Sonic Cinema

After a major hiccup the first time we recorded, the second time was a charm. Kip Mooney is a fellow film critic whom I have gotten to know over the years on Twitter, and it was a pleasure to discuss movies, and several different topics, with him for the podcast. You can see some of […]

Film music has been important to me since movies have been. In this episode, I wanted to explore the evolution of the music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, how it didn’t necessarily feel cohesive at the start, and how it feels richer than ever now. Included are excerpts from several MCU soundtracks. I hope you […]

When The Plaza in downtown Atlanta closed last March with every other movie theatre at the start of the pandemic, I told myself that, if it reopens on the other side, I would finally take in a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The everlasting icon of all midnight movies, the film that […]

There aren’t a lot of movies I have multiple times going to where I remember the circumstances of some of those viewings in theatres. But even before it came out, Roland Emmerich’s “Independence Day” just felt different than anything else that had come out, at the time. I guess blowing up the White House in […]

Six months into 2021, and one could make the case that moviewatching is getting back to normal. Most of the major movie chains have reopened, markets such as New York and Los Angeles are open for business, and we’ve had at least two films break the hallowed $100 million dollar mark. If it still doesn’t […]

Representation is more important in cinema than ever. Even when a film seems to succeed with it, however, issues may arise. In this episode, Rosa Parra from the Latinx Lens podcast and I explore this topic with a review of “In the Heights”, as well as a larger discussion on Latino representation in cinema. I […]

Comedy is certainly subjective, but what constitutes successful parody (or parody itself) is pretty cut in dry, right? In this episode, Robert Yaniz Jr. from Crooked Table podcasts wanted to explore the evolution of one of cinema’s most ridiculous subgenres of comedy, and even when you just look at “Blazing Saddles”, “Airplane!” and “Scary Movie”, […]

Is Orson Welles’s career in movies JUST “Citizen Kane,” or is there more to take in? Joining me to discuss that question, and help answer it, is DW Lundberg of the NostalgiaCast podcast, who has a particular affinity for Welles. In addition to “Citizen Kane”, we also discuss “Othello” and “The Trial”. I hope you […]

With the Sonic Cinema Podcast, I’ve strived for it to be more than just me talking about movies and subjects related to movies. In the early years of the podcast, that’s mostly how it was, although I would- occasionally- have friends, and even filmmakers, on, the former to share some of our thoughts on particular […]

For the latest episode, Brian breaks down his favorite films of the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival, as well as shares interviews with filmmaker Bo McGuire (“Socks on Fire”) and ATLFF Assistant Director Cameron McAllister. I hope you enjoy! Episode 83 – Atlanta Film Festival 2021 2021 Atlanta Film Festival – The Reviews “Alive” “Raspberry” “At […]