, 2015 |
|
Obedience And Madness
|
Oct 22, 2015 |
|
Psychoanalyzing ‘The Babadook’
|
Oct 16, 2015 |
|
‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Victoria,’ Halloween Horror
|
Oct 15, 2015 |
|
Take A Tour Of Surgeons’ Hall Museum With Mr. Horror Musical
|
Oct 09, 2015 |
|
‘Goodnight Mommy’ Serves Up Intimate Horror
|
Oct 08, 2015 |
|
‘The Martian,’ Titans And Hitchcock
|
Oct 02, 2015 |
|
Author And Filmmaker Clive Barker
|
Oct 02, 2015 |
|
San Diego Film Festival Auteur Award Recipient Brit Marling
|
Sep 30, 2015 |
|
Son Of Monsterpalooza Wrap-Up
|
Sep 25, 2015 |
|
Let’s Jam With ‘Cowboy Bebop’
|
Sep 24, 2015 |
|
Opera Field Trip With Tenor Rene Barbera
|
Sep 18, 2015 |
|
Documentary 'Electric Boogaloo' Tells Wild Tale Of Cannon Films
|
Sep 17, 2015 |
|
Horrible Imaginings Panel for 'Bluebeard'
|
Sep 15, 2015 |
|
Talking Film Style With Directors From Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
|
Sep 14, 2015 |
|
Director Jason Eisener Talks 'Hobo With A Shotgun'
|
Sep 11, 2015 |
|
"The Room" Is Really So Bad It's Good
|
Sep 10, 2015 |
|
Interview With Miguel Rodriguez of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
|
Sep 04, 2015 |
|
Ken Screens John Carpenter's Cult Classic 'They Live'
|
Sep 03, 2015 |
|
The Retro Pastiche of ‘Turbo Kid’
|
Sep 03, 2015 |
|
Remembering Horror Master Wes Craven
|
Aug 31, 2015 |
|
Geek Roundtable Takes On Universal Monsters
|
Aug 28, 2015 |
|
Interview With Oscar-winner George Chakiris, Part 2
|
Aug 28, 2015 |
|
Hot Guys And Homophobia Fuel ‘Drown’
|
Aug 27, 2015 |
|
Interview With Oscar-winner George Chakiris. Part 1
|
Aug 25, 2015 |
|
'Best Of Enemies' Looks To 1968 Buckley-Vidal Debates
|
Aug 20, 2015 |
|
Entomologist On Scary Bugs And Sci-Fi
|
Aug 14, 2015 |
|
Get 'Stung' By Giant Wasp Movie
|
Aug 13, 2015 |
|
San Diego's McKamey Manor Takes Haunting To Extremes
|
Aug 09, 2015 |
|
Jason Segel Talks About Playing Author David Foster Wallace In 'End Of The Tour'
|
Aug 06, 2015 |
|
Film Review Of 'The End of the Tour'
|
Aug 06, 2015 |
|
Simon Pegg on 'Hot Fuzz'
|
Jul 31, 2015 |
|
'Mission Impossible' Is A Fun Adrenaline Rush
|
Jul 30, 2015 |
|
'Pigeon' Film Delivers Deadpan Art House Comedy
|
Jul 25, 2015 |
|
'The Third Man' 4K Digital Restoration Comes To Ken Cinema
|
Jul 23, 2015 |
|
War Boy Nicholas Hoult
|
Jul 23, 2015 |
|
Sir Ian McKellan On ‘Richard III’
|
Jul 17, 2015 |
|
The Game's Afoot With An Aging 'Mr. Holmes'
|
Jul 16, 2015 |
|
'The Overnight' Is Like A Horror Film Where 'Sex Is The Monster'
|
Jul 01, 2015 |
|
Old Globe Presents Summer Shakespeare Films
|
Jun 29, 2015 |
|
'We Are Still Here' Slow Build, Big Pay Off
|
Jun 26, 2015 |
|
'Me And Earl And The Dying Girl' Tackles Life, Death, And Horrors Of High School
|
Jun 19, 2015 |