“Changing Rooms” – The change is us [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Changing Rooms” is a ground breaker. Redefining the term “short,” these 2 ½ minute snippets are probably the most hilarious, Neely Swanson December 21, 2021
“Beck” – Is back [TELEVISION REVIEW] “Beck” is a fabulous Swedish police series based on the characters created by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö that belongs Neely Swanson December 19, 2021
“Margrete: Queen of the North”-A royal film [MOVIE REVIEW] I love good historical fiction where most of the stories are good, although they usually send you straight to Wikipedia Neely Swanson December 15, 2021
“Nights of Cabiria” – Timeless [MOVIE REVIEW] Tapping into and going beyond the Italian post war Neorealism film movement that had a more politicized vision of the Neely Swanson December 13, 2021
“Joy Womack – The White Swan” – She flies [MOVIE REVIEW] Russian co-directors Dina Burlis and Sergey Gavrilov love ballet and in Joy Womack they found a unique subject at the Neely Swanson December 6, 2021
“Off the Rails” – Way off [MOVIE REVIEW] Rarely has there been a more apt title for a film than “Off the Rails.” This banal and poorly directed Neely Swanson December 5, 2021
“Flee” – But not from this [MOVIE REVIEW] “Flee” is that rare, unique, almost indescribable film that defies category. Conceived and directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen to tell Neely Swanson November 30, 2021
“Benedetta” – Nuns gone wild [MOVIES] It is fairly clear what the ever controversial Paul Verhoeven had in mind when he optioned Judith C. Brown’s scholarly Neely Swanson November 30, 2021
“Red Stone” – A sinker [MOVIE REVIEW] Written and directed by Derek Presley, whose name will not be kept secret because he’s not innocent, “Red Stone” is Neely Swanson November 29, 2021
“Silent Night” – If only [MOVIE REVIEW] Ho! Ho! Ho! Just in time for the holidays writer/director Camille Griffin gives us a depressing look at the end Neely Swanson November 28, 2021
“Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” – I know it when I see it [MOVIE REVIEW] In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was asked what his test for pornography was. He replied, “I know it Neely Swanson November 22, 2021
“Writing with Fire” – Incendiary [MOVIE REVIEW] The world is a stratifying place and nowhere is that more true than in India with its immovable and immutable Neely Swanson November 21, 2021
“Prayers for the Stolen”- Never heard [MOVIE REVIEW] “Prayers for the Stolen,” the stunning film of what happens when hope collides with despair, is subtle yet devastating in Neely Swanson November 15, 2021
“The Great”- Maybe just the good [TELEVISION REVIEW] The second season of the lauded Hulu original, “The Great” arrives this week. While not exactly the second coming, it Neely Swanson November 12, 2021
“Black Friday” -It’s coming to a store near you [MOVIE REVIEW] Platforming off the horror genre, this clever, often hilarious film is effective until it collapses under its own weight. But Neely Swanson November 11, 2021
“Hive” – It stings [MOVIE REVIEW] Tied into a complex story about war, atrocity, loss, condemnation, and survival, writer/director Blerta Basholli has given us the true Neely Swanson November 9, 2021