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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.

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

58 mins; April 03, 2026

Cinema Junkie and Midday Movies celebrate women directors

23 mins; March 27, 2026

Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part Two: Joy as Rebellion

59 mins; February 06, 2026

Pre-Code Essentials

34 mins; December 08, 2025

Tackling Tactical Frivolity, Part One

23 mins; November 20, 2025

Tura! Tribute to an Icon

33 mins; September 26, 2025

Unconventional Shakespeare films

16 mins; August 08, 2025

The Silent Film Universe

26 mins; June 04, 2025

Celebrating Digital Gym Cinema

18 mins; May 29, 2025

Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

64 hours 3 mins; May 02, 2025

Joe Bob Briggs and Halfway to Halloween

33 mins; April 30, 2025

Celebrating Asian Cinema, Old and New

20 mins; April 17, 2025

Dark City Dames to die for

18 mins; March 27, 2025

Midday Movies celebrate Black women

21 mins; February 27, 2025

David F. Walker, Mark Twain, and Big Jim

52 mins; February 13, 2025

Caitlin Cronenberg on her directorial debut and her horror film family

35 mins; February 04, 2025

Cinema Junkie presents Midday Movies Oscars Hot Takes!

17 mins; February 04, 2025

Midday Movies Christmas Smackdown

16 mins; December 19, 2024

In Appreciation of Grindhouse Cinema

21 mins; June 13, 2024

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

23 mins; April 18, 2024

Crew Call: 'Anatomy of a Fall' film editor

29 mins; February 20, 2024

BONUS Episode: Holiday Movies

23 mins; December 21, 2023

Apple TV+: From 'Slow Horses' to big monsters

36 mins; December 18, 2023

Discover 'The Secret Art of Human Flight'

32 mins; November 10, 2023

Halloween 365

31 mins; November 03, 2023

Errol Morris' 'The Pigeon Tunnel'

40 mins; October 21, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month Film Recommendations

35 mins; September 29, 2023

Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History

38 mins; August 24, 2023

Noir Bar

37 mins; June 28, 2023

Bringing Silent Films To Life

36 mins; June 06, 2023

Film Noir Road Trip

37 mins; May 10, 2023

Celebrating TCM Underground

32 mins; February 24, 2023

Get Shooked Part 3: Kevin Grevioux

18 mins; February 11, 2023

Get Shooked Part 2: John Jennings

29 mins; February 10, 2023

Get Shooked Part One: Rodney Barnes

33 mins; February 09, 2023

Official guide to Godzilla

41 mins; December 21, 2022

Viva Hollywood

30 mins; December 17, 2022

Bonus Episode: Giving Thanks for TÁR

20 mins; November 24, 2022

Bonus Episode: See It on 16mm

14 mins; October 19, 2022

The slow burn of 'Speak No Evil'

26 mins; September 17, 2022

Celebrating Star Wars

42 mins; July 29, 2022

Cinema Junkie Goes Bonkers Ass

47 mins; July 15, 2022

Bonus Episode: Bold Visionaries

43 mins; June 18, 2022

Bonus Episode: TCM Classic Film Festival

44 mins; April 21, 2022

Bonus Episode: 'Slow Horses'

31 mins; April 02, 2022

Robert Duvall reflects on 'The Godfather'

12 mins; March 22, 2022

Bonus Episode: The Tragedy of Macbeth

27600 hours 0 mins; January 24, 2022

Talking noir dames with the Nitrate Diva

44 mins; December 17, 2021

Talking noir dames with The Nitrate Diva, Part One

49 mins; November 26, 2021

Down Noir Alley With Eddie Muller

48 mins; November 12, 2021

John Le Carré's Real World Spies

52 mins; October 29, 2021

Bond. James Bond. Part Two

43 mins; October 22, 2021

Bond. James Bond. Part One

30 mins; October 08, 2021

Asians On Screen From Yellow Peril To Superhero

45 mins; September 22, 2021

Bonus Episode: Unpacking 'Candyman'

27 mins; September 17, 2021

Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' Director Destin Cretton

43 mins; September 08, 2021

Hooray For Bollywood, Part 2

36 mins; August 25, 2021

Hooray For Bollywood, Part 1

34 mins; August 11, 2021

Crew Call: Stunt Performers Edition

34 mins; July 28, 2021

Critical Thinking And The Marvel Cinematic Universe

34 mins; July 14, 2021

Escape From Quarantine

3 mins; July 01, 2021

Black People And A Sense Of Place

58 mins; February 27, 2021

The Black Panther Party, Part Two

32 mins; February 13, 2021

The Black Panther Party, Part One

33 mins; February 05, 2021

Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Three

47 mins; December 19, 2020

Giving Thanks To Film Editors, Part Two

42 mins; December 04, 2020

Giving Thanks For Film Editors, Part One

37 mins; November 18, 2020

Halloween Double Dare Radio Dramas

37 mins; October 31, 2020

Bonus Episode: San Diego Asian Film Festival Innovates For Pandemic

25 mins; October 21, 2020

Fascism Through The Lens Of Italian Cinema

60 hours 0 mins; October 17, 2020

SDLFF Pushing The Envelope

40 mins; September 18, 2020

The Role Of Horror In A Scary World

62 hours 0 mins; September 02, 2020

First Look: Troma Takes On The Bard

58 mins; August 22, 2020

How COVID Is Ruining The Zombie Apocalypse

69 hours 0 mins; August 07, 2020

Aim For The Head: Max Brooks On Zombies And Coronavirus

43 mins; July 24, 2020

Quarantined With 'Mythic Quest'

38 mins; July 10, 2020

Bonus Podcast: Revisiting The Black Panthers

57 mins; July 06, 2020

Black Films That Matter

68 hours 0 mins; July 03, 2020

From Final Girls To The Final Boy

55 mins; June 20, 2020

Yes! The Matt Berry Podcast

35 mins; June 08, 2020

The Global Pandemic Film Primer

70 hours 0 mins; May 22, 2020

Become A Digital Explorer During The Pandemic

63 hours 0 mins; May 09, 2020

Bond, Not James Bond Spy Films

50 mins; April 26, 2020

TCMFF Home Edition Plus Screwball Comedies

69 hours 0 mins; April 11, 2020

'Contagion' Film As Teaching Tool For Coronavirus Pandemic

30 mins; March 25, 2020

Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin And 'Wendy'

29 mins; March 12, 2020

Celebrating Women In Horror Month With Jen And Sylvia Soska

48 mins; February 21, 2020

Cinema Junkie Awards For Best Of 2019

33 mins; February 06, 2020

Giallo: Killing It With Style... Again

80 hours 0 mins; January 09, 2020

Gearhead Cinema Reprise

70 hours 0 mins; December 28, 2019

Filmmaker Trey Edward Shults

20 mins; December 13, 2019

Giving Thanks For Cinematic Memories

32 mins; November 28, 2019

Ford, Ferrari, And 20 Best Asian American Films

43 mins; November 08, 2019

'The Lighthouse' And 'Jojo Rabbit'

30 mins; October 25, 2019

Dolemite, Eddie Murphy, And Rudy Ray Moore

118 hours 0 mins; October 11, 2019

Author Joe Hill On NOS4A2 And Horror

30 mins; September 27, 2019

Steam Room Stories

18 mins; September 13, 2019

Talking Horror And HIFF

30 mins; August 23, 2019

Radio Silence's 'Ready Or Not'

30 mins; August 09, 2019

National Whistleblowers Day: 'Official Secrets'

26 mins; July 30, 2019

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