Tomatometer-approved film critic blending emotional insight with cinematic craft to illuminate how movies feel, move, and matter. Beau Behan is the lead film critic and entertainment reporter at Patch, covering movies, television, and pop culture for more than a decade.
His work focuses on the intersection of emotion and storytelling, offering readers thoughtful, accessible criticism across prestige drama, psychological genre films, and major studio releases. His reviews and interviews have been featured by NBC Bay Area, NBC News, The Boston Globe, and MSN; and he has contributed as an entertainment correspondent for the long running TV series “SideWalks Entertainment” in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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