Sonic Cinema

As a podcast commences, you find yourself bringing some of the same people back time and again. It’s not because the podcast is stalling, but because you enjoy their company, and the discussions you have with them. As a guest, I’m always looking for new opportunities to approach film criticism from a different angle, but it’s the same thing, where I’ll explore any options to reconnect with podcasts I enjoyed […]

At the beginning of 2018, I began the Sonic Cinema Patreon. It was done as an attempt to bring more people to my writing, as well as to give subscribers some special bonuses not on the site. And yes, it was also a chance to try to bring in some revenue from my film writing, which has not really happened over the years. I have a full-time job to fulfill […]

It’s October, and that means a double dose of Phil Fasso this year. In our first discussion, Phil and I review Gary Dauberman’s recently-released ”Salem’s Lot”. We discuss the previous adaptations of Stephen King’s novel, why a feature film may not be the best format for this story, and what engaged us in this film. I hope you enjoy! The track at the end of this episode is “Fear: The […]

This is an episode I’ve been looking forward to for a while. After a long hiatus, I welcome back to the podcast my friend- and original Yahoo With a Microphone commentator- Ronnie Haynes. While the primary cinematic discussion centers of Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” films, we also discuss our friendship and cosplaying Jay and Silent Bob, as well. (You can see several pictures of us in cosplay in the YouTube video […]

2008 is one of those years I can see myself looking back on as important and pivotal, not just as an artist but as an individual. I started off the year lost, but ended it found and rejuvenated, creatively and personally. So if the two seem intertwined this year, it’s because I cannot think to recap my artistic journey this year without recounting some of my personal one. My hospitalization […]

Hello gentle reader, and a hearty Happy Thanksgiving to you. And to my non-American readers, I hope you enjoy watching us celebrate the settling of our nation with oversized balloon characters, football, and overstuffed stomachs. Yeah, most of us don’t get it either. Well, this year has been a crazy one for me on a lot of fronts, but a particularly rich one on the creative one. More on the […]