Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

I had already decided to take some vacation time from my full-time job this weekend- what surprised me (quite pleasantly) was how I was able to use that time towards my OTHER full-time job here at Sonic Cinema. Two recording times for the Sonic Cinema Podcast were already lined up, but, through a chance post […]

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A popular refrain on Twitter in the last months of 2017 has been, “2016 was when all your favorite celebrities died, 2017 was when all your favorite celebrities died to you.” Separating the art from the artist when it comes to the terrible things our favorite artists do can be tricky, depending on the individual. […]

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Ok, so I’m going to be blunt about this- 2017 was a fucking disaster for my “Movie a Week” series. This is not a reflection on the films that were watched and reviewed, but in how chaotic my life got, and how it got in the way of doing this series on a regular basis. […]

Hello readers and listeners! I bring the podcast back to its roots, so to speak, with our latest episode, as I bring back Ronnie Haynes, one of the “Yahoos With a Microphone” commentators, to discuss “Star Wars” in preparation for the latest chapter in the saga, “The Last Jedi.” Joining us this time around is […]

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Hello readers and listeners! I close out my annual October look on horror cinema with what ended up being a two-part interview and discussion with my friend Marv Dickey. In this part of the discussion, decided to run down our 10 Favorite horror movies of all-time. Marv had a challenging time with this, but it […]

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Hello readers and listeners! I close out my annual October look on horror cinema with what ended up being a two-part interview and discussion with my friend Marv Dickey, who first joined me a few episodes back where we looked at a short film he shared with me, “The House on Oak Street”. In this […]

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Hello readers and listeners! I decided to do a follow-up episode with P Fasso of Death Ensemble this month to dig a little deeper into the horror genre than we did before. In this episode, we are also joined by our dear friend and fellow horror fan, Heather Elle, who has written for both Death […]

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Hello readers and listeners! This episode has me talking with fellow critic and blogger, P Fasso. He runs the horror website, Death Ensemble, and I talk to him about how he got his start, and what drew him to horror movies as we get ready to start the month of October. I hope you enjoy! […]

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When I first had the idea for Sonic Cinema back in 2000, the intention was for it to be an online hub for my movie reviews, of course, but first and foremost, I wanted it to be a home for my musical work, which was what I saw myself focusing on, at the time. In […]

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Hello readers and listeners! For the second year in a row, I have immediately followed up Dragon*Con with a filmmaker interview. This year, it is with actor/writer/director Cindy Maples. She’s the director of “Random” and “Out of My Mind”, and she’s currently revving up for her next film behind the camera, the GoFundMe-funded horror-comedy, “E-Bowla.” […]

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