Lula is a lulu, and not in a good way [MOVIE REVIEW] Luis Ignacio “Lula” da Silva is truly one of the world’s most fascinating political leaders. Bubbling up from the rural Neely Swanson January 27, 2012
“Joffrey” documentary leaps off the screen [MOVIE REVIEW] Dance is a complete art form. Done well it incorporates all the senses, for it is movement and music and Neely Swanson January 25, 2012
Liam Neeson’s intensity drives The Grey [MOVIE REVIEW] “The Grey” stars Liam Neeson as Ottaway, a cast-out like so many others living and working in an oil field Neely Swanson January 25, 2012
Man On A Mission: a dream of space travel, achieved, and filmed [MOVIE REVIEW] Richard Garriott has dreamed of space travel since the time his father Owen, one of the original six Scientist-Astronauts chosen Neely Swanson January 19, 2012
Carol Channing Larger than Life: a valentine to a true star [MOVIE REVIEW] “Carol Channing Larger than Life” is the title of a documentary by Dori Berinstein and the perfect description of its Neely Swanson January 18, 2012
Haywire: spy thriller doesn’t quite thrill [MOVIE REVIEW] There is a thin line between a hit and a miss, and sometimes within the same film you’ll get both. Neely Swanson January 18, 2012
Joyful Noise: not much joyful in this noise [MOVIE REVIEW] To say that “Joyful Noise” is a joyful mess would be giving the film too much credit. That is not Neely Swanson January 15, 2012
‘Pina’: Wim Wender’s flawed, beautiful 3D dance documentary [MOVIE REVIEW] “Pina,” the new documentary about the remarkable modern dance deity Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal by acclaimed filmmaker Wim Neely Swanson January 11, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: good, but unnecessary [MOVIE REVIEW] Final Jeopardy Answer: Because Americans won’t read subtitles. Question: Why did they remake “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”? Certainly Neely Swanson January 3, 2012
A Separation: an Iranian detective story without any detectives Sitting before an unseen judge, Simin (Leila Hatami) asks for a divorce from her husband Nader (Peyman Moadi). They have Neely Swanson December 30, 2011
The Iron Lady: Thatcher revisited, by Streep Margaret Thatcher did a great deal for the women’s movement in spite of herself. As abhorrent as I found her Neely Swanson December 29, 2011
War Horse: Speilberg’s beautiful but flawed anti-war epic [MOVIE REVIEW] “War Horse,” Steven Spielberg’s newest release, is a technical beauty. Cinematographer Janusz Kaminsky, production designer Rick Carter, costume designer Joanna Neely Swanson December 20, 2011
London River: a powerful film about the unlikely intersections of human lives [MOVIE REVIEW] Rachid Bouchareb is probably not a name you’ve heard before although he’s a director/writer/producer who has been nominated for an Neely Swanson December 15, 2011
Rollicking “Tintin” leaps off screen [MOVIE REVIEW] “The Adventures of Tintin,” directed by Steven Spielberg, is a rollicking, roaring adventure sure to captivate children and their parents Neely Swanson December 14, 2011
Carnage is carnage [MOVIE REVIEW] “Carnage” is carnage. Roman Polanski, with considerable help from Yasmina Reza herself, has taken a new translation of the play, Neely Swanson December 14, 2011
We Need to Talk About Kevin: Merry Christmas no ho ho [MOVIE REVIEW] We Need to Talk About Kevin is the stocking of coal hanging at the chimney on Christmas morning. It’s high Neely Swanson December 8, 2011