| Why Inherent Vice is a Great Soundtrack | March 25, 2015 |
From Can to Minnie Riperton, a look at "The Inherent Vice" original sountrack
| “Buzzard” Gives the System the Bird | March 17, 2015 |
The movie just finished an exclusive run at the Lincoln Center in NYC
A soldier, a college student and a boy's story, one night in Belfast, 1971
| The Eddie Murphy Project: “Beverly Hills Cop” | March 3, 2015 |
A look back at 80s greatest Axel.
| The Eddie Murphy Project: “48 HRS” To Live | February 24, 2015 |
Abe Beame's new column looks back at Eddie's work from the 80s and 90s.
| The Oscars’ Best Picture Nominees: Ranked and Reviewed | February 20, 2015 |
Ranked by Brad Beatson. Reviewed by Brad Beatson and Harold Stallworth
"A Most Violent Year" wallows in New Hollywood nostalgia for two hours then bluntly reiterates its message.
| Passion of the Weiss’s 2014 Movie Round-Up: 20 Film Recommendations | December 30, 2014 |
Because sometimes music writers go to the movies, here is the Passion of the Weiss staff on the best films of 2014. They've given all of these movies two snaps and a rewind.
| “Welcome to the future, Brah”: The Horrors of NIGHTCRAWLER | November 10, 2014 |
Dan Gilroy's film deplores the sad excess and desperation of modern culture.
| Phony Rappers: Alpa Chino from “Tropic Thunder” | October 2, 2014 |
In 2008, "Tropic Thunder" satirized hip hop consumerism, gay rappers, and the emerging threat of cosigned energy drinks. Eric Thurm tackles the ficitious rapper Alpa Chino from the film.
