Sonic Cinema

Today, I wrap up my coverage of the 2020 virtual Fantasia International Film Festival with a rundown of my best, and favorites, of the festival, as well as interviews with the filmmakers behind “Don’t Text Back!” and “For the Sake of Vicious.” I hope you enjoy! Episode 70 – Fantasia Fest 2020 2020 Fantasia International […]

Today, I welcome fellow blogger Patrick Michael, who runs the website The Inner Circle to the show to discuss how he got started writing about movies, his thoughts on online criticism and fandom, and trash talk a bit before the new NFL season. I hope you enjoy! Episode 69 – A Discussion with Patrick Michael […]

Today, I spend about 20 minutes getting personal about the experiences watching movies, and healing through movies, I had because of my grandfather, John Mitchell, who passed away 20 years ago today. For the last 11-12 minutes, you hear one of the ways I healed musically. Episode 68 – Remembering John Mitchell Viva La Resistance! […]

Today, I welcome another one of my favorite follows on Twitter to the podcast to just discuss film. She is a blogger out of Scotland named Amy Smith, and she runs Film for Thought, which I’ve contributed writing to in the past. I hope you enjoy! Episode 67 – A Discussion with Amy Smith Viva […]

Today, I welcome another one of my favorite follows on Twitter to the podcast to just discuss film. He is a local actor and film critic named Kolby Mac, and he’s a fun, insightful person to interact with on Twitter. I also suggest checking out his website at www.kolbytoldme.com and the Kolby Told Me Podcast. […]

Hello readers and listeners! I wanted to let you know that the Sonic Cinema Podcast is now available on Apple and Google Podcasts, in addition to Spotify and YouTube. Please subscribe and rate and review here and here. Thank you for your support! Thanks for listening, Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com

Hello readers and listeners! This week, I’m pleased to welcome back filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp, who has remained busy during the COVID-19 social isolation period by working on filmed theatrical and poetic readings. I hope you enjoy, and check out the films! Episode 65- Interview with Jeremiah Kipp on Quarantine Films Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle […]

Matthew Saliba returns to the podcast, but we’re not talking about kaiju this time. Instead, we are discussing the twin franchises of Akira Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo” and “Sanjuro” and Sergio Leone’s “The Man With No Name” Trilogy. We discuss which starting point is better, and which franchise flourishes, while also just enjoying the films being discussed. […]

A couple of weeks ago, Jack Nicholson turned 83. My frequent guest, actor Timothy J. Cox, thought it would be great to talk about his career, and some of the films we enjoy the most of his. It was a great idea. I hope you enjoy! Episode 63 – Timothy J. Cox and I on […]

Hello readers and listeners, and Happy Star Wars Day! In celebration of this day, I’m pleased to present a very special treat, as myself, Ronnie Haynes, David Miles and Daniel Green continue the discussion of the new “Star Wars” universe with our thoughts on J.J. Abrams’s polarizing “The Rise of Skywalker”. A lot of different […]