Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle
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Sonic Cinema’s deep dive into the realm of science fiction continues with this episode, and there isn’t a better guest to continue it with. Last year was the first time both myself and my guest watched Chris Marker’s cult classic science fiction short film, “La Jetée”, for respective podcasts. If you haven’t seen it, but […]
If you love film, you likely have been to a repertory screening at some point in your life. The chance to watch an older movie, on the big screen, with a crowd as in love with the opportunity to watch a movie in theatres, maybe for the first time, or maybe to recapture that sense […]
This is less a discussion about movies as it is a commentary on moviegoing in general. One of the most common complaints I’ve seen about why people don’t go to movies nowadays is constant disruptions during movies. In all honesty, that was the case before COVID, but it’s only accelerated in the age of streaming. […]
We are taking a break from one series to return to another. It’s been a few years, but my “Established Classics” series is back. For those who may not remember, this is a series where we look at movies from Hollywood’s Golden Age- from the late ’30s to 1960- and look at whether they hold […]
As we’ve gone through this series, many of the topics have been more inspired by the larger atmosphere around the United States during Trump Administration II. This episode, however, had a very specific inspiration in the recent UFC cage fight on President Trump’s birthday- and part of his celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary. The idea […]
In the discussion of fascism and authoritarianism in cinema (and in real life), it’s impossible to not discuss conspiracy theories. Over the past few years, conspiratorial ideas is almost hat in hand with the politics of the time. In our latest exploration of fascism in cinema, come down the rabbit hole with my guest, Ben […]
Earlier this week, the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival wrapped up its 50th iteration with its virtual festival. What was great? What was noteworthy? What was the experience. All will be discussed in this episode, and for the topper, I present an interview with filmmaker Costa Karalis, who made one of my favorite films of the […]
As I started to look to 2026, I knew there was still more to cover in this series beyond what we hit upon in the five episodes last year in discussing authoritarianism in cinema. One of the richest genres doing that was science fiction which, coincidentally, is what led to my emphasis on the genre […]
We are a few days away from the beginning of the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival, and I’m optimistic in what this year’s coverage will be. (At the very least, I’m hopeful that I will not have to delay my podcast about the festival until July due to my computer dying on me.) My work schedule […]
In this mini-episode of the podcast, I thought I’d talk briefly about my favorite genre of all-time- science fiction. My history with the genre, why my love has only deepened, and why it’s being covered so heavily this year on Sonic Cinema. I hope you enjoy! The end piece is “Weightless Waltz in F,” from […]
