Sonic Cinema Podcast

Brian interviews writer-director Chino Moya on his complicated dystopian anthology film, "Undergods," before its premiere at Fantasia Fest 2020.

Brian has an interesting discussion of dealing with dementia and cinema with filmmaker Xia Magnus in talking about his horror film, "Sanzaru," playing at Fantasia Fest.

Brian interviews writer-director Amelia Moses and stars Lee Marshall and Lauren Beatty about their gripping psychological thriller, "Bleed With Me," prior to its screenings at 2020 Fantasia Fest.

Ahead of his film, "The Oak Room," playing at Fantasia Fest 2020, Brian sat down with director Cody Calahan to discuss the film, and his career.

In a convergence of its wider release, and playing at Fantasia Fest, Brian interviews directors David Darg and Price James about their terrific wrestling documentary.

As part of my Fantasia Fest coverage I interview the producer, and one of the actresses of the short film, "Smiley Death Face," which also played at the Women in Horror Film Festival.

Before the film plays at Fantasia Fest, I interview director Ashley George, writer Alonso Diaz Rickards and producer/story originator Maya Korn about their short film, "Diabla." Spoilers

Brian welcomes fellow blogger Patrick Michael, who runs The Inner Circle, to the show to discuss how he started writing for films, his thoughts on modern criticism and fandom, and just to trash talk before the (hopeful) NFL season

Brian looks back at some of the most significant moments he had watching movies with his grandfather, John Mitchell, 20 years after his death. Released on July 29, 2020.

Brian sits down with filmmaker David Shields to discuss his thought-provoking documentary, "Lynch: A History," which currently shows on Topic.

Brian welcomes blogger Amy Smith, who runs the website Film for Thought, to the show to get to know her and how she started writing about film. Released on July 13, 2020.

Brian sits down with writer-director Jeffrey A. Brown and producer Sophia Lin to discuss their horror film, "The Beach House," coming to Shudder. Released on July 6, 2020.

I welcome fellow Atlanta-area film critic Kolby Mac, who has the Kolby Told Me podcast and a website at kolbytoldme.com, to discuss movies, going back to theatres after the COVID-19 pandemic, and how our personal creative interests come into our discussions on movies. Released on June 25, 2020,

Brian welcomes back filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp to the podcast to discuss four of the film projects he's worked on during the period of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Released on June 8, 2020.

Brian interviews filmmakers Coodie and Chike about their streaming series, "Soul City."

Brian interviews filmmaker Matt Wolf on his 2020 documentary, "Spaceship Earth."

Brian interviews Lynn Shelton about her 2019 film, "Sword of Trust." RIP Lynn.

Brian interviews actor and filmmaker Joseph Cross about his directorial debut, "Summer Night," and the transition to directing.

Brian interviews documentary filmmaker Barak Goodman about his 2019 documentary on "Woodstock."

Brian welcomes back Matthew Saliba to the podcast, and they discuss "Yojimbo," "A Fistful of Dollars" and how two great filmmakers went in two different directions with a similar starting point, and the place each respective series holds in film history. Released on May 27, 2020.

Brian welcomes back actor Timothy J. Cox, who suggested we discuss the career of Jack Nicholson in light of his 83rd birthday. Released on May 6, 2020.

We're never going to agree on a "Star Wars" film again, are we? Brian, Ronnie Haynes, David Miles and Daniel Green are back to discuss the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga. Released on May 4, 2020.

Brian welcomes Twitter friend, and fellow blogger, Kevin Thomas, to the podcast to discuss how he started blogging, and some of his favorite movies. Released on May 1, 2020.

Brian welcomes filmmaker Nathan Suher to discuss his career, and what he's been working on during the time of social distancing we were at during the time of record. Released on April 29, 2020.

Brian sits down with actor and filmmaker Russ Camarda, and they discuss the actor's career, and especially, his recent short film, "Taxicab Ride with Jesus." Released on April 26, 2019.

Brian recounts his experience at the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival in Marietta, Georgia. Included are several filmmaker interviews from the weekend. Released on March 12, 2020.

Brian looks back at the 2019 movie year with the best films of that year, as well as his thoughts on the Oscars. Released on February 7, 2020.

The 2020 podcast season begins with something of a left turn, as P. Owen Fasso (from Death Ensemble) and I discuss the 1994 movie year Oscars, and the two films that became the biggest flashpoints from that year. Released on January 31, 2020.

Brian welcomes back filmmaker Jakob Bilinski to the podcast to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's epic drama. Released on December 29, 2019.

Brian welcomes back friends Mathew and Bailey Timms to discuss one of David Lynch's most unusual projects. Released on December 18, 2019.

Brian brings back actor Timothy J. Cox to the podcast to discuss Michael Mann's journalism drama. Released on December 13, 2019.

Brian and filmmaker Nickolas Duarte discuss Frank Darabont's adaptation of the Stephen King serial. Released on December 3, 2019.

Brian welcomes filmmaker Christopher Maloney to the podcast to discuss Harold Ramis's mob comedy. Released on November 28, 2019.

Brian welcomes back his friend David Miles to the podcast as they discuss Hayao Miyazaki's animated fantasy adventure. Released on November 23, 2019.

Brian and friend Marv Dickey discuss how well, or not, Oliver Stone's football drama holds up. Released on November 11, 2019.

Brian welcomes back filmmaker Christopher Di Nunzio to discuss Joel Schumacher's gritty thriller, and find some interesting similarities with their other 1999 discussion. Released on November 6, 2019.

Brian and filmmaker Princeton Holt look at the influence, and impact, of the found-footage horror film.

Brian brings back filmmaker David Spaltro for a third discussion for the "Class of 1999," this time on Tim Burton's Gothic horror film. Released on October 17, 2019.

Brian welcomes filmmaker and actress Cindy Maples back on the podcast to discuss M. Night Shyamalan's sleeper smash. Released on October 6, 2019.

Brian brings back filmmaker Brian Ackley to the podcast to discuss the two different versions of Brian Helgeland's crime drama with Mel Gibson. Released on September 27, 2019.

Brian welcomes filmmaker Princeton Holt to the podcast to discuss Spike Lee's drama about Son of Sam. Released on September 21, 2019.

Brian brings filmmaker and animator Eric Leiser back to the podcast to discuss Brad Bird's feature directorial debut. Released on September 14, 2019.

Brian recounts his experience at Dragon*Con in 2019. Released on September 9, 2019.

In this episode, filmmaker Chris Esper joins Brian to discuss Frank Oz's hilarious filmmaking comedy with Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy. Released on September 3, 2019.

This episode has a bit of a two-fer for listeners. We begin with an interview with actor and filmmaker Chad Meisenheimer, which dovetails into a discussion of Mike Judge's cult comedy. Released on August 20, 2019.

Another big moment in the "Class of 1999" series arrives, as Brian and filmmaker Jakob Bilinski discuss David Fincher's polarizing look at toxic masculinity. Released on August 4, 2019.

Brian and filmmaker David Spaltro discuss the summer-opening action-adventure remake of the Universal horror classic. Released on July 23, 2019.

The "Class of 1999" reaches a pretty significant moment, and Brian is joined by filmmaker Christopher Di Nunzio to discuss Stanley Kubrick's final film. Released on July 16, 2019.

Brian brings friend Marv Dickey back to the podcast to discuss the raunchy teen comedy hit. Released on July 9, 2019.

For this double-bill of 1999 films, Brian brings back Snarky Faith's Stuart Delony to discuss a couple of very different religiously-themed films from that year. Released on July 3, 2019.