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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.

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00:24:48

Midday Movies Celebrate Hitchcock

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/10/02

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 screen in October, so we share our love for Hitch.

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00:53:26

Cinema Junkie The Undead Podcast

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/09/18

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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00:27:45

Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies and serial killers

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/08/27

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 excuse to discuss serial killer films and streaming shows.

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00:32:35

Queer Horror at the End of the World

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/08/13

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 Marks.' Their film will have its world premiere at FilmOut, San Diego’s LGBTQ Film Festival.

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00:50:45

Best of KPBS Podcasts - Cinema Junkie

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/08/10

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00:19:57

Midday Movies: Is 'The Odyssey' worth the journey?

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/07/16

Christopher Nolan wants you to see his epic tale of ancient Greece in 70mm IMAX but is it worth a trip to the cinema?

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00:27:11

'Your Fluff is Enough'

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2026/07/02

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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00:28:05

Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies go on a summer...

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/06/25

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 later this season.

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00:28:35

'Dead, White and Blue' -- A green movie!

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/06/05

'Dead, White and Blue' is made from 100 percent recycled film and filmmaker Mike Davis explains what that means.

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00:58:43

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

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/04/03

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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00:23:01

Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women...

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/03/27

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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00:59:51

Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part Two: Joy as Rebellion

Cinema Junkie ·

2026/02/07

"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 tool and then see how it has played out in movies.

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00:34:13

Pre-Code Essentials

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/12/08

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."

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00:23:20

Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part One

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/11/20

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 One Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithaval joins the discussion.

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00:33:05

Tura! Tribute to an Icon

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/09/27

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: episode contains mature language.

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00:16:49

Unconventional Shakespeare films

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/08/08

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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00:26:50

The Silent Film Universe

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/06/04

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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00:18:41

Celebrating Digital Gym Cinema

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/05/29

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

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01:04:03

Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/05/02

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 the film is not just an action packed vampire tale but it is also a deeply personal film for Coogler and it is packed with both history about his Southern roots and with Black culture. To unpack the film Cinema Junkie has combined Midday Movies with interviews featuring authors John Jennings and David F

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00:33:20

Joe Bob Briggs and Halfway to Halloween

Cinema Junkie ·

2025/04/30

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

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