’Tis the season for “elevated film fare” as Hollywood amps up the awards buzz. But what to watch?

Frank Beaver ponders the artful intersection of film casting and film performance.

Frank Beaver recalls the pre-digital, spring-loaded era of film studies in the Frieze Building.

Celebrate the remastered classic “Syncopation,” featuring Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, and more.

Frank Beaver revisits “Blade Runner” in this ode to some perennial film favorites.

Frank Beaver looks at five war-time directors who used film to influence public opinion.

“The Sound of Mucus?” Frank Beaver revisits bad reviews of some beloved classics.

Frank Beaver examines the long political reach of “The Birth of a Nation.”

From “brocom” to “bullet-time effect,” Frank Beaver is here to test your cinematic vocabulary.