Sonic Cinema

Hello readers and listeners! For the final episode of 2018, we close where we began- by discussing movies with filmmaker Chris Esper. This time around, we talk about the complicated history, and frustrations, of Michael Cimino’s 1980 epic, “Heaven’s Gate.” I hope you enjoy! Episode 48- Chris Esper & I on “Heaven’s Gate” Brian’s Review […]

Hello readers and listeners! For this year’s discussion on horror, I decided to have a friend of mine on the show from work, Jay Barber, to relive some of the discussions we had on not just the “Friday the 13th” series in particular, but also the larger landscape of horror watching, in general. I hope […]

Hello readers and listeners! For my first episode this month, I’m delighted to be joined by Mathew Timms and his wife Bailey as we discuss the cinema, life and legacy of Edward D. Wood Jr. We have a larger discussion going on about all sorts of cinema, and how it brings meaning, that you will […]

Hello readers and listeners! In this episode I discuss the ways Sam Raimi’s underrated “Spider-Man 3” and Scott Derrickson’s mystical “Doctor Strange” reflect a personal journey I’ve been on since 2007. I hope you enjoy! Episode 45- Spiritual Superheroes Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com

Hello readers and listeners! I get started for a crazy homestretch of podcasts for you with my annual summary of my trip to Dragon*Con in downtown Atlanta during Labor Day. I hope you enjoy! Episode 44- Brian at Dragon*Con 2018 Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com Dragon*Con 2009 Days 1-4 Dragon*Con 2010 Day 1 Day […]

Hello readers and listeners! It’s my distinct pleasure today to welcome a couple of close friends to the podcast in Jeffrey Butzer and Mathew Timms, a couple of close friends whom I share affinity for film music and filmmaking with, and whom join me in a compelling discussion on the career of David Lynch, especially […]

Hello readers and listeners! This week, I’m pleased to offer you an interview with a director whose work I’ve come to know over the past few years. Some of his shorts have included “Pickup,” “Berenice” and “Slapface,” but it’s his feature film, “Black Wake,” that has made an impression this year, and it is to […]

Hello readers and listeners! Today, I have a special treat with not one, but two, interviews to share with you today. First up, we have an interview with writer-director-animated Eric Leiser, and we discuss the intriguing trilogy he’s created in “Imagination”, “The Glitch in the Grid” and “Apocalypsis”. We follow this discussion up with his […]

Hello readers and listeners! You’re going to be treated to a great many enlightening podcasts this next few weeks- we are busy here at Sonic Cinema. This week, I am joined by the filmmakers behind No Restrictions Entertainment, producer John Paul Rice and writer-director Edgar Michael Bravo. While we focus much of our time on […]

Hello readers and listeners! Today, I am very excited to be joined, once again, by filmmaker Chris Esper as we discuss another filmmaker near and dear to our hearts in the beloved French New Wave auteur, Francois Truffaut. I hope you enjoy! Episode 38- Chris Esper and I on Francois Truffaut Viva La Resistance! Brian […]