Sonic Cinema

Hello, dear readers and listeners. Sonic Cinema concludes our kaiju trilogy of discussions with Matthew Saliba as we talk about the recent “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 53: “Matthew Saliba & I on ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters'” Read Brian’s print review of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” here. Viva […]

As Alex Proyas’s “The Crow” has turned 25, it’s occurred to me that the film is that lightning bolt moment for me, like “Star Wars” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Dark Knight” are for other people. “The Crow” is where my movie enjoyment turned into unadulterated love for the art form, and […]

Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” series will hopefully continue at a regular clip, and we begin with Martin Scorsese’s 1999 drama, “Bringing Out the Dead”, starring Nicolas Cage. To join me in this discussion, I bring back filmmaker Brian Ackley to break it down with me. I hope you enjoy! “Class of […]

Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” will be chugging into the summer with another big genre effort from the year. We already hit on “The Phantom Menace,” but there was no way I could leave the Wachowski’s groundbreaking “The Matrix” off of this rundown of the year. To discuss it with me, I’m […]

Hello readers and listeners! My ambitious series, looking back at the 1999 movie year, returns with the biggest hit, and most controversial blockbuster, of the year with George Lucas’s prequel, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”, as discussed with Ronnie Haynes and Daniel Green. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “Star Wars: The Phantom […]

Hello readers and listeners! For the latest episode of the podcast, it’s time to wrap up my coverage of the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival, with my verbal musings about the experience, as well as sharing audio with filmmakers I met on the red carpet, as well as throughout the festival. I hope you enjoy! Episode […]

By Friday morning, my sleep schedule was back to normal, and my insides were feeling relatively healthy again. It was time to not only get working on some of the things I’d put off during my two days of illness, but to get ready for the last three days of the Atlanta Film Festival. Friday, […]

As the Atlanta Film Festival transitioned into the week, my approach changed, as well. During the day, the Atlanta Film Society had a selection of panels for their Creative Conference. While I was definitely interested in some of those, I had personal responsibilities I had to take care of during the day, so I would […]

Hello readers and listeners! For the latest episode of the podcast, I’m pleased to talk with writer-director Liz Manashil. Her new film, “Speed of Life,” played last weekend at the Atlanta Film Festival, and I was thrilled to be able to talk a little bit more with her about it, and her career, this past […]

The first weekend of the Atlanta Film Festival went by like a bullet for me, and I didn’t even have half as busy a weekend planned as I typically do during DragonCon. That’s because what I did have was basically a gauntlet Saturday and Sunday, as well as responsibilities each night I never really have […]