| Pain is Love: Weaponized Warmth in the Year’s Two Best Pictures | December 5, 2019 |
Abe Beame explores a key theme linking together The Irishman and Wedding Story.
| Everything the Light Touches | November 29, 2019 |
Abe Beame pens a very heartfelt essay about movies and fatherhood.
Abe Beame explores the Tony Stark saga and the themes that carry it.
In celebration of this weekend's edition of the Oscars, Matt McMahon surveys 20 of his favorite movie scenes from 2018.
| Too Good to Be True: The Magical Poor Folk of Beale Street and Roma | February 21, 2019 |
Abe Beame explores the similar approaches of the recent films of two distinctive directors.
| A Definitive Ranking of the 21st Century’s Worst Oscar Snubs | January 17, 2019 |
Abe Beame explores the most egregious decisions the Academy this made since the turn of the century.
| The Power Broker: Adam McKay’s Vice Tells a New American Tale | December 27, 2018 |
Abe Beame explores why Vice is one of the best films of the year.
| Setting the Table: The Role of Hospitality in the Two Best Performances of the Year | December 11, 2018 |
Abe Beame explores a key link between two exceptional film performances.
| Jeffrey Wright is a National Treasure | October 24, 2018 |
Abe Beame takes a look at the varied roles of the established character actor.
| Donny & Patrick: Life, Loss, Mortality, and Moneyball | October 10, 2018 |
On the heels of a harrowing New York Yankees loss, Abe Beame takes a spirited look at the 2011 film.
