Sonic Cinema

The past few months have been a bit more of an emotional roller coaster for me than I’ve had in awhile. It hasn’t been tied to a particular life event; it just feels as though something shifted with my social media circle, and it’s been something to work through. The saying is “social media isn’t real life,” but the more time you spend on it, the less true that becomes, […]

When I planned on going to see Jeff Nichols’s “The Bikeriders” it wasn’t for any of the reasons I’m sure other people had- they’re fans of the cast, interested in the story, or Nichols as a filmmaker- though those things certainly intrigued me. I simply was curious, however, and didn’t have higher expectations for it. Imagine my surprise, then, when I found myself fully immersed in the film’s story, and […]

In the latest episode of the Sonic Cinema Podcast, we continue a conversation that began this year at the 2025 Atlanta Film Festival. It’s not often that we return to a filmmaker so quickly after meeting them, but the connection I had with filmmaker Kiera Faber was a meaningful one for both of us. I hope you enjoy this continuing meeting of minds with the filmmaker of the short film, […]

Because of the lack of the film festival element, it feels as though my annual DragonCon podcast gets shorter and shorter each year. But, it is tradition, and it’s also a nice reprieve from the heavier episodes of the year. I hope you enjoy this year’s episode! Episode 171 – DragonCon 2025 Thanks for listening, Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to the Sonic Cinema Podcast Below: Apple Podcasts

Just as much as film music, the music of Bruce Springsteen, whether it’s one of his solo albums or with his legendary backing band, the E Street Band, has had a profound impact on me for over two decades now. My first album I ever received that was my own was his iconic 1984 smash, “Born in the U.S.A.,” and though my father would borrow it from time to time […]

Back in 2001, Joss Whedon was a very busy man. He was producing two television shows, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”, and he was prepping a third one, “Firefly”, for debut in 2002. He was also delving into writing comic books for the first time. That Fall, the first issue of his comic book series, Fray, came out. An eight-issue title, Whedon’s thrilling tale of a future slayer in […]