“MARIE’S STORY” – ANOTHER MIRACLE WORKED [MOVIE REVIEW] “Marie’s Story,” a film by Jean Pierre Améris, is a satisfying emotional roller coaster that will seem more than Neely Swanson May 27, 2015
“I AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY” [MOVIE REVIEW] One is invisible and virtually unknown and the other is one of the most universally recognized and beloved characters of Neely Swanson May 15, 2015
“Eastern Boys” – An Eastern Block [MOVIE REVIEW] “Eastern Boys,” was presumably a well-intentioned love story coming from a different angle. If only director Robin Camillo, who also Neely Swanson April 30, 2015
“Queen and Country” – Trite and True [MOVIE REVIEW] “Queen and Country,” a sweet little film by the estimable writer/director John Boorman, whose 60 years as a filmmaker includes Neely Swanson February 24, 2015
“Supremacy”- A game of Chess Played Out in Black and White [MOVIE REVIEW] Deon Taylor’s surprisingly resonant and deceptively deep film Supremacy comes at you with a hammer and ends up filleting you Neely Swanson February 10, 2015
“Antarctica: A Year on the Ice” – and very cool [MOVIE REVIEW] “Antarctica: A Year on Ice” is lots of different things but not what you’d expect. About to leave for Neely Swanson November 22, 2014
“Diplomacy” – Sometimes Works [MOVIE REVIEW] The new film, “Diplomacy,” directed and co-written by Volker Schlöndorff, is the embodiment of both definitions of the word: “the Neely Swanson November 4, 2014
“Birdman” – It Will Drive You Batty [MOVIE REVIEW] Alejandro González Iñárritu is practically unique among directors working today as his films are created for a niche audience and Neely Swanson October 13, 2014
“A Most Wanted Man” – In Every Sense [MOVIE REVIEW] “A Most Wanted Man,” Andrew Bovell’s outstanding adaptation of John LeCarré’s novel directed by Anton Corbijn, was Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Neely Swanson July 25, 2014
“Very Good Girls” – Often [MOVIE REVIEW] “Very Good Girls,” a film opening in theaters on Friday but available in VOD since June 24, is quite good, Neely Swanson July 24, 2014
“A Summer’s Tale” – really a tail [MOVIE REVIEW] “A Summer’s Tale” (“Conte d’été”) was the third in a series of four so-called seasonal tales written and directed by Neely Swanson July 11, 2014
“Venus in Fur” – but not quite fur enough [MOVIE REVIEW] It was with a great deal of trepidation that I approached “Venus in Fur” as translated, adapted (with David Ives) Neely Swanson July 4, 2014
“The Pleasures of Being Out of Step” – and sometimes dissonent [MOVIE REVIEW] At last! A documentary with marvelous production values as well as a fascinating subject. “The Pleasures of Being Out of Neely Swanson July 4, 2014
“Gabrielle” – a tough sell [MOVIE REVIEW] “Gabrielle,” written and directed by Louise Archambault is the wholly, or perhaps it should be holy, sincere portrait of a Neely Swanson July 4, 2014
“Trust Me” – Really [MOVIE REVIEW] “Trust Me,” written, directed and starring Clark Gregg is a film that renews your faith in the small independent movie. Neely Swanson May 28, 2014
“Cold in July” – Too cool [MOVIE REVIEW] “Cold in July,” a film directed by Jim Mickle and written by Mickle and Nick Damici is the little engine Neely Swanson May 22, 2014