Young Adult: Charlize Theron shines as an aging prom queen hellbent on homewrecking [MOVIE REVIEW] What if high school really was the best time of your life? In the case of “Yong Adult,” directed by Neely Swanson December 8, 2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Snooze [MOVIE REVIEW] Director Tomas Alfredson, in his remake of John LeCarré’s Cold War masterpiece spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has delivered Neely Swanson December 7, 2011
Hugo: an early holiday gift from Martin Scorsese [MOVIE REVIEW] Untie the brightly colored silk ribbon from the softly textured wrapping paper concealing the delicately carved box containing the lustrous Neely Swanson November 29, 2011
The never ending “Weekend” from Hell [MOVIE REVIEW] A newly restored and pristine print of the Jean-Luc Godard classic from 1968, “Weekend,” opens at the Nuart Theatre for Neely Swanson November 24, 2011
Garbo the Spy tells the true tale of the Allies’ secret weapon [MOVIE REVIEW] “Garbo the Spy,” a new documentary from novice director Edmon Roch, tells the tale of one of the Allies’ secret Neely Swanson November 24, 2011
Freud vs. Jung a beautiful period piece [MOVIE REVIEW] In “A Dangerous Method,” David Cronenberg gives us a beautiful choreographed period piece, lushly filmed and intelligently told. Written by Neely Swanson November 24, 2011
Refreshing “Marilyn” film engages [MOVIE REVIEW] “My Week with Marilyn” is the beautifully told story of a short but significant period in the lives of Marilyn Neely Swanson November 23, 2011
The Artist: a new silent masterpiece [MOVIE REVIEW] “The Artist” made me remember why I love movies and why I always hold hope that movies can exceed even Neely Swanson November 23, 2011
The Descendants: Alexander Payne’s early holiday present to moviegoers [MOVIE REVIEW] As teenagers wait for the dog days of summer to find their release in air conditioned movie theaters with 3D Neely Swanson November 16, 2011
“Pianomania” film well tuned [MOVIE REVIEW] Stefan Knupfe, the protagonist in “Pianomania,” the German documentary written and directed by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis, is, simply-put, Neely Swanson November 15, 2011
Incendiary: powerful film shows how an innocent man was put to death in Texas, under Governor Rick Perry’s watch [MOVIE REVIEW] “Incendiary” in every sense of the word. Like an onion, as layer upon layer is pulled away in Steve Mims’ Neely Swanson November 11, 2011
Film on Charles and Ray Eames a winner [MOVIE REVIEW] He understood function, they understood form, and she understood color. He was the concept, she was the artist, and together Neely Swanson November 11, 2011
The Other F Word: punk rock dads rule If you’ve never rebelled against authority, against your parents, against the status quo or simply never rebelled, then read no Neely Swanson October 27, 2011
A bad trip to Bombay Beach [Movie Review] The Salton Sea, 385 square miles of water created when the Colorado River overflowed in 1905, was marketed in the Neely Swanson October 21, 2011
Clooney’s “Ides of March ” a triumph Be aware “The Ides of March,” written by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, based on Willimon’s play “Farragut Neely Swanson October 20, 2011
‘Footloose’and fancy free The script is creaky, the characters are stereotypic, the acting is often flat (or worse), the plot lacks depth and Neely Swanson October 13, 2011