Sonic Cinema

In 2003, I had my first meetings with friends David Miles and Brendan Bushman about building Sonic Cinema. A year later, the first reviews went online; the year after that, hosting audio began, and my music and some of the Yahoos With a Microphone commentaries were online. This isn’t the first time I’ve been reflective about the growth of Sonic Cinema. As with the last time I wrote about Sonic […]

“Belief, like fear or love, is a force to be understood as we understand the Theory of Relativity and Principles of Uncertainty: phenomenon that determine the course of our lives. Yesterday, my life was headed in one direction. Today, it is headed in another. Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. These forces that often remake time and space, that can shape and alter […]

For this year’s wrap-up episode of my coverage of the 2025 Renegade Film Festival, I’m taking a slightly different approach. You can read my thoughts at Sonic Cinema and In Their Own League about what I took away from the festival this year. both in terms of perspective of the time it took place, and the films I loved from it; this episode is about giving the filmmakers their voice […]

It’s that time again. Amanda Spears returns to discuss the Oscars and help predict the winners. I also share my 10 Best list for 2024. I hope you enjoy! Episode 163 – Oscar Thoughts with Amanda Spears & Brian’s Top 10 of 2024 Read Brian’s Retrospective on 2024 here. Read Brian’s Thoughts of the 2024 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Winners here. Read Brian’s Thoughts of the 2024 Georgia Film Critics […]

Ten years ago, I was spending my birthday working on cleaning out my grandfather’s house. He’d passed away on July 29 from Cancer- his death had a profound effect on me, and it took a long time to heal from it. Music helped me in that process. When I returned to Georgia State that Fall for my last year of college, I had some free time in my schedule to […]

Hello one and all. I hope that 2010 has been going well for you in the first few months of the year, and as always, you may feel free to request off of this list at anytime, and I will honor your request. This year has seen a rejuvenation in my creative output. Yes, I’ve said that before, but here me out. On the music front, I’m a few months […]