Sonic Cinema

Before I continue with my Fantasia Fest coverage proper, I wanted to offer a few thoughts on the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman Friday night. He brought history to life for a generation of Black people- he was Black Panther, he was Jackie Robinson, he was James Brown, and he was Thurgood Marshall. He embodied the leaders a generation of Black people looked up to as “Stormin’ Norman” in Spike […]

The 2020 Fantasia Film Festival kicked off on Thursday. Mine, however, started on July 31 with my first press screener. I’ve been working through screeners of many of the movies I’ve been most interested in ever since, and with me going back to work on August 27, I’ve wanted to make sure I get as much in before my schedule gets cramped up with my day job. Normally, I would […]

I’ve discussed my love of sports movies before. Leading into the new season of America’s pastime, join me on a trip through three very different movies about baseball- and baseball history- as I’m joined by Danielle Solzman, a film critic who runs Solzy at the Movies, as we discuss “Field of Dreams”, “42” and “Major League”, along with a variety of other topics. I hope you enjoy! Episode 106 – […]

We change up an annual tradition on the podcast. This year, I have awards watcher Amanda Spears on to discuss the Oscars, #PresentAll23 and help predict the winners. I also share my 10 Best list for 2021. I hope you enjoy! Episode 105 – Oscar Thoughts with Amanda Spears & Brian’s Top 10 of 2021 Read Brian’s Retrospective on 2021 here. Read Brian’s Thoughts of the 2021 Georgia Film Critics […]