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 […]

Earlier this month, the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival came to a close. Today, my coverage of it does, as I discuss some of the experiences I had, the thoughts on modern politics some films inspired, as well as name check my favorites of the festival. Also included are red carpet interviews with director Michael Showalter and cinematographer Jim Frohna (“The Idea of You”), director Tyson Horne (“The South Got Something […]

In July 1994, my moviewatching trajectory was changed forever when I finally watched Alex Proyas’s “The Crow”. The film had already become a cult hit, and had been on my radar, but it wasn’t until I saw it for myself that I just came out of the theatre different. As it turns 30, it is time to finally have a discussion of the film, and its legacy, on the Sonic […]

Hello one and all and Happy post-April Fool’s Day. In honor of that, I will try to convince you that I’ve actually made substantial in-roads towards creative expression with a straight face… ….shouldn’t be that hard- I really have. In each of the past two months, I’ve had vacation time to burn that’s allowed me week-long sabbaticals from work, giving me the opportunity to relax, refocus, re-examine, and explore some […]

Admittedly, because of my being friends/associates with a couple of the composers on the program, I wasn’t sure at first as to whether I would write a review on this concert, which took place last night at Atlanta’s Eyedrum. But by the time the last note was struck at the end of the program, it was necessary to do so. The show was produced by Mark Gresham, a writer for […]