“Maybe Next Year” – I can wait [MOVIE REVIEW] “Maybe Next Year,’ the well-intentioned documentary directed by Kyle Thrash tracks the 2017-18 season of the Philadelphia Eagles football team Neely Swanson November 8, 2020
“Raining in the Mountain” – Always fair weather [MOVIE REVIEW] “Raining in the Mountain,” was directed and written by King Hu, a master of wuxia films. Wuxia, for those of Neely Swanson November 5, 2020
“Proxima” – Almost next [MOVIE REVIEW] “Proxima,” the thoughtful film directed and co-written by Alice Winocour is complicated in ways that she may not have intended. Neely Swanson November 3, 2020
“Alone with her Dreams” – Looking up [MOVIE REVIEW] “Alone with her Dreams,’ is a beautiful, melancholic film by first time director Paolo Licata. Based on the novel Picciridda Neely Swanson October 29, 2020
“Perfect Murders” – Not quite [MOVIE REVIEW] “Perfect Murders,” is an anthology series premiering on MHz streaming platform on October 27. The six-episode series follows the investigative Neely Swanson October 26, 2020
“Coming Home Again” – Can you go home again? [MOVIE REVIEW] “Coming Home Again” is thoughtful film based on a personal essay written by Chang-rae Lee and adapted to the screen Neely Swanson October 22, 2020
“American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” – Shrieking to the choir [MOVIE REVIEW] “American Selfie,” written, directed, and produced by Alexandra Pelosi, is exactly what we do not need in this moment. Pelosi, Neely Swanson October 21, 2020
“What the Constitution Means to Me” – And you and you and you [MOVIE] “What the Constitution Means to Me,” is a delightfully thought-provoking and ultimately moving personal memoir that has universal meaning and Neely Swanson October 15, 2020
“The Opening Act” A not quite ready for primetime player [MOVIE REVIEW] n “The Opening Act” is an attempt to illustrate the difficulties that one young man faces in trying to follow Neely Swanson October 13, 2020
“Kieler Street” – Definitely not the street where you live [MOVIE REVIEW] “Kieler Street,” could be subtitled “Norwegian Desperate Criminals” as a take on the American series about how sinister could look Neely Swanson October 13, 2020
“Utopia” – Not exactly [MOVIE REVIEW] “Utopia” is a new 8 part series premiering on Amazon written by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) based on Neely Swanson September 18, 2020
“Les Sauvages” – Not just who you think “Les Sauvages (The Savages),” the French series premiering on “Topic” (topic.com), a new streaming platform, is a not to be Neely Swanson September 14, 2020
“The Personal History of David Copperfield” – And a glorious one at that [MOVIE] “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” Armando Iannucci’s marvelous take on this Dickens classic is gloriously revolutionary. I’ll be the Neely Swanson August 28, 2020
“Bay of Silence” – Better that way [MOVIE REVIEW] “Bay of Silence,” directed by Paula van der Oest (“Zus and Zo”) and written by Caroline Goodall, is a film Neely Swanson August 10, 2020
“Kaye Ballard–The Show Goes on” –– Oh! Kaye! [MOVIE REVIEW] “Kaye Ballard- The Show Goes On” is a love affair directed by Dan Wingate about one of the most talented Neely Swanson July 9, 2020
“Sometimes Always Never” – Almost [MOVIE REVIEW] “Sometimes Always Never,” a valiant effort at making a Wes Anderson-type film, is just that – an effort. It would Neely Swanson June 10, 2020