“Darling Companion” – maybe not [MOVIE REVIEW] “Darling Companion,” written by Lawrence Kasdan and his wife Meg and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, must have seemed like a Neely Swanson April 20, 2012
“Monsieur Lazhar”: a gentleman and a scholar [MOVIE REVIEW] A much-loved teacher at a Montreal middle school has hung herself in her classroom leaving nothing but questions and a Neely Swanson April 12, 2012
“Lockout” – better off locked up [MOVIE REVIEW] “Lockout,” the major release competing with “The Three Stooges” for your entertainment dollars would, on the surface, seem to be Neely Swanson April 12, 2012
“Damsels in Distress” – the distress was all mine [MOVIE REVIEW] “Damsels in Distress,” the new film by the occasional filmmaker Whit Stillman, does not give credit to everyone who is Neely Swanson April 6, 2012
“Habemus Papam” – “We Have a Pope” or maybe we don’t [MOVIE REVIEW] Nanni Moretti, the ever inventive and award winning Italian director poses the ironic question, “What do you do if the Neely Swanson April 6, 2012
“Delicacy”: a too repetitive web [MOVIE REVIEW] “Delicacy,” a film starring the incomparable Audrey Tautou, is a poor translation for the French title “Délicatesse,” as the title Neely Swanson April 5, 2012
“American Reunion”`: the gang’s all here! [MOVIE REVIEW] Check your brain at the door, leave expectations and aspirations at the curb, pay for your ticket to “American Reunion” Neely Swanson April 4, 2012
“Wrath of the Titans”: some angry birds! [MOVIE REVIEW] Cyclops and Kronos and Makhai, oh my! “Wrath of the Titans,” picking up where “Clash of the Titans” left off Neely Swanson March 28, 2012
“4:44 Last Day On Earth” – if it were only true [MOVIE REVIEW] Abel Ferrara, a cult filmmaker who may be in danger of losing his following with this film, has improvised – Neely Swanson March 23, 2012
“Free Men” endeavor to be free men [MOVIE REVIEW] “Free Men,” a thoughtful and thought-provoking film about an underground resistance movement centered within the Paris Mosque during the Nazi Neely Swanson March 23, 2012
“Detachment”: it disengages [MOVIE REVIEW] Director Tony Kaye begins his latest film, “Detachment,” with a quote from Albert Camus – “And never have I felt Neely Swanson March 22, 2012
“The Deep Blue Sea” where the devil also resides [MOVIE REVIEW] In “The Deep Blue Sea,” we meet Hester, previously Lady Collyer, as she is preparing for suicide in her squalid Neely Swanson March 22, 2012
“Seeking Justice” needed to search a little farther [MOVIE REVIEW] In producing a thriller, there are really only three rules: (1) Keep it simple; (2) keep it moving; (3) cast Neely Swanson March 16, 2012
“The Kid with a Bike”: no answers, only questions [MOVIE REVIEW] “The Kid with a Bike,” written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, is a stunning film that asks more questions than it answers – and most of those questions begin with “Why.” Neely Swanson March 15, 2012
“Jeff Who Lives at Home” — makes a mother proud [MOVIE REVIEW] “Jeff Who Lives at Home” explores the misguided hopes and dreams of a family stalled in the slow lane. Jeff Neely Swanson March 15, 2012
Perfect Sense lacks perfection, sense [MOVIE REVIEW] “Perfect Sense” is something of a misnomer because it’s not perfect and it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Neely Swanson March 11, 2012