Sonic Cinema

There’s rock-n-roll excess, and then there’s Guns N’ Roses. My first experience with GN’R was the single for “Paradise City” in 1988-89. It had, as a B-side, “Move to the City” from “GN’R Lies,” and it was in rotation for me as I went through middle school, and started to form my identity in terms […]

Twenty years ago, the first part of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was released, and the world of cinema changed forever. Joining me in discussing the films, and their impact, are friends Jeff Darden and Eric Sansone, the latter of whom had a role to play in the movies. I hope you enjoy! […]

I’m really excited to share this episode. Here, we discuss documentaries, and the films we focus on capture the various ways these movies get to the emotional core of their narratives. Joining me is Carlo from The Movie Loot podcast, and we discuss “Vernon, Florida”, “Hope Dreams”, “Bowling for Columbine”, “The King of Kong: A […]

It’s been a few years since I’ve done a deep dive like this with an interview. Matthew Saliba is back on the podcast, but instead of looking at personal favorites, we’re exploring his own work, much of which has just been put online on YouTube. CW/TW There are moments where suicide, bullying and sensitive racial […]

Of all of the filmmakers I’ve gotten to know over the years, Matthew Saliba is probably my one of my 2-3 favorite to talk to over the years. Part of that is because he’s helped me dive head-first into kaiju cinema, but it’s always been interesting to see how he dives into filmmakers and film […]

We begin our October of terror with an anniversary discussion. Joining me in P Owen Fasso of Death Ensemble, and we delve into his favorite horror franchise of all-time with “The Omen” Trilogy. In the prep for this podcast, I ended up rewatching the 1976 original the night Richard Donner passed away, and this was […]

Are there some movies whose reputation transcends their need to be seen? To a certain extent, I believe there are. Welcome to the next episode of “Established Classics” for the Sonic Cinema Podcast, where I look at some of those films from Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” and see if that reputation stands up to modern viewings. […]

Even though such things are easier to see in hindsight, as I started to ramp up my moviewatching in 1996, I could definitely tell my tastes were getting expanded, and my horizons were broadening. Ironically, it began with a TV channel. To this day, I do not remember the name of the cable channel that […]

It was good to be back at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. After a year virtually, Dragon*Con returned to an in-person event, and it was great to remember during this record. I hope you enjoy, and below you can also see my 2020 Virtual Dragon*Con summary. Episode 91 – Dragon*Con 2021 Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com […]

In this episode, there are some technical issues early on, but when Brian tackles two of the best films of the challenging, polarizing director, Terrence Malick, they’re worth sitting through. The films chosen were his 2011 epic of childhood memory, “The Tree of Life”, and his 2019 drama about Franz Jagerstatter, “A Hidden Life”. Joining […]