“The Menu” – Tasty [MOVIE REVIEWS] Seth Reis and Will Tracy, the writers of “The Menu,” have offered up a frothy mixture of dark comedy, thrills, Neely Swanson November 21, 2022
“Welcome to Chippendales” – Undressed [TELEVISION REVIEWS] “Welcome to Chippendales,” the salacious and sordid account of the now-iconic role-reversal strip club should be better than it is. Neely Swanson November 19, 2022
“The Santa Clauses” – Time to pack it in [MOVIE REVIEW] Disney+ has decided that there’s still more room for the “Santa Clause” franchise with Tim Allen. But this turkey may Neely Swanson November 13, 2022
“In Her Hands” – Gripping [MOVIE REVIEW] Sometimes hope and despair go hand in hand. In the case of Zarifa Ghafari, those hands were burned by the Neely Swanson November 12, 2022
“Cheeky Business” or Dial 3615 Monique [TELEVISION REVIEW] He’s a geek, she’s beautiful, and the third thinks he’s cool. Welcome to the world of “Cheeky Business,” the new Neely Swanson November 11, 2022
“Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” – Footlight parade [MOVIE REVIEW] What could be more fitting than opening a documentary about the man who created the market for luxury footwear than Neely Swanson November 4, 2022
“Holy Spider” – Come into my web [MOVIE REVIEW] “Holy Spider” is the thrilling, complex, revealing story of a serial killer in Iran who targeted prostitutes and was hailed Neely Swanson November 2, 2022
“Paul Taylor: Creative Domain” Undying [MOVIE] The very first modern dance I ever saw was a concert by Paul Taylor Company when I was in college. Neely Swanson October 29, 2022
“God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty” [MOVIE REVIEW] Some documentaries truly fall under the category of too outrageous to be true, but then that’s why we have the Neely Swanson October 28, 2022
“All That Breathes” – Or can’t [MOVIE REVIEW] “All that Breathes” is an interesting documentary that hits the mark as often as it misses. Two brothers, Nadeem and Neely Swanson October 24, 2022
“A Chance Encounter” – Lucky [MOVIE REVIEW] “A Chance Encounter” is the very definition of a small film, in all of the best ways. Directed by Alexander Neely Swanson October 23, 2022
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Foretold [MOVIES] “The Banshees of Inisherin,” written and directed by the incomparable Martin McDonagh and bringing back his dynamic duo of Colin Neely Swanson October 22, 2022
“Raymond & Ray” – The Same and Different [MOVIE REVIEW] “Raymond & Ray,” a complex portrait of half brothers who shared the same dysfunctional and abusive upbringing, delves into the Neely Swanson October 17, 2022
“Ask Me to Dance” – But politely decline [MOVIE REVIEW] “Ask Me to Dance” is the very embodiment of what used to be called “straight to video.” It will be Neely Swanson October 12, 2022
“The Inhabitant” – Legendary [MOVIE REVIEW] Horror is most assuredly not my genre, but good films are. Writer Kevin Bachar and director Jerren Lauder have made Neely Swanson October 4, 2022
“Hinterland” – Homeland [MOVIE REVIEW] The figure of a lone elongated man photographed as though a painting by Egon Schiele or Max Oppenheimer, on a Neely Swanson October 1, 2022