Sonic Cinema

Over a decade after he passed away, my friend David Miles and I discuss the career and art of director Satoshi Kon, who gave us “Perfect Blue”, “Millennium Actress”, “Tokyo Godfathers”, “Paranoia Agent” and “Paprika”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 80 – David Miles and I on Satoshi Kon Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com […]

Over the past couple of years, Twitter has been the main social media site I go to to converse about movies, and I’ve had the opportunity to engage with many film critics and fans from a wide age range from around the world- I’ve even brought some of them onto the Sonic Cinema Podcast. I’ve […]

Six months ago, I covered the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival, which had pivoted from its usual April/May schedule to September on account of the pandemic. It also happened to be during the month or so theatres were still open en masse in Georgia, and during the festival, I would learn that the theatre I had […]

Ahead of The Criterion Collection’s upcoming box set of his films, I finally decided to watch Wong Kar-Wai’s “In the Mood for Love.” Here with me to discuss it is filmmaker Christopher DiNunzio. I hope you enjoy! Episode 79 – Christopher DiNunzio and I on “In the Mood for Love” You can read my print […]

Over the past few years, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve gotten away from my traditional Oscar coverage, starting with a reaction to the nominations, then with a predictions blog and a wrap-up post awards. Since I have started the podcast, and honestly, become less invested in the Oscars over the years, I’ve basically limited my […]

One of the first pieces of long-form film criticism I wrote was in an English class in 1997. We were to choose a subject, and build an argument about our thesis statement. This was the same class in which I also wrote about the movie ratings system, but I don’t know if I have the […]

In this episode of the podcast, it’s a bit of a crossover. I welcome to the podcast Jason from the Binge Movies podcast. We first introduce the concept behind Binge Movies before bringing a bit of that show’s format to the Sonic Cinema Podcast as we discuss “Trancers”, “Leviathan” and “Popcorn”. I hope you enjoy, […]

My mom is the reason I love movies the way I do. When I was a kid, she took me to the movies often, and even showed me some of her favorites growing up. As I got older, we still went to movies on a regular basis, and she was my most frequent moviewatching partner […]

In a way, I completely understand why Martin Scorsese ruffled more than a few feathers when he was asked about Marvel movies in 2019, as he was preparing to promote “The Irishman,” and he likened them to theme park rides more than cinema. He clarified his stance further in an op ed for The New […]

Good morning! After computer issues delayed the process, I’m pleased to present my podcast on the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to going over my best and favorites of the festival, you will get to hear interviews with short film director Julian Doan (“Raspberry”) and Gregory Barnes (“The Touch of the Master’s Hand”). I […]