Sonic Cinema

To round out this outstanding series of discussions on horror films, we bring back Phil Fasso. We are not going to be discussing bad horror movies, however, but the three best examples of the genre from one of the great years of film ever. 1982 was a milestone movie year, and three of the filmmakers […]

In the second of our three horror episodes in 2022, we not only have a great lineup of films, but we have a great guest. If you’re a fan of horror, you’ll probably be familiar with the films- Brad Anderson’s “Session 9”, Bill Paxton’s “Frailty” and Lucky McKee’s “May”– and, I hope, you’re familiar with […]

We begin the annual month of the macabre on the podcast with a great and insightful discussion on film music- specifically, six horror soundtracks, some of which you’ll know and love (“Suspiria”, “Halloween” and “Hellraiser”), some that might surprise you (“Alien”, “The Silence of the Lambs” and “The Mummy”). Joining me is musicologist Dr. Becky […]

We’ve been doing a lot of anniversary episodes over the past several years, including our massive “Class of 1999” series. I don’t think we’ve quite discussed a film this bad when not surrounded by others, though. 2002’s “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever” feels like a lot of action movies from the time, but is any of […]

Another year of in-person Dragon*Con was great. Not without its struggles, but there were plenty of positives, including my first time being a panelist. I hope you enjoy! Episode 116 – Dragon*Con 2022 I also wrote about Dragon*Con for In Their Own League here. Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to […]

To round out the summer, we actually circle back to an episode birthed during last year’s “Best of 1996” podcast. The subject is the late British director, Alan Parker, and I’m pleased to be joined by my friend Mathew Timms as we discuss three films from the director’s career- “Pink Floyd The Wall”, “Birdy” and […]

When I have Phil Fasso on the podcast, the discussion always leads in interesting directions. This time, we eschew fantastic horror and move to the Italian Neorealism movement of the 1940s and ’50s, and in particular, two films from Vittorio De Sica. Here, we have a heartfelt discussion on “Bicycle Thieves” and “Umberto D”. I […]

With Leo season coming up, I wanted to have some fun with this episode. Who is the most chaotic lion in movie history, and why is it the studio of Metro Golden Meyer, aka MGM? To help me honor the chaos of the studio, I welcome back to the podcast two Leos, Morgan and Chels […]

On this episode of the podcast, I’m pleased to be joined by a fellow podcaster and composer whom I’ve wanted to have on since I first joined them on their Piecing It Together Podcast. His name is David Rosen, and it was great to discuss podcasting and music with him, and you can check out […]

Over the past year, I’m starting to discuss more of the film music that I love. Part of that is discussing the work of composer Hans Zimmer, who is my favorite film composer of all-time. To talk about Zimmer, I am joined by the co-host of NostalgiaCast, Darin Lundberg, and we discuss six of our […]