Sonic Cinema

I have never had such a concentrated blast of consecutive moviewatching in my life than I experienced at the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival in Marietta, Georgia, over the last three days of February. If I hadn’t sat out two of the short film blocks, I would have seen all 89 films that played from Thursday-Saturday. In the end, there were 67 short films and 4 features I watched […]

Next week, I will be attending the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival in downtown Marietta, Georgia, as was announced at the beginning of February. I was first clued in to the festival by filmmaker Nickolas Duarte, whom actually has a short film, “Old Man Forever,” playing in one of the blocks during the festival this year. I’m looking forward to not only seeing a new short film from one […]

I’m really excited to share this episode. Here, we discuss documentaries, and the films we focus on capture the various ways these movies get to the emotional core of their narratives. Joining me is Carlo from The Movie Loot podcast, and we discuss “Vernon, Florida”, “Hope Dreams”, “Bowling for Columbine”, “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”, “Grizzly Man” and “Cameraperson”. I hope you enjoy! Episode 95 – Discussing […]

It’s been a few years since I’ve done a deep dive like this with an interview. Matthew Saliba is back on the podcast, but instead of looking at personal favorites, we’re exploring his own work, much of which has just been put online on YouTube. CW/TW There are moments where suicide, bullying and sensitive racial and sexual content are discussed. They are in context of both real-life and movies. Thank […]