Cinema Junkie
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.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 148 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Bonus Episode: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Joel Coen’s "The Tragedy of Macbeth," currently streaming on Apple TV+, came in at number three on my ten best list for 2021. It’s breathtakingly cinematic and delivers Shakespeare’s play in a kind o…
460:00:00 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Talking noir dames with the Nitrate Diva
Cinema Junkie extends Noir-vember because one month was not enough time to explore the spectrum of women found on the shadowy streets of film noir.
Nora Fiore, the Nitrate Diva, returns for part tw…
00:44:29 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Talking noir dames with The Nitrate Diva, Part One
Noir dames. None were sassier, sexier or more lethal than the women of film noir. They lied, stole, cheated, murdered and more importantly just refused to conform to any standard notions of femininit…
00:49:28 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Down Noir Alley With Eddie Muller
Femme fatales, private dicks, wooden kimonoes... welcome to the world of film noir. The term was coined by French film critics to describe a style of cinema rooted in hard-boiled crime fiction of the…
00:48:39 |
Sat 13 Nov 2021
John Le Carré's Real World Spies
Cinema Junkie takes on another mission, this time to explore the world of spies presented in the film and television adaptations of John Le Carré's books.
Previously on Cinema Junkie we looked at th…
00:52:52 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Bond. James Bond. Part Two
Cinema Junkie speaks again with espionage aficionados and Spybrary Podcast contributors Gary Dexter and Jeff Quest (of spywrite.com) to look at the evolution of female characters across nearly six de…
00:43:18 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Bond. James Bond. Part One
Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando goes on a special mission with spy aficionados Gary Dexter and Jeff Quest to explore the cinematic and literary universe of James Bond 007. Get a spoiler-free review of "…
00:30:32 |
Fri 08 Oct 2021
Asians On Screen From Yellow Peril To Superhero
Earlier this month Marvel delivered its first Asian superhero in its cinematic universe with "Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." But it’s been a long hard road getting to this point in Holly…
00:45:13 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Bonus Episode: Unpacking 'Candyman'
The new "Candyman" has a lot to unpack for a 90-minute horror film. It cleverly continues the story of the original 1992 film that boasted Tony Todd in the title role but it is also a stunning reimag…
00:27:30 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' Director Destin Cretton
It's not often that I get to say that I was there when a filmmaker's career began but I can say that about Destin Cretton. Currently he is ushering in Marvel's first Asian superhero with "Shang-Chi a…
00:43:54 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
Hooray For Bollywood, Part 2
Get ready for the Indian Macbeth, Mumbai noir, and Bollywood rap.
Cinema Junkie returns to India for Hooray For Bollywood, Part 2. This time we look to contemporary Bollywood cinema and redefine the…
00:36:00 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Hooray For Bollywood, Part 1
There is nothing quite like a Bollywood film. It’s about impossibly gorgeous stars, deliciously overripe melodrama, spectacular production numbers, an explosion of colors, and music with such an irre…
00:34:53 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Crew Call: Stunt Performers Edition
When Brad Martin goes into work there’s a very real possibility his boss could ask to set him on fire. That's because he’s a stunt man.
Comic-Con just wrapped up another virtual edition and I’ll be…
00:34:42 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Critical Thinking And The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Cinema Junkie has been on a quarantine break but I decided that July, the month of Comic-Con, would be a great time to make a comeback. My first guest is someone who not only fits the spirit of Comic…
00:34:22 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Escape From Quarantine
"Cinema Junkie" has been on a quarantine break, but returns healthier than ever on July 14.
It will be a leaner, 30-minute format, but will still feature in-depth interviews with filmmakers, schola…
00:03:57 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
Black People And A Sense Of Place
To close out Black History Month I will be speaking with Caroline Collins, a post doctoral fellow in the department of Communication at UC San Diego, about films that look to Black people and a sense…
00:58:00 |
Sat 27 Feb 2021
The Black Panther Party, Part Two
My celebration of Black History Month continues with Part Two of my interview with David F. Walker, author of the new graphic novel "The Black Panther Party." We finish our discussion about the Black…
00:32:40 |
Sat 13 Feb 2021
The Black Panther Party, Part One
For Black History Month I am dedicating a two-part podcast to the Black Panthers and speaking with author David F. Walker ("Bitter Root," "Shaft," "The Life of Frederick Douglas") about his new graph…
00:33:05 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Three
The final episode in Cinema Junkie's Giving Thanks to Film Editors trilogy. This time I speak with Oscar-nominated film editor Paul Machliss. He has had a wildly creative and innovative partnership w…
00:47:00 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Two
On the last episode of Cinema Junkie I kicked off a trio of podcasts that give thanks to film editors. I started with an interview with Tatiana S Riegel, the Oscar-nominated film editor of "I, Tonya.…
00:42:00 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
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